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Mount Olive Football Team History

Mount Olive Pirates

Mount Olive Attendance Center

301 South 4th Street Mount Olive, MS
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Colors: Purple, White & Gold
Coach: David Abercrombie

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1935 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

David Abercrombie enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Mount Olive.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. New Hebron *	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 14	Seminary	7	22	L
Fri., Sep. 21	Topeka-Tilton *	9	12	L
Fri., Sep. 28	Loyd Star *	37	0	W
Fri., Oct. 5	Pinola *	25	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	Enterprise Lincoln *	53	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	Salem *	33	0	W
Fri., Oct. 26	Wesson *	6	0	W
Fri., Nov. 2	Dexter *	0	3	L
Fri., Nov. 16	Mize *	29	0	W

1973 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	206
Scoring Average	20.6
Points Allowed	37
Defense Average	3.7
Opponents Record	46-48 -3
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	0-0

1973 MidSouth Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Dexter	9-1	238	20	8-1-0	224	14	Gary Smyly
Copiah-Lincoln	9-1	240	67	8-1-0	213	61
Mount Olive	7-3	206	37	7-2-0	199	15	David Abercrombie
New Hebron	7-3	127	72	6-3-0	111	64	John Flynt
Topeka-Tilton	6-3-1	194	72	5-3-1	163	64	Tom Layton
Mize	5-5	164	197	4-5-0	145	185
Loyd Star	2-6-1	38	196	2-5-1	38	160	Ricky Ferguson
Pinola	2-6-1	84	159	2-6-0	78	153	Cliff Reed
Salem	1-9	85	219	1-8-0	73	189	Bobby Lee
Enterprise Lincoln	0-10	0	344	0-9-0	0	322	Gary Douglas

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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.