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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: Jack Nix

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1920 <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2023

1962 Season Highlights

Jack Nix enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Starkville.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Philadelphia	19	6	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Louisville	12	46	L
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. New Albany *	19	20	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ University *	13	14	L
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Pontotoc *	19	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Aberdeen *	34	7	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Amory *	22	7	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Bruce *	48	0	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Houston *	46	0	W
Fri., Nov. 9	@ West Point *	7	14	L

1962 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	239
Scoring Average	23.9
Points Allowed	114
Defense Average	11.4
Opponents Record	53-41 -2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-2

1962 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Albany	9-0	187	90	8-0-0	168	90	William Ward
West Point	7-3	179	72	6-2-0	159	46
Amory	6-2	164	81	6-2-0	164	81	Doug Brown
Starkville	6-4	239	114	5-3-0	208	62	Jack Nix
University	5-3-1	126	108	4-3-1	106	108	Bill Calhoun
Pontotoc	5-4-1	159	74	3-4-1	127	68	Charles Duck
Aberdeen	2-7	117	173	2-6-0	111	142	John Holliday
Houston	1-9	57	219	1-7-0	51	198	James Hood
Bruce	1-9	25	355	0-8-0	12	311	James Kelly

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

In 1969 the two point conversion was adopted for play following a touchdown. Until that time all conversions were worth one point.