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Columbia Football Team History

Columbia Wildcats

Columbia High School

1009 Broad Street Columbia, MS
Stadium: Gardner Stadium/Walter Payton Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Charles Coggins

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1924 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Charles Coggins enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Columbia.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	West Marion	23	6	W
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Prentiss *	18	6	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Tylertown	13	14	L
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Warren Central *	8	7	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Mendenhall *	0	6	L
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Crystal Springs *	12	25	L
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Marion County	21	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Franklin County	52	22	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Magee *	22	19	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Hazlehurst *	46	0	W
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Monticello *	49	0	W

1973 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	264
Scoring Average	24.0
Points Allowed	105
Defense Average	9.5
Opponents Record	56-51 -3
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-2

1973 Little Dixie Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Clinton	8-2	241	122	5-1-0	165	57	James Sloan
Forest	8-3	229	90	5-1-0	146	26	Gary Risher
Forest Hill	8-2	285	151	5-1-0	162	98	Billy Templeton
Pearl	3-7	125	202	3-3-0	97	94	John Blaylock
Brandon	4-6	91	196	1-5-0	49	137	Jack McAlpin
Morton	4-6	157	195	1-5-0	63	163	Fred Foster
Florence	3-6-1	117	203	1-5-0	66	173	Leon Boone
	South
Warren Central	10-1	364	95	6-1-0	221	54	Lum Wright
Columbia	8-3	264	105	5-2-0	155	63	Charles Coggins
Crystal Springs	8-2	232	81	5-2-0	126	61	Terry Randolph
Mendenhall	8-3	218	82	5-2-0	114	53	Hamp Gaston
Prentiss	6-4	134	143	4-3-0	95	114	Richard Hall
Monticello	5-5	120	204	2-5-0	46	192	Doug Merchant
Hazlehurst	4-6	89	221	2-5-0	58	180	Mason Denham
Magee	1-9	65	166	0-7-0	33	131	Troy Greer

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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.