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Cleveland Football Team History

Cleveland Wildcats

Cleveland High School

300 West Sunflower Road Cleveland, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Bill Matthews

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1915 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2016

1980 Season Highlights

Bill Matthews enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Cleveland.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Grenada	6	20	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Vicksburg *	6	13	L
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Forest Hill	6	12	L (OT)
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Brookhaven	34	7	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Hill	21	7	W
Fri., Oct. 10	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Yazoo City *	35	8	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Greenville *	0	30	L
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Greenwood *	21	7	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Leland	19	22	L
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Clarksdale *	3	7	L

1980 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	151
Scoring Average	15.1
Points Allowed	133
Defense Average	13.3
Opponents Record	46-64 -1
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-3

1980 Big 8 D Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Greenville	7-4	244	108	4-1-0	93	28	Fred Washington
Vicksburg	7-4	149	99	4-1-0	71	34	Rush McKay
Greenwood	5-4	157	160	3-2-0	86	84	Hollis Rutter
Cleveland	4-6	151	133	2-3-0	65	65	Bill Matthews
Clarksdale	6-4	157	116	1-4-0	26	58	Ronald Bennett
Yazoo City	3-7	72	206	1-4-0	39	111	Lum Wright Jr.

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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.