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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: Bob Pitner

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1917 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Bob Pitner enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Okolona.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ Amory	8	23	L
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Shannon	20	28	L
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Iuka *	28	0	W
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Houston	6	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Ripley *	0	24	L
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Nettleton *	6	10	L
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Baldwyn *	0	27	L
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Saltillo *	8	42	L
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Kossuth *	0	20	L
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Booneville *	0	14	L
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Alcorn Central *	14	0	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	90
Scoring Average	8.2
Points Allowed	188
Defense Average	17.1
Opponents Record	54-62 -2
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	2-4

1979 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ripley	10-1	351	91	7-1-0	245	61	Larry Cole
Saltillo	9-1	330	91	7-0-0	228	53	Willis Wright
Baldwyn	9-3	279	74	5-3-0	206	48	Hubert Tucker
Kossuth	5-6	164	187	5-3-0	131	112	Jim Drewry
Nettleton	5-6	122	149	4-4-0	84	94
Booneville	4-7	90	210	4-4-0	90	155	Mac Curlee
Okolona	3-8	90	188	2-6-0	56	137	Bob Pitner
Iuka	2-8	111	285	1-6-0	76	219
Alcorn Central	0-11	58	414	0-8-0	50	287	Charles Faulkner

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Murphy and Theodore battled through seven overtimes before the Panthers came out on top 33-26 in 1979.