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DeKalb Football Team History


DeKalb Panthers
DeKalb High School

 DeKalb, MS
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Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Jack Holloway

 

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1932  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 1974
1959 Season Highlights
 Jack Holloway enters his 4th season as Head Coach at DeKalb.
 ThePanthers set a team record by scoring 291 points.
 The Panthers set a team record by scoring 88 in a game.
 The Panthers set a team record for margin of victory at 62 points.
 The Panthers set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 114 points.
 
1959 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 4   New Hope    6   12   L       
 Fri., Sep. 11   Enterprise Clarke    19   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18   McAdams    26   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25   Union   *  39   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2   Quitman   *  20   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9   Macon   *  14   19   L       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Sumter County AL    19   19   T       
 Fri., Oct. 23   Philadelphia   *  27   33   L       
 Fri., Oct. 30   Ackerman   *  33   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 6   Carthage   *  88   26   W       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored291
  Scoring Average29.1
  Points Allowed134
  Defense Average13.4
  Opponents Record52-39 -5
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0 -1
  
1959  Choctaw Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Macon 9-1251647-1-021158  A.J. Kilpatrick
Louisville 8-1-12511007-0-021174  Fred Morris
Philadelphia 8-22841267-1-022479  Bob Posey
DeKalb 6-3-12911344-2-0221103  Jack Holloway
Eupora 6-3-12061534-3-0128119  James E. Nichols
Canton 4-5-11491444-2-010971  Howard Willoughby
Kosciusko 4-71422814-6-0129236  Sim Cooley
Newton 4-71462713-5-0119163  Bill Lindsley
Quitman 4-5-11391222-5-186115  Tom Cotten
Union 3-71412442-6-094177  G.C. Kirksey
Carthage 2-6-11562831-4-185185  Joe Silveri
Ackerman 0-9-1813110-9-062292  Leon Garner



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