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Vicksburg Football Team History

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Vicksburg High School

3701 Drummond Street Vicksburg, MS
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Colors: Green & White
Coach: Gene Allen

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1912 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2023

1961 Season Highlights

Gene Allen enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Vicksburg.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 8	Tallulah LA	46	7	W
Fri., Sep. 15	Murrah *	7	13	L
Fri., Sep. 22	Greenville *	0	13	L
Fri., Sep. 29	Natchez-Adams	19	0	W
Fri., Oct. 6	Central Jackson *	7	9	L
Fri., Oct. 20	Meridian *	7	0	W
Fri., Nov. 3	Clarksdale *	19	0	W
Fri., Nov. 10	Greenwood *	26	13	W
Fri., Nov. 17	OPEN
Thu., Nov. 23	Yazoo City *	35	7	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	166
Scoring Average	18.4
Points Allowed	62
Defense Average	6.9
Opponents Record	41-36 -14
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1961 Big 8 N Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Murrah	8-1-2	215	106	8-0-1	202	83	Jack Carlisle
Greenville	7-2-1	214	93	6-2-1	181	93	Wally Beach
Tupelo	7-3	154	115	5-3-0	121	96	Lee Paslay
Central Jackson	6-5	167	168	5-4-0	128	137	Bob Stevens
Vicksburg	6-3	166	62	4-3-0	101	55	Gene Allen
Meridian	5-3-2	109	103	4-2-1	89	55	Claude Jennings
Clarksdale	3-6-1	112	180	3-6-1	112	180	Jack Stribling
Greenwood	3-5-2	112	148	2-5-2	99	142	Bobby Wilson
Lee	3-7	79	139	2-5-0	60	105	Harold Wesson
Yazoo City	3-4-3	96	137	1-4-2	55	118	Eulas Jenkins
Corinth	2-8	67	203	0-6-0	40	145	Bob Tyler

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.