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Central Jackson Football Team History

Central Jackson Tigers

Central High School

259 N. West Street Jackson, MS
Stadium: Newell Field
Colors: Orange & Black
Coach: Doss Fulton

1908 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 1976

1953 Season Highlights

Doss Fulton enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Central Jackson.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 11	vs. Natchez-Adams	20	32	L
Fri., Sep. 18	vs. Greenville *	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Fairfield AL	66	0	W
Fri., Oct. 2	@ McComb	21	0	W
Fri., Oct. 9	@ Vicksburg *	54	0	W
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Memphis Central TN	26	6	W
Fri., Oct. 23	vs. Memphis Humes TN	40	25	W
Fri., Nov. 6	vs. Greenwood *	6	0	W
Fri., Nov. 20	@ Corinth *	14	6	W
Thu., Nov. 26	@ Meridian *	7	7	T

1953 Season Totals
Record	7-2 -1
Points Scored	260
Scoring Average	26.0
Points Allowed	83
Defense Average	8.3
Opponents Record	55-42 -5
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-0 -1

1953 Big 8 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Greenville	11-0	289	46	6-0-0	147	25	Carl Maddox
Natchez-Adams	9-2	385	94	6-0-0	259	13	Henry Parker
Brookhaven	8-2	150	92	6-2-0	103	92	Leonard McCullough
Gulfport	8-2	241	181	6-2-0	167	140	Roland Dale
Greenwood	7-3	230	83	5-3-0	184	77	Hartwell McPhail
Pascagoula	6-4	151	74	5-2-0	112	47	Thomas Binion
Corinth	6-2-1	213	115	4-2-0	68	69	Harold Wesson
Meridian	6-3-1	130	66	4-1-1	89	42	Charlie Armstrong
Hattiesburg	5-4-1	151	97	4-4-0	127	91	Cal Butler
Central Jackson	7-2-1	260	83	3-1-1	87	20	Doss Fulton
Clarksdale	6-4	165	148	3-3-0	84	89	Wayne Harris
Biloxi	5-4-1	118	76	2-4-1	34	76	Charles Walsh
Laurel	4-6	83	184	2-6-0	68	184	Art VanTone
McComb	2-8	58	210	2-5-0	52	143	Melvin Hemphill
Lee	6-5	244	120	1-5-0	43	88	William Bruce
Tupelo	3-7	116	184	1-6-0	55	155	Pickens Noble
Moss Point	1-9-1	80	213	1-6-1	48	143	Dixie Howell
Vicksburg	1-8-1	59	286	0-6-0	6	198	Mike Campbell

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