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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: Doss Fulton

 

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1920  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Doss Fulton enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Starkville.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Little 10 Conference Championship.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 13  vs. Mathiston    59   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Baldwyn    19   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  @ Corinth   *  0   0   T       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ West Point   *  38   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. Aberdeen   *  32   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Amory   *  36   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Quitman    28   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  @ Pontotoc   *  18   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Lee    21   0   W       
   @ Okolona   *  20   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 22  @ Louisville    26   0   W       
   vs. University   *  27   7   W       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record11-0 -1
  Points Scored324
  Scoring Average27.0
  Points Allowed21
  Defense Average1.8
  Opponents Record36-51 -10
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-0 -1
  
1940  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Starkville 11-0-1324216-0-117114  Doss Fulton
Amory 9-2311626-2-019350  Earl Hutson
Houston 6-3130493-2-06219  F.L. Thompson
Pontotoc 5-3-2133843-2-17252  Vick Metts
Corinth 4-4-298743-2-28539  Monette Butler
Aberdeen 4-6321142-5-018102  James Wade
West Point 3-6351302-3-01257  Homer Catledge
Okolona 1-6161071-5-01688  
University 1-1-222411-1-22241  
New Albany 0-671750-6-07175  



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