1971 Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football team
| 1971 Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football | |
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Junior college national champion MJCC champion MJCC South Division champion Shrine Bowl champion | |
MJCC championship game, W 26–14 vs. Mississippi Delta | |
Shrine Bowl, W 22–13 vs. Fort Scott | |
| Conference | Mississippi Junior College Conference |
| South Division | |
| Record | 11–0 (5–0 MJCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | A. L. May Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Delta xy | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Central (MS) | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwest Mississippi | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Itawamba | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Mississippi | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holmes | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Mississippi | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| xy$ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pearl River | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jones County | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copiah–Lincoln | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Mississippi | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hinds | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Mississippi Gulf Coast 26, Mississippi Delta 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College as a member of the Mississippi Junior College Conference (MJCC) during the 1971 junior college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach George Sekul, the Bulldogs compiled a perfect 11–0 record, won the MJCC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 365 to 146, and were selected as the junior college national champion in the final JC Gridwire poll of 1971.[1] Mississippi Gulf Coast won the MJCC's South Division title with a record of 5–0, and beat Mississippi Delta in the conference title game.[2]
Key players included quarterback James "Dinky" McKay and halfback Rikki Autumn.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 4 | Itawamba* | Perkinston, MS | W 28–21 | ||||
| September 11 | at Copiah–Lincoln | Wesson, MS | W 30–7 | [4] | |||
| September 18 | Jones County | Perkinston, MS | W 27–8 | [5] | |||
| September 25 | vs. Pearl River |
| W 37–21 | [6] | |||
| October 2 | vs. East Central (MS)* |
| W 28–27 | ||||
| October 7 | at Holmes* | Goodman, MS | W 36–7 | [7] | |||
| October 16 | at East Mississippi* | Scooba, MS | W 33–13 | [8] | |||
| October 28 | at Southwest Mississippi | Summit, MS | W 36–8 | [9] | |||
| November 6 | Hinds |
| W 62–7 | [10] | |||
| November 20 | vs. Mississippi Delta* |
| W 26–14 | [11] | |||
| December 3 | vs. Fort Scott* | Savannah, GA (Shrine Bowl) | W 22–13 | 4,000 | [12][13] | ||
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References
- ^ "Reedley Ranks Sixth In JC Grid Poll". The Fresno Bee. December 17, 1971. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hood, Orley (November 14, 1971). "Gulf Coast, Delta Collide In Saturday Playoff Biggie". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. B3. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Perk Quarterback Yet To Lose Game". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 1971. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gulf Coast Defeats Co-Lin 30-7". The Daily Herald. September 12, 1971. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chuck Abadie (September 20, 1971). "Gulf Coast JC batters Jones for Third in Row". Hattiesburg American. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gulf Coast Out-Runs Pearl River 37-21". The Sunday Herald. September 26, 1971. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gulf Coast Tops 'Dogs". The Daily Herald. October 8, 1971. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Herschel Sullivan (October 17, 1971). "Gulf Coast Beats East Juniors". The Daily Herald. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Steve Sparks (October 29, 1971). "Top Ranked Gulf Coast Wrecks Southwest 36-8". Enterprise-Journal. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roy Rolison (November 7, 1971). "Gulf Coast Claims South Title: Hinds Falls In 62-7 Perk Win". The Daily Herald. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ken Ernst (November 21, 1971). "Gulf Coast Wins State championship". The Sunday Herald. p. C1 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Gulf Coast Defeats Fort Scott 22-13; Wins National Junior College Title". The Daily Herald. October 4, 1971. p. 13 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gulf Coast Bulldog Fans' Chants Echoed In Savannah". The Sunday Herald. December 5, 1971. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.