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Starkville Football Team History


Starkville Yellow Jackets
Starkville High School

603 Yellow Jacket Drive Starkville, MS
Stadium: Yellow Jacket Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Walter Scales

 

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1920  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Walter Scales enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Starkville.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Little 10 Conference Championship.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 2  @ New Albany   *  26   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  vs. University   *  46   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. West Point   *  26   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Philadelphia    7   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  @ Aberdeen   *  26   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Grenada   *  33   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Louisville    48   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21  vs. Houston   *  32   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  @ Pontotoc   *  28   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4  @ Amory   *  60   0   W       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record10-0
  Points Scored332
  Scoring Average33.2
  Points Allowed34
  Defense Average3.4
  Opponents Record48-53 -1
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record6-0
  
1955  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Starkville 10-0332348-0-027720  Walter Scales
West Point 9-1286737-1-021466  Ben Ruscoe
Aberdeen 8-32181176-2-015992  Bert Thompson
New Albany 7-3196965-3-015689  Roy Johnston
Houston 4-61752223-5-0141177  Joe Brigance
Grenada 3-71242023-4-0109136  Bob Ellard
University 3-71152772-6-0103251  A.W. Carpenter
Pontotoc 2-8922140-7-040193  Joe Silveri
Amory 1-9543060-8-034247  Melvin Waters



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