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Yazoo City Football Team History

Yazoo City Indians

Yazoo City High School

1825 Martin Luther King Drive Yazoo City, MS
Stadium: Crump Athletic Field
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Bennie Tillman

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1905 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Bennie Tillman enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Yazoo City.

The Indians finished 3rd in District 3.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	@ Callaway	27	12	W
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. McComb	0	40	L
Thu., Sep. 12	@ Wingfield	20	0	W
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Vicksburg	24	21	W
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Millington TN	0	21	L
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Humphreys County	25	22	W
Fri., Oct. 11	@ East Side *	0	45	L
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Cleveland *	0	31	L
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Weston *	48	0	W
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Leland	1	0	#Won
Fri., Nov. 8	@ Canton *	48	26	W

1996 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	193
Scoring Average	17.5
Points Allowed	218
Defense Average	19.8
Opponents Record	59-67
District Record	2-2
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	5-2

1996 Class 4A District 3 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
East Side	11-1	450	91	1-1	54	48	4-0	175	8
Cleveland	8-4	284	139	0-1	8	12	3-1	117	34	Paul Downs
Yazoo City	7-4	193	218				2-2	96	102	Bennie Tillman
Canton	2-8	206	335				1-3	96	148
Weston	0-10	79	396				0-4	21	213	Jackie Bruce

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