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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: Dennis Waite

 

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1919  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Dennis Waite enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Tupelo.
 
1976 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 3  vs. Amory    17   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 10  @ West Point   *  14   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 17  @ Pine Bluff AR  17   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. Grenada   *  7   7   T       
 Fri., Oct. 1  @ Lee   *  6   10   L       
 Fri., Oct. 8  @ Caldwell   *  17   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 15  vs. Louisville   *  23   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 22  vs. Corinth    27   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 29  @ Oxford   *  19   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Starkville   *  17   19   L       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record7-2 -1
  Points Scored164
  Scoring Average16.4
  Points Allowed68
  Defense Average6.8
  Opponents Record55-39 -4
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record4-1
  
1976  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
 North
Aberdeen 6-41521206-1-014060  Thomas Pierce
Amory 5-51671085-2-013152  Jerry Lyons
Houston 6-51041074-3-07680  Crowell Armstrong
Corinth 5-51331654-3-0102100  Johnny Plummer
Fulton 5-51711504-3-09669  Don Leathers
Pontotoc 5-61571654-4-0104116  Tommy Morton
Shannon 1-8971711-6-091158  Thomas Suggs
New Albany 0-10772710-7-039165  
 South
West Point 9-1250796-1-016366  Travis Langford
Starkville 8-2203796-1-013950  G.T. Thames
Tupelo 7-2-1164684-2-110356  Dennis Waite
Grenada 7-3-1177933-3-110181  
Louisville 5-3-11621173-3-1118108  Art Nester
Lee 4-5791453-4-066128  Dennis Coleman
Caldwell 3-5-11141591-5-175141  Waverly King
Oxford 0-9-11052950-7-056191  Bob Sanders



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