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Newton County Football Team History


Newton County Cougars
Newton County High School

16255 Hwy. 503 Decatur, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Bobby Bass
Overall Record Progress      100% Complete
 
  

 

Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Playoffs OT

Team Timeline
First Team: 1990  (#1)
  Opened in 1990
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
District Championships
  1990, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008
2020
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 200-180-0
 Winning Pct. 53%
 State Playoff Titles 0
 District Titles 8
 District Record 109-80
 Home Record 100-79-0
 Away Record 82-88-0
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 34
 Winning Seasons (#2) 20
 Losing Seasons (#2)14
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (2002)
 Most Losses in A Season 10 (2017)
 10 Win Seasons 8
 Most Points Scored in a Game 61 (10/16/2020)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 398 (2002)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 58 (9/1/2017)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 399 (2017)
 Largest Margin of Victory 50 (10/30/2020)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 58 (9/1/2017)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 97 (9/3/2021)
 Last Shutout 9/29/2023
 Last Time Shutout 9/8/2023
 Shutouts All-Time 47
 Been Shutout All-Time 29
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (8/30/2002-11/22/2002)
 Longest Losing 10 (10/6/1995-10/11/1996)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 22-19
 Appearances 19
 1st Round 13-6
 2nd Round 8-5
 3rd Round 1-6
 Semi-Finals 0-2
 Finals 0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  26-19
 2010-19  44-66
 2000-09  81-39
 1990-99 49-56
 1980-89 0-0
 1970-79 0-0
 1960-69 0-0
 1950-59 0-0
 
Next Game
 2023 Season is over.
 
2023 Season
 8/25  vs. Winona    14   49   L  
 9/1  @ Raleigh    34   22   W  
 9/8  vs. Poplarville    0   16   L  
 9/15  @ Union    45   49   L  
 9/22  @ Kosciusko    7   47   L  
 9/29  vs. Northeast Lauderdale   *  35   0   W  
 10/6  @ Choctaw Central   *  26   19   W  
 10/13   OPEN 
 10/20  vs. Leake Central   *  56   27   W  
 10/26  @ West Lauderdale   *  7   24   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/3  vs. North Pontotoc    29   7   W  
 11/10  vs. Caledonia    24   27   L  
 
2023 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Scoring277-287
  Region Record3-1
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-3
 
 Region 4 Standings
  Choctaw Central 0-90-4
  Leake Central 3-81-3
  Newton County 5-63-1
  Northeast Lauderdale 5-62-2
  West Lauderdale 11-24-0
Longest Running Rivalry
 Newton County & Southeast Lauderdale have played 29 games.
Newton County has won 17 games.
Southeast Lauderdale has won 12 games.
with 0 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 4-45
 10 or more 147-79
 20 or more  131-29
 30 or more 87-5
 40 or more 35-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 67-0
 10 or more 84-124
 20 or more 26-104
 30 or more 3-65
 40 or more 0-35
 
Border Wars
 No games on record vs. Border States.
 
  
 
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.

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