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Jefferson County Football Team History

Jefferson County Tigers

Jefferson County High School

Hwy. 61 South Fayette, MS
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Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Johnny Dunbar

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1938 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2023

1996 Season Highlights

Johnny Dunbar enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Jefferson County.

The Tigers finished 7th in District 6.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Hinds County AHS	12	13	L
Fri., Sep. 13	@ Wilkinson County	7	28	L
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Port Gibson	20	26	L
Fri., Sep. 27	@ McComb *	0	28	L
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Tylertown *	0	40	L
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Lawrence County *	6	20	L
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. South Pike *	0	28	L
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Brookhaven *	14	22	L
Fri., Nov. 1	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Amite County *	12	28	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	0-9
Points Scored	71
Scoring Average	7.9
Points Allowed	233
Defense Average	25.9
Opponents Record	60-47
District Record	0-6
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	0-5

1996 Class 4A District 6 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
McComb	10-3	314	140	1-1	24	13	6-0	171	68	Lee Bramlett
South Pike	8-2	243	90	0-1	0	7	5-1	153	56	Clarence Morgan
Tylertown	7-3	321	156				4-2	172	92	Walter Denton
Brookhaven	4-6	139	188				3-3	97	112	Greg Wall
Lawrence County	6-4	228	213				2-4	95	151
Amite County	6-5	243	214				1-5	94	169	Earnest Dunlap
Jefferson County	0-9	71	233				0-6	32	166	Johnny Dunbar

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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.