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Vicksburg Football Team History

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Vicksburg High School

3701 Drummond Street Vicksburg, MS
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Colors: Green & White
Coach: Gene Allen

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1912 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Gene Allen enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Vicksburg.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	Tallulah LA	31	13	W
Thu., Sep. 13	@ Provine	34	14	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Greenville *	18	14	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Natchez-Adams	6	13	L
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Central Jackson *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Yazoo City	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Meridian *	31	0	W
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Clarksdale *	28	20	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Greenwood *	6	7	L
Thu., Nov. 22	vs. Murrah *	34	0	W

1956 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	214
Scoring Average	21.4
Points Allowed	81
Defense Average	8.1
Opponents Record	53-37 -2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	4-0

1956 Big 8 N Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Greenville	9-2	235	91	7-1-0	148	58	Hartwell McPhail
Greenwood	8-2	216	76	7-2-0	196	76	Jim Champion
Vicksburg	8-2	214	81	5-1-0	123	41	Gene Allen
Meridian	6-3-1	115	119	5-1-1	96	65	Dave Owens
Clarksdale	5-5	189	97	3-4-0	111	90	Hank Steinriede
Corinth	4-4-2	143	173	2-4-1	90	143	Harold Wesson
Tupelo	4-5-1	138	175	2-4-1	74	129	Kenneth Farris
Central Jackson	3-7	46	125	2-5-0	26	66	Curtis Allen
Lee	2-7-1	110	179	1-6-1	65	148	Hal Easterwood
Murrah	2-8	80	187	1-7-0	53	166	James E. Merritt

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