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Columbia Football Team History

Columbia Wildcats

Columbia High School

1009 Broad Street Columbia, MS
Stadium: Gardner Stadium/Walter Payton Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Joey Porter

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1924 <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024

1989 Season Highlights

Joey Porter enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Columbia.

The Wildcats finished 3rd in District 14.

1989 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	@ West Jones	22	0	W
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Northeast Jones	28	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Collins *	24	13	W
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Prentiss *	42	24	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Petal	15	12	W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ East Marion *	8	14	L
Fri., Oct. 13	@ West Marion *	14	38	L
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. South Jones	8	41	L
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Tylertown *	35	8	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Wayne County	34	25	W

1989 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	230
Scoring Average	23.0
Points Allowed	175
Defense Average	17.5
Opponents Record	53-53 -1
District Record	3-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-2

1989 Class 3A District 14 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
East Marion	7-3	145	90	0-1	0	7	4-1	86	46	Leslie Peters
West Marion	11-2	350	133	2-1	54	51	4-1	154	61	Perry Coggin
Columbia	7-3	230	175				3-2	123	97	Joey Porter
Prentiss	2-7-1	138	230				2-3	80	124	Alvin Gray
Collins	4-6	111	178				1-4	49	98	Jim Sizemore
Tylertown	2-8	85	214				1-4	31	97	Dwight Smith

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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.