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Ripley Football Team History

Ripley Tigers

Ripley High School

720 South Clayton Road Ripley, MS
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Joe Mathis

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1933 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024

1965 Season Highlights

Joe Mathis enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ripley.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	New Albany	14	27	L
Fri., Sep. 10	Bolivar TN	12	32	L
Fri., Sep. 17	Baldwyn *	6	18	L
Fri., Sep. 24	Okolona *	0	12	L
Fri., Oct. 1	Kossuth *	28	0	W
Fri., Oct. 8	Shannon *	14	0	W
Fri., Oct. 15	Calhoun City *	7	34	L
Fri., Oct. 22	Nettleton *	26	7	W
Fri., Oct. 29	Fulton *	7	19	L
Fri., Nov. 5	@ Booneville *	20	7	W

1965 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	134
Scoring Average	13.4
Points Allowed	156
Defense Average	15.6
Opponents Record	48-41 -9
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	1-0

1965 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Fulton	9-1-1	310	95	7-1-0	219	70	Ben Jones
Baldwyn	8-1	165	33	6-1-0	118	33	Ralph Mitchell
Calhoun City	8-2	205	81	6-1-0	149	44	Bobby Slick McCool
Okolona	5-3-1	106	82	4-3-0	81	63	Charles Garrett
Ripley	4-6	134	156	4-4-0	108	97	Joe Mathis
Shannon	4-6	111	165	2-5-0	58	118
Nettleton	2-6-1	59	176	2-5-1	59	162	Dwain Acker
Booneville	1-8-1	110	224	0-6-1	40	153	Jim Drewry
Kossuth	1-8-1	73	241	0-6-1	54	201	Lex Rhodes

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