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Benton Football Team History

Benton Bulldogs

Benton High School

Benton, MS
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Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: M.M. Gordon

1938 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 1991

1961 Season Highlights

M.M. Gordon enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Benton.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 8	Jett	0	14	L
Fri., Sep. 15	Puckett *	12	21	L
Fri., Sep. 22	Bentonia *	6	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	Pelahatchie *	19	2	W
Fri., Oct. 6	Terry High *	19	0	W
Fri., Oct. 13	Mississippi School for the Deaf *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 20	Saint Joseph Jackson	0	20	L
Fri., Oct. 27	Madison-Ridgeland *	28	7	W
Fri., Nov. 3	Flora *			W
Fri., Nov. 10	Utica	13	0	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	103
Scoring Average	10.3
Points Allowed	64
Defense Average	6.4
Opponents Record	39-47 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1961 Capital Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Puckett	8-1-1	224	103	6-0-1	174	71	Durwood Graham
Benton	7-3	103	64	6-1-0	90	30	M.M. Gordon
Bentonia	7-2-1	187	39	5-1-1	131	19	Joe Glorioso
Madison-Ridgeland	4-5	120	145	4-3-0	101	116	Howard Willoughby
Terry High	4-6	145	198	2-5-0	97	151	A.P. Thibodeaux
Flora	2-5-1	52	111	2-4-1	45	98	Robert Box
Pelahatchie	1-8-1	87	165	1-5-1	61	118	Bryan Williams
Mississippi School for the Deaf	0-9	52	169	0-7-0	39	135	Cecil Davis

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