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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: James Jackson

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1917 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

James Jackson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Okolona.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	Aberdeen	6	20	L
Fri., Sep. 9	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. Shannon *
Fri., Sep. 23	Baldwyn *	0	6	L
Fri., Sep. 30	West Point	0	33	L
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Houston	13	21	L
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Fulton *	33	6	W
Fri., Oct. 21	New Albany	7	27	L
Fri., Oct. 28	Ripley *	13	0	W
Fri., Nov. 4	Pontotoc	20	14	W

1955 Season Totals
Record	3-5
Points Scored	92
Scoring Average	11.5
Points Allowed	127
Defense Average	15.9
Opponents Record	50-39 -6
Home Record	0-1
Away Record	1-0

1955 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Baldwyn	8-1	161	46	8-0-0	161	33	Jimmy Jobe
Booneville	7-2	163	72	7-1-0	156	49	William Ward
Kossuth	3-3-1	93	84	3-2-1	86	69	Odell Rutherford
Nettleton	4-3-1	64	52	2-3-1	44	46
Okolona	3-5	92	127	2-1-0	46	12	James Jackson
Ripley	2-4-3	63	78	1-4-3	42	71	John Griffin
Fulton	1-7-1	79	310	1-6-1	58	257	Othar Crawford
Shannon	1-3-2	80	46	1-3-2	80	46	John Wiygul
Iuka	0-6	41	158	0-4-0	27	87	Tony Grezaffi

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