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McComb Football Team History


McComb Tigers
McComb High School

310 Seventh Street McComb, MS
Stadium: C.C. Moore Stadium
Colors: Dark Green & Gold
Coach: Melvin Hemphill

 

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1911  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Melvin Hemphill enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at McComb.
 The Tigers set a team record for margin in a defeat by allowing 53 points.
 
1953 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 11   Greenwood    6   26   L       
 Fri., Sep. 18   Bogalusa LA  0   20   L       
 Fri., Sep. 25   Natchez-Adams   *  0   53   L       
 Fri., Oct. 2   Central Jackson    0   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 16   Gulfport   *  6   36   L       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Hattiesburg   *  6   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 30   Laurel   *  0   7   L       
 Fri., Nov. 6   Columbia   *  7   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 13   Moss Point   *  27   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26   Brookhaven   *  6   20   L       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record2-8
  Points Scored58
  Scoring Average5.8
  Points Allowed210
  Defense Average21.0
  Opponents Record57-43 -3
  Home Record0-1
  Away Record0-0
  
1953  Big 8 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Greenville 11-0289466-0-014725  Carl Maddox
Natchez-Adams 9-2385946-0-025913  Henry Parker
Brookhaven 8-2150926-2-010392  Leonard McCullough
Gulfport 8-22411816-2-0167140  Roland Dale
Greenwood 7-3230835-3-018477  Hartwell McPhail
Pascagoula 6-4151745-2-011247  Thomas Binion
Corinth 6-2-12131154-2-06869  Harold Wesson
Meridian 6-3-1130664-1-18942  Charlie Armstrong
Hattiesburg 5-4-1151974-4-012791  Cal Butler
Central Jackson 7-2-1260833-1-18720  Doss Fulton
Clarksdale 6-41651483-3-08489  Wayne Harris
Biloxi 5-4-1118762-4-13476  Charles Walsh
Laurel 4-6831842-6-068184  Art VanTone
McComb 2-8582102-5-052143  Melvin Hemphill
Lee 6-52441201-5-04388  William Bruce
Tupelo 3-71161841-6-055155  Pickens Noble
Moss Point 1-9-1802131-6-148143  Dixie Howell
Vicksburg 1-8-1592860-6-06198  Mike Campbell



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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.