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Starkville Football Team History

Starkville Yellow Jackets

Starkville High School

603 Yellow Jacket Drive Starkville, MS
Stadium: Yellow Jacket Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Walter Scales

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1920 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

Walter Scales enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Starkville.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 12	@ New Albany *	28	0	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Macon	25	0	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. West Point *	39	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Amory *	0	21	L
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Aberdeen *	0	13	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Corinth	14	12	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Grenada *	27	7	W
	vs. Lee	0	7	L
	vs. University *	26	6	W
	vs. Sturgis	41	0	W
	@ Louisville	20	19	W
	Morton	14	13	W	Kosciusko

1947 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	234
Scoring Average	19.5
Points Allowed	98
Defense Average	8.2
Opponents Record	50-45 -6
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-2

1947 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Amory	9-2	289	105	7-0-0	216	33	Melvin Hemphill
Aberdeen	9-2	270	77	5-2-0	144	58	James Wade
Houston	6-3-1	183	123	5-1-1	136	81	Willie Foster
Starkville	9-3	234	98	4-2-0	120	47	Walter Scales
New Albany	3-5-1	109	143	2-3-1	66	104
University	2-4	58	96	2-4-0	58	96
Grenada	4-4-3	121	127	1-2-1	44	66	Archie Stubbs
Okolona	2-7	94	190	1-4-0	37	128	W.A. Thompson
West Point	1-8-1	57	289	1-5-1	51	196	Howard E. Shook
Pontotoc	2-7	70	146	0-5-0	26	97	Mitch Grisson

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.