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Bassfield Football Team History

Bassfield Yellow Jackets

Bassfield High School

Bass/Burkett Road Bassfield, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Malcolm Courtney

1948 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2016

1961 Season Highlights

Malcolm Courtney enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Bassfield.

The Yellow Jackets set a team record for margin in a defeat by allowing 48 points.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Mount Olive *	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Mize *	13	27	L
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Sumrall *	27	26	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ East Columbia *	28	7	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Salem
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Seminary *	7	40	L
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Collins *	13	40	L
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. New Hebron *	14	46	L
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Prentiss	0	48	L
Fri., Nov. 3	OPEN

1961 Season Totals
Record	2-6
Points Scored	108
Scoring Average	13.5
Points Allowed	241
Defense Average	30.1
Opponents Record	44-46 -1
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	2-2

1961 Apache Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Seminary	9-1	260	65	8-0-0	234	58	Fred Cooley
Soso	8-2	249	92	6-1-0	164	78
Collins	7-4	221	150	5-2-0	156	93	Jack Bailey
New Hebron	8-0	225	80	4-0-0	113	39	John Flynt
Glade	6-2-1	155	98	4-2-0	129	85	Franklin Lucas
Calhoun	4-4-1	145	150	3-2-1	102	97	Bobby Tackett
Mize	4-6	107	156	2-5-0	80	122	Jack Foster
Shady Grove	3-5-1	140	113	2-4-1	94	87	Morris Brown
Bassfield	2-6	108	241	2-5-0	108	193	Malcolm Courtney
Mount Olive	2-7-1	79	168	2-7-0	79	168	Thomas Layton
Sumrall	2-7	123	221	2-4-0	103	133	Pete McQueen
Myrick	2-7-1	70	172	0-4-0	6	101	Ralph Smith
Columbia Training	0-9	80	360	0-4-0	39	153	Billy McNeil

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