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Union Football Team History

Union Yellow Jackets

Union High School

101 Forest Street Union, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: G.C. Kirksey

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1927 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

G.C. Kirksey enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Union.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	Kosciusko *	0	32	L
Fri., Sep. 8	Ackerman *	7	19	L
Fri., Sep. 15	Philadelphia *	12	39	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. DeKalb *	12	25	L
Fri., Sep. 29	Carthage *	6	7	L
Fri., Oct. 6	Quitman *	0	39	L
Fri., Oct. 13	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 20	Neshoba Central	12	7	W
Fri., Oct. 27	Decatur	27	7	W
Fri., Nov. 3	Eupora *	0	28	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	2-7
Points Scored	76
Scoring Average	8.4
Points Allowed	203
Defense Average	22.6
Opponents Record	40-53 -5
Home Record	0-1
Away Record	0-0

1961 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Macon	11-0	338	37	9-0-0	278	30	A.J. Kilpatrick
Louisville	7-3	243	49	6-2-0	220	35	Fred Morris
Newton	8-2-1	221	134	5-1-1	120	72	Bill Lindsley
Quitman	6-4	209	136	5-4-0	170	136	Tom Cotten
Canton	7-3	164	134	4-2-0	101	75	Billy Cooper
DeKalb	5-3-1	129	118	4-2-1	117	104	Don Goodwin
Philadelphia	5-5-1	194	158	4-5-1	148	139	Bob Posey
Eupora	4-5-1	123	133	3-4-1	90	127	James E. Nichols
Kosciusko	3-7	121	176	3-7-0	121	176	Larry Thomas
Ackerman	3-7-1	108	260	2-6-0	69	242	Sam Kendricks
Carthage	3-7	98	254	1-6-0	59	205	Leland Harrison
Union	2-7	76	203	0-7-0	37	189	G.C. Kirksey

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