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Noxapater Football Team History

Noxapater Tigers

Noxapater High School

220 Alice Street Noxapater, MS
Stadium: Leon Burton Field
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Buck Kennedy

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1922 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Buck Kennedy enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Noxapater.

The Tigers won the East Central Conference Championship.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Nanih Waiya *	30	12	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Maben *	42	6	W
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Vardaman *	55	0	W
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Sturgis *	44	14	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Ethel *	36	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Kilmichael	40	14	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Durant *	32	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ French Camp Academy *	34	14	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Weir *	34	7	W
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Cumberland *	36	6	W
Fri., Nov. 14	Newton	8	14	L (OT)	Decatur

1980 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	391
Scoring Average	35.5
Points Allowed	87
Defense Average	7.9
Opponents Record	51-53 -2
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	5-0

1980 East Central Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Noxapater	10-1	391	87	9-0-0	343	59	Buck Kennedy
Sturgis	7-2	299	143	7-2-0	299	143	Johnny Fulce
French Camp Academy	8-3	164	150	6-3-0	124	124
Nanih Waiya	7-3-1	251	112	6-3-0	234	98	David Chambliss
Durant	6-3	150	122	6-3-0	150	122	Cotton Robertson
Weir	5-4	112	102	5-4-0	112	102	Joe Gant
Vardaman	3-7	61	229	3-6-0	55	202	Larry Gann
Ethel	3-7	100	189	2-7-0	94	189	Thomas Johnson
Cumberland	2-8	48	230	1-8-0	36	224	Donnie McMinn
Maben	0-10	54	242	0-9-0	46	230

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