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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: Bobby Oswalt

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1924 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024

1965 Season Highlights

Bobby Oswalt enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Columbia.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 10	vs. Tylertown	27	13	W
Fri., Sep. 17	@ Brookhaven *	6	19	L
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Prentiss	20	7	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Moss Point *	13	6	W
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Hattiesburg *	7	20	L
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. West Marion	41	6	W
Fri., Oct. 22	vs. Central Jackson	14	28	L
Fri., Oct. 29	OPEN
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. McComb *	14	31	L
Fri., Nov. 12	@ Picayune *	32	6	W

1965 Season Totals
Record	5-4
Points Scored	174
Scoring Average	19.3
Points Allowed	136
Defense Average	15.1
Opponents Record	43-54 -4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-1

1965 Big 8 S Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Gulfport	9-1-1	230	45	8-0-1	194	32	Lindy Callahan
Biloxi	8-3	217	119	7-1-0	184	77	John Williams
McComb	8-3	209	121	7-2-0	177	100	Frank Halbert
Pascagoula	7-2-1	199	67	6-2-1	180	67	Ed Langford
Hattiesburg	5-4-1	102	115	5-4-1	102	115	Don Ward
Provine	6-4	181	131	4-3-0	144	101	Ed Reed
Natchez-Adams	3-7	160	174	3-4-0	116	102	Fred Morris
Columbia	5-4	174	136	2-3-0	72	82	Bobby Oswalt
Moss Point	4-6	95	127	2-6-0	78	127	Bobby Holmes
Laurel	2-8	94	211	1-7-0	74	157	Barney Poole
Brookhaven	1-8-1	56	217	1-7-1	50	190	Charles McArthur
Picayune	0-10	51	330	0-7-0	38	260	Frank Skipper

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