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Mathiston Football Team History

Mathiston Panthers

Mathiston High School

Mathiston, MS
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Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Jim Aven

1950 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 1985

1966 Season Highlights

Jim Aven enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Mathiston.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	Maben *	18	0	W
Fri., Sep. 9	Kilmichael *	0	0	T
Fri., Sep. 16	Sturgis	7	30	L
Fri., Sep. 23	Nanih Waiya	16	0	W
Fri., Sep. 30	McAdams	14	12	W
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Lafayette	20	19	W
Fri., Oct. 14	Vardaman *	0	3	L
Fri., Oct. 21	@ Vaiden *	14	0	W
Fri., Oct. 28	North Carrollton *	31	20	W
Fri., Nov. 4	Cumberland *	45	11	W
Sun., Nov. 13	Weir	13	25	L	Maben

1966 Season Totals
Record	7-3 -1
Points Scored	178
Scoring Average	16.2
Points Allowed	120
Defense Average	10.9
Opponents Record	58-46 -5
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	2-0

1966 Big Black Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Vardaman	9-1	229	57	6-0-0	155	14	Phil Flynn
Mathiston	7-3-1	178	120	4-1-1	108	34	Jim Aven
Kilmichael	6-1-3	189	64	3-1-2	128	39	Jerry Boggan
North Carrollton	5-4-1	196	122	3-2-1	115	70	Bobby Tackett
Vaiden	2-8	104	264	2-4-0	90	109	Hugh Shearer
Maben	2-7-1	51	208	1-5-1	20	127	Jim Thompson
Cumberland	0-9	18	355	0-6-0	11	234	Sam Henderson
	South
Sturgis	10-0	343	90	5-0-0	143	36	Johnny Fulce
Nanih Waiya	8-3	273	98	4-1-0	104	37	Billy Brown
Weir	7-3	230	86	3-2-0	96	32	Marion Kelly
McAdams	3-7	176	165	2-3-0	76	73	Gerald Wheat
Ethel	2-8	103	231	1-4-0	44	107	M.B. Holmes
Noxapater	1-9	45	228	0-5-0	0	178	Jimmy Willcutt

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