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Poplarville Football Team History

Poplarville Hornets

Poplarville High School

1301 South Main Street Poplarville, MS
Stadium: Dobie Holden Stadium
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Henry Russell

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1911 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Henry Russell enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Poplarville.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Pearl River Central	19	13	W
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Lumberton	6	6	T
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Petal *	0	7	L
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Northwest Jones *	0	25	L
Fri., Oct. 4	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. George County *	6	20	L
Fri., Oct. 18	@ Purvis	6	18	L
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Bay	20	26	L
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Forrest County AHS *	0	6	L
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Stone	6	19	L

1968 Season Totals
Record	1-7 -1
Points Scored	63
Scoring Average	7.0
Points Allowed	140
Defense Average	15.6
Opponents Record	55-39 -3
Home Record	1-3 -1
Away Record	0-4

1968 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Petal	6-3	157	97	5-1-0	124	46	Jimmy Havard
George County	9-1-1	154	56	4-1-1	74	32	Bill Martin
South Jones	7-1-1	166	92	3-1-1	97	54	Hershel Hathorne
Forrest County AHS	4-5	84	135	3-3-0	50	54	Julius Stringfellow
Northwest Jones	5-4	111	110	2-4-0	46	89	Morris Brown
Northeast Jones	3-6-2	132	204	0-5-0	32	111	Glenn Wells
Poplarville	1-7-1	63	140	0-4-0	6	58	Henry Russell

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