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Riverside Football Team History

Riverside Bulldogs

Riverside High School

939 Riverside Drive Avon, MS
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Colors: Red, White & Navy
Coach: Owen Makamson

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1946 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Owen Makamson enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Riverside.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Durant	31	6	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. OBannon	20	6	W
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Benton	46	6	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Weathers	37	16	W
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Gould AR	25	8	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Vaiden *	1	0	#Won
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Kilmichael *	27	6	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Mathiston *	34	7	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. North Carrollton *	7	28	L
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Saint Joseph Greenville *	38	38	T
Fri., Nov. 16	Clarkdale	13	17	L	Sturgis

1979 Season Totals
Record	8-2 -1
Points Scored	279
Scoring Average	25.4
Points Allowed	138
Defense Average	12.5
Opponents Record	42-41 -7
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-0 -1

1979 Delta Hills Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carrollton	10-1	384	63	5-0-0	178	25	Farris Jenkins
Riverside	8-2-1	279	138	3-1-1	107	79	Owen Makamson
Kilmichael	6-3	219	155	3-2-0	69	95	Charles Austin
Mathiston	3-7	124	208	1-4-0	70	138
Saint Joseph Greenville	1-5-1	112	181	1-2-1	82	119	Preston Harris
Vaiden	1-5	52	88	0-4-0	12	62	Clint Tompkins

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