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Starkville Football Team History

Starkville Yellow Jackets

Starkville High School

603 Yellow Jacket Drive Starkville, MS
Stadium: Yellow Jacket Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Jim Craig

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1920 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Jim Craig enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Starkville.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Kosciusko	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Louisville	12	39	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Oxford *	7	20	L
Fri., Sep. 29	@ New Albany *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Pontotoc *	14	0	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Aberdeen *	7	3	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Amory *	12	7	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Corinth *	6	7	L
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Neshoba Central	35	6	W
Fri., Nov. 10	@ West Point *	0	21	L

1972 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	105
Scoring Average	10.5
Points Allowed	110
Defense Average	11.0
Opponents Record	52-37 -5
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-3

1972 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Corinth	8-0-1	194	52	7-0-0	154	46	Johnny Plummer
Oxford	7-3	129	78	5-2-0	103	59	Bob Sanders
Amory	5-4	123	79	4-3-0	107	59	Jerry Lyons
Starkville	5-5	105	110	4-3-0	52	58	Jim Craig
Aberdeen	4-4-1	98	129	2-4-1	70	105	Thomas Pierce
New Albany	3-7	92	146	2-5-0	57	131	Jack Stanley
West Point	2-7-1	64	114	2-4-1	52	76	Travis Langford
Pontotoc	2-5-2	79	126	0-5-2	47	108	Bob Pitner

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