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Okolona Football Team History

Okolona Chieftains

Okolona High School

404 Winter Street Okolona, MS
Stadium: Faulkner-Bowen Field
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Jack Lewis

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1917 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Jack Lewis enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Okolona.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	Calhoun City *	13	19	L
Fri., Sep. 7	Booneville *	7	33	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Shannon *
Fri., Sep. 21	Baldwyn *	0	33	L
Fri., Sep. 28	Iuka *	13	6	W
Fri., Oct. 5	Houston	14	47	L
Fri., Oct. 12	Fulton *	7	12	L
Fri., Oct. 19	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Ripley *	6	12	L
Fri., Nov. 2	Pontotoc	13	24	L
Fri., Nov. 9	OPEN

1956 Season Totals
Record	1-7
Points Scored	73
Scoring Average	9.1
Points Allowed	186
Defense Average	23.3
Opponents Record	51-52 -1
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-1

1956 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Baldwyn	11-0	417	76	9-0-0	353	51	Jimmy Jobe
Booneville	7-2	256	107	6-2-0	224	95	William Ward
Calhoun City	8-3	276	208	5-1-0	145	116	Otis Shuttles
Ripley	6-2-1	155	123	5-2-1	121	104	John Curlee Jr.
Kossuth	4-3-1	117	108	3-3-1	99	108	Odell Rutherford
Shannon	4-4	140	93	3-4-0	120	80	John Wiygul
Fulton	3-6	77	282	3-5-0	70	220	Othar Crawford
Okolona	1-7	73	186	1-5-0	46	115	Jack Lewis
Iuka	0-8	57	241	0-5-0	32	153
Nettleton	0-9	80	286	0-7-0	63	224	Jack Carlisle

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