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Independence Football Team History

Independence Wildcats

Independence High School

505 Sycamore Road Independence, MS
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Colors: Red & Black
Coach:

1957 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2023

1978 Season Highlights

The Head Coach is unknown.

The Wildcats won the Chickasaw Conference Championship.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	West Point	0	20	L
Fri., Sep. 1	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 8	@ North Panola *	33	0	W
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Coldwater *	7	8	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Southaven *	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Hernando *	34	22	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Olive Branch *	14	0	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ Horn Lake *	46	6	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Holly Springs *	22	6	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ South Panola *	38	16	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Senatobia *	15	7	W

1978 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	228
Scoring Average	22.8
Points Allowed	85
Defense Average	8.5
Opponents Record	59-58
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	5-0

1978 Chickasaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Olive Branch	10-1	249	94	8-1-0	190	80	Leslie Pool
Independence	8-2	228	85	8-1-0	228	65
Senatobia	9-2	253	161	7-2-0	205	132	Dale Burt
Coldwater	7-4	201	123	6-3-0	150	94	Butch Veazey
Southaven	7-4	152	99	5-4-0	118	85
Holly Springs	6-5	140	105	4-5-0	120	105
South Panola	3-8	193	180	3-6-0	180	153
Hernando	3-8	142	300	2-7-0	128	261
Horn Lake	2-8	79	166	2-7-0	67	152
North Panola	0-10	50	311	0-9-0	38	297

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