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Bruce Football Team History

Bruce Trojans

Bruce High School

430 East Countiss Street Bruce, MS
Stadium: Trojan Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: James Kelly

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1940 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

James Kelly enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Bruce.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	Pontotoc *	0	32	L
Fri., Sep. 12	Grenada *	0	24	L
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Aberdeen *	6	19	L
Fri., Sep. 26	University *	0	28	L
Fri., Oct. 3	Houston *	7	14	L
Fri., Oct. 10	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 17	West Point *	13	19	L
Fri., Oct. 24	New Albany *	26	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Amory *	0	13	L
Fri., Nov. 7	Calhoun City	39	12	W
Fri., Nov. 14	Starkville *	6	26	L

1958 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	97
Scoring Average	9.7
Points Allowed	187
Defense Average	18.7
Opponents Record	62-45 -3
Home Record	0-1
Away Record	0-1

1958 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Pontotoc	8-1-1	225	74	7-1-1	185	61	James Butler
Starkville	8-1-2	247	74	7-1-1	186	41	Jack Nix
Grenada	7-4	175	101	6-3-0	144	80	Bob Ellard
University	7-3	195	85	6-3-0	176	85
Aberdeen	6-4	167	152	6-3-0	154	132	John Tidwell
Houston	6-4	159	136	5-4-0	146	124	Joe Brigance
Amory	4-5	45	83	4-5-0	45	83	Doug Brown
West Point	3-7	61	136	2-7-0	43	122	Bob Barrett
Bruce	2-8	97	187	1-8-0	58	175	James Kelly
New Albany	1-9	52	267	0-9-0	25	267

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.