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Newton County Football Team History


Newton County Cougars
Newton County High School

16255 Hwy. 503 Decatur, MS
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Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Jeff Breland

 

Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Playoffs OT

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1990  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Jeff Breland enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Newton County.
 The Cougars won the Class 3A District 5 Championship.
 TheCougars set a team record by scoring 398 points.
 The Cougars set a team record by winning 13 games.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 30  vs. Forest    28   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 6  vs. Ridgeland    41   3   W       
 Fri., Sep. 13  @ Morton    30   10   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Neshoba Central    31   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. West Lauderdale   *  28   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Choctaw Central   *  41   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. Southeast Lauderdale   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  @ Carthage   *  34   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Philadelphia   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  @ Heidelberg   *  24   6   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 8  vs. North Pike    36   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. Franklin County    17   0   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 22  @ Heidelberg   *  18   6   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 29  @ Collins    0   46   L       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record13-1
  Points Scored398
  Scoring Average28.4
  Points Allowed84
  Defense Average6.0
  Opponents Record82-76
  District Record7-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record5-1
  
2002 Class 3A District 5 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   District Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Newton County 13-1398843-171527-021512  Jeff Breland
Heidelberg 10-32742282-160505-111475  Larry McGill
Carthage 4-71742390-120343-3106120  Pete Lucovich
Philadelphia 7-42311790-112343-3102110  Marcus Wood
West Lauderdale 3-71242212-478146  Stan McCain
Choctaw Central 3-71532462-4106161  Tommy McCool
Southeast Lauderdale 1-9972160-649134  Dwane Taylor



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