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Shannon Football Team History

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Shannon High School

218 Cherry Street Shannon, MS
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Colors: Red & White
Coach: John Wiygul

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1928 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

John Wiygul enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Shannon.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Iuka *
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Baldwyn *
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Okolona *
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Kossuth *	7	26	L
Fri., Oct. 4	@ Nettleton *	0	33	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Calhoun City *
Fri., Oct. 18	Booneville *	13	34	L
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Fulton *	6	13	L
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Vardaman	26	12	W
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Ripley *	0	20	L

1957 Season Totals
Record	1-5
Points Scored	52
Scoring Average	8.7
Points Allowed	138
Defense Average	23.0
Opponents Record	42-36 -7
Home Record	0-3
Away Record	1-1

1957 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kossuth	10-0	250	74	8-0-0	177	74	Odell Rutherford
Okolona	6-3	145	83	5-2-0	112	55	Jack Lewis
Nettleton	6-0-2	190	45	4-0-0	87	13	Jack Carlisle
Booneville	5-3-1	190	132	4-2-1	138	92	William Ward
Calhoun City	5-3	171	111	4-2-0	133	84	Otis Shuttles
Ripley	5-5	160	132	4-5-0	129	126	John Curlee Jr.
Fulton	3-3-2	158	120	3-3-1	151	113	Paul Prestage
Bruce	4-4	154	119	1-0-0	19	14	James Kelly
Iuka	1-7-1	63	185	0-6-0	33	148
Shannon	1-5	52	138	0-5-0	26	126	John Wiygul
Baldwyn	0-5-1	20	108	0-5-0	13	101	Jimmy Jobe

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.