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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: Ricky Black

 

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1919  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Ricky Black enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tupelo.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 5  vs. Amory    20   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  @ West Point   *  15   22   L       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Corinth    26   10   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Grenada   *  30   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Lee   *  10   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Caldwell   *  15   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Louisville   *  34   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Shannon    36   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Oxford   *  25   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Starkville   *  27   6   W       
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored238
  Scoring Average23.8
  Points Allowed105
  Defense Average10.5
  Opponents Record52-46 -6
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-2
  
1980  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
 North
Amory 9-22211116-1-016072  Keith Steele
Fulton 6-4681165-2-05469  Larry Brown
New Albany 6-3-11401344-2-1114107  Ben Jones
Aberdeen 5-4-21831264-2-114785  Thomas Pierce
Shannon 6-4-12081673-3-1123107  Lee Gardner
Corinth 4-5-11661653-3-1127112  Carlos McComb
Houston 3-81642001-6-076118  Tommy Morton
Pontotoc 1-91162910-7-074199  Bill Scott
 South
Lee 10-1-1255866-0-117860  Johnny Bruce
Tupelo 8-22381055-2-015681  Ricky Black
Grenada 6-3-11681144-2-112082  Jack Holliday
West Point 6-4133854-3-09865  Travis Langford
Caldwell 3-6-11561843-4-0127141  Butch Jones
Louisville 4-51231402-5-075127  Jack McAlpin
Starkville 2-7-11122192-5-090170  A.D. Owens
Oxford 2-9501961-6-040158  Buzz Marrow



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