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Poplarville Football Team History

Poplarville Hornets

Poplarville High School

1301 South Main Street Poplarville, MS
Stadium: Dobie Holden Stadium
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Henry Russell

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1911 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Henry Russell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Poplarville.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Pearl River Central	39	6	W
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Lumberton *	0	13	L
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. Petal *	7	29	L
Fri., Sep. 23	@ DIberville	0	32	L
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Leakesville *	0	13	L
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. George County *	6	28	L
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Purvis	0	45	L
Fri., Oct. 21	@ Bay	6	38	L
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Forrest County AHS *	13	27	L
Fri., Nov. 4	OPEN

1966 Season Totals
Record	1-8
Points Scored	71
Scoring Average	7.9
Points Allowed	231
Defense Average	25.7
Opponents Record	56-43 -4
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	0-5

1966 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
George County	7-3-1	226	124	5-0-1	126	45	Fred Gill
Forrest County AHS	7-4	206	107	4-2-0	121	54	James Mabry
Petal	7-2-1	224	86	3-1-1	93	47	Jimmy Havard
Lumberton	3-7	98	182	2-3-0	54	82	Willie Coats
Leakesville	3-6	68	158	1-4-0	27	99	S.L. Scott
Poplarville	1-8	71	231	0-5-0	26	110	Henry Russell

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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.