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Cumberland Football Team History

Cumberland Bulldogs

Cumberland High School

Maben, MS
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Coach: Sam Henderson

1964 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 1985

1966 Season Highlights

Sam Henderson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Cumberland.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	Vardaman *	0	33	L
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Noxapater	7	33	L
Fri., Sep. 16	Maben *	0	13	L
Fri., Sep. 23	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 1	@ North Carrollton *	0	47	L
Fri., Oct. 7	Kilmichael *	0	47	L
Fri., Oct. 14	McAdams	0	42	L
Fri., Oct. 21	Sturgis	0	46	L
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Vaiden *	0	49	L
Fri., Nov. 4	Mathiston *	11	45	L

1966 Season Totals
Record	0-9
Points Scored	18
Scoring Average	2.0
Points Allowed	355
Defense Average	39.4
Opponents Record	47-47 -7
Home Record	0-1
Away Record	0-2

1966 Big Black Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Vardaman	9-1	229	57	6-0-0	155	14	Phil Flynn
Mathiston	7-3-1	178	120	4-1-1	108	34	Jim Aven
Kilmichael	6-1-3	189	64	3-1-2	128	39	Jerry Boggan
North Carrollton	5-4-1	196	122	3-2-1	115	70	Bobby Tackett
Vaiden	2-8	104	264	2-4-0	90	109	Hugh Shearer
Maben	2-7-1	51	208	1-5-1	20	127	Jim Thompson
Cumberland	0-9	18	355	0-6-0	11	234	Sam Henderson
	South
Sturgis	10-0	343	90	5-0-0	143	36	Johnny Fulce
Nanih Waiya	8-3	273	98	4-1-0	104	37	Billy Brown
Weir	7-3	230	86	3-2-0	96	32	Marion Kelly
McAdams	3-7	176	165	2-3-0	76	73	Gerald Wheat
Ethel	2-8	103	231	1-4-0	44	107	M.B. Holmes
Noxapater	1-9	45	228	0-5-0	0	178	Jimmy Willcutt

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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.