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Starkville Football Team History


Starkville Yellow Jackets
Starkville High School

603 Yellow Jacket Drive Starkville, MS
Stadium: Yellow Jacket Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: A.D. Owens

 

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1920  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 A.D. Owens enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Starkville.
 
1979 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31   OPEN               
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. Kosciusko    27   45   L       
 Fri., Sep. 14  @ Caldwell   *  0   20   L       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Corinth    44   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Louisville   *  12   19   L       
 Fri., Oct. 5  vs. Oxford   *  42   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  @ West Point   *  18   34   L       
 Fri., Oct. 19  vs. Grenada   *  26   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  @ Aberdeen    0   28   L       
 Fri., Nov. 2  @ Lee   *  6   6   T       
 Fri., Nov. 9  vs. Tupelo   *  0   26   L       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record3-6 -1
  Points Scored175
  Scoring Average17.5
  Points Allowed210
  Defense Average21.0
  Opponents Record60-40 -5
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record0-4 -1
  
1979  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
 North
New Albany 10-22481557-0-019680  Ben Jones
Aberdeen 7-32131086-1-018289  Thomas Pierce
Fulton 6-42251385-2-0185117  Don Leathers
Shannon 6-42262474-3-0156165  Lee Gardner
Amory 3-6-11451982-4-1122145  Keith Steele
Corinth 3-7-12423142-4-1134172  Carlos McComb
Houston 1-9-1692071-6-056153  Crowell Armstrong
Pontotoc 2-91302430-7-077171  Tommy Patterson
 South
Caldwell 8-2-1162846-0-111250  Butch Jones
West Point 8-3199965-2-013282  Travis Langford
Louisville 5-4-11191375-1-19155  Jack McAlpin
Lee 8-2-1137754-2-17663  Johnny Bruce
Tupelo 6-52081843-4-0132109  G.T. Thames
Starkville 3-6-11752102-4-1104123  A.D. Owens
Grenada 2-7-11101501-6-090134  Jack Holliday
Oxford 3-71432500-7-087208  Buzz Marrow



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