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Collins Football Team History

Collins Tigers

Collins High School

1208 South Dogwood Ave. Collins, MS
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Colors: Green & White
Coach: Jack Bailey

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1928 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Jack Bailey enters his 22nd season as Head Coach at Collins.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ Prentiss	14	26	L
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. East Marion *	32	14	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Bay Springs	60	36	W
Fri., Sep. 21	@ West Marion *	7	14	L
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Poplarville *	14	13	W
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Lumberton *	7	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Purvis *	14	19	L
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Oak Grove *	14	18	L
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Taylorsville	7	42	L
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Forrest County AHS *	14	8	W
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Northeast Jones	7	6	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	190
Scoring Average	17.3
Points Allowed	196
Defense Average	17.8
Opponents Record	65-50
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-4

1979 Apache Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Oak Grove	8-2	225	129	5-2-0	150	90	David Cain
Poplarville	8-3	226	141	5-3-0	152	113	Pat Morris
West Marion	8-4	206	133	4-3-0	106	79	Royce Foster
Collins	6-5	190	196	4-3-0	102	86	Jack Bailey
Lumberton	5-5	97	99	3-4-0	59	66	Vernon Ward
Purvis	5-4	156	109	3-4-0	98	87	Jack Craft
East Marion	4-5	86	168	2-5-0	49	142	Leslie Peters
Forrest County AHS	2-9	110	222	2-5-0	62	123

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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.