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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 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

Bob Posey enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Philadelphia.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 4	Ackerman *	28	7	W
Fri., Sep. 12	Macon *	13	13	T
Fri., Sep. 19	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 26	Starkville	7	35	L
Fri., Oct. 3	Canton *	7	34	L
Fri., Oct. 10	Kosciusko *	53	6	W
Fri., Oct. 17	Quitman *	7	13	L
Fri., Oct. 24	DeKalb *	27	26	W
Fri., Oct. 31	Union *	26	6	W
Fri., Nov. 7	Newton *	20	27	L
Fri., Nov. 14	Louisville *	0	20	L
Fri., Nov. 21	@ Waynesboro	32	33	L

1958 Season Totals
Record	4-6 -1
Points Scored	220
Scoring Average	20.0
Points Allowed	220
Defense Average	20.0
Opponents Record	69-45 -8
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1958 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisville	9-1-1	270	97	6-1-0	171	32	Ken Lawrence
Newton	8-3	230	109	6-2-0	164	80	Bill Lindsley
Quitman	8-2	248	78	6-2-0	194	72	Tom Cotten
Macon	7-1-2	236	120	5-1-1	139	93	A.J. Kilpatrick
DeKalb	6-3-1	225	101	4-2-0	141	68	Jack Holloway
Philadelphia	4-6-1	220	220	4-4-1	181	152	Bob Posey
Canton	5-4	165	95	3-2-0	120	57	Howard Willoughby
Carthage	4-5	153	192	3-3-0	96	132	Joe Silveri
Eupora	3-5	164	166	2-4-0	118	140	Leon Garner
Kosciusko	3-7	112	273	2-6-0	86	238	John Ables
Union	2-9	140	244	1-7-0	67	194	Bill Wells
Ackerman	0-9	48	274	0-8-0	48	267	Prentiss Irvin

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.