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Palmer Football Team History

Palmer Dragons

M.S. Palmer High School

1315 Martin Luther King Drive Marks, MS
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Colors: Red & Gold
Coach: Jim Byrum

1970 <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2023

2003 Season Highlights

Jim Byrum enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Palmer.

The Dragons finished 7th in District 3.

2003 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	@ Coahoma AHS	20	0	W
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Drew	0	8	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ West Tallahatchie	8	14	L
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. North Panola *	6	37	L
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Ripley	6	54	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Independence *	7	50	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Rosa Fort *	14	30	L
Fri., Oct. 17	@ East Side *	22	49	L
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Cleveland *	12	51	L
Thu., Oct. 30	vs. Senatobia *	7	47	L

2003 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	102
Scoring Average	10.2
Points Allowed	340
Defense Average	34.0
Opponents Record	55-59
District Record	0-6
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	1-4

2003 Class 3A District 3 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Cleveland	12-3	473	255	4-1	152	97	6-0	227	86	Mickey Sellers
Senatobia	10-4	380	244	3-1	115	94	5-1	181	73	Phil Oakley
Independence	8-3	280	212	0-1	8	34	4-2	140	104	Clay Stevens
North Panola	4-7	205	269	0-1	22	52	3-3	118	89	Earnest Young
Rosa Fort	5-5	250	240				2-4	118	162	Richard Farmer
East Side	4-6	188	208				1-5	97	171	Melvin Eubanks
Palmer	1-9	102	340				0-6	68	264	Jim Byrum

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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.