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New Albany Football Team History

New Albany Bulldogs

New Albany High School

201 Hwy. 15 North New Albany, MS
Stadium: Kitchens Field
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: William Ward

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1921 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

William Ward enters his 1st season as Head Coach at New Albany.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 8	South Tippah	13	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	Houston *	34	7	W
Fri., Sep. 22	West Point *	7	6	W
Fri., Sep. 29	Starkville *	13	7	W
Fri., Oct. 6	University *	0	20	L
Fri., Oct. 13	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 20	Pontotoc *	7	25	L
Fri., Oct. 27	Aberdeen *	19	6	W
Fri., Nov. 3	Amory *	0	26	L
Fri., Nov. 10	Bruce *	38	7	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	131
Scoring Average	14.6
Points Allowed	104
Defense Average	11.6
Opponents Record	53-44 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1961 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Amory	9-0	316	69	8-0-0	277	69	Doug Brown
University	10-1	371	64	7-1-0	258	38	Bill Calhoun
New Albany	6-3	131	104	5-3-0	118	104	William Ward
Aberdeen	4-5-1	114	114	4-3-1	107	96	Bill Brumley
Starkville	4-5	192	122	4-4-0	192	109	Jack Nix
Pontotoc	3-5-1	111	146	3-4-1	105	134	Charles Duck
West Point	3-6	150	177	3-5-0	144	164	Russell Reid
Houston	1-9	51	351	1-7-0	44	293	James Hood
Bruce	1-9	58	303	0-8-0	32	270	James Kelly

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