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Newton Football Team History

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Newton High School

201 West 1st Street Newton, MS
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Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Bill Lindsley

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1930 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2023

1961 Season Highlights

Bill Lindsley enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Newton.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	Morton	27	7	W
Fri., Sep. 8	Quitman *	27	19	W
Fri., Sep. 15	Louisville *	7	3	W
Fri., Sep. 22	Kosciusko *	20	14	W
Fri., Sep. 29	Eupora *	27	0	W
Fri., Oct. 6	Forest	41	14	W
Fri., Oct. 13	Canton *	21	13	W
Fri., Oct. 20	Bay Springs	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 27	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 3	Philadelphia *	0	0	T
Fri., Nov. 17	Macon *	18	23	L
Fri., Nov. 24	Magee	6	34	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	8-2 -1
Points Scored	221
Scoring Average	20.1
Points Allowed	134
Defense Average	12.2
Opponents Record	70-43 -8
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1961 Choctaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Macon	11-0	338	37	9-0-0	278	30	A.J. Kilpatrick
Louisville	7-3	243	49	6-2-0	220	35	Fred Morris
Newton	8-2-1	221	134	5-1-1	120	72	Bill Lindsley
Quitman	6-4	209	136	5-4-0	170	136	Tom Cotten
Canton	7-3	164	134	4-2-0	101	75	Billy Cooper
DeKalb	5-3-1	129	118	4-2-1	117	104	Don Goodwin
Philadelphia	5-5-1	194	158	4-5-1	148	139	Bob Posey
Eupora	4-5-1	123	133	3-4-1	90	127	James E. Nichols
Kosciusko	3-7	121	176	3-7-0	121	176	Larry Thomas
Ackerman	3-7-1	108	260	2-6-0	69	242	Sam Kendricks
Carthage	3-7	98	254	1-6-0	59	205	Leland Harrison
Union	2-7	76	203	0-7-0	37	189	G.C. Kirksey

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.