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Simmons Football Team History

Simmons Blue Devils

Simmons High School

501 West Washington Street Hollandale, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Robert Hawthorne

1970 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Robert Hawthorne enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Simmons.

The Blue Devils won the North Central Conference Championship.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	Kennedy *	30	14	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Coahoma AHS *	8	6	W
Fri., Sep. 21	Broad Street *	24	12	W
Fri., Sep. 28	Rosa Fort *	28	14	W
Fri., Oct. 5	Canton	26	14	W
Fri., Oct. 12	Nugent Center	20	16	W
Fri., Oct. 19	Elzy	40	20	W
Fri., Oct. 26	OBannon	36	0	W
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Gentry *	12	6	W
Fri., Nov. 9	East Side *	6	15	L

1973 Season Totals
Record	9-1
Points Scored	230
Scoring Average	23.0
Points Allowed	117
Defense Average	11.7
Opponents Record	44-42 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	2-0

1973 North Central Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Simmons	9-1	230	117	5-1-0	108	67	Robert Hawthorne
East Side	8-1	295	90	5-1-0	167	64	Leroy Byars
Coahoma AHS	8-2	264	66	4-2-0	132	46	Charles Barron
Kennedy	7-3	264	135	3-3-0	102	101	Prentice James
Gentry	3-4-1	72	121	2-3-0	44	98	Charles Scott
Shelby	4-5	146	152	1-5-0	90	118	Willie Washington
Rosa Fort	1-6	81	204	0-5-0	27	176	Woodrow Clark
	Central
Elzy	4-4-1	229	195	3-0-0	149	28	Lewis Love
Tchula	4-3	126	77	1-1-0	52	31	W.L. Thomas
Moor	2-1	54	28	1-1-0	26	28
Lexington	1-5	34	149	1-2-0	20	44	Lanier Morgan
Durant AC	1-6-1	32	225	0-3-0	0	140	Carey Richards

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