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Mount Olive Football Team History


Mount Olive Pirates
Mount Olive Attendance Center

301 South 4th Street Mount Olive, MS
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Colors: Purple, White & Gold
Coach: Thomas Layton

 

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1935  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Thomas Layton enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Mount Olive.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 1  @ Bassfield   *  7   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  @ New Hebron   *  0   6   L       
 Fri., Sep. 15  vs. Columbia Training   *  46   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  @ Seminary   *  6   34   L       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Glade   *  7   25   L       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Mize   *  6   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Pinola    0   0   T       
 Fri., Oct. 20  vs. Collins   *  0   32   L       
 Fri., Oct. 27  @ Soso   *  0   32   L       
 Fri., Nov. 3  vs. Sumrall   *  7   12   L       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record2-7 -1
  Points Scored79
  Scoring Average7.9
  Points Allowed168
  Defense Average16.8
  Opponents Record52-41 -2
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record1-4 -1
  
1961  Apache Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Seminary 9-1260658-0-023458  Fred Cooley
Soso 8-2249926-1-016478  
Collins 7-42211505-2-015693  Jack Bailey
New Hebron 8-0225804-0-011339  John Flynt
Glade 6-2-1155984-2-012985  Franklin Lucas
Calhoun 4-4-11451503-2-110297  Bobby Tackett
Mize 4-61071562-5-080122  Jack Foster
Shady Grove 3-5-11401132-4-19487  Morris Brown
Bassfield 2-61082412-5-0108193  Malcolm Courtney
Mount Olive 2-7-1791682-7-079168  Thomas Layton
Sumrall 2-71232212-4-0103133  Pete McQueen
Myrick 2-7-1701720-4-06101  Ralph Smith
Columbia Training 0-9803600-4-039153  Billy McNeil



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