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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  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Dennis Waite enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Tupelo.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Amory    34   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  @ West Point   *  10   14   L       
 Fri., Sep. 15  @ Athens AL    7   18   L       
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. Grenada   *  3   7   L       
 Fri., Sep. 29  @ Lee   *  42   24   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Caldwell   *  7   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Louisville   *  23   27   L       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Oxford   *  34   22   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Starkville   *  0   34   L       
 Fri., Nov. 3  vs. Corinth    29   42   L       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored189
  Scoring Average18.9
  Points Allowed208
  Defense Average20.8
  Opponents Record55-48
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record3-2
  
1978  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
 North
Shannon 8-22281647-0-016888  Thomas Suggs
Aberdeen 6-42061396-1-016765  Thomas Pierce
Corinth 8-32691045-2-017948  Carlos McComb
Houston 5-61111573-4-066102  Crowell Armstrong
Amory 4-61141863-4-093132  Jerry Lyons
Pontotoc 4-71821982-5-0112139  Tommy Patterson
Fulton 2-8781881-6-057135  Don Leathers
New Albany 1-10662831-6-047177  
 South
Starkville 9-22561077-0-019758  G.T. Thames
Caldwell 7-3175895-2-011739  Butch Jones
Grenada 7-41541424-3-082116  
Louisville 5-51971304-3-015799  Art Nester
West Point 6-41521163-4-098104  Travis Langford
Tupelo 4-61892083-4-0119134  Dennis Waite
Oxford 2-81112431-6-070190  George Blair
Lee 1-9862611-6-079179  Chet Bergalowski



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