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Shaw Hawks Football Team History

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Shaw High School (Hawks)

Shaw, MS
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Coach: Willie Goodwin

1925 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 1969

1961 Season Highlights

Willie Goodwin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Shaw Hawks.

The Hawks set a team record by scoring 50 in a game.

The Hawks set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 71 points.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Shelby *	41	0	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Rosedale	20	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Benoit *	0	21	L
Fri., Sep. 22	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Ruleville *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Hollandale *	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Anguilla *	50	21	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Moorhead *	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Leland	0	39	L
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Saint Joseph Greenville *	18	20	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	163
Scoring Average	18.1
Points Allowed	115
Defense Average	12.8
Opponents Record	58-34 -3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-1

1961 Little 8 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Benoit	11-0	422	118	6-0-0	205	32	Tony Grezaffi
Saint Joseph Greenville	7-3	163	123	5-1-0	113	66	Dom Bevalaque
Shaw Hawks	6-3	163	115	5-2-0	143	76	Willie Goodwin
Ruleville	4-5	140	135	3-2-0	94	65	Darry Wade
Moorhead	4-6	79	148	2-4-0	60	113	Carl Grubb
Anguilla	4-3-1	150	132	1-3-1	59	105	Stanley Hathorn
Hollandale	2-6-1	111	176	1-5-1	66	132	Mike Brabham
Shelby	2-7-1	145	277	0-6-0	80	231	Wally Bumpas

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