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Clarksdale Football Team History

Clarksdale Wildcats

Clarksdale High School

1101 Wildcat Drive Clarksdale, MS
Stadium: Crumpton Field
Colors: Scarlet & Royal
Coach: Ronald Bennett

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1912 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Ronald Bennett enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Clarksdale.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Hill	34	17	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Greenville *	0	41	L
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Wingfield	14	6	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Forest Hill	16	14	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Vicksburg *	12	34	L
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Provine	35	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Yazoo City *	24	22	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Brookhaven	23	21	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Greenwood *	7	6	W
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Cleveland *	19	7	W
Fri., Nov. 16	West Point	8	7	W	Batesville

1979 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	192
Scoring Average	17.5
Points Allowed	175
Defense Average	15.9
Opponents Record	48-63 -1
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	3-2

1979 Big 8 D Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Vicksburg	9-2	215	79	5-0-0	110	42	Rush McKay
Greenville	6-3-1	203	107	4-1-0	129	51	Fred Washington
Clarksdale	9-2	192	175	3-2-0	62	110	Ronald Bennett
Greenwood	4-6	147	115	2-3-0	55	55	Hollis Rutter
Cleveland	6-5	129	92	1-4-0	30	72	Bill Matthews
Yazoo City	1-8	65	144	0-5-0	43	99	Jerry Brown

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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.