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Shannon Football Team History

Shannon Red Raiders

Shannon High School

218 Cherry Street Shannon, MS
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Colors: Red & White
Coach: Murphy Roberson

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1928 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Murphy Roberson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Shannon.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Iuka	25	6	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Calhoun City *	0	26	L
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Nettleton *	13	26	L
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Fulton *	27	47	L
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Booneville *	34	27	W
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. South Tippah *	6	26	L
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Vardaman	34	26	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Baldwyn *	0	20	L
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Okolona *	21	40	L
Fri., Nov. 10	OPEN

1961 Season Totals
Record	3-6
Points Scored	160
Scoring Average	17.8
Points Allowed	244
Defense Average	27.1
Opponents Record	47-52 -2
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	3-2

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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