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Kosciusko Football Team History


Kosciusko Whippets
Kosciusko High School

206 South Huntington Street Kosciusko, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Rodney Jones

 

Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Playoffs OT

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1921  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Rodney Jones enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Kosciusko.
 The Whippets won the Class 4A District 2 Championship.
 The Whippets set a team record by winning 13 games.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 30  vs. Winona    42   12   W       
 Fri., Sep. 6  vs. Northwest Rankin    28   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 13  @ Northeast Lauderdale    43   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Grenada    27   36   L       
 Fri., Sep. 27  @ Houston   *  44   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Noxubee County   *  35   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Neshoba Central   *  40   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  @ West Point   *  25   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. New Hope   *  28   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  @ Aberdeen   *  20   12   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  vs. Louisville   *  24   21   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. Oxford    19   17   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 22  @ Magee    17   14   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Louisville   *  19   14   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 6   Northeast Jones    9   13   L       Championship Game 
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record13-2
  Points Scored420
  Scoring Average28.0
  Points Allowed208
  Defense Average13.9
  Opponents Record96-78 -1
  District Record8-0
  Home Record7-1
  Away Record6-0
  
1996 Class 4A District 2 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   District Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kosciusko 13-24202083-164588-023596  Rodney Jones
Louisville 8-63952912-190495-3249159  Tony Stanford
Neshoba Central 6-42572795-2205188  Jim Rhodes
West Point 5-61822004-314899  Lynn Moore
New Hope 6-51881463-470115  Andy Stevens
Houston 2-8-12344362-5164272  Russell Funk
Noxubee County 4-71342131-672139  M.C. Miller
Aberdeen 3-81962851-6128203  Royce Stevens



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