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Philadelphia Football Team History

Philadelphia Tornadoes

Philadelphia High School

248 Byrd Avenue Philadelphia, MS
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Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Herschel Smith

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1920 <-- 1992 <- 1993 -> 1994 --> 2024

1993 Season Highlights

Herschel Smith enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Philadelphia.

The Tornadoes finished 3rd in District 5.

1993 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 27	vs. Enterprise Clarke	14	6	W
Fri., Sep. 3	@ Noxapater	27	0	W
Fri., Sep. 10	vs. Neshoba Central	6	42	L
Fri., Sep. 17	@ Newton	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Union	14	0	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Kosciusko	14	0	W
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Williams-Sullivan *	63	22	W
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Montgomery County *	22	7	W
Fri., Oct. 22	vs. Choctaw Central *	22	15	W
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Ackerman *	13	14	L
Fri., Nov. 5	@ Eupora *	20	25	L

1993 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	234
Scoring Average	21.3
Points Allowed	131
Defense Average	11.9
Opponents Record	51-67
District Record	3-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-2

1993 Class 2A District 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Eupora	10-4	406	231	2-1	49	63	5-0	190	48	Ricky Woods
Ackerman	6-5	211	184	0-1	20	21	4-1	96	80	Bill Scott
Philadelphia	8-3	234	131				3-2	140	83	Herschel Smith
Choctaw Central	4-6	148	179				2-3	63	85	Tommy McCool
Montgomery County	3-7	109	233				1-4	56	118
Williams-Sullivan	1-6	130	261				0-5	88	219	James Wash

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