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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: Joe Mathis

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1933 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2023

1969 Season Highlights

Joe Mathis enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ripley.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	New Albany	15	32	L
Fri., Sep. 12	Saltillo *	6	14	L
Fri., Sep. 19	Baldwyn *	14	14	T
Fri., Sep. 26	Okolona *	0	23	L
Fri., Oct. 3	Kossuth *	7	9	L
Fri., Oct. 10	Shannon *	7	22	L
Fri., Oct. 17	Calhoun City *	20	14	W
Fri., Oct. 24	Nettleton *	20	32	L
Fri., Oct. 31	Fulton *	6	50	L
Fri., Nov. 7	Booneville *	0	34	L

1969 Season Totals
Record	1-8 -1
Points Scored	95
Scoring Average	9.5
Points Allowed	244
Defense Average	24.4
Opponents Record	60-41 -1
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1969 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Fulton	10-1	342	45	8-1-0	304	38	Ben Jones
Okolona	10-1	317	81	8-1-0	249	73	Charles Faulkner
Booneville	7-3	191	124	6-3-0	161	116	Jim Drewry
Saltillo	7-3	234	157	5-3-0	140	124	Mitch Grissom
Calhoun City	6-5	182	200	5-4-0	150	170	Billy Cook
Shannon	4-5	103	123	3-5-0	76	102	Thomas Suggs
Kossuth	4-7	134	274	2-7-0	76	262	Tommy Lucas
Baldwyn	2-6-1	108	183	2-5-1	108	163	C.L. Shelton
Nettleton	2-7	133	240	2-6-0	127	211	Don Whitlock
Ripley	1-8-1	95	244	1-7-1	80	212	Joe Mathis

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