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Columbia Football Team History

Columbia Wildcats

Columbia High School

1009 Broad Street Columbia, MS
Stadium: Gardner Stadium/Walter Payton Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: M.T. Tatum Jr.

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1924 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

M.T. Tatum Jr. enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Columbia.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Morton	6	12	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Liberty	0	13	L
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Tylertown	40	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Varnado LA	33	0	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Moss Point *	6	7	L
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Hazlehurst	0	20	L
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Yazoo City	0	8	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ McComb *	0	20	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Prentiss	6	13	L
Thu., Nov. 22	vs. Picayune *	33	0	W

1956 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	124
Scoring Average	12.4
Points Allowed	93
Defense Average	9.3
Opponents Record	61-37 -2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	0-5

1956 Big 8 S Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
McComb	9-2	252	139	7-1-0	207	114	Calvin Triplett
Gulfport	8-2	165	92	7-2-0	157	85	Lindy Callahan
Natchez-Adams	9-1	275	77	6-1-0	195	71	Jack Davis
Brookhaven	6-2-2	204	132	5-2-2	190	125	Paul Moyer
Pascagoula	5-6	138	145	3-5-0	100	87	Donald Gibson
Biloxi	4-6-1	148	141	3-5-1	123	115	W.D. Wiles
Moss Point	3-6-1	64	148	3-5-0	51	121	Harry Davis
Laurel	4-5-1	148	200	2-5-1	103	187	John T. Shepherd
Hattiesburg	2-5-3	140	164	2-4-3	133	145	Warren Watkins
Columbia	3-7	124	93	1-2-0	39	27	M.T. Tatum Jr.
Picayune	1-9	80	254	1-4-0	32	115	Red Jenkins
Provine	1-8-1	81	249	1-4-1	41	144	Leslie Godbold

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