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Starkville Football Team History

Starkville Yellow Jackets

Starkville High School

603 Yellow Jacket Drive Starkville, MS
Stadium: Yellow Jacket Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Walter Scales

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1920 <-- 1949 <- 1950 -> 1951 --> 2024

1950 Season Highlights

Walter Scales enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Starkville.

1950 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Louisville	6	6	T
Fri., Sep. 15	@ University *	6	13	L
Fri., Sep. 22	@ West Point *	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Amory *	6	6	T
Thu., Oct. 5	vs. Aberdeen *	34	6	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Grenada *	0	14	L
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. New Albany *	27	6	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Eupora	39	6	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Ackerman	3	0	W
Fri., Nov. 10	@ Houston *	32	0	W
Fri., Nov. 17	vs. Okolona *	34	13	W

1950 Season Totals
Record	7-2 -2
Points Scored	194
Scoring Average	17.6
Points Allowed	70
Defense Average	6.4
Opponents Record	64-42 -4
Home Record	4-0 -2
Away Record	3-2

1950 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
University	9-1	232	40	7-0-0	151	25
Grenada	8-2	196	104	7-1-0	171	63
Amory	8-1-1	272	75	6-1-1	238	69	Tommy Owens
Starkville	7-2-2	194	70	5-2-1	146	58	Walter Scales
Okolona	6-2	206	144	5-2-0	172	129
Aberdeen	4-7	112	206	3-6-0	78	179	James Wade
West Point	4-5-1	135	117	3-5-1	110	111	Howard E. Shook
New Albany	3-7	114	184	2-6-0	101	146	Tom Cotten
Houston	2-7-1	99	158	1-7-1	66	158	Willie Foster
Pontotoc	1-10	121	404	0-8-0	52	317	Albert Pardue

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