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Starkville Football Team History


Starkville Yellow Jackets
Starkville High School

603 Yellow Jacket Drive Starkville, MS
Stadium: Yellow Jacket Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Walter Scales


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1920  <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024

1948 Season Highlights
 Walter Scales enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Starkville.
 
1948 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 10  vs. New Albany   *  25   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 17  vs. Macon    35   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  @ West Point   *  32   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 1  vs. Amory   *  13   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  vs. Aberdeen   *  0   6   L       
 Fri., Oct. 15  @ Corinth    0   0   T       
 Fri., Oct. 22  @ Grenada   *  6   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 29  vs. Louisville    7   21   L       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Okolona   *  41   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 12  @ Kosciusko    0   40   L       
 
1948 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored159
  Scoring Average15.9
  Points Allowed87
  Defense Average8.7
  Opponents Record57-50 -4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-1 -1
  
1948  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Grenada 9-3222776-1-07820  Archie Stubbs
West Point 8-3-11851176-2-115183  Howard E. Shook
Starkville 6-3-1159875-1-011726  Walter Scales
Aberdeen 5-4-1157654-3-19752  James Wade
Houston 5-4-11561384-3-08693  Willie Foster
New Albany 5-6-11241093-4-17164  Tom Cotten
Pontotoc 5-51291182-4-05286  Mitch Grisson
Amory 3-8981562-5-058102  James Baughn
University 3-3-173321-3-12020  
Okolona 0-11383370-7-026210  Joe Dollar



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