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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: Neil Hitchcock

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1920 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Neil Hitchcock enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Philadelphia.

The Tornadoes won the Class BB District 4 E Championship.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Eupora	19	7	W
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Winona	14	0	W
Fri., Sep. 16	@ Newton	0	3	L
Fri., Sep. 23	vs. West Kemper *	24	6	W
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Caledonia *	28	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Kosciusko	10	13	L
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Carthage	3	2	W
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Motley *	41	18	W
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Ackerman *	17	9	W
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. Neshoba Central	6	29	L
Fri., Nov. 11	McAdams	28	6	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 18	Baldwyn	20	12	W	1st Round Playoffs
	Calhoun City	3	7	L	Semi-finals Playoffs

1983 Season Totals
Record	9-4
Points Scored	213
Scoring Average	16.4
Points Allowed	112
Defense Average	8.6
Opponents Record	80-56 -1
District Record	4-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-2

1983 Class BB District 4 E Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Philadelphia	9-4	213	112	1-1	23	19	4-0	110	33	Neil Hitchcock
West Kemper	4-6	102	116				3-1	69	37	Billy Brown
Ackerman	8-3	231	97				2-2	79	46	Randy Martin
Caledonia	1-9	19	295				1-3	6	90	Grady Prevost
Motley	1-7	100	190				0-4	38	96

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