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Starkville Football Team History

Starkville Yellow Jackets

Starkville High School

603 Yellow Jacket Drive Starkville, MS
Stadium: Yellow Jacket Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Walter Scales

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1920 <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024

1952 Season Highlights

Walter Scales enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Starkville.

1952 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 12	@ University *	13	19	L
Fri., Sep. 19	@ West Point *	0	18	L
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Amory *	32	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Aberdeen *	7	14	L
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Grenada *	7	6	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Louisville	0	26	L
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. New Albany *	41	7	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Ackerman	28	13	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Lee	28	12	W
Fri., Nov. 14	@ Central Jackson	0	28	L
Fri., Nov. 21	vs. Kosciusko	18	6	W

1952 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	174
Scoring Average	15.8
Points Allowed	149
Defense Average	13.5
Opponents Record	63-47 -4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-3

1952 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
University	10-0	248	90	8-0-0	188	84
Aberdeen	7-2-1	219	107	7-1-1	213	80	Bert Thompson
Houston	6-2-1	204	67	4-2-1	158	53	Joe Brigance
West Point	5-6	139	147	4-4-0	126	87	Howard E. Shook
Amory	4-7	185	156	4-4-0	167	103	Tommy Owens
Starkville	6-5	174	149	3-3-0	100	64	Walter Scales
New Albany	5-5	167	198	3-5-0	121	165
Grenada	4-6	102	145	3-4-0	84	96	A.L. Gerrard
Pontotoc	2-8-1	66	277	1-4-0	26	149	Charles Shumake
Okolona	1-9	45	295	0-8-0	26	276	Joel Fooshie

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