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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 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2023

1997 Season Highlights

Johnny Dunbar enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Jefferson County.

The Tigers finished 8th in District 6.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	@ Natchez	14	60	L
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Port Gibson *	21	8	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Tylertown *	14	41	L
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Brookhaven *	24	37	L
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Terry *	26	37	L
Fri., Oct. 3	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 10	@ South Pike *	8	34	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. McComb *	8	51	L
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Lawrence County *	12	30	L
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Amite County	8	28	L
Fri., Nov. 7	OPEN

1997 Season Totals
Record	1-8
Points Scored	135
Scoring Average	15.0
Points Allowed	326
Defense Average	36.2
Opponents Record	73-49
District Record	1-6
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	0-5

1997 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
Brookhaven	12-1	396	253	2-1	69	73	8-0	263	155	Greg Wall
South Pike	9-3	342	189	1-1	38	63	7-1	266	95	Clarence Morgan
McComb	7-4	304	147				6-2	253	89	Lee Bramlett
Tylertown	5-5	258	170				4-4	210	149	Walter Denton
Terry	6-4	249	281				4-4	178	253	David Virgil
Lawrence County	5-6	219	192				2-6	132	152	Mike Smith
Crystal Springs	4-6	171	283				3-4	122	193	Carl Cole
Jefferson County	1-8	135	326				1-6	113	238	Johnny Dunbar
Port Gibson	0-11	164	460				0-8	158	371	Richard Webster

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