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Benton County Football Team History

Benton County Buccaneers

Benton County High School

Ashland, MS
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Coach: Eric Rice

2011 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2023

2016 Season Highlights

Eric Rice enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Benton County.

The Buccaneers finished 2nd in District 1.

TheBuccaneers set a team record by scoring 320 points.

The Buccaneers set a team record by winning 7 games.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 19	@ Byers	52	0	W
Fri., Aug. 26	vs. West Tallahatchie	0	26	L
Fri., Sep. 2	@ North Panola	20	31	L
Fri., Sep. 9	@ Potts Camp	56	14	W
Fri., Sep. 16	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 23	vs. Walnut	14	0	W
Fri., Sep. 30	vs. Belmont *	28	14	W
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Alcorn Central *	54	6	W
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Booneville *	22	6	W
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Kossuth *	16	49	L
Fri., Oct. 28	@ New Site *	36	12	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. North Panola	22	48	L	1st Round Playoffs

2016 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	320
Scoring Average	29.1
Points Allowed	206
Defense Average	18.7
Opponents Record	69-69
District Record	4-1
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	4-1

2016 Class 3A District 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kossuth	11-2	512	289	1-1	34	52	5-0	226	87	Brian Kelly
Benton County	7-4	320	206	0-1	22	48	4-1	156	87	Eric Rice
Booneville	7-4	288	212	0-1	12	41	3-2	151	97	Mike Mattox
Belmont	3-8	214	313	0-1	0	52	2-3	122	140	Jason Coker
Alcorn Central	3-8	209	350				1-4	92	178	Brandon Cherry
New Site	0-10	129	429				0-5	73	231	Matt Stacy

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