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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: Engle May

 

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1919  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Engle May enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tupelo.
 
1940 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 13  vs. Fulton    6   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  @ West Point    20   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Clarksdale   *  0   32   L       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Greenwood   *  6   20   L       
 Fri., Oct. 11  @ Central Jackson   *  7   18   L       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Vicksburg   *  20   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Greenville   *  6   14   L       
 Fri., Nov. 1  @ Meridian   *  13   35   L       
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ McComb   *  0   20   L       
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. Lee   *  28   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 21  @ Corinth    14   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Jackson TN  7   13   L       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record5-7
  Points Scored127
  Scoring Average10.6
  Points Allowed166
  Defense Average13.8
  Opponents Record77-46 -5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-4
  
1940  Big 8 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
McComb 11-1286397-1-016325  Charles Moore.
Meridian 10-0-1372507-0-121050  Jim Baxter
Clarksdale 10-1239926-1-013466  H.C. Jenkins
Laurel 7-3-1265575-2-116129  G.B. Landrum
Greenville 8-3257644-3-012357  George Terry
Central Jackson 7-2197524-2-08445  Scrap Crawley
Greenwood 7-41851114-3-010778  Gene Chadwick
Hattiesburg 5-5811372-4-027131  Pinky Rohm
Tupelo 5-71271662-6-080153  Engle May
Brookhaven 7-3-11281251-2-01974  Robert L. Therrell
Vicksburg 5-62021421-6-073142  Al Clemens
Biloxi 2-8-1562081-3-044107  A.D. Buck Brown
Gulfport 4-71011350-5-0088  Nick Duncan
Lee 1-11313910-6-019199  William B. Saunders



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