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Mathiston Football Team History

Mathiston Panthers

Mathiston High School

Mathiston, MS
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Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Gaines Crawford

1950 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 1985

1961 Season Highlights

Gaines Crawford enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Mathiston.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Sturgis *	26	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Nanih Waiya	16	13	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Weir	7	13	L
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Caledonia *	24	6	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ New Hope *	6	14	L
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Noxapater	6	13	L
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Sebastopol	33	0	W
Fri., Nov. 3	Ethel	12	7	W
Fri., Nov. 10	Maben *	6	0	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	136
Scoring Average	15.1
Points Allowed	66
Defense Average	7.3
Opponents Record	45-48 -2
Home Record	1-1
Away Record	3-2

1961 Big Black Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
New Hope	6-3	123	98	4-0-0	92	33	Gerald Durdin
Mathiston	6-3	136	66	3-1-0	62	20	Gaines Crawford
Caledonia	4-5	85	134	2-2-0	45	56	Sanford Powell
Sturgis	3-7	101	235	1-3-0	27	78
Maben	1-8	39	139	0-4-0	13	52
	South
Weir	9-1	295	61	4-1-0	132	48	Marion Kelly
Hickory	8-1	202	64	4-1-0	108	51	John Kenna
Noxapater	8-2-1	156	65	4-1-0	98	38	Doug Sullivan
Nanih Waiya	6-4	209	121	2-3-0	94	79	Jimmy Dempsey
Edinburg	2-7	135	234	1-4-0	46	148	Charles Mooney
Sebastopol	1-7	69	223	0-5-0	30	144	Dick Canoy

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