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Baldwyn Football Team History

Baldwyn Bearcats

Baldwyn High School

512 North Fourth Street Baldwyn, MS
Stadium: Latimer Park
Colors: Navy & Red
Coach: Jimmy Deakle

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1927 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Jimmy Deakle enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Baldwyn.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Fulton *	12	14	L
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Booneville *	26	0	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ South Tippah *	6	13	L
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Vardaman *			W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Iuka	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Okolona *	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Kossuth *	27	0	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Shannon *	20	0	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Calhoun City *	41	6	W
Fri., Nov. 10	@ Nettleton *	41	0	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	226
Scoring Average	22.6
Points Allowed	40
Defense Average	4.0
Opponents Record	44-51 -2
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	4-2

1961 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Fulton	10-1	384	144	9-0-0	287	105	Bill Spigner
Baldwyn	8-2	226	40	7-2-0	200	40	Jimmy Deakle
South Tippah	8-3	237	100	7-2-0	199	81	John Curlee Jr.
Kossuth	5-3	122	141	4-3-0	96	135	Kenneth McKinney
Calhoun City	4-4-1	139	134	3-3-1	112	94	Jim Bain
Nettleton	3-6	177	228	2-5-0	86	181	H.T. Godfrey
Okolona	3-8	129	263	2-6-0	116	204	Billy Brown
Booneville	3-6-1	161	209	1-6-1	110	202	Douglas Herbert
Shannon	3-6	160	244	1-6-0	101	212	Murphy Roberson
Vardaman	3-7	126	205	0-1-0	0	0	George Thomas

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