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Philadelphia Football Team History

Philadelphia Tornadoes

Philadelphia High School

248 Byrd Avenue Philadelphia, MS
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Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Bob Posey

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1920 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Bob Posey enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Philadelphia.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	Neshoba Central	44	0	W
Fri., Sep. 9	Macon *	13	13	T
Fri., Sep. 16	Union *	7	7	T
Fri., Sep. 23	Decatur	39	0	W
Fri., Sep. 30	Canton *	14	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	Kosciusko *	0	33	L
Fri., Oct. 14	Quitman *	6	12	L
Fri., Oct. 21	DeKalb *	7	0	W
Fri., Oct. 28	Forest	13	40	L
Fri., Nov. 4	Newton *	0	7	L
Fri., Nov. 11	Louisville *	14	13	W

1960 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -2
Points Scored	157
Scoring Average	14.3
Points Allowed	125
Defense Average	11.4
Opponents Record	55-48 -6
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1960 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kosciusko	11-0	279	39	10-0-0	265	39	Sim Cooley
Macon	7-2-1	181	71	6-1-1	156	46	A.J. Kilpatrick
DeKalb	7-3	140	91	4-2-0	99	73	Jack Holloway
Newton	6-3-1	112	135	4-1-1	78	66	Bill Lindsley
Quitman	4-6	121	122	4-4-0	121	109	Tom Cotten
Philadelphia	5-4-2	157	125	3-3-2	61	85	Bob Posey
Union	5-3-2	230	119	3-3-1	134	92	G.C. Kirksey
Louisville	4-7	202	205	3-4-0	126	82	Fred Morris
Eupora	2-6-2	112	142	2-4-1	100	123	James E. Nichols
Ackerman	3-7	98	269	1-6-0	47	211	Leon Garner
Carthage	2-8	51	317	0-6-0	20	237	Joe Silveri
Canton	1-8	69	150	0-5-0	43	81	Howard Willoughby

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