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Raleigh Football Team History

Raleigh Lions

Raleigh High School

Hwy. 35 South Raleigh, MS
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Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Eddie Rodgers

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1937 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Eddie Rodgers enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Raleigh.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Pelahatchie	13	0	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Collins	6	32	L
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Hickory	0	7	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Heidelberg *	18	38	L
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Decatur *	0	7	L
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Sandersville *	13	27	L
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Mize	0	13	L
Fri., Oct. 20	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Taylorsville *	0	28	L
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Stringer *	22	0	W
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Bay Springs *	14	25	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	86
Scoring Average	8.6
Points Allowed	177
Defense Average	17.7
Opponents Record	52-50 -3
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	1-3

1961 Rebel Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Enterprise Clarke	8-0-1	172	52	6-0-1	152	40	L.J. Davis
Taylorsville	9-0	226	56	6-0-0	157	38	Bill Morris
Heidelberg	5-5	208	116	5-5-0	208	116	Glenn Wells
Bay Springs	6-2-2	188	113	4-1-1	121	66
Stonewall	4-3	105	89	4-1-0	92	24	Aubrey Carmichael
Sandersville	5-4	140	136	2-3-0	81	93	Ray Merritt
Clara	4-5	65	76	2-1-0	32	31	Warren Hutto
Decatur	3-7	62	235	2-5-0	34	189
Raleigh	2-8	86	177	1-5-0	67	125	Eddie Rodgers
Beat Four	1-6-1	45	167	0-4-0	25	109	Harold Clark
Ellisville	0-7	45	166	0-4-0	25	101	Troy Bush
Stringer	0-7	25	186	0-3-0	12	74	Robert Gavins

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.