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

1958 Season Highlights

Howard Willoughby enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Canton.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 12	Brandon	0	6	L
Fri., Sep. 19	Quitman *	19	20	L
Fri., Sep. 26	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 3	Philadelphia *	34	7	W
Thu., Oct. 9	Crystal Springs	32	0	W
Fri., Oct. 17	Newton *	20	6	W
Fri., Oct. 24	Kosciusko *	34	6	W
Fri., Nov. 7	Louisville *	13	18	L
Fri., Nov. 14	Tallulah LA	7	32	L
Fri., Nov. 21	Yazoo City	6	0	W

1958 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	165
Scoring Average	18.3
Points Allowed	95
Defense Average	10.6
Opponents Record	59-37 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1958 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisville	8-1-1	244	77	6-1-0	171	32	Fred Morris
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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