News

We now have 561 teams &
123,432 games on AHSFHS.org.

Okolona Football Team History

Okolona Chieftains

Okolona High School

404 Winter Street Okolona, MS
Stadium: Faulkner-Bowen Field
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: T.R. Ward

Select Year:

1917 <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024

1943 Season Highlights

T.R. Ward enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Okolona.

1943 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. New Albany	0	26	L
Fri., Sep. 24	vs. Booneville	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. Pheba	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 8	@ Aberdeen *	0	20	L
Fri., Oct. 15	@ West Point *	7	33	L
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Corinth *	0	19	L
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Amory *	0	47	L
Fri., Nov. 12	@ Starkville *	0	47	L
Fri., Nov. 19	@ Pontotoc *	0	49	L
Fri., Nov. 19	vs. Houston *	0	23	L

1943 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	39
Scoring Average	3.9
Points Allowed	264
Defense Average	26.4
Opponents Record	50-30 -5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	0-5

1943 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Amory	11-2	387	67	7-1-0	194	39	Faye Reid
Corinth	10-0-1	234	54	6-0-1	135	42	Roy Biggers
West Point	8-1-1	258	57	4-1-1	133	51	Howard E. Shook
Aberdeen	7-4	134	125	4-4-0	82	106	James Wade
Starkville	5-5	204	122	3-3-0	92	71	Doss Fulton
Houston	4-4-1	156	132	2-4-1	81	125	Vick Metts
Pontotoc	4-2-2	164	60	2-2-2	113	60	Roy Johnston
University	2-1-3	113	46	1-1-3	79	40
Okolona	2-8	39	264	0-7-0	7	238	T.R. Ward
New Albany	1-6	26	148	0-6-0	0	148

Some records may be incomplete. We have chosen to publish this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school.
Join us to submit corrections and new information.

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.