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Canton Football Team History


Canton Tigers
Canton High School

634 Finney Road Canton, MS
Stadium: Roberts Stadium
Colors: Royal Blue & Gold
Coach: Howard Willoughby

 

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1919  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Howard Willoughby enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Canton.
 
1956 Season
   
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 7   DeKalb   *  31   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14   Kosciusko   *  13   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21   Union   *  26   19   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28   OPEN               
 Fri., Oct. 5   Philadelphia   *  0   0   T       
 Fri., Oct. 12   Crystal Springs    6   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19   Quitman   *  38   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26   Newton   *  21   20   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2   OPEN               
 Fri., Nov. 9   Louisville   *  18   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 22   Yazoo City    6   46   L       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record7-1 -1
  Points Scored159
  Scoring Average17.7
  Points Allowed112
  Defense Average12.4
  Opponents Record59-48 -3
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
  
1956  Choctaw Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Eupora 9-1298596-0-020432  Hollis Rutter
Canton 7-1-11591126-0-114766  Howard Willoughby
Union 7-32061135-3-015499  Clyde McGee
Philadelphia 5-3-21741085-1-216875  Billy Jarrell
Ackerman 7-3-12872474-3-1183209  Prentiss Irvin
Newton 5-41841663-3-0118133  Bill Lindsley
Quitman 5-3-11821263-3-012199  Murphy Lowther
Kosciusko 4-61611733-4-0123112  John King Jr.
Macon 4-4110893-4-09783  A.J. Kilpatrick
DeKalb 3-7951681-6-027149  Jack Holloway
Louisville 2-101312791-6-073147  Ken Lawrence
Carthage 1-10743180-6-034238  Walter Ahrens



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