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Batesville Football Team History

Batesville Tigers

South Panola High School

601 Tiger Drive Batesville, MS
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Colors: Blue & Red
Coach: O.J. Armstrong

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1931 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

O.J. Armstrong enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Batesville.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	@ Yazoo City *	0	27	L
Fri., Sep. 11	vs. Indianola *	12	6	W
Fri., Sep. 18	@ Cleveland *	13	0	W
Fri., Sep. 25	@ Charleston *	16	19	L
Fri., Oct. 2	@ Water Valley	40	6	W
Fri., Oct. 9	vs. Sardis	14	12	W
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Winona *	19	32	L
Fri., Oct. 23	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. Drew *	0	21	L
Fri., Nov. 6	@ West Tallahatchie *	35	13	W
Fri., Nov. 13	@ Pontotoc	47	0	W

1953 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	196
Scoring Average	19.6
Points Allowed	136
Defense Average	13.6
Opponents Record	60-47 -2
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	4-2

1953 Delta Valley Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Drew	9-2	238	100	8-0-0	204	54	W.C. Husmann
Yazoo City	10-1	370	79	5-1-0	182	40	Doug Hanley
East Tallahatchie	5-4	135	166	4-3-0	104	127	Mike Mihalic
West Tallahatchie	5-5	135	170	4-4-0	103	151	Bernard Blackwell
Indianola	4-5-1	113	149	4-5-0	107	143	Walker W. Jones
Winona	10-1	305	71	3-1-0	93	32	Johnny Bruce
Batesville	6-4	196	136	3-4-0	95	118	O.J. Armstrong
Belzoni	5-5	183	202	3-5-0	125	181	Howard Woods
Leland	5-5	157	136	1-4-0	58	102	Bryant Smith
Cleveland	0-10	64	247	0-8-0	57	180	J.C. Bates

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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.