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Benton Football Team History

Benton Bulldogs

Benton High School

Benton, MS
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Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: M.M. Gordon

1938 <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 1991

1962 Season Highlights

M.M. Gordon enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Benton.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	Pinola *	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 14	Puckett *	12	14	L
Fri., Sep. 21	Bentonia *	28	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	Pelahatchie *	18	7	W
Fri., Oct. 5	Terry High *	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	Mississippi School for the Deaf *	41	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	Redwood	6	25	L
Fri., Oct. 26	Madison-Ridgeland *	27	21	W
Fri., Nov. 2	Flora *	33	0	W
Fri., Nov. 9	Utica	14	13	W

1962 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	205
Scoring Average	20.5
Points Allowed	87
Defense Average	8.7
Opponents Record	38-49 -6
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1962 Capital Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Benton	7-3	205	87	6-2-0	185	49	M.M. Gordon
Pinola	7-4	175	172	6-2-0	150	98	Bobby Jones.
Madison-Ridgeland	6-2-1	158	92	6-1-1	158	74	Howard Willoughby
Puckett	6-2-1	161	72	5-2-1	140	72	Durwood Graham
Bentonia	5-3-1	78	108	4-3-1	71	102	Joe Glorioso
Terry High	3-6-1	106	121	3-3-1	78	48	Billy Newman
Flora	1-7-1	46	180	1-6-1	46	142	Robert Box
Pelahatchie	1-6-1	92	112	1-5-1	84	92	Lester Baucum
Mississippi School for the Deaf	0-9	34	288	0-8-0	20	255	Cecil Davis

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