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Shelby Football Team History


Shelby Tigers
Shelby High School

 Shelby, MS
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Colors: Green & White
Coach: Tom Cotten


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1924  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 1970

1956 Season Highlights
 Tom Cotten enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Shelby.
 The Tigers won the Cotton Boll Conference Championship.
 TheTigers set a team record by scoring 280 points.
 
1956 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31   Cleveland    13   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7   Crowder   *  44   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14   Marks   *  32   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21   Merigold    45   12   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28                  
 Fri., Oct. 5   North Carrollton   *  27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 12   Shaw Hawks   *  33   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19   Rosedale   *  20   18   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26   Tunica   *  33   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2   Ruleville   *  33   6   W       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored280
  Scoring Average31.1
  Points Allowed36
  Defense Average4.0
  Opponents Record36-49 -6
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
  
1956  Cotton Boll Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Shelby 9-0280367-0-022224  Tom Cotten
Rosedale 8-23121134-1-015963  Billy B. Shirley
Tunica 6-41701843-3-090120  Hoyt Bush
Shaw Hawks 4-2-192903-2-06677  
Anguilla 6-31781222-1-04942  Carl Salyer
North Carrollton 5-1-3157792-1-29254  
Lambert 5-4-12051112-3-110684  
Ruleville 5-4-12461302-4-1141112  Tommy Gunn.
Marks 1-8722581-5-052162  
Crowder 1-8583300-6-019258  



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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.