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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: Marcus Wood

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1920 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024

2002 Season Highlights

Marcus Wood enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Philadelphia.

The Tornadoes finished 4th in District 5.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	vs. Kosciusko	50	14	W
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Noxapater	21	14	W
Fri., Sep. 13	@ Neshoba Central	23	7	W
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Choctaw Central *	41	12	W
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Carthage *	11	36	L
Fri., Oct. 4	@ West Lauderdale *	21	9	W
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Heidelberg *	7	12	L
Fri., Oct. 18	@ Southeast Lauderdale *	22	6	W
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Newton County *	0	35	L
Fri., Nov. 1	vs. Florence	23	0	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 8	@ Hazlehurst	12	34	L	1st Round Playoffs

2002 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	231
Scoring Average	21.0
Points Allowed	179
Defense Average	16.3
Opponents Record	52-69
District Record	3-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	4-2

2002 Class 3A District 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Newton County	13-1	398	84	3-1	71	52	7-0	215	12	Jeff Breland
Heidelberg	10-3	274	228	2-1	60	50	5-1	114	75	Larry McGill
Carthage	4-7	174	239	0-1	20	34	3-3	106	120	Pete Lucovich
Philadelphia	7-4	231	179	0-1	12	34	3-3	102	110	Marcus Wood
West Lauderdale	3-7	124	221				2-4	78	146	Stan McCain
Choctaw Central	3-7	153	246				2-4	106	161	Tommy McCool
Southeast Lauderdale	1-9	97	216				0-6	49	134	Dwane Taylor

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