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DeKalb Football Team History


DeKalb Panthers
DeKalb High School

 DeKalb, MS
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Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Ray Thornton

 

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1932  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 1974
1953 Season Highlights
 Ray Thornton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at DeKalb.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. Aliceville AL    0   20   L       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Louisville   *  7   42   L       
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. Brooksville    19   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Union   *  40   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Quitman   *  32   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  vs. Macon   *  13   19   L       
 Fri., Oct. 23  @ Sumter County AL    20   34   L       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Philadelphia   *  0   41   L       
 Fri., Nov. 6  @ Eupora   *  7   40   L       
 Fri., Nov. 13  vs. Carthage   *  19   14   W       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored157
  Scoring Average15.7
  Points Allowed230
  Defense Average23.0
  Opponents Record42-41 -4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-4
  
1953  Choctaw Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Philadelphia 10-1360948-1-033087  Joe Dollar
Canton 7-31931336-0-014247  Bobby Wilson
Louisville 7-42261355-3-0162115  H.C. Earhart
Eupora 6-42202174-3-0153147  Hollis Rutter
Kosciusko 5-61392284-2-0114101  Jack Warner
DeKalb 4-61572303-4-0118176  Ray Thornton
Macon 3-71191662-5-094135  Van Brewer
Quitman 3-4-1861352-2-16081  Tom Cotten
Newton 4-71142081-4-043125  J.T. Smith
Carthage 3-6-1981251-3-06167  Kermit Davis
Ackerman 2-81222521-5-064126  Dale Davidson
Union 0-6-2492060-5-125159  Lonnie Meaders



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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.