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New Hope Football Team History

New Hope Trojans

New Hope High School

3419 New Hope Road Columbus, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Gerald Durdin

1950 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2023

1961 Season Highlights

Gerald Durdin enters his 7th season as Head Coach at New Hope.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	@ DeKalb	7	12	L
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Pontotoc	12	6	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Ackerman	12	7	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Caledonia *	19	6	W
Fri., Sep. 29	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Pickens County AL	0	14	L
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Mathiston *	14	6	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Maben *	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Macon	0	26	L
Fri., Nov. 3	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 10	@ Sturgis *	39	21	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	123
Scoring Average	13.7
Points Allowed	98
Defense Average	10.9
Opponents Record	55-48 -3
Home Record	2-1
Away Record	4-2

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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