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Starkville Football Team History


Starkville Yellow Jackets
Starkville High School

603 Yellow Jacket Drive Starkville, MS
Stadium: Yellow Jacket Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Chris Jones
Overall Record Progress      95% Complete
   
  

 

Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Playoffs OT

Team Timeline
First Team: 1920  (#1)
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1984, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2012, 2015
2022
District Championships
  1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991
1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
2017, 2019, 2021
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 769-286-28
 Winning Pct. 73%
 State Playoff Titles 7
 District Titles 18
 District Record 192-63
 Home Record 388-101-12
 Away Record 327-145-12
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 106
 Winning Seasons (#2) 83
 Losing Seasons (#2)12
 Most Wins in A Season 15 (1995)
 Most Losses in A Season 8 (2009)
 10 Win Seasons 33
 Most Points Scored in a Game 82 (10/24/1969)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 565 (2018)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 63 (9/21/2001)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 336 (2008)
 Largest Margin of Victory 79 (10/5/2018)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 62 (11/13/1936)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 102 (11/7/2014)
 Last Shutout 10/11/2024
 Last Time Shutout 10/30/2020
 Shutouts All-Time 281
 Been Shutout All-Time 90
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 35 (10/1/1993-12/1/1995)
 Longest Losing 5 (10/15/2010-8/19/2011)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 64-29
 Appearances 36
 1st Round 29-7
 2nd Round 15-10
 3rd Round 0-0
 Semi-Finals 13-6
 Finals 7-6
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  48-17
 2010-19  108-30
 2000-09  77-47
 1990-99 102-27
 1980-89 82-32-3
 1970-79 69-30-3
 1960-69 74-22-4
 1950-59 82-16-6
 
Next Game
 2024 Season is over.
 
2024 Season
 8/30  @ Noxubee County    43   22   W  
 9/6  vs. West Point    33   26   W  
 9/13  vs. Meridian    28   15   W  
 9/20  @ Louisville    41   42   L  
 9/27  @ Oxford    14   9   W  
 10/4  @ Greenwood    35   0   W  
 10/11  vs. Germantown   *  42   0   W  
 10/18  @ Clinton   *  22   31   L  
 10/25   OPEN 
 11/1  @ Madison Central   *  8   31   L  
 11/7  vs. Tupelo   *  14   29   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/15  @ Horn Lake    44   14   W  
 11/22  @ Tupelo    34   35   L  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Scoring358-254
  Region Record1-3
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record4-4
 
 Region 2 Standings
  Tupelo 14-04-0
  Madison Central 10-33-1
  Starkville 7-51-3
  Germantown 7-51-3
  Clinton 4-61-3
Longest Running Rivalry
 Starkville & West Point have played 99 games.
Starkville has won 68 games.
West Point has won 27 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 10-31
 10 or more 223-63
 20 or more  200-37
 30 or more 136-10
 40 or more 73-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 118-2
 10 or more 115-92
 20 or more 50-83
 30 or more 5-45
 40 or more 2-13
 
Border Wars
 vs. Tennessee 2 - 0 - 0
 vs. Florida 1 - 1 - 0
 vs. Alabama 4 - 1 - 0
 
  
 
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.

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.