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Hernando Football Team History

Hernando Tigers

Hernando High School

805 Dilworth Hernando, MS
Stadium: Anthony Jenkins Field
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Bennie Weeks

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1927 <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024

1959 Season Highlights

Bennie Weeks enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Hernando.

1959 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	Holly Springs *	12	12	T
Fri., Sep. 11	vs. Olive Branch *	12	0	W
Fri., Sep. 18	Horn Lake *	6	35	L
Fri., Sep. 25	Tunica	14	32	L
Fri., Oct. 2	Marks	19	6	W
Fri., Oct. 9	@ Water Valley *	7	18	L
Fri., Oct. 16	Sardis *	19	19	T
Fri., Oct. 23	Senatobia *	0	35	L
Fri., Oct. 30	Oakland *	12	14	L
Fri., Nov. 6	OPEN

1959 Season Totals
Record	2-5 -2
Points Scored	101
Scoring Average	11.2
Points Allowed	171
Defense Average	19.0
Opponents Record	50-42 -7
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	0-1

1959 Chickasaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Senatobia	10-0	291	36	8-0-0	253	36	James Coleman
Water Valley	7-3-1	206	106	6-1-1	171	53	Bob Tyler
Horn Lake	6-4	217	116	6-2-0	185	70	W.S. Donald
Oakland	5-4	107	160	4-3-0	87	140	Walter Ahrens
Olive Branch	4-6	128	173	3-5-0	108	120	Walter Carter
Hernando	2-5-2	101	171	1-4-2	68	133	Bennie Weeks
Holly Springs	2-5-3	79	150	1-4-3	59	116	Joe Williams
Coldwater	1-9	60	249	1-6-0	45	201	Gird Warren Sr.
Sardis	0-7-2	96	248	0-5-2	89	194	John Alderman

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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.