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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: G.T. Thames


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1920  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights
 G.T. Thames enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Starkville.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 3  @ Kosciusko    12   14   L       
 Fri., Sep. 10  vs. Caldwell   *  19   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 17  @ Corinth    24   3   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. Louisville   *  15   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 1  @ Oxford   *  31   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  vs. West Point   *  7   12   L       
 Fri., Oct. 15  @ Grenada   *  21   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 22  vs. Aberdeen    28   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 29  vs. Lee   *  27   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Tupelo   *  19   17   W       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored203
  Scoring Average20.3
  Points Allowed79
  Defense Average7.9
  Opponents Record54-40 -5
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-1
  
1976  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
 North
Aberdeen 6-41521206-1-014060  Thomas Pierce
Amory 5-51671085-2-013152  Jerry Lyons
Houston 6-51041074-3-07680  Crowell Armstrong
Corinth 5-51331654-3-0102100  Johnny Plummer
Fulton 5-51711504-3-09669  Don Leathers
Pontotoc 5-61571654-4-0104116  Tommy Morton
Shannon 1-8971711-6-091158  Thomas Suggs
New Albany 0-10772710-7-039165  
 South
West Point 9-1250796-1-016366  Travis Langford
Starkville 8-2203796-1-013950  G.T. Thames
Tupelo 7-2-1164684-2-110356  Dennis Waite
Grenada 7-3-1177933-3-110181  
Louisville 5-3-11621173-3-1118108  Art Nester
Lee 4-5791453-4-066128  Dennis Coleman
Caldwell 3-5-11141591-5-175141  Waverly King
Oxford 0-9-11052950-7-056191  Bob Sanders



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