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West Tallahatchie Football Team History

West Tallahatchie Choctaws

West Tallahatchie High School

341 School Street Webb, MS
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Colors: Green & White
Coach: David Ellington

1949 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

David Ellington enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at West Tallahatchie.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	vs. Winona	19	18	W
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Drew *	27	12	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Shaw *	6	0	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Rolling Fork *	0	28	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Coahoma County *	30	26	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Charleston	16	8	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Quitman County *	18	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Leflore County *	0	2	L
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Rosedale *	0	8	L
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Humphreys County *	16	28	L
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Leland *	6	6	T

1979 Season Totals
Record	6-4 -1
Points Scored	138
Scoring Average	12.5
Points Allowed	136
Defense Average	12.4
Opponents Record	48-54 -5
Home Record	3-2 -1
Away Record	3-2

1979 Delta Valley Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rolling Fork	9-1	276	50	8-1-0	243	50	James Denson
Leland	9-1-1	189	98	7-1-1	161	74	Butch Inmon
Leflore County	7-2	148	47	6-2-0	140	47	Marcellus Singleton
Shaw	5-5	127	84	5-4-0	115	64
Rosedale	5-3-1	140	89	5-3-0	134	83	Leland Young
West Tallahatchie	6-4-1	138	136	4-4-1	103	110	David Ellington
Humphreys County	3-8	138	183	3-6-0	132	132	Tommy Johnson
Coahoma County	2-6-1	82	142	2-6-1	82	142	Keith Dooley
Drew	1-8-1	54	251	1-7-1	54	251	Terry Clark
Quitman County	1-8	50	261	1-8-0	50	261	Warren Brown

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