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Belmont Football Team History

Belmont Cardinals

Belmont High School

9 School Drive Belmont, MS
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Colors: Red, White & Blue
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1959 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

The Head Coach is unknown.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	vs. Alcorn Central	12	0	W
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Mantachie *	14	0	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Burnsville *	22	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Biggersville *	0	12	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Tishomingo *	36	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Red Bay AL	6	14	L
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Mooreville *			W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Iuka	8	24	L
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Hatley *	28	8	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Smithville *	14	3	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Hamilton *	6	14	L

1978 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	146
Scoring Average	13.3
Points Allowed	75
Defense Average	6.8
Opponents Record	45-70 -1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-3

1978 Waterway Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Biggersville	9-2	246	125	8-0-0	214	56	John Nelson
Hamilton	9-1-1	313	58	7-1-0	275	36	Jimmie Moore
Belmont	7-4	146	75	6-2-0	120	37
Mantachie	6-4	272	171	4-4-0	160	145	Lawrence Wesson
Mooreville	6-5	134	183	4-4-0	91	130	John Dye
Hatley	5-5	172	162	4-4-0	160	131	Sam Wilson
Burnsville	4-7	160	188	2-6-0	82	161	William Robinson
Smithville	2-8	100	190	1-7-0	53	166	F.G. Wiygul
Tishomingo	0-10	6	361	0-8-0	6	289

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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.