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Booneville Football Team History

Booneville Blue Devils

Booneville High School

300 B George E Allen Drive West Booneville, MS
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Douglas Herbert

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1927 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Douglas Herbert enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Booneville.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Vardaman	25	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Baldwyn *	0	26	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Okolona *	30	14	W
Thu., Sep. 28	@ Kossuth *	14	25	L
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Shannon *	27	34	L
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Calhoun City *	13	13	T
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Nettleton *	26	27	L
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Fulton *	0	42	L
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Iuka	26	7	W
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. South Tippah *	0	21	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	3-6 -1
Points Scored	161
Scoring Average	16.1
Points Allowed	209
Defense Average	20.9
Opponents Record	49-47 -1
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-3 -1

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

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