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Benton Football Team History

Benton Bulldogs

Benton High School

Benton, MS
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Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: M.M. Gordon

1938 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 1991

1965 Season Highlights

M.M. Gordon enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Benton.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	Ackerman	0	33	L
Fri., Sep. 10	Bentonia *	0	13	L
Fri., Sep. 17	Madison-Ridgeland *	0	33	L
Fri., Sep. 24	Terry High *	0	6	L
Fri., Oct. 1	Pelahatchie *	7	35	L
Fri., Oct. 8	Flora *	0	7	L
Fri., Oct. 15	Puckett *	14	31	L
Fri., Oct. 22	Port Gibson	6	33	L
Fri., Oct. 29	Byram	6	25	L
Mon., Nov. 8	@ Utica *

1965 Season Totals
Record	0-9
Points Scored	33
Scoring Average	3.7
Points Allowed	216
Defense Average	24.0
Opponents Record	54-37 -1
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1965 Capital Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Madison-Ridgeland	9-0-1	208	38	7-0-0	158	25	Howard Willoughby
Bentonia	6-3	136	85	5-3-0	110	85	Joe Glorioso
Puckett	6-3	125	78	5-1-0	83	45	Durwood Graham
Pelahatchie	7-3	238	92	4-3-0	135	80	Lester Baucum
Flora	6-3	126	62	4-3-0	106	56	Carlton Abels
Terry High	3-5	87	176	3-4-0	80	149	Joe Don Smith
Benton	0-9	33	216	0-6-0	21	125	M.M. Gordon
Mississippi School for the Deaf	0-7	64	187	0-2-0	33	77	Cecil Davis
Utica	0-8	31	176	0-6-0	19	103	Jerry Richardson

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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.