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Durant Football Team History

Durant Tigers

Durant High School

65 West Madison Durant, MS
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Colors: Green & White
Coach: Harvey Ray

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1937 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2017

1961 Season Highlights

Harvey Ray enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Durant.

The Tigers won the Mid-State Conference Championship.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	@ McAdams *	13	0	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Tchula	52	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Kilmichael *	18	6	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Vaiden *	25	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. North Carrollton *	32	6	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Leflore County	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 13	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Ethel *	25	13	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Noxapater	21	0	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Brandon	6	6	T
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Lexington *	47	0	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	9-0 -1
Points Scored	253
Scoring Average	25.3
Points Allowed	38
Defense Average	3.8
Opponents Record	33-57 -11
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-0 -1

1961 Mid-State Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Durant	9-0-1	253	38	6-0-0	160	25	Harvey Ray
Lexington	8-1	170	105	5-1-0	101	91	Woodson Earle
Ethel	4-4-1	90	84	3-3-0	76	72	M.B. Holmes
Kilmichael	3-4-1	85	82	3-3-0	72	62	James Gray
McAdams	4-5-1	122	157	2-3-1	76	92	Charles Porter
Vaiden	1-6-2	54	143	0-5-1	40	110	Jack Hemphill
North Carrollton	0-6-2	45	178	0-4-2	32	105	James Robert Mullen

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