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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 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Bob Pitner enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Okolona.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	vs. Houston	6	28	L
Thu., Aug. 31	@ Shannon	20	8	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Iuka *	28	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 22	@ Ripley *	0	21	L
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Nettleton *	6	10	L
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Baldwyn *	0	27	L
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Saltillo *	8	42	L
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Kossuth *	13	22	L
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Booneville *	0	14	L
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Alcorn Central *	40	7	W

1978 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	121
Scoring Average	12.1
Points Allowed	179
Defense Average	17.9
Opponents Record	63-54 -1
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	2-3

1978 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Saltillo	11-0	407	114	8-0-0	303	96	Willis Wright
Booneville	8-3	192	96	6-2-0	150	67	Mac Curlee
Baldwyn	7-4	234	152	6-2-0	193	105	Hubert Tucker
Kossuth	7-3-1	223	160	6-2-0	181	121	Jim Drewry
Ripley	5-5	157	148	4-4-0	137	120	Larry Cole
Nettleton	4-6	132	188	3-5-0	112	148
Okolona	3-7	121	179	2-6-0	95	143	Bob Pitner
Iuka	4-7	153	218	1-7-0	74	188	Dwight Smith
Alcorn Central	0-11	42	366	0-8-0	35	294	Bill McKinney

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