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Tupelo Football Team History


Tupelo Golden Wave
Tupelo High School

4125 Cliff Gookin Blvd. Tupelo, MS
Stadium: Renasant Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: John Smith,

 

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1919  <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024
1943 Season Highlights
 John Smith, enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tupelo.
 The Golden Wave set a team record for points allowed in a game with 62.
 The Golden Wave set a team record for margin in a defeat by allowing 62 points.
 
1943 Season
   
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 17   OPEN               
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. Fulton    0   0   T       
 Fri., Oct. 1  vs. Greenwood   *  6   13   L       
 Fri., Oct. 8  @ Clarksdale   *  0   51   L       
 Fri., Oct. 15  vs. Shannon    40   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 22  vs. Bruce    32   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 29  vs. Meridian   *  0   62   L       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Baldwyn    0   0   T       
 Fri., Nov. 12  @ Jackson TN  0   25   L       
 Fri., Nov. 19  vs. Corinth    6   26   L       
 Fri., Nov. 26  @ Lee   *  0   27   L       
 
1943 Season Totals
  Record2-6 -2
  Points Scored84
  Scoring Average8.4
  Points Allowed204
  Defense Average20.4
  Opponents Record35-29 -6
  Home Record2-3 -2
  Away Record0-3
  
1943  Big 8 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Meridian 10-1442827-0-029950  Obie Brown
Greenville 10-0396506-0-027619  Pickens Noble
Clarksdale 8-2288796-2-019379  Butler Moore
Laurel 7-2-1187966-2-116696  C.T. Williams
Central Jackson 6-42331533-3-0154113  C.M. White
Hattiesburg 6-3-1169852-3-16379  T. B. Murphree
Greenwood 2-7-2403582-5-027278  A.D. Dickson
Biloxi 6-299441-1-01319  Dase Davis
Gulfport 4-3-279801-2-13045  James Landrum
Lee 3-81051481-5-04790  William Bruce
McComb 3-5-1851161-3-12797  Charles Moore.
Brookhaven 4-1-382470-1-22040  Robert L. Therrell
Tupelo 2-6-2842040-4-06153  John Smith,
Vicksburg 2-7-1652650-5-028191  Gene Chadwick



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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.