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Newville Football Team History
Newville Bearcats
Newville High School
Newville, AL 0
Stadium: Colors: Red & Black Coach: Jerry Ward
1961 Season Highlights
Jerry Ward enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Newville. The Bearcats set a team record by winning 7 games.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 8 @
Midland City
6
6
T
Fri., Sep. 15 vs.
Newton
32
0
W
Fri., Sep. 22 vs.
Cottonwood
26
6
W
Fri., Sep. 29 vs.
Clio
31
14
W
Fri., Oct. 6 vs.
Abbeville
21
0
W
Fri., Oct. 13 vs.
Rehobeth
6
20
L
Fri., Oct. 20 @
Louisville
41
13
W
Fri., Oct. 27 vs.
Wicksburg
13
6
W
Fri., Nov. 3 @
Houston County
14
12
W
Fri., Nov. 24 @
Headland
0
33
L
Headland
1961 Season Totals
Record 7-2
-1
Points Scored 190
Scoring Average 19.0
Points Allowed 110
Defense Average 11.0
Opponents Record 38-53
-8
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-1
-1
1961 Class Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
Final
10 (7-2-1) 28
ASWA
10/11/1961 5
5 (5-0) 77
ASWA
10/4/1961 4
5 (4-0) 72
ASWA
11/1/1961 8
10 (6-1-1) 26
ASWA
11/15/1961 10
7 (7-1-1) 56
ASWA
11/8/1961 9
7 (7-1-1) 62
ASWA
9/27/1961 3
8 (3-0) 44
ASWA
1961 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
No Newville Players on File.
1961 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
No Newville Players on File.
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