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Okolona Football Team History

Okolona Chieftains

Okolona High School

404 Winter Street Okolona, MS
Stadium: Faulkner-Bowen Field
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: W.A. Thompson

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1917 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

W.A. Thompson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Okolona.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Sardis	7	12	L
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Macon	6	19	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Aberdeen *	0	34	L
Fri., Oct. 10	@ West Point *	12	19	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Houston *	0	31	L
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Shannon	38	6	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Amory *	12	44	L
Fri., Nov. 7	@ New Albany	6	25	L
Fri., Nov. 21	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 21	vs. Pontotoc *	13	0	W

1947 Season Totals
Record	2-7
Points Scored	94
Scoring Average	10.4
Points Allowed	190
Defense Average	21.1
Opponents Record	46-37 -4
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	0-5

1947 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Amory	9-2	289	105	7-0-0	216	33	Melvin Hemphill
Aberdeen	9-2	270	77	5-2-0	144	58	James Wade
Houston	6-3-1	183	123	5-1-1	136	81	Willie Foster
Starkville	9-3	234	98	4-2-0	120	47	Walter Scales
New Albany	3-5-1	109	143	2-3-1	66	104
University	2-4	58	96	2-4-0	58	96
Grenada	4-4-3	121	127	1-2-1	44	66	Archie Stubbs
Okolona	2-7	94	190	1-4-0	37	128	W.A. Thompson
West Point	1-8-1	57	289	1-5-1	51	196	Howard E. Shook
Pontotoc	2-7	70	146	0-5-0	26	97	Mitch Grisson

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