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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: Bob Pitner

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1917 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Bob Pitner enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Okolona.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	vs. Shannon	7	6	W
Fri., Sep. 10	Iuka *	14	7	W
Fri., Sep. 17	Amory	13	12	W
Fri., Sep. 24	Ripley *	21	22	L
Fri., Oct. 1	Nettleton *	20	16	W
Fri., Oct. 8	Baldwyn *	10	7	W
Fri., Oct. 15	Saltillo *	12	18	L
Fri., Oct. 22	Kossuth *	35	22	W
Fri., Oct. 29	Alcorn Central *	32	7	W
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Booneville *	6	7	L
Thu., Nov. 11	Houston	12	8	W	Houston

1976 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	182
Scoring Average	16.5
Points Allowed	132
Defense Average	12.0
Opponents Record	53-54
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	0-1

1976 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ripley	9-1	332	129	7-1-0	274	116	Larry Cole
Baldwyn	7-2	280	110	6-2-0	239	90	Hubert Tucker
Okolona	8-3	182	132	5-3-0	150	106	Bob Pitner
Saltillo	8-3	275	195	5-3-0	199	166	Willis Wright
Booneville	7-4	197	162	5-3-0	143	123	Jim Drewry
Alcorn Central	4-5	142	182	3-5-0	116	182	Bill McKinney
Kossuth	3-7	187	231	2-6-0	148	211	Tommy Patterson
Nettleton	2-7	94	279	1-6-0	82	253
Iuka	1-7	78	244	1-6-0	78	186

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