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Union Football Team History

Union Yellow Jackets

Union High School

101 Forest Street Union, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Tom Johnson

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1927 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024

1988 Season Highlights

Tom Johnson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Union.

The Yellow Jackets finished 5th in District 5.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	Enterprise Clarke *	0	16	L
Fri., Sep. 9	Beulah-Hubbard	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 16	Lake *	0	41	L
Fri., Sep. 23	Decatur *	0	47	L
Fri., Sep. 30	Clarkdale *	25	6	W
Fri., Oct. 7	Stringer	29	28	W
Fri., Oct. 14	South Leake *	22	14	W (OT)
Fri., Oct. 21	Forest	0	48	L
Fri., Oct. 28	Scott Central *	16	18	L
Fri., Nov. 4	Hickory	24	12	W

1988 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	122
Scoring Average	12.2
Points Allowed	237
Defense Average	23.7
Opponents Record	55-46 -1
District Record	2-4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1988 Class 2A District 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Enterprise Clarke	6-4-1	229	152	1-1	37	35	5-1	142	57	Jud Gartman
Lake	13-0	401	112	4-0	118	46	6-0	190	59	John McCrory
Decatur	7-2	229	93				4-2	145	46	Larry Harms
Scott Central	3-6	172	219				1-5	104	160	Bill Scott
Union	4-6	122	237				2-4	63	142	Tom Johnson
South Leake	3-7	151	181				2-4	98	102	Curtis Hardy
Clarkdale	1-8	41	333				1-5	35	211

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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.