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Melrose Football Team History

Melrose Golden Wildcats

Melrose High School

2870 Deadrick Avenue Memphis, TN
Stadium: Melrose Stadium
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Tim Thompson

1966 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2021

1996 Season Highlights

Tim Thompson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Melrose.

The Golden Wildcats finished 3rd in District 8.

The Golden Wildcats set a team record by scoring 80 in a game.

The Golden Wildcats set a team record for margin of victory at 80 points.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	Dunbar (IL)	43	14	W
	B.T. Washington *	42	0	W
	Raleigh Egypt *	0	1	L
	Ridgeway *	0	1	L
	Hamilton	0	1	L
	Kingsbury *	28	9	W
	Sheffield *	76	6	W
	Hillcrest *	80	0	W
	Frayser *	62	0	W
	Trezevant *	46	0	W
Playoffs
	Milan	54	0	W	1st Round Playoffs
	Portland	54	32	W	2nd Round Playoffs
	Giles County	56	0	W	3rd Round Playoffs
	Kingsbury	13	6	W	Semi-finals Playoffs
	Tyner Academy	32	12	W	Championship Game

1996 Season Totals
Record	12-3
Points Scored	586
Scoring Average	39.1
Points Allowed	82
Defense Average	5.5
Opponents Record	88-68
Region Record	6-2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1996 Class AAA Region 8 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kingsbury	11-3	590	132	3-1	144	56	7-1	386	52	Raymond Duke
Ridgeway	8-3	269	155	0-1	23	29	7-1	212	87	John Cooley
Melrose	12-3	586	82	5-0	209	50	6-2	334	17	Tim Thompson
Trezevant	4-6	138	239	0-1	0	54	4-4	118	152
Hillcrest	3-5	89	248				3-5	89	248	Charles Battle
Raleigh Egypt	3-7	40	213				3-5	27	157	L.C. Cannon
Booker T. Washington	3-6	84	223				2-6	72	215
Frayser	2-7	57	218				2-6	45	194	Terry Ryan
Sheffield	2-7	58	226				2-6	44	205	Clyde Brookins

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