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Melrose Football Team History

Melrose Golden Wildcats

Melrose High School

2870 Deadrick Avenue Memphis, TN
Stadium: Melrose Stadium
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Tim Thompson

1966 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2021

1998 Season Highlights

Tim Thompson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Melrose.

The Golden Wildcats finished 2nd in District 8.

TheGolden Wildcats set a team record by scoring 606 points.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	Dunbar (IL)	46	22	W
	Hillcrest *	38	0	W
	Christian Brothers	34	18	W
	Ridgeway *	50	16	W
	Hamilton	36	6	W
	B.T. Washington *	62	6	W
	Westwood *	6	20	L
	Kingsbury *	66	0	W
	Sheffield *	42	0	W
	Frayser *	44	6	W
Playoffs
	Brighton	44	6	W	1st Round Playoffs
	Frayser	40	24	W	2nd Round Playoffs
	Ridgeway	12	10	W	3rd Round Playoffs
	Page	51	3	W	Semi-finals Playoffs
	Kingston	35	34	W	Championship Game

1998 Season Totals
Record	14-1
Points Scored	606
Scoring Average	40.4
Points Allowed	171
Defense Average	11.4
Opponents Record	81-80
Region Record	6-1
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1998 Class I-AAA Region 8 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Westwood	8-2	246	84				7-0	198	28	Magellan Askew
Melrose	14-1	606	171	5-0	182	77	6-1	308	48	Tim Thompson
Ridgeway	9-4	369	226	2-1	77	65	5-2	219	110	John Cooley
Frayser	6-6	224	233	1-1	30	40	4-3	144	115	Terry Ryan
Kingsbury	4-7	214	268	0-1	20	42	3-4	140	190
Booker T. Washington	3-7	98	317				1-6	44	252
Hillcrest	2-8	112	277				1-6	66	207	Charles Battle
Sheffield	2-8	46	246				1-6	20	189

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