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Ripley Football Team History

Ripley Tigers

Ripley High School

720 South Clayton Road Ripley, MS
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Compton Shelton

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1933 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Compton Shelton enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Ripley.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 8	New Albany	0	26	L
Fri., Sep. 15	Saltillo *	13	13	T
Fri., Sep. 22	Baldwyn *	20	41	L
Fri., Sep. 29	Okolona *	7	18	L
Fri., Oct. 6	Kossuth *	34	6	W
Fri., Oct. 13	Shannon *	28	22	W
Fri., Oct. 20	Houston	7	6	W
Fri., Oct. 27	Nettleton *	34	14	W
Fri., Nov. 3	Fulton *	7	34	L
Fri., Nov. 10	Booneville *	0	26	L

1972 Season Totals
Record	4-5 -1
Points Scored	150
Scoring Average	15.0
Points Allowed	206
Defense Average	20.6
Opponents Record	48-48 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1972 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Fulton	10-0	387	23	9-0-0	359	23	Ben Jones
Houston	8-3	200	97	6-3-0	170	91	Billy Joe Rish
Booneville	7-3	216	87	6-3-0	188	87	Jim Drewry
Okolona	6-3	110	113	6-3-0	110	113	Phil Flynn
Baldwyn	5-4	152	140	4-4-0	144	133	Jackie Spradling
Shannon	4-6	138	176	4-5-0	132	164	Thomas Suggs
Ripley	4-5-1	150	206	3-4-1	143	174	Compton Shelton
Saltillo	3-4-2	108	139	3-4-1	102	133	Mitch Grissom
Nettleton	2-8	162	217	1-8-0	128	211	Woody Magers
Kossuth	0-10	46	400	0-9-0	32	380	Lonnie Harris

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