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Pontotoc Football Team History

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Pontotoc High School

132 North Main Street Pontotoc, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Joe Silveri

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1926 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Joe Silveri enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Pontotoc.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Amory *	19	12	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. University *	6	26	L
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Houston *	14	41	L
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. West Point *	7	13	L
Fri., Oct. 5	@ New Albany *	6	36	L
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Grenada *	0	37	L
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Aberdeen *	14	20	L
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Starkville *	6	58	L
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Okolona	24	13	W
Tue., Nov. 6	@ Bruce *	20	34	L

1956 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	116
Scoring Average	11.6
Points Allowed	290
Defense Average	29.0
Opponents Record	43-43 -8
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	1-4

1956 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Starkville	10-0	281	76	8-0-0	234	70	Jack Nix
Grenada	7-3-1	146	79	6-1-1	120	47	Bob Ellard
West Point	6-2-2	180	71	5-2-1	141	59	Ben Ruscoe
Aberdeen	5-4	183	157	4-4-0	145	143	John Tidwell
Houston	5-5	196	197	4-4-0	142	136	Joe Brigance
University	4-4-1	164	134	4-4-0	157	127	A.W. Carpenter
New Albany	2-5-2	108	136	2-4-2	89	102	Roy Johnston
Pontotoc	2-8	116	290	1-8-0	92	277	Joe Silveri
Amory	0-11	74	286	0-8-0	56	221	Melvin Waters

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