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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: Lee Paslay

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1919 <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024

1962 Season Highlights

Lee Paslay enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tupelo.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Jackson TN	13	0	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Central Jackson *	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Grenada	7	6	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Meridian *	0	20	L
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Clarksdale *	27	19	W
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Greenwood *	21	7	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Murrah *	6	6	T
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Greenville *	6	21	L
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Corinth *	18	14	W
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Lee *	6	12	L

1962 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -1
Points Scored	111
Scoring Average	11.1
Points Allowed	105
Defense Average	10.5
Opponents Record	38-38 -14
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	4-0 -1

1962 Big 8 N Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Greenville	8-1-1	264	87	7-1-1	257	81	Wally Beach
Lee	8-2-1	205	71	6-2-1	142	65	Billy Brewer
Vicksburg	8-1-2	243	100	6-0-2	189	54	Gene Allen
Meridian	6-1-2	143	40	5-0-2	118	26	Claude Jennings
Tupelo	6-3-1	111	105	4-3-1	91	99	Lee Paslay
Yazoo City	6-3-1	132	134	4-3-1	99	121	Eulas Jenkins
Central Jackson	2-7-1	47	153	2-6-1	40	134	Bob Stevens
Murrah	2-3-5	57	92	2-2-5	57	78	Jack Carlisle
Corinth	3-5-1	96	108	1-4-1	62	94	Ray Long
Clarksdale	2-8-1	119	256	1-8-1	106	250	Jack Stribling
Greenwood	0-8-2	67	226	0-7-2	61	212	Bobby Wilson

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