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Philadelphia Football Team History

Philadelphia Tornadoes

Philadelphia High School

248 Byrd Avenue Philadelphia, MS
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1920 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

The Head Coach is unknown.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Union *	32	9	W
Fri., Sep. 26	Kosciusko *	12	19	L
Fri., Oct. 3	Canton *	14	20	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Hazlehurst	13	27	L
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Morton *	0	34	L
Fri., Oct. 24	Newton *	0	7	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Winona *
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Quitman *
Fri., Nov. 14
Fri., Nov. 21

1947 Season Totals
Record	1-5
Points Scored	71
Scoring Average	11.8
Points Allowed	116
Defense Average	19.3
Opponents Record	38-35 -2
Home Record	1-1
Away Record	0-1

1947 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ackerman	11-0	354	52	6-0-0	187	26	Dale Davidson
Canton	6-2	127	53	3-0-0	48	14	G.B. Edgar
Newton	6-2	110	39	3-2-0	62	33	Preston Beatty
Kosciusko	4-4	90	109	3-2-0	72	81
Louisville	3-5	127	102	3-1-0	89	28	James Brown
Macon	4-3	130	130	2-1-0	76	67
Morton	3-1-1	80	35	2-0-0	47	7
Crystal Springs	3-5	33	92	1-1-0	7	7	Boyce Jones
Carthage	2-5	58	123	1-4-0	38	103
Philadelphia	1-5	71	116	1-4-0	58	89
Quitman	3-4	45	107	0-3-0	13	64
Eupora	2-6	65	101	0-2-0	0	55	Mike Mahalic
Union	2-8	73	177	0-3-0	28	91	Ralph Brown
Winona	2-5-1	88	124	0-2-0	0	60

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