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Florence Football Team History

Florence Eagles

Florence High School

232 Hwy. 469 North Florence, MS
Stadium: Eagle Stadium
Colors: Black, Red & White
Coach: Mike Vinson

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1933 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024

1965 Season Highlights

Mike Vinson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Florence.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	Prentiss	0	20	L
Fri., Sep. 10	Byram	31	7	W
Fri., Sep. 17	Canton *	0	26	L
Fri., Sep. 24	Morton *	0	27	L
Fri., Oct. 1	Clinton *	0	41	L
Fri., Oct. 8	Pearl *	6	12	L
Fri., Oct. 15	Brandon *	6	18	L
Fri., Oct. 22	Forest Hill *	7	35	L
Fri., Oct. 29	Forest *	19	14	W
Fri., Nov. 5	Saint Joseph Jackson	23	13	W

1965 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	92
Scoring Average	9.2
Points Allowed	213
Defense Average	21.3
Opponents Record	49-52 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1965 Little Dixie Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Canton	8-3	173	73	6-1-0	107	20	Billy Cooper
Forest Hill	9-2	221	61	5-2-0	131	55	Tom Cheney
Clinton	7-3	193	78	4-3-0	124	72	Roy Burkett
Morton	6-3-1	147	86	4-2-1	108	61	Dale Brasher
Pearl	6-4-1	119	102	4-2-1	72	48	Robert Neblett
Brandon	4-6	170	146	3-4-0	118	103	Louis Strickland
Florence	3-7	92	213	1-6-0	38	173	Mike Vinson
Forest	0-10	67	310	0-7-0	47	213	Billy Ray Adams
	South
Magee	11-0	293	6	5-0-0	144	6	Malcolm Nesmith
Hazlehurst	6-4	118	126	4-1-0	79	60	Charles Callaway
Mendenhall	8-2	157	80	3-2-0	36	61	Carroll Greer
Monticello	5-5	140	150	1-4-0	35	103	Rex Dawsey
Prentiss	4-6	133	118	1-4-0	54	72	Kenneth Bramlett
Crystal Springs	2-8	101	172	1-4-0	55	101	Leon Canoy

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.