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Leland Football Team History

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Leland High School

404 East Third Street Leland, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Ben Ruscoe

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1925 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Ben Ruscoe enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Leland.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	Winona *	13	12	W
Fri., Sep. 13	Indianola	6	26	L
Fri., Sep. 20	Cleveland *	0	27	L
Fri., Sep. 27	East Tallahatchie *	0	44	L
Fri., Oct. 4	Rolling Fork *	0	40	L
Fri., Oct. 11	Leflore County *	0	28	L
Fri., Oct. 18	West Tallahatchie *	33	28	W
Fri., Oct. 25	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 1	Drew *	0	40	L
Fri., Nov. 8	Belzoni *	14	0	W
Fri., Nov. 15	Grenada *	12	20	L

1963 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	78
Scoring Average	7.8
Points Allowed	265
Defense Average	26.5
Opponents Record	56-52 -6
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1963 Delta Valley Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rolling Fork	8-2-1	215	87	6-0-1	171	28	Bob Dunaway
East Tallahatchie	7-2-2	190	111	6-1-2	150	87	J.C. Arban
Leflore County	7-2-1	205	84	6-2-1	189	77	Jerry C. Taylor
Cleveland	6-4-1	180	93	5-4-1	167	93	Ray Whelan
Grenada	6-4	179	152	5-3-0	159	126	Bob Ellard
Batesville	6-3	236	123	5-3-0	210	117	Thomas Hamby
Winona	6-5	176	158	4-5-0	118	139	Jim Barron
Drew	4-6	143	109	4-5-0	130	95	Bobby Fisher
Belzoni	5-4-1	148	146	3-4-1	101	124	George Jefferson
Leland	3-7	78	265	3-6-0	72	239	Ben Ruscoe
West Tallahatchie	3-7	127	180	2-7-0	107	161	J.E. Logan
Indianola	1-9	127	226	1-9-0	127	226	Cadman Porter
Rosedale	0-10	25	342	0-6-0	19	252	Bobby Barrett

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