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Kossuth Football Team History

Kossuth Aggies

Kossuth High School

15 County Road 604 Kossuth, MS
Stadium: Larry B. Mitchell Stadium
Colors: Maroon, White & Gray
Coach: Kenneth McKinney

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1913 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Kenneth McKinney enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kossuth.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Calhoun City *	14	13	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Nettleton *	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Fulton *	13	47	L
Thu., Sep. 28	vs. Booneville *	25	14	W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ South Tippah *	13	27	L
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Vardaman	26	6	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Baldwyn *	0	27	L
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Okolona *	12	7	W
Fri., Nov. 3	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 10	OPEN

1961 Season Totals
Record	5-3
Points Scored	122
Scoring Average	15.3
Points Allowed	141
Defense Average	17.6
Opponents Record	48-53 -2
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	1-3

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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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.