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Purvis Football Team History

Purvis Tornadoes

Purvis Attendance Center

220 School Street Purvis, MS
Stadium: Cowart Stadium
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: James Mangum

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1922 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2023

1958 Season Highlights

James Mangum enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Purvis.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Petal	7	7	T
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Notre Dame	0	22	L
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Brooklyn	0	25	L
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Richton	34	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Wiggins	34	7	W
Thu., Oct. 9	@ Carriere	19	6	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ George County	0	15	L
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Poplarville	20	6	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Bay	28	0	W
Fri., Nov. 7	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Lumberton	34	0	W

1958 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -1
Points Scored	176
Scoring Average	17.6
Points Allowed	88
Defense Average	8.8
Opponents Record	52-50 -2
Home Record	3-2 -1
Away Record	3-1

1958 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Poplarville	4-5	137	97	4-5-0	137	97	Doug Daniels
Waynesboro	6-4	248	135	2-3-0	121	77
Brooklyn	10-1	249	125				Fred Henley
Notre Dame	10-1	277	66				Charles Hegwood
George County	9-1	210	50				Herbert Ray Nobles
Long Beach	7-4	164	139				Paul Magee
Lumberton	6-4	191	182				Ed Reed
Purvis	6-3-1	176	88				James Mangum
Petal	5-4-1	179	158				Louis McKissack
Wiggins	4-4-1	109	97				Buddy Madden
Leakesville	3-7	133	184
Carriere	3-5	131	130				Richard Sansing
Richton	1-9	33	300				Billy Crosby
Bay	0-8	24	195				Lance Lumpkin

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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.