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Gulfport Football Team History

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Gulfport High School

100 Perry Street Gulfport, MS
Stadium: Joseph W. Milner Stadium
Colors: Royal Blue & Orange
Coach: Lindy Callahan

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1908 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Lindy Callahan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Gulfport.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Saint Stanislaus	8	7	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Pascagoula *	12	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Brookhaven *	27	13	W
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Natchez-Adams *	6	26	L
Fri., Oct. 12	@ McComb *	7	14	L
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Moss Point *	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Picayune *	26	6	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Hattiesburg *	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Laurel *	33	13	W
Thu., Nov. 22	@ Biloxi *	7	6	W

1956 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	165
Scoring Average	16.5
Points Allowed	92
Defense Average	9.2
Opponents Record	48-45 -9
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-1

1956 Big 8 S Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
McComb	9-2	252	139	7-1-0	207	114	Calvin Triplett
Gulfport	8-2	165	92	7-2-0	157	85	Lindy Callahan
Natchez-Adams	9-1	275	77	6-1-0	195	71	Jack Davis
Brookhaven	6-2-2	204	132	5-2-2	190	125	Paul Moyer
Pascagoula	5-6	138	145	3-5-0	100	87	Donald Gibson
Biloxi	4-6-1	148	141	3-5-1	123	115	W.D. Wiles
Moss Point	3-6-1	64	148	3-5-0	51	121	Harry Davis
Laurel	4-5-1	148	200	2-5-1	103	187	John T. Shepherd
Hattiesburg	2-5-3	140	164	2-4-3	133	145	Warren Watkins
Columbia	3-7	124	93	1-2-0	39	27	M.T. Tatum Jr.
Picayune	1-9	80	254	1-4-0	32	115	Red Jenkins
Provine	1-8-1	81	249	1-4-1	41	144	Leslie Godbold

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