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New Hope Football Team History

New Hope Trojans

New Hope High School

3419 New Hope Road Columbus, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Gerald Durdin

1950 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

Gerald Durdin enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at New Hope.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 13	Shuqualak *	27	0	W
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Maben *	20	0	W
Fri., Sep. 27	Weir *	35	0	W
Fri., Oct. 4	Caledonia *			W
Fri., Oct. 11	Sturgis *	46	0	W
Fri., Oct. 18	Mathiston *	31	0	W
Fri., Oct. 25	Nettleton	19	19	T
Fri., Nov. 1	Macon	13	13	T
Fri., Nov. 8	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 15	Noxapater *	26	0	W

1957 Season Totals
Record	7-0 -2
Points Scored	217
Scoring Average	24.1
Points Allowed	32
Defense Average	3.6
Opponents Record	43-32 -9
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	1-0

1957 Big Black Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Hope	7-0-2	217	32	7-0-0	185	0	Gerald Durdin
Noxapater	9-2	271	50	5-2-0	189	38	Leon Burton
Maben	4-2-2	139	78	4-2-2	139	78	Henry Morgan
Mathiston	4-4-1	150	99	4-3-1	150	86	Gaines Crawford
Shuqualak	4-2-1	83	66	3-2-1	50	66	John Kenna
Sturgis	3-5-1	86	164	2-2-1	39	70	Marion Kelly
Caledonia	2-5	52	150	2-4-0	52	110	Dale Darnell
Edinburg	2-6	83	219	0-4-0	25	142	Malcomb Robinson
Weir	1-6	39	190	0-6-0	32	190	Don Johnson
Brooksville	0-2-1	0	77	0-2-1	0	77

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