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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: Pickens Noble

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1919 <-- 1949 <- 1950 -> 1951 --> 2024

1950 Season Highlights

Pickens Noble enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Tupelo.

1950 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 15	Amory	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 22	Fulton	47	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	Meridian *	6	12	L
Fri., Oct. 13	Clarksdale *	6	21	L
Fri., Oct. 20	Greenwood *	13	34	L
Fri., Oct. 27	Central Jackson *	6	45	L
Fri., Nov. 3	Vicksburg *	12	37	L
Fri., Nov. 10	Greenville *	12	33	L
Fri., Nov. 17	Corinth *	19	18	W
Thu., Nov. 23	Lee *	12	6	W

1950 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	139
Scoring Average	13.9
Points Allowed	213
Defense Average	21.3
Opponents Record	64-41 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1950 Big 8 N Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Central Jackson	11-0	542	59	8-0-0	384	39	Doss Fulton
Greenville	9-2	259	84	6-2-0	178	72	Warren Averitte
Greenwood	9-2	283	122	6-2-0	199	109	Carl Maddox
Clarksdale	7-4	267	154	5-3-0	189	128	Melvin Hemphill
Meridian	6-5	204	195	4-4-0	126	182	Earl Morgan
Vicksburg	6-4	207	172	4-4-0	133	158	Raymond Ray
Tupelo	3-7	139	213	2-6-0	86	206	Pickens Noble
Lee	3-8	160	260	1-7-0	66	234	William Bruce
Corinth	1-10	66	353	0-8-0	42	275	W.S. Fowler

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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.