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Booneville Football Team History

Booneville Blue Devils

Booneville High School

300 B George E Allen Drive West Booneville, MS
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Jim Drewry

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1927 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Jim Drewry enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Booneville.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	vs. Saltillo *	14	8	W
Fri., Sep. 10	@ Baldwyn *	20	0	W
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. Okolona *	46	23	W
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Kossuth *	20	7	W
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. Shannon *	6	20	L
Fri., Oct. 8	@ Calhoun City *	33	3	W
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Nettleton *	51	18	W
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Fulton *	0	13	L
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Iuka	12	6	W
Fri., Nov. 5	vs. Ripley *	30	7	W
Fri., Nov. 12	Winona	20	18	W	Houston

1971 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	252
Scoring Average	22.9
Points Allowed	123
Defense Average	11.2
Opponents Record	58-53 -3
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-1

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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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.