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Ruleville Football Team History

Ruleville Tigers

Thomas E. Edwards High School

360 L.F. Packer Drive Ruleville, MS
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Colors: Kelly Green & Gold
Coach: Tommy Gunn.

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1926 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Tommy Gunn. enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Ruleville.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	Merigold	13	12	W
Fri., Sep. 14	Crowder *	53	0	W
Fri., Sep. 21	Boyle	52	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	North Carrollton *	7	7	T
Fri., Oct. 5	Shaw Hawks *	6	7	L
Fri., Oct. 12	Marks *	38	7	W
Fri., Oct. 19	Tunica *	13	14	L
Fri., Oct. 26	Linn	40	6	W
Fri., Nov. 2	Shelby *	6	33	L
Fri., Nov. 9	Rosedale *	18	44	L

1956 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	246
Scoring Average	24.6
Points Allowed	130
Defense Average	13.0
Opponents Record	38-40 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1956 Cotton Boll Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Shelby	9-0	280	36	7-0-0	222	24	Tom Cotten
Rosedale	8-2	312	113	4-1-0	159	63	Billy B. Shirley
Tunica	6-4	170	184	3-3-0	90	120	Hoyt Bush
Shaw Hawks	4-2-1	92	90	3-2-0	66	77
Anguilla	6-3	178	122	2-1-0	49	42	Carl Salyer
North Carrollton	5-1-3	157	79	2-1-2	92	54
Lambert	5-4-1	205	111	2-3-1	106	84
Ruleville	5-4-1	246	130	2-4-1	141	112	Tommy Gunn.
Marks	1-8	72	258	1-5-0	52	162
Crowder	1-8	58	330	0-6-0	19	258

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