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Leland Football Team History

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Leland High School

404 East Third Street Leland, MS
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Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Ben Ruscoe

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1925 <-- 1963 <- 1964 -> 1965 --> 2024

1964 Season Highlights

Ben Ruscoe enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Leland.

1964 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	Winona *	0	7	L
Fri., Sep. 11	Indianola	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 18	Cleveland *	0	20	L
Fri., Sep. 25	East Tallahatchie *	0	13	L
Fri., Oct. 2	Rolling Fork *	0	29	L
Fri., Oct. 9	Leflore County *	6	13	L
Fri., Oct. 16	West Tallahatchie *	13	25	L
Fri., Oct. 23	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 30	Drew *	27	6	W
Fri., Nov. 6	Belzoni *	21	12	W
Fri., Nov. 13	Grenada *	7	3	W

1964 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	93
Scoring Average	9.3
Points Allowed	128
Defense Average	12.8
Opponents Record	51-51 -7
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1964 Delta Valley Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Cleveland	8-2	251	99	7-2-0	230	93	Pete Wilson
Rolling Fork	9-1	202	45	6-0-0	133	10	Charlie Peets
Winona	7-2-2	148	108	6-2-1	116	94	Jim Barron
Grenada	6-5	186	129	6-3-0	172	83	Bob Ellard
South Panola	8-2	249	119	4-2-0	127	86	Thomas Hamby
West Tallahatchie	6-4	230	148	4-4-0	151	134	J.E. Logan
East Tallahatchie	4-6	77	192	3-6-0	71	192	Harvey Foster
Leland	4-6	93	128	3-6-0	74	128	Ben Ruscoe
Leflore County	3-4-2	98	102	2-4-2	70	95	Jerry C. Taylor
Indianola	1-9	54	234	1-9-0	54	234	Cadman Porter
Drew	1-6-2	65	168	0-6-2	53	168	Cecil Holmes
Belzoni	0-8-1	30	161	0-6-1	18	142	George Jefferson

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.