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Aberdeen Football Team History

Aberdeen Bulldogs

Aberdeen High School

100 Bulldogs Blvd Aberdeen, MS
Stadium: Lester Miley Stadium
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: James Wade

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1919 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

James Wade enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Aberdeen.

The Bulldogs set a team record for margin of victory at 67 points.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Oct. 3	@ West Point *	24	6	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Nettleton	67	0	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Okolona *	34	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Starkville *	13	0	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Booneville	13	12	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Houston *	12	20	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Pontotoc *	26	0	W
	@ Itawamba AHS	20	0	W
	@ Grenada *	28	13	W
	vs. Amory *	7	19	L
Sat., Dec. 6	Belzoni	26	7	W	Greenwood

1947 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	270
Scoring Average	24.5
Points Allowed	77
Defense Average	7.0
Opponents Record	51-47 -6
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	3-1

1947 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Amory	9-2	289	105	7-0-0	216	33	Melvin Hemphill
Aberdeen	9-2	270	77	5-2-0	144	58	James Wade
Houston	6-3-1	183	123	5-1-1	136	81	Willie Foster
Starkville	9-3	234	98	4-2-0	120	47	Walter Scales
New Albany	3-5-1	109	143	2-3-1	66	104
University	2-4	58	96	2-4-0	58	96
Grenada	4-4-3	121	127	1-2-1	44	66	Archie Stubbs
Okolona	2-7	94	190	1-4-0	37	128	W.A. Thompson
West Point	1-8-1	57	289	1-5-1	51	196	Howard E. Shook
Pontotoc	2-7	70	146	0-5-0	26	97	Mitch Grisson

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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.