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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: James Nelson

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1930 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

James Nelson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Newton.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	Morton	39	12	W
Fri., Sep. 9	Quitman *	13	13	T
Fri., Sep. 16	DeKalb *	32	12	W
Fri., Sep. 23	Kosciusko *	18	13	W
Mon., Oct. 3	@ Eupora *	39	24	W
Fri., Oct. 7	Forest	13	20	L
Fri., Oct. 14	Louisville *	7	13	L
Fri., Oct. 21	Bay Springs	34	19	W
Fri., Oct. 28	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 4	Philadelphia *	0	13	L
Fri., Nov. 11	Union *	34	0	W

1966 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -1
Points Scored	229
Scoring Average	22.9
Points Allowed	139
Defense Average	13.9
Opponents Record	40-67 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	1-0

1966 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ackerman	9-1-1	279	147	7-0-1	185	89	Jim Brown
Louisville	8-1-1	154	59	6-0-1	115	28	Charles Peets
Newton	6-3-1	229	139	4-2-1	143	88	James Nelson
Quitman	6-2-1	167	84	4-2-1	133	72	William Boone
Noxubee County	5-4	112	159	4-2-0	77	68	Joe Bradshaw
Union	5-5-1	199	170	3-3-0	100	114	Bill Darnell
Kosciusko	4-6	153	167	3-5-0	127	140	Roy Terry
Carthage	5-5	175	179	2-5-0	110	161	Dick Canoy
Philadelphia	4-6	151	146	2-6-0	111	138	Bob Posey
DeKalb	3-7	115	250	1-6-0	88	224	Gerald Poole
Eupora	2-8	154	232	1-6-0	133	200	Doug Sullivan

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