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Philadelphia Football Team History

Philadelphia Tornadoes

Philadelphia High School

248 Byrd Avenue Philadelphia, MS
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Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Herschel Smith

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1920 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2023

1996 Season Highlights

Herschel Smith enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Philadelphia.

The Tornadoes finished 3rd in District 5.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Kemper County	26	7	W
Fri., Sep. 13	@ Neshoba Central	7	31	L
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Newton	14	20	L
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Winona *	36	8	W
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Florence	42	21	W
Thu., Oct. 10	@ Williams-Sullivan *	64	0	W
Fri., Oct. 18	@ Choctaw Central *	6	13	L
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Ackerman *	17	32	L
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Montgomery County *	30	8	W
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. West Lowndes *	14	0	W

1996 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	256
Scoring Average	25.6
Points Allowed	140
Defense Average	14.0
Opponents Record	54-59
District Record	4-2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-2

1996 Class 2A District 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ackerman	14-1	505	153	3-1	90	62	6-0	221	72	Ricky Woods
Choctaw Central	9-3	359	186	1-1	29	57	5-1	189	61	Tommy McCool
Philadelphia	6-4	256	140				4-2	167	61	Herschel Smith
Winona	6-5	301	215				3-3	170	112	Freddie Brister
West Lowndes	4-6	164	191				2-4	94	121	Felix Wicks
Montgomery County	1-10	84	364				1-5	58	198	Tom Hamby
Williams-Sullivan	0-9	54	494				0-6	40	314	Tim McCormick

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