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Collins Football Team History

Collins Tigers

Collins High School

1208 South Dogwood Ave. Collins, MS
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Colors: Green & White
Coach: Jack Bailey

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1928 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2023

1968 Season Highlights

Jack Bailey enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Collins.

The Tigers won the Apache Conference Championship.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Mendenhall	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. West Marion *	25	0	W
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Sumrall *	39	0	W
Fri., Sep. 27	@ South Jones	6	7	L
Fri., Oct. 4	@ South Pike	7	2	W
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Purvis *	26	20	W
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Mount Olive	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Taylorsville	34	12	W
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Bassfield *	54	7	W
Fri., Nov. 8	@ Seminary *	19	7	W
Fri., Nov. 15	Bassfield *	27	20	W

1968 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	270
Scoring Average	24.5
Points Allowed	75
Defense Average	6.8
Opponents Record	55-52 -3
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-1

1968 Apache Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Collins	10-1	270	75	6-0-0	190	54	Jack Bailey
Purvis	8-2	329	85	4-2-0	219	60	Jack Craft
Bassfield	7-4	262	185	4-3-0	167	133	Malcolm Courtney
West Marion	4-4	107	146	3-3-0	87	102	Doug Herbert
Lumberton	3-6-1	101	178	2-2-0	55	87	Willie Coats
Seminary	2-8	142	219	1-4-0	79	126	Alton Waltman
Sumrall	0-10	74	415	0-6-0	43	278	Jim Cliburn

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