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Heidelberg Football Team History

Heidelberg Oilers

Heidelberg High School

804 North Pine Heidelberg, MS
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Colors: Royal Blue & Gold
Coach: Chris Gale

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1947 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Chris Gale enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Heidelberg.

The Oilers finished 5th in District 7.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	@ Velma Jackson	20	32	L
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Mendenhall	26	57	L
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Gautier	13	47	L
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Hazlehurst	14	28	L
Fri., Sep. 26	@ East Marion *	0	29	L
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Magee *	0	59	L
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Collins *	0	21	L
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Bay Springs	26	24	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Prentiss *	28	22	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ West Marion *	6	14	L
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Raleigh *	6	7	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	139
Scoring Average	12.6
Points Allowed	340
Defense Average	30.9
Opponents Record	77-49
District Record	1-5
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	1-5

1997 Class 3A District 7 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Magee	14-1	463	119	4-0	110	33	5-1	228	27	Danny Cowart
Collins	7-4	171	173	0-1	6	22	5-1	114	65	Todd Mangum
West Marion	10-1	290	124				5-1	142	72	Perry Coggin
East Marion	4-6	124	161				3-3	86	89	Leslie Peters
Heidelberg	2-9	139	340				1-5	40	152	Chris Gale
Prentiss	1-10	103	229				1-5	70	110	Alvin Gray
Raleigh	1-10	54	360				1-5	34	199	Terrell Luckey

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