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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: Jack Nix


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1920  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights
 Jack Nix enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Starkville.
 The Yellow Jackets won the Little 10 Conference Championship.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  vs. New Albany   *  30   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7  @ University   *  23   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  @ West Point   *  7   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Philadelphia    19   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  vs. Aberdeen   *  45   20   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5  @ Grenada   *  14   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12  vs. Louisville    28   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Houston   *  19   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  vs. Pontotoc   *  58   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  vs. Amory   *  38   13   W       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record10-0
  Points Scored281
  Scoring Average28.1
  Points Allowed76
  Defense Average7.6
  Opponents Record38-55 -8
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-0
  
1956  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Starkville 10-0281768-0-023470  Jack Nix
Grenada 7-3-1146796-1-112047  Bob Ellard
West Point 6-2-2180715-2-114159  Ben Ruscoe
Aberdeen 5-41831574-4-0145143  John Tidwell
Houston 5-51961974-4-0142136  Joe Brigance
University 4-4-11641344-4-0157127  A.W. Carpenter
New Albany 2-5-21081362-4-289102  Roy Johnston
Pontotoc 2-81162901-8-092277  Joe Silveri
Amory 0-11742860-8-056221  Melvin Waters



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