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Ripley Football Team History

Ripley Tigers

Ripley High School

720 South Clayton Road Ripley, MS
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Mac Curlee

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1933 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Mac Curlee enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ripley.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	New Albany	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 14	Saltillo *	7	6	W
Fri., Sep. 21	Baldwyn *	33	6	W
Fri., Sep. 28	Okolona *	33	0	W
Fri., Oct. 5	Kossuth *	52	13	W
Fri., Oct. 12	Shannon *	0	21	L
Fri., Oct. 19	Houston	6	20	L
Fri., Oct. 26	Nettleton *	25	0	W
Fri., Nov. 2	Fulton *	14	20	L
Fri., Nov. 9	Booneville *	22	36	L

1973 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	198
Scoring Average	19.8
Points Allowed	129
Defense Average	12.9
Opponents Record	47-47 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1973 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Houston	9-2	266	117	8-1-0	222	77	Billy Joe Rish
Fulton	9-0	221	60	8-0-0	214	60	Jackie Spradling
Shannon	7-2-1	271	131	7-2-0	243	103	Thomas Suggs
Booneville	7-3	251	121	6-3-0	237	121	Jim Drewry
Ripley	5-5	198	129	5-3-0	186	102	Mac Curlee
Saltillo	4-5	126	157	3-5-0	105	157	Willis Wright
Kossuth	3-7	133	267	2-7-0	112	255	Lonnie Harris
Okolona	3-7	130	226	2-7-0	94	220
Baldwyn	2-6	105	206	2-6-0	105	206	Hubert Tucker
Nettleton	0-9	71	279	0-8-0	57	260	Woody Magers

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Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.