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Newton Football Team History


Newton Tigers
Newton High School

201 West 1st Street Newton, MS
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Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Bill Lindsley

 

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1930  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Bill Lindsley enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Newton.
 
1961 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 1   Morton    27   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8   Quitman   *  27   19   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15   Louisville   *  7   3   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22   Kosciusko   *  20   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29   Eupora   *  27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6   Forest    41   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13   Canton   *  21   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20   Bay Springs    27   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27   OPEN               
 Fri., Nov. 3   Philadelphia   *  0   0   T       
 Fri., Nov. 17   Macon   *  18   23   L       
 Fri., Nov. 24   Magee    6   34   L       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record8-2 -1
  Points Scored221
  Scoring Average20.1
  Points Allowed134
  Defense Average12.2
  Opponents Record70-43 -8
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
  
1961  Choctaw Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Macon 11-0338379-0-027830  A.J. Kilpatrick
Louisville 7-3243496-2-022035  Fred Morris
Newton 8-2-12211345-1-112072  Bill Lindsley
Quitman 6-42091365-4-0170136  Tom Cotten
Canton 7-31641344-2-010175  Billy Cooper
DeKalb 5-3-11291184-2-1117104  Don Goodwin
Philadelphia 5-5-11941584-5-1148139  Bob Posey
Eupora 4-5-11231333-4-190127  James E. Nichols
Kosciusko 3-71211763-7-0121176  Larry Thomas
Ackerman 3-7-11082602-6-069242  Sam Kendricks
Carthage 3-7982541-6-059205  Leland Harrison
Union 2-7762030-7-037189  G.C. Kirksey



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