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Ripley Football Team History

Ripley Tigers

Ripley High School

720 South Clayton Road Ripley, MS
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: John Griffin

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1933 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2023

1955 Season Highlights

John Griffin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ripley.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	vs. Booneville *	0	13	L
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Vardaman *	17	0	W
Fri., Sep. 16	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 23	@ Nettleton *	0	13	L
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Fulton *	6	6	T
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Baldwyn *	0	7	L
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Iuka	21	7	W
Fri., Oct. 21	vs. Kossuth *	6	6	T
Fri., Oct. 28	Okolona *	0	13	L
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Shannon *	13	13	T

1955 Season Totals
Record	2-4 -3
Points Scored	63
Scoring Average	7.0
Points Allowed	78
Defense Average	8.7
Opponents Record	29-40 -5
Home Record	1-2 -1
Away Record	1-1 -2

1955 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Baldwyn	8-1	161	46	8-0-0	161	33	Jimmy Jobe
Booneville	7-2	163	72	7-1-0	156	49	William Ward
Kossuth	3-3-1	93	84	3-2-1	86	69	Odell Rutherford
Nettleton	4-3-1	64	52	2-3-1	44	46
Okolona	3-5	92	127	2-1-0	46	12	James Jackson
Ripley	2-4-3	63	78	1-4-3	42	71	John Griffin
Fulton	1-7-1	79	310	1-6-1	58	257	Othar Crawford
Shannon	1-3-2	80	46	1-3-2	80	46	John Wiygul
Iuka	0-6	41	158	0-4-0	27	87	Tony Grezaffi

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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.