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Canton Football Team History

Canton Tigers

Canton High School

634 Finney Road Canton, MS
Stadium: Roberts Stadium
Colors: Royal Blue & Gold
Coach: Howard Willoughby

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1919 <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024

1959 Season Highlights

Howard Willoughby enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Canton.

1959 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 11	Brandon	12	20	L
Fri., Sep. 18	Quitman *	13	0	W
Fri., Sep. 25	@ Forest Hill	21	27	L
Fri., Oct. 2	Philadelphia *	12	21	L
Fri., Oct. 9	Crystal Springs	7	7	T
Fri., Oct. 16	Newton *	25	7	W
Fri., Oct. 23	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 30	Eupora *	13	7	W
Fri., Nov. 6	Louisville *	14	23	L
Fri., Nov. 13	Kosciusko *	32	13	W
Thu., Nov. 26	Yazoo City	0	19	L

1959 Season Totals
Record	4-5 -1
Points Scored	149
Scoring Average	14.9
Points Allowed	144
Defense Average	14.4
Opponents Record	66-43 -6
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1959 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Macon	9-1	251	64	7-1-0	211	58	A.J. Kilpatrick
Louisville	8-1-1	251	100	7-0-0	211	74	Fred Morris
Philadelphia	8-2	284	126	7-1-0	224	79	Bob Posey
DeKalb	6-3-1	291	134	4-2-0	221	103	Jack Holloway
Eupora	6-3-1	206	153	4-3-0	128	119	James E. Nichols
Canton	4-5-1	149	144	4-2-0	109	71	Howard Willoughby
Kosciusko	4-7	142	281	4-6-0	129	236	Sim Cooley
Newton	4-7	146	271	3-5-0	119	163	Bill Lindsley
Quitman	4-5-1	139	122	2-5-1	86	115	Tom Cotten
Union	3-7	141	244	2-6-0	94	177	G.C. Kirksey
Carthage	2-6-1	156	283	1-4-1	85	185	Joe Silveri
Ackerman	0-9-1	81	311	0-9-0	62	292	Leon Garner

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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.