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Leland Football Team History

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Leland High School

404 East Third Street Leland, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Ben Ruscoe

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1925 <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024

1962 Season Highlights

Ben Ruscoe enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Leland.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	Winona *	13	6	W
Fri., Sep. 14	Indianola	18	0	W
Fri., Sep. 21	Cleveland *	20	28	L
Fri., Sep. 28	East Tallahatchie *	0	47	L
Fri., Oct. 5	Rolling Fork *	0	40	L
Fri., Oct. 12	Leflore County *	0	20	L
Fri., Oct. 19	West Tallahatchie *	34	12	W
Fri., Oct. 26	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 2	Drew *	0	18	L
Fri., Nov. 9	Belzoni *	12	41	L
Fri., Nov. 16	Grenada *	28	46	L

1962 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	125
Scoring Average	12.5
Points Allowed	258
Defense Average	25.8
Opponents Record	54-55 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1962 Delta Valley Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rolling Fork	10-0	359	35	7-0-0	224	22	Bob Dunaway
East Tallahatchie	8-2	279	39	7-2-0	220	39	P.W. Underwood
Grenada	7-3	134	137	7-1-0	128	98	Bob Ellard
Drew	8-2	181	76	6-2-0	126	69	Bobby Fisher
Leflore County	6-3-2	141	77	4-3-1	80	64	Jerry C. Taylor
Cleveland	5-6	157	129	4-5-0	130	104	Ray Whelan
Batesville	3-6	74	141	3-4-0	74	114	Thomas Hamby
Belzoni	4-6	165	170	2-5-0	92	136	George Jefferson
Winona	4-6-1	87	141	2-6-1	67	135	Jim Barron
Leland	3-7	125	258	2-7-0	107	258	Ben Ruscoe
Indianola	2-7-1	92	222	2-7-1	92	222	Cadman Porter
West Tallahatchie	0-10	65	294	0-9-0	58	267	J.E. Logan

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Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.