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Newton Football Team History


Newton Tigers
Newton High School

201 West 1st Street Newton, MS
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Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Bill Lindsley


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1930  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights
 Bill Lindsley enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Newton.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 2  vs. Morton    0   33   L       
 Fri., Sep. 9   Quitman   *  19   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. Waynesboro    14   3   W       
 Fri., Sep. 23   Kosciusko   *  0   20   L       
 Fri., Sep. 30   Eupora   *  19   19   T       
 Fri., Oct. 7   Forest    0   20   L       
 Fri., Oct. 14   Canton   *  13   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21   Bay Springs    20   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28   Louisville   *  20   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4   Philadelphia   *  7   0   W       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored112
  Scoring Average11.2
  Points Allowed135
  Defense Average13.5
  Opponents Record50-43 -9
  Home Record1-1
  Away Record0-0
  
1960  Choctaw Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kosciusko 11-02793910-0-026539  Sim Cooley
Macon 7-2-1181716-1-115646  A.J. Kilpatrick
DeKalb 7-3140914-2-09973  Jack Holloway
Newton 6-3-11121354-1-17866  Bill Lindsley
Quitman 4-61211224-4-0121109  Tom Cotten
Philadelphia 5-4-21571253-3-26185  Bob Posey
Union 5-3-22301193-3-113492  G.C. Kirksey
Louisville 4-72022053-4-012682  Fred Morris
Eupora 2-6-21121422-4-1100123  James E. Nichols
Ackerman 3-7982691-6-047211  Leon Garner
Carthage 2-8513170-6-020237  Joe Silveri
Canton 1-8691500-5-04381  Howard Willoughby



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