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Bruce Football Team History

Bruce Trojans

Bruce High School

430 East Countiss Street Bruce, MS
Stadium: Trojan Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Wilburn Murphree

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1940 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Wilburn Murphree enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Bruce.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	Charleston	6	25	L
Fri., Sep. 14	Coffeeville *	19	12	W
Fri., Sep. 21	Lafayette *	7	12	L
Fri., Sep. 28	Senatobia *	21	53	L
Fri., Oct. 5	Water Valley *	13	26	L
Fri., Oct. 12	Coldwater *	41	8	W
Fri., Oct. 19	Calhoun City *	34	6	W
Fri., Oct. 26	Houston	14	27	L
Fri., Nov. 2	Independence *	13	19	L
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Eupora	7	45	L

1973 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	175
Scoring Average	17.5
Points Allowed	233
Defense Average	23.3
Opponents Record	51-41 -5
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1973 Tri-Lakes Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Senatobia	8-1	325	101	7-0-0	290	60	Dale Burt
Lafayette	6-5	275	164	6-1-0	222	68	Jim Buck Aven
Water Valley	5-3-1	219	171	5-2-0	185	135	Bobby Clark
Independence	6-3	194	97	4-3-0	159	97	Tommy Hill
Bruce	3-7	175	233	3-4-0	148	136	Wilburn Murphree
Coffeeville	2-6	109	248	2-5-0	83	210	Allen Parker
Coldwater	2-7	86	297	1-6-0	52	249	Brown Walker
Calhoun City	1-9	70	336	0-7-0	40	224	Jim Caldwell

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