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Poplarville Football Team History


Poplarville Hornets
Poplarville High School

1301 South Main Street Poplarville, MS
Stadium: Dobie Holden Stadium
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Pat Morris

 

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1911  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Pat Morris enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Poplarville.
 The Hornets won the Apache Conference Championship.
 
1976 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 3   OPEN               
 Fri., Sep. 10  vs. Lumberton   *  34   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 17  vs. Tylertown    34   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  @ Pearl River Central   *  13   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 1  @ Bay   *  13   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  vs. George County    0   7   L       
 Fri., Oct. 15  @ Forrest County AHS   *  21   3   W       
 Fri., Oct. 22  @ Long Beach    14   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 29  @ Purvis   *  10   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Stone   *  6   6   T       
 Fri., Nov. 12  @ Collins    19   0   W       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record8-1 -1
  Points Scored164
  Scoring Average16.4
  Points Allowed37
  Defense Average3.7
  Opponents Record43-51 -3
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record6-0
  
1976  Apache Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
 North
Collins 8-32191015-1-012338  Jack Bailey
Raleigh 7-42321434-2-07391  Sam Bounds
Bay Springs 6-41291064-2-08455  Larry Skelton
Bassfield 7-2-2185913-2-19754  Howard Willoughby
Seminary 5-51251162-4-04685  Lavon James
Taylorsville 4-61031412-4-03895  Tommy Lucas
West Marion 0-7-2761210-5-15093  
 South
Poplarville 8-1-1164375-0-19716  Pat Morris
Oak Grove 9-2228534-1-010112  Joe Gordy
Forrest County AHS 6-41461304-2-07669  Derwin Bales
Purvis 5-4-11791304-2-013148  Jack Craft
East Marion 3-5-2841101-3-15268  Leslie Peters
Lumberton 1-9912841-5-047151  Vernon Ward
Sumrall 1-7-2582300-4-136150  Keith Waters



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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.