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Gillsburg Football Team History

Gillsburg Blue Devils

Gillsburg High School

Gillsburg, MS
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Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Tommy Dykes

1950 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1955 --> 1955

1955 Season Highlights

Tommy Dykes enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Gillsburg.

This was the last season Gillsburg fielded a team.

The Blue Devils set a team record by allowing 164 points.

The Blue Devils set a team record for losses in a season with 5.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	@ Summit *	26	7	W
Fri., Sep. 9	@ Crosby *	0	26	L
Fri., Sep. 16	@ Greensburg LA
Fri., Sep. 23	@ Winans *	6	18	L
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Gloster *	0	33	L
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Tylertown *	0	35	L
Fri., Oct. 14	OPEN
Thu., Oct. 20	@ McComb B Team	7	45	L
Thu., Oct. 27	@ Progress
Fri., Nov. 4	OPEN

1955 Season Totals
Record	1-5
Points Scored	39
Scoring Average	6.5
Points Allowed	164
Defense Average	27.3
Opponents Record	55-31 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	1-5

1955 Tangipahoa Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tylertown	9-1	289	34	6-0-0	208	19	Evan Perritt
Gloster	7-2-1	225	67	5-2-1	178	54	Hillry Horne
Crosby	6-2-1	196	79	5-2-1	163	59	Hugh Bowlin
Liberty	6-3	167	97	5-0-0	107	38	Harold Dickerson
Meadville	6-4	164	151	4-1-0	97	73
Centreville	3-5-1	56	112	2-3-0	43	60	J.P. Hewitt
Summit	2-9	100	331	1-8-0	67	265	John Young
Gillsburg	1-5	39	164	1-4-0	32	119	Tommy Dykes
Magnolia	1-9	50	222	1-6-0	44	146	W.E. Ainsworth
Woodville	1-6	52	171	1-1-0	39	65	George Gonda
Wesson	1-7	65	179	0-4-0	27	107

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