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Nanih Waiya Football Team History

Nanih Waiya Warriors

Nanih Waiya High School

13937 Hwy. 397 Louisville, MS
Stadium: Nanih Waiya Football Stadium
Colors: Maroon, White & Gray
Coach: Jimmy Dempsey

1957 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2023

1961 Season Highlights

Jimmy Dempsey enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Nanih Waiya.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Caledonia	25	7	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Maben	27	13	W
Fri., Sep. 15	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Mathiston	13	16	L
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Edinburg *	28	13	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Hickory *	13	20	L
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Weir *	0	27	L
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Sebastopol *	47	6	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. McAdams	19	0	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Sturgis	31	6	W
Fri., Nov. 10	Noxapater *	6	13	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	209
Scoring Average	20.9
Points Allowed	121
Defense Average	12.1
Opponents Record	47-54 -2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-1

1961 Big Black Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
New Hope	6-3	123	98	4-0-0	92	33	Gerald Durdin
Mathiston	6-3	136	66	3-1-0	62	20	Gaines Crawford
Caledonia	4-5	85	134	2-2-0	45	56	Sanford Powell
Sturgis	3-7	101	235	1-3-0	27	78
Maben	1-8	39	139	0-4-0	13	52
	South
Weir	9-1	295	61	4-1-0	132	48	Marion Kelly
Hickory	8-1	202	64	4-1-0	108	51	John Kenna
Noxapater	8-2-1	156	65	4-1-0	98	38	Doug Sullivan
Nanih Waiya	6-4	209	121	2-3-0	94	79	Jimmy Dempsey
Edinburg	2-7	135	234	1-4-0	46	148	Charles Mooney
Sebastopol	1-7	69	223	0-5-0	30	144	Dick Canoy

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