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McComb Football Team History

McComb Tigers

McComb High School

310 Seventh Street McComb, MS
Stadium: C.C. Moore Stadium
Colors: Dark Green & Gold
Coach: Melvin Hemphill

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1911 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024

1951 Season Highlights

Melvin Hemphill enters his 1st season as Head Coach at McComb.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Saint Stanislaus	47	13	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Natchez-Adams *	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Vicksburg	12	6	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Moss Point *	40	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Gulfport *	19	6	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Hattiesburg *	21	7	W
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Laurel *	7	27	L
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Biloxi *	6	26	L
Fri., Nov. 16	@ Pascagoula *	7	40	L
Thu., Nov. 22	vs. Brookhaven *	6	34	L

1951 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	179
Scoring Average	17.9
Points Allowed	166
Defense Average	16.6
Opponents Record	50-49 -4
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-2

1951 Big 8 S Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brookhaven	10-1	307	79	7-1-0	224	65	Charlie Armstrong
Biloxi	7-3	164	93	6-2-0	138	60	Edgar Wright
Laurel	6-4-1	190	177	5-2-1	147	121	Art VanTone
Pascagoula	7-3-1	196	98	4-3-1	128	85	Thomas Binion
McComb	6-4	179	166	4-4-0	120	147	Melvin Hemphill
Natchez-Adams	6-5	178	178	3-5-0	132	160	A.I. Rexinger
Hattiesburg	4-5-1	93	126	3-5-0	80	126	C.D. Galey
Gulfport	4-6	186	168	2-6-0	110	162	Warren Watkins
Moss Point	1-9	38	270	1-7-0	26	179	J.D. Stonestreet

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.