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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  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Bill Lindsley enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Newton.
 
1956 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 7   OPEN               
 Fri., Sep. 21   Laurel    13   33   L       
 Fri., Sep. 21   Quitman   *  34   20   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28   Kosciusko   *  8   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5   Ackerman   *  20   46   L       
 Fri., Oct. 12   Forest    28   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19   Philadelphia   *  24   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26   Canton   *  20   21   L       
 Fri., Nov. 2   Louisville   *  12   27   L       
 Fri., Nov. 9   Enterprise Clarke    25   0   W       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored184
  Scoring Average20.4
  Points Allowed166
  Defense Average18.4
  Opponents Record37-46 -8
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
  
1956  Choctaw Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Eupora 9-1298596-0-020432  Hollis Rutter
Canton 7-1-11591126-0-114766  Howard Willoughby
Union 7-32061135-3-015499  Clyde McGee
Philadelphia 5-3-21741085-1-216875  Billy Jarrell
Ackerman 7-3-12872474-3-1183209  Prentiss Irvin
Newton 5-41841663-3-0118133  Bill Lindsley
Quitman 5-3-11821263-3-012199  Murphy Lowther
Kosciusko 4-61611733-4-0123112  John King Jr.
Macon 4-4110893-4-09783  A.J. Kilpatrick
DeKalb 3-7951681-6-027149  Jack Holloway
Louisville 2-101312791-6-073147  Ken Lawrence
Carthage 1-10743180-6-034238  Walter Ahrens



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