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Noxapater Football Team History

Noxapater Tigers

Noxapater High School

220 Alice Street Noxapater, MS
Stadium: Leon Burton Field
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Doug Sullivan

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1922 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Doug Sullivan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Noxapater.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	@ Ethel	0	0	T
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Sebastopol *	38	6	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Weir *	6	19	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Sturgis	12	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Hickory *	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Edinburg *	21	7	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Maben	13	0	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Mathiston	13	6	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Durant	0	21	L
Fri., Nov. 3	Bentonia	20	0	W
Fri., Nov. 10	Nanih Waiya *	13	6	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	8-2 -1
Points Scored	156
Scoring Average	14.2
Points Allowed	65
Defense Average	5.9
Opponents Record	56-44 -3
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	3-2 -1

1961 Big Black Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
New Hope	6-3	123	98	4-0-0	92	33	Gerald Durdin
Mathiston	6-3	136	66	3-1-0	62	20	Gaines Crawford
Caledonia	4-5	85	134	2-2-0	45	56	Sanford Powell
Sturgis	3-7	101	235	1-3-0	27	78
Maben	1-8	39	139	0-4-0	13	52
	South
Weir	9-1	295	61	4-1-0	132	48	Marion Kelly
Hickory	8-1	202	64	4-1-0	108	51	John Kenna
Noxapater	8-2-1	156	65	4-1-0	98	38	Doug Sullivan
Nanih Waiya	6-4	209	121	2-3-0	94	79	Jimmy Dempsey
Edinburg	2-7	135	234	1-4-0	46	148	Charles Mooney
Sebastopol	1-7	69	223	0-5-0	30	144	Dick Canoy

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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.