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Sandersville Football Team History

Sandersville Bulldogs

Sandersville High School

Sandersville, MS
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Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Ray Merritt

1937 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 1964

1961 Season Highlights

Ray Merritt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Sandersville.

TheBulldogs set a team record by scoring 140 points.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Taylorsville *	0	18	L
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Stringer *
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Calhoun	13	12	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Glade	6	13	L
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Soso	14	6	W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Raleigh *	27	13	W
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Beat Four *	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Enterprise Clarke *	14	21	L
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Shady Grove	26	12	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Heidelberg *	13	34	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	140
Scoring Average	15.6
Points Allowed	136
Defense Average	15.1
Opponents Record	46-39 -5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-1

1961 Rebel Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Enterprise Clarke	8-0-1	172	52	6-0-1	152	40	L.J. Davis
Taylorsville	9-0	226	56	6-0-0	157	38	Bill Morris
Heidelberg	5-5	208	116	5-5-0	208	116	Glenn Wells
Bay Springs	6-2-2	188	113	4-1-1	121	66
Stonewall	4-3	105	89	4-1-0	92	24	Aubrey Carmichael
Sandersville	5-4	140	136	2-3-0	81	93	Ray Merritt
Clara	4-5	65	76	2-1-0	32	31	Warren Hutto
Decatur	3-7	62	235	2-5-0	34	189
Raleigh	2-8	86	177	1-5-0	67	125	Eddie Rodgers
Beat Four	1-6-1	45	167	0-4-0	25	109	Harold Clark
Ellisville	0-7	45	166	0-4-0	25	101	Troy Bush
Stringer	0-7	25	186	0-3-0	12	74	Robert Gavins

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