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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: Jerrell Purvis

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1919 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Jerrell Purvis enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tupelo.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 8	Greenville *	19	14	W
Fri., Sep. 15	Jackson TN	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 22	Amory	14	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	Louisville	3	0	W
Fri., Oct. 6	Clarksdale *	6	20	L
Fri., Oct. 13	Corinth	6	6	T
Fri., Oct. 20	Caldwell *	34	0	W
Sat., Oct. 28	Greenwood *	14	7	W
Fri., Nov. 3	Covington TN	25	7	W
Fri., Nov. 10	Cleveland *	21	29	L
Fri., Nov. 17	Lee *	7	0	W

1972 Season Totals
Record	8-2 -1
Points Scored	156
Scoring Average	14.2
Points Allowed	83
Defense Average	7.5
Opponents Record	57-43 -3
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1972 Big 8 N Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Greenville	8-1	231	107	5-1-0	177	67	Gary Dempsey
Clarksdale	7-2	193	86	5-1-0	127	47	Ronald Bennett
Tupelo	8-2-1	156	83	4-2-0	101	70	Jerrell Purvis
Cleveland	4-5	161	199	3-3-0	101	140	Jimmy Warren
Lee	5-5-1	117	130	2-3-1	45	74	Dwain Acker
Caldwell	2-7-1	48	146	1-4-1	29	96	Robert Youngblood
Greenwood	1-8	63	153	0-6-0	33	119	Hollis Rutter

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.