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Salem Football Team History

Salem Wildcats

Salem Attendance Center

881 Hwy. 27 North Tylertown, MS
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Colors: Green & White
Coach: Joe Howell

1961 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Joe Howell enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Salem.

The Wildcats set a team record for margin of victory at 69 points.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	@ Loyd Star *	19	13	W
Fri., Sep. 1	@ New Hebron *	18	13	W
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Copiah-Lincoln *	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Mize *	26	7	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Enterprise Lincoln *	30	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. West Union *	52	0	W
Fri., Oct. 6	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Bogue Chitto	21	12	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Mount Olive *	13	12	W (OT)
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Topeka-Tilton *	69	0	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Dexter *	42	6	W
Thu., Nov. 9	vs. Mount Olive *	14	15	L

1978 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	323
Scoring Average	29.4
Points Allowed	78
Defense Average	7.1
Opponents Record	51-69
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	5-0

1978 MidSouth Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Salem	10-1	323	78	9-1-0	302	66	Joe Howell
Mount Olive	8-3	264	150	8-2-0	264	115
Dexter	7-3	218	141	6-3-0	194	133	Jimmy Lowery
New Hebron	6-4	186	140	6-3-0	177	106	John Flynt
Loyd Star	6-4	265	123	5-3-0	231	106
Wesson	4-6	141	142	4-5-0	134	128
Mize	3-7	134	206	3-5-0	105	165	Zack McKee
Enterprise Lincoln	2-6	70	102	2-5-0	70	102
West Union	2-8	51	300	1-8-0	24	300	Archie Skiffer
Topeka-Tilton	0-10	42	334	0-9-0	34	314

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