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

1972 Season Highlights

Charles Coggins enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Columbia.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 8	Prentiss *	12	20	L
Fri., Sep. 15	Tylertown	14	26	L
Fri., Sep. 22	Warren Central *	8	15	L
Fri., Sep. 29	Mendenhall *	0	34	L
Fri., Oct. 6	Crystal Springs *	12	7	W
Fri., Oct. 13	South Jones	13	34	L
Fri., Oct. 20	Franklin County	33	0	W
Fri., Oct. 27	Magee *	6	21	L
Fri., Nov. 3	Hazlehurst *	12	7	W
Fri., Nov. 10	Monticello *	12	26	L

1972 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	122
Scoring Average	12.2
Points Allowed	190
Defense Average	19.0
Opponents Record	53-45 -4
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1972 Little Dixie Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Clinton	10-1	340	82	6-0-0	223	22	James Sloan
Forest	7-4	311	156	4-2-0	159	82	Gary Risher
Forest Hill	7-3	271	108	4-2-0	150	70	Billy Templeton
Pearl	4-6	159	198	3-3-0	107	111	John Blaylock
Brandon	5-4-1	94	168	2-3-1	47	127	Jack McAlpin
Morton	2-7-1	64	214	1-4-1	32	138	Cotton Robertson
Florence	3-7	158	251	0-6-0	37	205	Paul Webster
	South
Mendenhall	10-1	284	61	7-0-0	228	42	Paul Pounds
Magee	8-2	206	85	6-1-0	151	63	Troy Greer
Prentiss	5-5	129	179	4-3-0	93	131	Richard Hall
Crystal Springs	6-3-1	155	143	3-3-1	75	118	Terry Randolph
Columbia	3-7	122	190	2-5-0	62	130	Charles Coggins
Warren Central	3-5-2	180	161	2-3-2	130	100	Lum Wright
Monticello	4-5-1	184	118	1-5-1	81	98	Malcolm Courtney
Hazlehurst	1-9	44	237	1-6-0	32	170	Mason Denham

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