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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 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Robert Hawthorne enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Simmons.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	@ Kennedy *
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Coahoma AHS *	20	26	L
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Broad Street *	12	12	T
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Rosa Fort *	32	6	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Canton	18	36	L
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Nugent Center	0	12	L
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Elzy	0	0	T
Fri., Oct. 20	@ OBannon	15	0	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Gentry *	13	15	L
Fri., Nov. 3	@ East Side *	7	21	L

1978 Season Totals
Record	2-5 -2
Points Scored	117
Scoring Average	13.0
Points Allowed	128
Defense Average	14.2
Opponents Record	40-38 -8
Home Record	1-2 -1
Away Record	1-3 -1

1978 North Central Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Moor	8-1	239	59	4-0-0	148	40
Elzy	4-2-3	172	134	2-1-0	101	70	Earnest Williams
Tchula	3-4-1	66	91	2-1-0	30	14
Lexington	3-3-3	116	98	1-1-3	54	52
Durant AC	2-4-2	78	158	1-3-0	34	90	Carey Richards
Alexander	1-8	76	220	0-4-0	24	123
	Central
East Side	7-1-1	147	55	5-0-1	104	29	Leroy Byars
Gentry	6-3-1	130	103	5-1-0	80	51	Robert Brown
Coahoma AHS	5-4	168	148	4-2-0	152	91	Alexander Mumford
Kennedy	2-5-1	72	104	2-3-0	54	50	Prentice James
Rosa Fort	3-3-1	79	100	1-3-1	32	88	Roosevelt Hodges
Simmons	2-5-2	117	128	1-3-1	84	80	Robert Hawthorne
Shelby	0-9-1	34	217	0-5-1	32	149	Willie Washington

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