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Yazoo City Football Team History


Yazoo City Indians
Yazoo City High School

1825 Martin Luther King Drive Yazoo City, MS
Stadium: Crump Athletic Field
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Bennie Tillman

 

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1905  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Bennie Tillman enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Yazoo City.
 The Indians finished 5th in District 3.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29  @ Neshoba Central    27   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Starkville    15   30   L       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. Louisville    22   36   L       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Vicksburg    12   35   L       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Canton    39   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Kosciusko    20   27   L       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. East Side   *  36   38   L       
 Fri., Oct. 17  @ Cleveland   *  21   22   L       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Weston   *  12   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Humphreys County   *  27   18   W       
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ Clarksdale   *  6   49   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored237
  Scoring Average21.5
  Points Allowed283
  Defense Average25.7
  Opponents Record69-61 -1
  District Record2-3
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-4
  
1997 Class 4A District 3 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   District Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clarksdale 13-15171444-0164485-020835  Jesse Murphree
East Side 8-42542590-10304-1118102  Charles Brady
Weston 5-5-12242562-396119  Jackie Bruce
Cleveland 4-71172352-359127  Mickey Sellers
Yazoo City 4-72372832-3102135  Bennie Tillman
Humphreys County 2-91262510-562127  Harry Brown.



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