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Tupelo Football Team History

Tupelo Golden Wave

Tupelo High School

4125 Cliff Gookin Blvd. Tupelo, MS
Stadium: Renasant Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Tom Cheney

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1919 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Tom Cheney enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Tupelo.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	Amory	19	6	W
Fri., Sep. 10	Jackson TN	13	0	W
Fri., Sep. 17	Covington TN	3	14	L
Fri., Sep. 24	Greenville *	0	7	L
Fri., Oct. 1	Clarksdale *	21	6	W
Fri., Oct. 8	Greenwood *	3	14	L
Fri., Oct. 15	Caldwell *	14	13	W
Fri., Oct. 22	Corinth *	14	15	L
Fri., Oct. 29	West Point	26	13	W
Fri., Nov. 5	Cleveland *	6	21	L
Fri., Nov. 12	Lee *	40	0	W

1971 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	159
Scoring Average	14.5
Points Allowed	109
Defense Average	9.9
Opponents Record	70-43 -1
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1971 Big 8 N Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Greenville	11-0	321	107	7-0-0	181	61	Gary Dempsey
Greenwood	9-2	273	68	5-2-0	143	61	Hollis Rutter
Clarksdale	7-3	231	123	4-3-0	134	117	Ronald Bennett
Corinth	6-4	176	173	4-3-0	94	146	Johnny Plummer
Cleveland	5-4	187	137	4-3-0	140	116	Jimmy Warren
Tupelo	6-5	159	109	3-4-0	98	76	Tom Cheney
Caldwell	3-6	155	142	1-6-0	101	104	Robert Youngblood
Lee	1-9	55	315	0-7-0	22	231	Dwain Acker

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