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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


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1950  <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024

1959 Season Highlights
 Gerald Durdin enters his 5th season as Head Coach at New Hope.
 
1959 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 4   DeKalb    12   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11   Shuqualak   *  33   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18   Maben   *               
 Fri., Sep. 25   OPEN               
 Fri., Oct. 2   Caledonia   *  27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9   Noxapater   *  26   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16   Mathiston   *        W       
 Fri., Oct. 23   Nettleton    27   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30   Macon                 
 Fri., Nov. 6   Weir   *  25   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 13   Sturgis   *  42   19   W       
 
1959 Season Totals
  Record8-0
  Points Scored192
  Scoring Average24.0
  Points Allowed50
  Defense Average6.3
  Opponents Record43-50 -8
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
  
1959  Big Black Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Hope 8-0192506-0-015338  Gerald Durdin
Noxapater 7-1-2157646-1-212964  Leon Burton
Mathiston 6-1-1121326-1-112132  Gaines Crawford
Nanih Waiya 6-493845-2-06744  Loran Bailey
Edinburg 4-4-11681194-3-113766  Malcomb Robinson
Shuqualak 3-6611333-6-061133  Bill Brown
Sturgis 3-6-21091793-4-297130  Charles Beall
Weir 3-5-2123933-5-212393  Marion Kelly
Maben 2-7821162-6-082104  Gene Adcock
Sebastopol 1-5341440-3-0783  Riley Ainsworth
Caledonia 0-8122230-7-06196  Ira Smith



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