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Starkville Football Team History

Starkville Yellow Jackets

Starkville High School

603 Yellow Jacket Drive Starkville, MS
Stadium: Yellow Jacket Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Walter Scales

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1920 <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024

1949 Season Highlights

Walter Scales enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Starkville.

1949 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 9	@ Louisville	6	33	L
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Grenada *	14	7	W
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. West Point *	12	7	W
Fri., Sep. 23	@ Amory *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Aberdeen *	0	13	L
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Corinth	27	2	W
Fri., Oct. 21	@ New Albany *	33	14	W
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Eupora	12	13	L
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. Tupelo	7	37	L
Fri., Nov. 11	vs. Kosciusko	19	35	L
Fri., Nov. 18	@ Okolona *	39	19	W

1949 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	175
Scoring Average	15.9
Points Allowed	180
Defense Average	16.4
Opponents Record	65-48 -2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-3

1949 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Aberdeen	10-1	324	84	8-0-0	252	33	James Wade
New Albany	7-3	172	110	5-2-0	121	70	Tom Cotten
Starkville	6-5	175	180	5-1-0	104	60	Walter Scales
University	5-2	183	52	3-2-0	87	52
Pontotoc	6-4	160	181	2-4-0	67	149	Albert Pardue
Amory	4-6	80	169	2-5-0	34	129	Tommy Owens
West Point	4-6-1	141	157	2-5-1	71	116	Howard E. Shook
Houston	2-7	70	169	2-5-0	63	119	Willie Foster
Grenada	3-7	96	124	1-5-0	41	73	Archie Stubbs
Okolona	1-6-1	101	164	1-4-1	88	143

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