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Monticello Football Team History

Monticello Red Devils

Monticello High School

Monticello, MS
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Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Sam Bounds

1934 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 1986

1979 Season Highlights

Sam Bounds enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Monticello.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	vs. North Pike	14	7	W
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Tylertown	0	7	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Northeast Jones *	12	6	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. South Jones *	0	14	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Franklin County	26	21	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Pass Christian	12	7	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Forest	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Petal *	16	7	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ West Jones *	30	28	W
Fri., Nov. 2	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Columbia *	6	0	W
Fri., Nov. 16	South Jones	13	3	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	156
Scoring Average	14.2
Points Allowed	107
Defense Average	9.7
Opponents Record	59-65 -2
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	5-1

1979 Southern Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Monticello	9-2	156	107	4-1-0	64	55	Sam Bounds
West Jones	8-2	200	121	4-1-0	114	63	Mike Taylor
South Jones	6-6	178	150	4-2-0	92	59	Stanley Matthews
Petal	3-6	121	189	2-3-0	66	104	Rodney Stokes
Columbia	1-8-1	62	153	1-4-0	41	67	Jerry Drane
Northeast Jones	1-10	52	155	0-5-0	36	75	Danny Adams

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