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Leland Football Team History


Leland Cubs
Leland High School

404 East Third Street Leland, MS
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Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Ben Ruscoe

 

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1925  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Ben Ruscoe enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Leland.
 The Cubs won the Delta Valley Conference Championship.
 The Cubs set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 85 points.
 
1961 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 1   OPEN               
 Fri., Sep. 8   Winona   *  7   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15   Indianola    58   27   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22   Cleveland   *  39   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29   East Tallahatchie   *  28   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6   Rolling Fork   *  26   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13   Leflore County   *  33   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20   West Tallahatchie   *  33   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27   Shaw Hawks    39   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3   Drew   *  33   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 10   Belzoni   *  28   20   W       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record10-0
  Points Scored324
  Scoring Average32.4
  Points Allowed78
  Defense Average7.8
  Opponents Record39-53 -9
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
  
1961  Delta Valley Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Leland 10-0324788-0-022751  Ben Ruscoe
Batesville 8-1-1184666-0-111125  Thomas Hamby
Rolling Fork 7-2200436-2-017336  Bob Dunaway
Winona 7-3-1151735-3-111273  Jim Barron
East Tallahatchie 6-3-2164994-3-213699  John Williams
Grenada 5-4-11171363-3-18684  Bob Ellard
Cleveland 4-71711853-6-0114151  Ray Whelan
West Tallahatchie 4-4-21311563-3-28197  J.E. Logan
Indianola 2-81183112-8-0118311  Cadman Porter
Belzoni 2-6-21132051-5-175168  George Jefferson
Leflore County 1-8-1342181-6-121180  Jerry C. Taylor
Drew 0-9-1792090-9-179209  Bobby Fisher



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