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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: Jim Ingram

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1919 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Jim Ingram enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tupelo.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	Helena AR	0	7	L
Fri., Sep. 9	Treadwell TN	40	13	W
Fri., Sep. 16	Central Jackson *	27	6	W
Fri., Sep. 30	Meridian *	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	Clarksdale *	7	6	W
Fri., Oct. 14	Greenwood *	0	13	L
Fri., Oct. 21	Murrah *	7	28	L
Fri., Nov. 4	Greenville *	12	13	L
Fri., Nov. 11	Corinth *	32	0	W
Thu., Nov. 24	Lee *	13	0	W

1960 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	144
Scoring Average	14.4
Points Allowed	86
Defense Average	8.6
Opponents Record	38-38 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1960 Big 8 N Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Greenwood	8-1	202	61	8-1-0	202	61	Bobby Wilson
Murrah	6-3-1	156	80	6-3-1	156	80	James E. Merritt
Yazoo City	9-1-1	211	60	5-0-1	92	19	Eulas Jenkins
Clarksdale	6-3-1	153	116	5-3-1	101	110	Jack Stribling
Tupelo	6-4	144	86	5-3-0	104	66	Jim Ingram
Greenville	5-4-1	155	104	4-4-1	123	104	Wally Beach
Meridian	7-3	161	47	3-3-0	71	19	Dave Owens
Lee	3-7	93	169	2-6-0	60	150	Harold Wesson
Vicksburg	3-7	71	114	1-6-0	38	101	Gene Allen
Central Jackson	1-9	50	186	1-7-0	38	166	Bob Stevens
Corinth	2-8-1	125	228	0-5-0	14	130	Leo Jones

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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.