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Aberdeen Football Team History

Aberdeen Bulldogs

Aberdeen High School

100 Bulldogs Blvd Aberdeen, MS
Stadium: Lester Miley Stadium
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Scott Samsel

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1919 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Scott Samsel enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Aberdeen.

The Bulldogs won the Class 4A District 1 Championship.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	@ Calhoun City	0	31	L
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Amory	12	21	L
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Okolona	35	6	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ New Albany	33	20	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Shannon	28	35	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Noxubee County	8	42	L
Fri., Oct. 10	@ New Hope *	41	35	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Houston *	35	28	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. West Point *	25	23	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Itawamba AHS *	40	14	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Tishomingo County *	51	14	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. East Side	30	0	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 21	vs. Louisville	16	28	L	2nd Round Playoffs

1997 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	354
Scoring Average	27.2
Points Allowed	297
Defense Average	22.8
Opponents Record	90-62
District Record	5-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	3-3

1997 Class 4A District 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Aberdeen	8-5	354	297	1-1	46	28	5-0	192	114	Scott Samsel
Houston	9-3	399	282	0-1	28	58	4-1	168	90	Russell Funk
West Point	4-7	129	190				3-2	88	58	Lynn Moore
New Hope	3-8	216	240				2-3	103	100	Andy Stevens
Itawamba AHS	6-4	202	190				1-4	73	136	Jimmy Mitchell
Tishomingo County	3-8	144	252				0-5	42	168	Jimmy Smith

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