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Philadelphia Football Team History


Philadelphia Tornadoes
Philadelphia High School

248 Byrd Avenue Philadelphia, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Georgio Grace
Overall Record Progress      91% Complete
   
  

 

Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Playoffs OT

Team Timeline
First Team: 1920  (#1)
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1927, 1928, 1992
District Championships
  1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991
1992, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
2012, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2024
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 659-359-23
 Winning Pct. 65%
 State Playoff Titles 3
 District Titles 20
 District Record 157-52
 Home Record 239-87-1
 Away Record 186-121-2
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 110
 Winning Seasons (#2) 73
 Losing Seasons (#2)23
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (2012)
 Most Losses in A Season 9 (2025)
 10 Win Seasons 23
 Most Points Scored in a Game 83 (10/5/1928)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 565 (2017)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 66 (11/6/2015)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 450 (2021)
 Largest Margin of Victory 83 (10/5/1928)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 55 (11/18/2022)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 113 (10/11/2024)
 Last Shutout 10/14/2022
 Last Time Shutout 8/30/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 199
 Been Shutout All-Time 107
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 28 (11/25/1926-10/11/1929)
 Longest Losing 8 (11/15/2024-10/17/2025)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 47-34
 Appearances 37
 1st Round 28-9
 2nd Round 11-13
 3rd Round 0-8
 Semi-Finals 5-2
 Finals 3-2
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  26-44
 2010-19  106-27
 2000-09  88-31
 1990-99 86-29
 1980-89 72-40
 1970-79 51-48-3
 1960-69 59-39-5
 1950-59 63-35-5
 
Next Game
 9/11/2026 (Fri)
@ Choctaw Central
in a Non-Division Game.
Last Time: Philadelphia lost 7-21 in 2025.
All-Time:
  vs. Choctaw Central 25-5-0 83.3% 
 
2026 Season
 8/28  vs. Union    26   27   L  
 9/4  @ Northeast Lauderdale    6   30   L  
 9/11  @ Choctaw Central            
 9/18  vs. Bay Springs            
 9/25  vs. West Lauderdale            
 10/2  @ Noxubee County            
 10/9  @ East Webster   *          
 10/16  vs. Velma Jackson   *          
 10/23  @ Eupora   *          
 10/29  vs. Kemper County   *          
 
2026 Season Totals
  Record0-2
  Scoring32-57
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record0-1
  Away Record0-1
 
 Region 4 Standings
  East Webster 2-00-0
  Eupora 2-00-0
  Kemper County 1-10-0
  Philadelphia 0-20-0
  Velma Jackson 1-10-0
Longest Running Rivalry
 Philadelphia & Newton have played 81 games.
Philadelphia has won 57 games.
Newton has won 22 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 4-38
 10 or more 216-64
 20 or more  202-36
 30 or more 150-11
 40 or more 97-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 97-1
 10 or more 123-101
 20 or more 44-85
 30 or more 9-60
 40 or more 2-33
 
Border Wars
 vs. Tennessee 1 - 0 - 0
 vs. Alabama 1 - 1 - 0
 
  
 
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.

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