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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: Jack Nix

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1920 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

Jack Nix enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Starkville.

The Yellow Jackets won the Little 10 Conference Championship.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. New Albany *	41	0	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ University *	7	28	L
Fri., Sep. 19	@ West Point *	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Philadelphia	35	7	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Aberdeen *	29	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Grenada *	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Louisville	26	26	T
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Houston *	14	0	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Pontotoc *	7	7	T
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Amory *	35	0	W
Fri., Nov. 14	@ Bruce *	26	6	W

1958 Season Totals
Record	8-1 -2
Points Scored	247
Scoring Average	22.5
Points Allowed	74
Defense Average	6.7
Opponents Record	56-52 -3
Home Record	3-0 -2
Away Record	5-1

1958 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Pontotoc	8-1-1	225	74	7-1-1	185	61	James Butler
Starkville	8-1-2	247	74	7-1-1	186	41	Jack Nix
Grenada	7-4	175	101	6-3-0	144	80	Bob Ellard
University	7-3	195	85	6-3-0	176	85
Aberdeen	6-4	167	152	6-3-0	154	132	John Tidwell
Houston	6-4	159	136	5-4-0	146	124	Joe Brigance
Amory	4-5	45	83	4-5-0	45	83	Doug Brown
West Point	3-7	61	136	2-7-0	43	122	Bob Barrett
Bruce	2-8	97	187	1-8-0	58	175	James Kelly
New Albany	1-9	52	267	0-9-0	25	267

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