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Bruce Football Team History

Bruce Trojans

Bruce High School

430 East Countiss Street Bruce, MS
Stadium: Trojan Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: James Kelly

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1940 <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2023

1959 Season Highlights

James Kelly enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Bruce.

1959 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	Pontotoc *	7	46	L
Fri., Sep. 11	Grenada *	6	26	L
Fri., Sep. 18	Aberdeen *	7	25	L
Fri., Sep. 25	University *	21	27	L
Fri., Oct. 2	@ Houston *	45	7	W
Fri., Oct. 9	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 16	West Point *	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 23	New Albany *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 30	Amory *	0	13	L
Fri., Nov. 6	Calhoun City	19	19	T
Fri., Nov. 13	Starkville *	6	20	L

1959 Season Totals
Record	3-6 -1
Points Scored	144
Scoring Average	14.4
Points Allowed	190
Defense Average	19.0
Opponents Record	54-49 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	1-0

1959 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Pontotoc	10-0	307	52	9-0-0	268	46	James Butler
Starkville	8-1-1	206	65	8-1-0	199	58	Jack Nix
Amory	7-2	133	74	7-2-0	133	74	Doug Brown
University	7-3	192	81	6-3-0	168	81	Bill Calhoun
Grenada	7-4	229	111	5-4-0	198	111	Bob Ellard
Aberdeen	4-5-1	137	137	4-5-0	131	131	Steve Clark
New Albany	4-6	125	178	3-6-0	104	164	Bill Farris
Bruce	3-6-1	144	190	3-6-0	125	171	James Kelly
Houston	1-9	88	376	1-8-0	82	314	Scott Suber
West Point	0-10	45	325	0-9-0	39	292	Bob Barrett

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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.