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South Panola Football Team History


South Panola Tigers
South Panola High School

601 Tiger Drive Batesville, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Blue & Red
Coach: Brooks Oakley

Overall Record Progress      85% Complete
   
  
Team Timeline
First Team: 1931  (#1)
  Changed name from Batesville in 1964.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1993, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
District Championships
  1985, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2023
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 636-255-13
 Winning Pct. 71%
 State Playoff Titles 11
 District Titles 21
 District Record 233-39
 Home Record 265-76-1
 Away Record 226-70-1
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 97
 Winning Seasons (#2) 65
 Losing Seasons (#2)13
 Most Wins in A Season 15 (2014)
 Most Losses in A Season 8 (1978)
 10 Win Seasons 23
 Most Points Scored in a Game 80 (10/3/1997)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 687 (2010)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 64 (11/6/1942)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 255 (1950)
 Largest Margin of Victory 69 (10/11/1996)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 64 (11/6/1942)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 100 (8/28/2010)
 Last Shutout 10/11/2024
 Last Time Shutout 10/14/2016
 Shutouts All-Time 158
 Been Shutout All-Time 66
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 89 (8/28/2003-11/28/2008)
 Longest Losing 6 (10/25/1957-9/19/1958)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 67-23
 Appearances 34
 1st Round 23-12
 2nd Round 18-4
 3rd Round 0-0
 Semi-Finals 15-3
 Finals 11-4
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  44-12
 2010-19  111-27
 2000-09  129-14
 1990-99 101-27
 1980-89 63-41
 1970-79 68-27-1
 1960-69 60-34-4
 1950-59 45-49-5
 
Next Game
 11/22/2024 (Fri)
@ Warren Central
in a 2nd Round Playoff Game.
Last Time: South Panola won 36-35 in 2020.
All-Time:
  vs. Warren Central 5-2-0 71.4% 
 
2024 Season
 8/30  vs. Germantown TN   14   21   L  
 9/6  @ Oxford    41   34   W  
 9/13  vs. Southaven    42   20   W  
 9/20  @ Clarksdale    21   14   W  
 9/27  vs. Clinton    32   7   W  
 10/4   OPEN 
 10/11  vs. Saltillo   *  46   0   W  
 10/18  @ Center Hill   *  42   14   W  
 10/25  @ Lake Cormorant   *  24   21   W  
 11/1  vs. Olive Branch   *  42   14   W  
 11/7  vs. Grenada   *  13   21   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/15  vs. Ridgeland    34   27   W  
 11/22  @ Warren Central            
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Scoring351-193
  Region Record4-1
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record4-0
 
 Region 1 Standings
  Grenada 11-15-0
  South Panola 9-24-1
  Lake Cormorant 6-53-2
  Saltillo 3-91-4
  Center Hill 5-51-4
  Olive Branch 2-71-4
Longest Running Rivalry
 South Panola & Grenada have played 54 games.
South Panola has won 32 games.
Grenada has won 22 games.
with 0 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 5-18
 10 or more 279-35
 20 or more  257-15
 30 or more 186-2
 40 or more 113-0
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 142-2
 10 or more 142-51
 20 or more 53-42
 30 or more 8-19
 40 or more 0-4
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 1 - 0 - 0
 vs. Tennessee 28 - 11 - 0
 vs. Florida 1 - 0 - 0
 vs. Arkansas 2 - 1 - 1
 vs. Louisiana 2 - 0 - 0
 vs. Alabama 0 - 2 - 0
 
  
 
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.

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.