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George County Football Team History

George County Rebels

George County High School

9284 Hwy. 63 South Lucedale, MS
Stadium: Gill-Martin Stadium
Colors: Maroon, White & Gold
Coach: Jimmy Taylor

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1929 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Jimmy Taylor enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at George County.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	@ Brooklyn *	8	8	T
Sat., Sep. 9	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Lumberton *	19	31	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Petal *	7	6	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Waynesboro *	19	12	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Poplarville *	7	0	W
Fri., Oct. 13	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Leakesville *	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Purvis *	20	13	W
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Columbia	27	7	W
Fri., Nov. 17	vs. Mary Montgomery AL	13	7	W
Fri., Nov. 24	Petal *	7	41	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	7-2 -1
Points Scored	147
Scoring Average	14.7
Points Allowed	125
Defense Average	12.5
Opponents Record	52-57 -8
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-0 -1

1961 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Petal	8-2	302	72	8-1-0	302	59	Herbert Ray Nobles
George County	7-2-1	147	125	5-2-1	107	111	Jimmy Taylor
Lumberton	6-3	244	159	4-3-0	185	140	Ed Reed
Waynesboro	6-4	148	132	3-3-0	96	86	James Johnston
Purvis	5-4-1	161	119	3-4-1	129	105	Latrelle Williams
Brooklyn	4-4-2	142	95	3-3-2	110	81	Fred Henley
Poplarville	3-5-1	82	160	3-3-1	57	88	Doug Daniels
Leakesville	3-6-1	66	221	1-6-1	40	215	Frank Skipper
Carriere	3-7	92	232	0-5-0	20	161

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.