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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: Calvin Triplett

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1911 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Calvin Triplett enters his 1st season as Head Coach at McComb.

The Tigers won the Big 8 S Conference Championship.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Bogalusa LA	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Natchez-Adams *	33	27	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Central Jackson	19	0	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Biloxi *	19	14	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Gulfport *	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Hattiesburg *	47	28	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Laurel *	34	6	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Columbia *	20	0	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Provine *	33	7	W
Thu., Nov. 22	@ Brookhaven *	7	25	L
Fri., Nov. 30	Greenville	20	18	W

1956 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	252
Scoring Average	22.9
Points Allowed	139
Defense Average	12.6
Opponents Record	49-45 -8
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	3-2

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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