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Newton County Football Team History

Newton County Cougars

Newton County High School

16255 Hwy. 503 Decatur, MS
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Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Elton Bryan

1990 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Elton Bryan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Newton County.

The Cougars finished 7th in District 5.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Newton	6	38	L
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Union	12	14	L
Fri., Sep. 20	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Raleigh *	7	18	L
Fri., Oct. 4	@ Southeast Lauderdale *	18	22	L
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Forest *	0	10	L
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Kemper County *	32	0	W
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Morton *	0	42	L
Fri., Nov. 1	vs. Carthage *	6	25	L
Fri., Nov. 8	@ Heidelberg *	22	42	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	1-8
Points Scored	103
Scoring Average	11.4
Points Allowed	211
Defense Average	23.4
Opponents Record	55-49
District Record	1-6
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-4

1996 Class 3A District 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Forest	9-2	255	134	0-1	15	21	7-0	148	34	Jack French
Morton	7-5	331	180	1-1	55	44	6-1	238	68
Heidelberg	4-6	120	163				4-3	114	107	Artis Mark
Raleigh	4-6	192	210				4-3	179	120	Durwood Anderson
Southeast Lauderdale	6-3	214	157				3-3	84	126	Dwane Taylor
Carthage	3-5	144	183				2-4	103	157	Pete Lucovich
Newton County	1-8	103	211				1-6	85	159	Elton Bryan
Kemper County	1-10	43	306				0-7	24	204

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