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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: Johnny Hill

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1919 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Johnny Hill enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tupelo.

The Golden Wave finished 5th in District 1.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	vs. Shannon	20	18	W
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Louisville	39	21	W
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Meridian	25	20	W
Fri., Sep. 20	@ West Point	14	3	W
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Columbus *	31	21	W
Fri., Oct. 4	@ Starkville *	21	35	L
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Southaven *	41	7	W
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. South Panola *	21	22	L
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Grenada *	6	35	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Horn Lake *	59	10	W
Fri., Nov. 8	@ Clarksdale *	20	46	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	297
Scoring Average	27.0
Points Allowed	238
Defense Average	21.6
Opponents Record	87-50
District Record	3-4
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-3

1996 Class 5A District 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
South Panola	14-1	550	188	3-1	166	86	8-0	298	88	Ed Stanley
Starkville	10-4	408	204	2-1	78	61	5-3	196	111	Chuck Friend
Clarksdale	8-3	338	98	0-1	20	21	5-2	187	59	Jesse Murphree
Grenada	9-3	336	110	0-1	20	27	5-2	184	56	Neil Hitchcock
Tupelo	7-4	297	238				3-4	199	176	Johnny Hill
Southaven	4-6	156	290				2-5	81	248	Trey Allman
Horn Lake	5-6	181	268				1-6	77	235	Ron Oakes
Columbus	0-11	74	399				0-7	54	303	Pat Davis

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