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Winona Football Team History

Winona Tigers

Winona High School

301 Fairgrounds Street Winona, MS
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Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Freddie Brister

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1905 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Freddie Brister enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Winona.

The Tigers finished 4th in District 5.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	@ Kosciusko	12	42	L
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Bruce	27	34	L
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Ethel	25	7	W
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Coffeeville	26	13	W
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Philadelphia *	8	36	L
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Williams-Sullivan *	56	20	W
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Eupora	41	7	W
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Ackerman *	20	21	L
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Choctaw Central *	13	15	L
Fri., Nov. 1	@ West Lowndes *	31	14	W
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Montgomery County *	42	6	W

1996 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	301
Scoring Average	27.4
Points Allowed	215
Defense Average	19.5
Opponents Record	69-60
District Record	3-3
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	2-2

1996 Class 2A District 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ackerman	14-1	505	153	3-1	90	62	6-0	221	72	Ricky Woods
Choctaw Central	9-3	359	186	1-1	29	57	5-1	189	61	Tommy McCool
Philadelphia	6-4	256	140				4-2	167	61	Herschel Smith
Winona	6-5	301	215				3-3	170	112	Freddie Brister
West Lowndes	4-6	164	191				2-4	94	121	Felix Wicks
Montgomery County	1-10	84	364				1-5	58	198	Tom Hamby
Williams-Sullivan	0-9	54	494				0-6	40	314	Tim McCormick

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