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Picayune Football Team History

Picayune Maroon Tide

Picayune High School

800 5th Avenue Picayune, MS
Stadium: Lee-Triplett Stadium
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Frank Branch.

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1922 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Frank Branch. enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Picayune.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Magee	13	13	T
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Varnado LA	38	12	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Biloxi *	0	12	L
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Saint Stanislaus	33	9	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Provine *	6	14	L
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Covington LA	20	6	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Pascagoula *	12	27	L
Tue., Oct. 3	vs. Gulfport *	0	27	L
Fri., Nov. 10	@ Moss Point *	14	0	W
Fri., Nov. 17	vs. Columbia *	52	21	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	188
Scoring Average	18.8
Points Allowed	141
Defense Average	14.1
Opponents Record	59-36 -6
Home Record	3-3 -1
Away Record	2-1

1961 Big 8 S Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Laurel	11-0	319	32	8-0-0	202	25	Barney Poole
Gulfport	8-1-1	183	39	7-1-0	164	33	Lindy Callahan
Biloxi	7-3-1	145	80	5-3-0	119	67	W.D. Wiles
Provine	7-2-1	232	81	5-1-1	178	67	Hollis Rutter
Brookhaven	5-4-1	173	137	5-4-1	173	137	Leonard McCullough
McComb	6-4	170	164	4-4-0	127	151	Calvin Triplett
Pascagoula	6-5	160	78	4-5-0	140	78	Bruce Bradley
Picayune	5-4-1	188	141	2-4-0	84	101	Frank Branch.
Natchez-Adams	3-5-1	123	144	2-4-1	98	112	Van Stewart
Hattiesburg	3-6-1	107	211	1-6-1	59	192	Reese Snell
Columbia	1-9	103	382	0-6-0	59	307	Charlie Martin
Moss Point	1-9	52	274	0-7-0	26	232	Bobby Holmes

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