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Okolona Football Team History

Okolona Chieftains

Okolona High School

404 Winter Street Okolona, MS
Stadium: Faulkner-Bowen Field
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Sammy Graves

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1917 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Sammy Graves enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Okolona.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	Aberdeen	0	0	T
Fri., Sep. 10	Fulton *	7	28	L
Fri., Sep. 17	Booneville *	23	46	L
Fri., Sep. 24	Ripley *	14	13	W
Fri., Oct. 1	Nettleton *	30	0	W
Fri., Oct. 8	Baldwyn *	24	20	W
Fri., Oct. 15	Houston *	34	0	W
Fri., Oct. 22	Kossuth *	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 29	Shannon *	5	14	L
Fri., Nov. 5	Calhoun City *	34	8	W
Fri., Nov. 12	Saltillo *	20	26	L

1971 Season Totals
Record	6-4 -1
Points Scored	211
Scoring Average	19.2
Points Allowed	155
Defense Average	14.1
Opponents Record	53-57 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1971 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Fulton	10-1	312	48	9-0-0	275	21	Ben Jones
Booneville	9-2	252	123	7-2-0	220	99	Jim Drewry
Shannon	7-2	223	86	7-2-0	223	86	Thomas Suggs
Baldwyn	7-3	166	71	6-3-0	152	71	Jackie Spradling
Okolona	6-4-1	211	155	6-4-0	211	155	Sammy Graves
Ripley	4-5-1	133	172	4-5-0	133	172	Compton Shelton
Saltillo	3-8	124	207	3-6-0	117	187	Mitch Grissom
Calhoun City	4-7	110	266	2-7-0	61	251	Billy Cook
Kossuth	3-7	133	195	2-7-0	94	183	Tommy Lucas
Nettleton	1-9	80	305	0-9-0	72	299	Woody Magers

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