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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: Dennis Waite

 

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1919  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Dennis Waite enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Tupelo.
 
1977 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 2  @ Amory    25   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 9  vs. West Point   *  17   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 16  vs. Athens AL    7   14   L       
 Fri., Sep. 23  @ Grenada   *  17   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 30  vs. Lee   *  31   15   W       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Caldwell   *  7   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 14  @ Louisville   *  28   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 21   OPEN               
 Fri., Oct. 28  vs. Oxford   *  46   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 4  @ Starkville   *  6   14   L       
 Fri., Nov. 11  @ Corinth    14   20   L       
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored198
  Scoring Average19.8
  Points Allowed124
  Defense Average12.4
  Opponents Record50-62
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-2
  
1977  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
 North
Aberdeen 10-0222847-0-016857  Thomas Pierce
Shannon 8-2182795-2-011173  Thomas Suggs
Amory 6-4121875-2-08635  Jerry Lyons
Fulton 7-4126734-3-06147  Don Leathers
Corinth 8-4169883-4-06141  Johnny Plummer
Houston 3-7691432-5-052104  Crowell Armstrong
Pontotoc 3-7751191-6-04787  Tommy Morton
New Albany 2-8552521-6-032174  
 South
Louisville 7-31851076-1-016465  Art Nester
Tupelo 6-41981245-2-015277  Dennis Waite
Caldwell 5-51891314-3-014892  Waverly King
Lee 5-51341244-3-09784  Dennis Coleman
Starkville 4-61441324-3-011792  G.T. Thames
Grenada 4-61681623-4-0122114  
West Point 2-8601962-5-041136  Travis Langford
Oxford 0-10402780-7-028209  Bob Sanders



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