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Philadelphia Football Team History

Philadelphia Tornadoes

Philadelphia High School

248 Byrd Avenue Philadelphia, MS
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Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Tommy Gaines

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1920 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Tommy Gaines enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Philadelphia.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	Starkville	0	25	L
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Neshoba Central	7	12	L
Fri., Sep. 20	Union *	0	21	L
Fri., Sep. 27	Carthage *	21	0	W
Fri., Oct. 4	Ackerman *	0	14	L
Fri., Oct. 11	Kosciusko *	7	39	L
Fri., Oct. 18	Quitman *	7	14	L
Fri., Oct. 25	DeKalb *	23	6	W
Fri., Nov. 1	Newton *	0	25	L
Fri., Nov. 8	Louisville *	0	27	L

1968 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	65
Scoring Average	6.5
Points Allowed	183
Defense Average	18.3
Opponents Record	52-45 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1968 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Union	10-1	222	91	6-1-0	131	52	Torris Ryals
Louisville	7-3	194	112	5-2-0	145	65	Charles Peets
Noxubee County	7-2-1	155	71	5-1-1	111	45	Joe Bradshaw
Kosciusko	5-4	198	121	5-2-0	186	74	Roy Terry
Newton	5-5	140	175	5-2-0	127	85	James Nelson
Ackerman	5-5	187	139	3-4-0	125	105	Parker Dykes
Eupora	5-5	154	150	3-4-0	106	111	Doug Sullivan
Quitman	4-3-2	107	98	3-3-1	81	78	William Boone
Philadelphia	2-8	65	183	2-6-0	58	146	Tommy Gaines
Carthage	1-9	66	295	1-6-0	46	209	Vonnie Breland
DeKalb	1-9	95	255	0-7-0	57	203	Billy Brown

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.