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Simmons Football Team History

Simmons Blue Devils

Simmons High School

501 West Washington Street Hollandale, MS
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Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Robert Hawthorne

1970 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Robert Hawthorne enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Simmons.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Kennedy *
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Coahoma AHS *	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Broad Street	12	0	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Rosa Fort *	21	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Leland	3	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Nugent Center
Mon., Oct. 20	vs. Elzy	37	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ OBannon	18	12	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Gentry *	7	21	L
Fri., Nov. 7	@ East Side *	0	19	L

1980 Season Totals
Record	6-2
Points Scored	117
Scoring Average	14.6
Points Allowed	52
Defense Average	6.5
Opponents Record	45-36 -1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-1

1980 North Central Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Mound Bayou	8-0	290	33	4-0-0	118	19	Prentice James
East Side	6-2	189	82	3-2-0	122	62	Leroy Byars
Gentry	5-4	125	95	3-2-0	86	63	Robert Brown
Simmons	6-2	117	52	2-2-0	47	40	Robert Hawthorne
Rosa Fort	4-4	124	182	2-3-0	61	128	Roosevelt Hodges
Coahoma AHS	1-7	66	150	0-5-0	6	128	Alexander Mumford
	Central
Moor	6-2-1	282	130	4-1-0	192	50
Elzy	3-6	96	185	3-1-0	62	48	Earnest Williams
Tchula	4-4	106	95	2-2-0	58	48
Lexington	2-1-1	96	24	2-1-0	90	18
Durant AC	1-5	56	152	0-3-0	14	104	Carey Richards
Alexander	0-5	22	212	0-3-0	0	148

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