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Simmons Football Team History

Simmons Blue Devils

Simmons High School

501 West Washington Street Hollandale, MS
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Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Robert Hawthorne

1970 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Robert Hawthorne enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Simmons.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Kennedy *	8	20	L
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Coahoma AHS *	44	24	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Broad Street			W
Fri., Sep. 29	Rosa Fort	8	12	L
Fri., Oct. 6	Canton	0	43	L
Fri., Oct. 13	Nugent Center	34	0	W
Fri., Oct. 20	Elzy	6	14	L
Fri., Oct. 27	OBannon	6	6	T
Fri., Nov. 3	Gentry *	6	12	L
Fri., Nov. 10	East Side *	8	28	L

1972 Season Totals
Record	3-6 -1
Points Scored	120
Scoring Average	12.0
Points Allowed	159
Defense Average	15.9
Opponents Record	44-32 -6
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	1-1

1972 North Central Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
East Side	9-0	227	56	3-0-0	82	34	Leroy Byars
Coahoma AHS	6-3	149	135	2-2-0	66	91	Charles Barron
Gentry	5-4	127	80	2-2-0	59	45	J.B. Holmes
Simmons	3-6-1	120	159	1-3-0	66	84	Robert Hawthorne
Kennedy	2-4-2	128	145	1-2-0	46	65	Prentice James
	Central
Tchula	4-3	61	76	2-1-0	27	28	W.L. Thomas
Rosa Fort	5-1	88	55	1-0-0	39	12	Woodrow Clark
Elzy	3-4-1	121	123	1-0-0	28	6	Earnest Williams
Lexington	1-4	52	83	0-2-0	26	48
Durant AC	1-3	20	61	0-1-0	0	21	John Smith.
Shelby	0-9	26	145	0-2-0	12	39	Willie Washington

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