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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: Charles Faulkner

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1917 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Charles Faulkner enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Okolona.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	Pontotoc	0	0	T
Fri., Sep. 13	Fulton *	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 20	Booneville *	30	6	W
Fri., Sep. 27	Ripley *	20	12	W
Fri., Oct. 4	Nettleton *	47	6	W
Fri., Oct. 11	Baldwyn *	42	16	W
Fri., Oct. 18	Houston	33	0	W
Fri., Oct. 25	Kossuth *	47	0	W
Fri., Nov. 1	Shannon *	14	7	W
Fri., Nov. 8	Calhoun City *	46	0	W

1968 Season Totals
Record	8-1 -1
Points Scored	285
Scoring Average	28.5
Points Allowed	54
Defense Average	5.4
Opponents Record	45-44 -10
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1968 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Okolona	8-1-1	285	54	7-1-0	252	54	Charles Faulkner
Ripley	8-2-1	257	158	5-2-1	190	120	Joe Mathis
Booneville	7-3	233	113	5-3-0	164	93	Jim Drewry
Baldwyn	6-2-1	211	115	5-2-1	160	115	C.L. Shelton
Fulton	6-2-2	160	73	5-1-2	140	57	Ben Jones
Shannon	6-5	180	101	3-5-0	85	91	James Sloan
Nettleton	3-6-1	121	245	2-5-1	85	226	Don Whitlock
Kossuth	1-7	31	202	1-7-0	31	202	Tommy Suggs
Calhoun City	2-7-1	92	210	0-7-1	54	203	Billy Cook

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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.