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New Albany Football Team History

New Albany Bulldogs

New Albany High School

201 Hwy. 15 North New Albany, MS
Stadium: Kitchens Field
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Tom Cotten

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1921 <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024

1949 Season Highlights

Tom Cotten enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at New Albany.

1949 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. Houston *	19	6	W
Fri., Sep. 23	Amory *	18	0	W
Fri., Sep. 30	Baldwyn	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 7	University *	18	12	W
Fri., Oct. 14	Booneville	12	6	W
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Pontotoc *	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 21	Starkville *	14	33	L
Fri., Nov. 11	West Point *	13	19	L
Fri., Nov. 18	Grenada *	13	0	W
Playoffs
Thu., Nov. 24	Sardis	12	27	L	1st Round Playoffs

1949 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	172
Scoring Average	17.2
Points Allowed	110
Defense Average	11.0
Opponents Record	49-46 -2
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	1-0

1949 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Aberdeen	10-1	324	84	8-0-0	252	33	James Wade
New Albany	7-3	172	110	5-2-0	121	70	Tom Cotten
Starkville	6-5	175	180	5-1-0	104	60	Walter Scales
University	5-2	183	52	3-2-0	87	52
Pontotoc	6-4	160	181	2-4-0	67	149	Albert Pardue
Amory	4-6	80	169	2-5-0	34	129	Tommy Owens
West Point	4-6-1	141	157	2-5-1	71	116	Howard E. Shook
Houston	2-7	70	169	2-5-0	63	119	Willie Foster
Grenada	3-7	96	124	1-5-0	41	73	Archie Stubbs
Okolona	1-6-1	101	164	1-4-1	88	143

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