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Booneville Football Team History

Booneville Blue Devils

Booneville High School

300 B George E Allen Drive West Booneville, MS
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Mac Curlee

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1927 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Mac Curlee enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Booneville.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 24	@ Pontotoc	14	0	W
Fri., Sep. 1	@ Saltillo *	14	20	L
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Baldwyn *	0	7	L
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. New Albany	28	0	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Kossuth *	20	6	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Water Valley	0	29	L
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Alcorn Central *	34	7	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Nettleton *	27	0	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Iuka *	21	12	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Okolona *	14	0	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Ripley *	20	15	W

1978 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	192
Scoring Average	17.5
Points Allowed	96
Defense Average	8.7
Opponents Record	54-62 -1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-2

1978 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Saltillo	11-0	407	114	8-0-0	303	96	Willis Wright
Booneville	8-3	192	96	6-2-0	150	67	Mac Curlee
Baldwyn	7-4	234	152	6-2-0	193	105	Hubert Tucker
Kossuth	7-3-1	223	160	6-2-0	181	121	Jim Drewry
Ripley	5-5	157	148	4-4-0	137	120	Larry Cole
Nettleton	4-6	132	188	3-5-0	112	148
Okolona	3-7	121	179	2-6-0	95	143	Bob Pitner
Iuka	4-7	153	218	1-7-0	74	188	Dwight Smith
Alcorn Central	0-11	42	366	0-8-0	35	294	Bill McKinney

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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.