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Bruce Football Team History

Bruce Trojans

Bruce High School

430 East Countiss Street Bruce, MS
Stadium: Trojan Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: James Kelly

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1940 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

James Kelly enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Bruce.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	Aberdeen	0	19	L
Fri., Sep. 13	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 27	University	6	13	L
Fri., Oct. 4	Vardaman	46	6	W
Fri., Oct. 11	Colliersville TN	25	6	W
Fri., Oct. 18	West Point	12	21	L
Fri., Oct. 25	New Albany	31	14	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Fulton *
Fri., Nov. 8	Calhoun City *	19	14	W
Fri., Nov. 15	@ Pontotoc	15	26	L

1957 Season Totals
Record	4-4
Points Scored	154
Scoring Average	19.3
Points Allowed	119
Defense Average	14.9
Opponents Record	40-48 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1957 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kossuth	10-0	250	74	8-0-0	177	74	Odell Rutherford
Okolona	6-3	145	83	5-2-0	112	55	Jack Lewis
Nettleton	6-0-2	190	45	4-0-0	87	13	Jack Carlisle
Booneville	5-3-1	190	132	4-2-1	138	92	William Ward
Calhoun City	5-3	171	111	4-2-0	133	84	Otis Shuttles
Ripley	5-5	160	132	4-5-0	129	126	John Curlee Jr.
Fulton	3-3-2	158	120	3-3-1	151	113	Paul Prestage
Bruce	4-4	154	119	1-0-0	19	14	James Kelly
Iuka	1-7-1	63	185	0-6-0	33	148
Shannon	1-5	52	138	0-5-0	26	126	John Wiygul
Baldwyn	0-5-1	20	108	0-5-0	13	101	Jimmy Jobe

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