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West Point Football Team History

West Point Green Wave

West Point High School

950 South Eshman Ave. West Point, MS
Stadium: Hamblin Stadium
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Ben Ruscoe

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1917 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

Ben Ruscoe enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Point.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Bruce	39	7	W
Fri., Sep. 16	@ Starkville *	0	26	L
Fri., Sep. 23	@ Grenada *	27	7	W
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Okolona	33	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Aberdeen *	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Pontotoc *	41	0	W
Fri., Oct. 21	@ Amory *	39	0	W
Fri., Oct. 28	vs. New Albany *	6	0	W
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. University *	40	6	W
Fri., Nov. 11	@ Houston *	34	20	W

1955 Season Totals
Record	9-1
Points Scored	286
Scoring Average	28.6
Points Allowed	73
Defense Average	7.3
Opponents Record	44-51
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-1

1955 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Starkville	10-0	332	34	8-0-0	277	20	Walter Scales
West Point	9-1	286	73	7-1-0	214	66	Ben Ruscoe
Aberdeen	8-3	218	117	6-2-0	159	92	Bert Thompson
New Albany	7-3	196	96	5-3-0	156	89	Roy Johnston
Houston	4-6	175	222	3-5-0	141	177	Joe Brigance
Grenada	3-7	124	202	3-4-0	109	136	Bob Ellard
University	3-7	115	277	2-6-0	103	251	A.W. Carpenter
Pontotoc	2-8	92	214	0-7-0	40	193	Joe Silveri
Amory	1-9	54	306	0-8-0	34	247	Melvin Waters

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