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Leland Football Team History

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Leland High School

404 East Third Street Leland, MS
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Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Fred Morris

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1925 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Fred Morris enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Leland.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Winona *	0	13	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Greenwood	0	20	L
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Cleveland *	13	12	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. East Tallahatchie *	26	13	W
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Clinton	7	20	L
Fri., Oct. 12	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 19	@ West Tallahatchie *	6	18	L
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Indianola *	13	14	L
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Drew *	7	13	L
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Belzoni *	26	7	W
Fri., Nov. 16	vs. Yazoo City *	7	28	L

1956 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	105
Scoring Average	10.5
Points Allowed	158
Defense Average	15.8
Opponents Record	68-44 -2
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	1-2

1956 Delta Valley Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Yazoo City	10-1	238	39	7-0-0	163	13	Howard Woods
West Tallahatchie	8-3	217	94	7-2-0	198	81	Bernard Blackwell
Winona	8-2	185	70	5-2-0	126	58	Doug Brown
Cleveland	4-6-1	146	179	4-5-0	140	160	Gene Meadows
East Tallahatchie	6-4	188	183	3-4-0	117	156	John Woolly
Batesville	6-2-2	190	149	3-2-1	93	110	Lawrence Mullins
Leland	3-7	105	158	3-5-0	98	118	Fred Morris
Belzoni	4-6	112	162	2-6-0	85	162	Roy Rodgers Brashier
Drew	2-7-1	90	211	2-6-1	90	204	Ray Shepherd
Indianola	2-7	72	132	2-6-0	72	119	Hugh Walker

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