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Central Jackson Football Team History

Central Jackson Tigers

Central High School

259 N. West Street Jackson, MS
Stadium: Newell Field
Colors: Orange & Black
Coach: Doss Fulton

1908 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 1976

1947 Season Highlights

Doss Fulton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Central Jackson.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 19	Pascagoula *	6	13	L
Fri., Sep. 26	Memphis Southside TN	7	6	W
Fri., Oct. 3	Clarksdale *	39	6	W
Fri., Oct. 10	Laurel *	0	7	L
Fri., Oct. 17	Gulfport *	13	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	Meridian *	7	24	L
Fri., Oct. 31	Biloxi *	28	0	W
Fri., Nov. 7	Greenwood *	6	19	L
Sat., Nov. 15	OPEN
Thu., Nov. 27	Vicksburg *	31	14	W

1947 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	137
Scoring Average	15.2
Points Allowed	89
Defense Average	9.9
Opponents Record	70-34 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1947 Big 8 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Greenwood	10-2	212	93	8-2-0	171	80	Carl Maddox
Pascagoula	12-0	363	50	6-0-0	149	18	Dobie Holden
Meridian	8-2-1	172	90	6-2-1	96	90	Jim Baxter
Laurel	6-3-1	158	105	6-3-1	158	105
Natchez-Adams	9-2	198	41	5-2-0	98	34	A.I. Rexinger
Greenville	8-3	218	99	5-3-0	120	86	Warren Averitte
Vicksburg	6-5	169	165	5-4-0	131	143	Raymond Ray
Tupelo	6-3-1	186	123	4-3-1	118	117	Pickens Noble
Central Jackson	5-4	137	89	4-4-0	130	83	Doss Fulton
Hattiesburg	5-6-1	152	85	4-4-1	96	65	Charles Moore.
McComb	5-6-1	143	124	4-4-1	130	97	Sammy Bartling
Lee	6-5	148	125	2-5-0	58	125	William Bruce
Brookhaven	5-5	101	86	2-4-0	27	79	Hartwell McPhail
Corinth	5-5	124	108	2-3-0	50	60	Roy Biggers
Biloxi	2-6-1	68	154	2-6-0	62	148	Wayne T. Sandefur
Moss Point	3-8	89	171	1-5-0	26	125
Gulfport	2-6-1	51	90	1-6-1	25	90	James Landrum
Clarksdale	2-8	115	146	0-7-0	32	132	H.C. Jenkins

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