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Bruce Football Team History

Bruce Trojans

Bruce High School

430 East Countiss Street Bruce, MS
Stadium: Trojan Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Keith Steele

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1940 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Keith Steele enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Bruce.

The Trojans won the Tri-Lakes Conference Championship.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	@ Charleston *	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 9	@ Coffeeville *	47	0	W
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. Lafayette *	31	6	W
Fri., Sep. 23	@ Senatobia *	42	12	W
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Water Valley *	38	8	W
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Coldwater *	35	0	W
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Calhoun City *	33	12	W
Fri., Oct. 21	@ Houston	10	7	W
Fri., Oct. 28	vs. Independence *	7	6	W
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. Eupora	13	10	W

1977 Season Totals
Record	10-0
Points Scored	263
Scoring Average	26.3
Points Allowed	61
Defense Average	6.1
Opponents Record	46-52 -2
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	5-0

1977 Tri-Lakes Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Bruce	10-0	263	61	8-0-0	240	44	Keith Steele
Charleston	8-2	196	41	6-2-0	142	41	Clyde Robinson
Independence	8-2-1	237	111	6-1-1	180	72
Senatobia	7-3	279	122	5-3-0	212	122	Dale Burt
Coldwater	5-3-1	154	87	3-3-1	83	81	Butch Veazey
Lafayette	4-6	176	166	3-5-0	155	139	Bill Scott
Water Valley	4-6	146	189	2-6-0	106	177	Dean Wright
Calhoun City	1-9	98	331	1-7-0	84	263	Jim McAlpin
Coffeeville	0-9	36	334	0-7-0	21	284

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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.