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Tupelo Football Team History


Tupelo Golden Wave
Tupelo High School

4125 Cliff Gookin Blvd. Tupelo, MS
Stadium: Renasant Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Jerrell Purvis

 

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1919  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2023
1972 Season Highlights
 Jerrell Purvis enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Tupelo.
 
1972 Season
   
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 8   Greenville   *  19   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15   Jackson TN  7   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22   Amory    14   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29   Louisville    3   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6   Clarksdale   *  6   20   L       
 Fri., Oct. 13   Corinth    6   6   T       
 Fri., Oct. 20   Caldwell   *  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28   Greenwood   *  14   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3   Covington TN  25   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 10   Cleveland   *  21   29   L       
 Fri., Nov. 17   Lee   *  7   0   W       
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record8-2 -1
  Points Scored156
  Scoring Average14.2
  Points Allowed83
  Defense Average7.5
  Opponents Record57-43 -3
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
  
1972  Big 8 N Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Greenville 8-12311075-1-017767  Gary Dempsey
Clarksdale 7-2193865-1-012747  Ronald Bennett
Tupelo 8-2-1156834-2-010170  Jerrell Purvis
Cleveland 4-51611993-3-0101140  Jimmy Warren
Lee 5-5-11171302-3-14574  Dwain Acker
Caldwell 2-7-1481461-4-12996  Robert Youngblood
Greenwood 1-8631530-6-033119  Hollis Rutter



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