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Independence Football Team History

Independence Wildcats

Independence High School

505 Sycamore Road Independence, MS
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Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Grant Shipley

1957 <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024

1975 Season Highlights

Grant Shipley enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Independence.

1975 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	Calhoun City *	34	0	W
Fri., Sep. 12
Fri., Sep. 19	Coldwater *	19	6	W
Fri., Sep. 26	Charleston *	7	40	L
Fri., Oct. 3	Lafayette *	37	12	W
Fri., Oct. 10	Coffeeville *	48	22	W
Fri., Oct. 17	Senatobia *	27	14	W
Fri., Oct. 24	Water Valley *	42	13	W
Fri., Oct. 31	Bruce *	27	12	W
Fri., Nov. 7	Horn Lake	27	0	W

1975 Season Totals
Record	8-1
Points Scored	268
Scoring Average	29.8
Points Allowed	119
Defense Average	13.2
Opponents Record	41-54
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1975 Tri-Lakes Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Charleston	9-2	363	110	8-0-0	295	54	Clyde Robinson
Independence	8-1	268	119	7-1-0	241	119	Grant Shipley
Bruce	9-2	304	94	6-2-0	218	82	Keith Steele
Lafayette	6-4	253	177	5-3-0	202	134	Jim Buck Aven
Coldwater	5-4	180	137	4-4-0	164	123	Brown Walker
Senatobia	5-5	218	184	3-5-0	171	184	Dale Burt
Water Valley	3-6	134	219	2-6-0	121	219	Jerry Harmon
Coffeeville	1-7	80	334	1-7-0	80	334	John Hankerson
Calhoun City	0-9	44	331	0-8-0	38	281	Billy Wells

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