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Tupelo Football Team History

Tupelo Golden Wave

Tupelo High School

4125 Cliff Gookin Blvd. Tupelo, MS
Stadium: Renasant Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Johnny Hill

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1919 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Johnny Hill enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tupelo.

The Golden Wave finished 3rd in District 1.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	@ Brandon	29	14	W
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Louisville	15	12	W
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Amory	33	7	W
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. West Point	28	0	W
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Columbus *	30	14	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Starkville *	10	21	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Southaven *	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ South Panola *	0	26	L
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Grenada *	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Horn Lake *	21	16	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Greenwood *	21	14	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	@ Warren Central	24	14	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 21	vs. South Panola *	0	14	L	2nd Round Playoffs

1997 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	263
Scoring Average	20.2
Points Allowed	152
Defense Average	11.7
Opponents Record	98-62
District Record	5-3
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	5-1

1997 Class 5A District 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
South Panola	14-1	604	109	3-1	128	36	8-0	306	32	Ed Stanley
Starkville	10-3	360	183	1-1	55	24	5-2	182	97	Chuck Friend
Tupelo	10-3	263	152	1-1	24	28	5-3	134	105	Johnny Hill
Grenada	6-5	242	249	0-1	9	26	4-3	150	173	Neil Hitchcock
Horn Lake	8-4	296	218				3-4	150	183	Donnie Wiltshire
Greenwood	2-9	247	316				2-5	177	221	Terry Moore
Columbus	3-7	162	312				1-6	79	226	Roy McCrory
Southaven	1-10	98	292				1-6	70	211	Trey Allman

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