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Newton Football Team History

Newton Tigers

Newton High School

201 West 1st Street Newton, MS
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Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Rodney Bounds

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1930 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Rodney Bounds enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Newton.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	vs. Marion	6	38	L
Fri., Sep. 10	vs. Carthage *	7	32	L
Fri., Sep. 17	@ Decatur *	25	8	W
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Kosciusko *	0	25	L
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. Neshoba Central *	12	36	L
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Forest	0	27	L
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Winona *	0	33	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Bay Springs	2	28	L
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Philadelphia *	0	69	L
Fri., Nov. 5	@ Union *	7	42	L

1976 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	59
Scoring Average	5.9
Points Allowed	338
Defense Average	33.8
Opponents Record	50-37 -3
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	1-4

1976 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Philadelphia	8-1-1	244	36	8-1-0	244	36	Danny Gregory
Kosciusko	8-3	207	125	6-1-0	156	49	Ricky Black
Ackerman	6-1-1	132	80	6-1-0	132	80	Ronnie Ware
Carthage	7-2	207	89	4-2-0	121	83
Union	5-5	199	145	4-3-0	131	78	David Bailey
Neshoba Central	4-6	157	142	3-4-0	144	109	Bob Posey
Winona	3-6-1	146	126	2-4-0	88	81	Henry Allman
Noxubee County	4-1	81	23	1-1-0	20	23
Newton	1-9	59	338	1-6-0	51	245	Rodney Bounds
Decatur	3-7	98	233	0-6-0	36	187	Larry Henderson
Eupora	1-9	81	268	0-6-0	34	186	Tom Hamby

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