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Magnolia Football Team History

Magnolia Eagles

South Pike High School

205 West Myrtle Street Magnolia, MS
Stadium: Colee Field
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Walter Varnado

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1921 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Walter Varnado enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Magnolia.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 11	Amite LA	6	6	T
Fri., Sep. 18	Gloster *	58	13	W
Fri., Sep. 25	Wesson *	55	6	W
Fri., Oct. 2	Hazlehurst	28	0	W
Fri., Oct. 9	Kentwood LA	0	18	L
Fri., Oct. 16	Liberty *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 23	Crosby *	45	6	W
Fri., Oct. 30	Summit *	35	0	W
Fri., Nov. 6	Tylertown *	13	12	W
Fri., Nov. 13	OPEN

1953 Season Totals
Record	7-1 -1
Points Scored	246
Scoring Average	27.3
Points Allowed	61
Defense Average	6.8
Opponents Record	31-55 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1953 Tangipahoa Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Liberty	9-1	258	19	7-1-0	218	19	Harold Dickerson
Magnolia	7-1-1	246	61	6-0-0	212	37	Walter Varnado
Meadville	7-3	195	150	4-1-0	113	90	Bob Stevens
Centreville	6-3	133	106	4-3-0	86	106	Jack Foster
Gloster	5-4-1	139	152	3-3-1	73	125
Summit	3-6-1	142	215	3-5-0	130	170	Richard Strief
Tylertown	4-5-1	109	150	2-3-0	65	57	Evan Perritt
Woodville	4-6	145	162	1-3-0	57	95	George Gonda
Wesson	3-4	88	124	1-2-0	36	87
Crosby	1-10	78	270	1-9-0	60	248	Hugh Bowlin
Gillsburg	2-3-1	53	74	0-2-1	19	34

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