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Tunica Academy Football Team History
Tunica Academy Blue Devils
Tunica Academy
584 Academy Drive Tunica, MS
Stadium: Sartin Field Colors: Royal Blue & Gold Coach: John Holcombe
Overall Record Progress
100% Complete
Team Timeline
First Team: 1969 (#1)
Changed Name from Tunica Institute of Learning to Tunica Academy in 2009
Championships
State Playoff Championships
1991, 2018, 2022
District Championships
1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2011, 2018
Team Records
Overall Record 317-258-2
Winning Pct. 55%
State Playoff Titles 3
District Titles 6
District Record 112-96
Home Record 167-113-1
Away Record 145-141-1
By The Numbers
Seasons 55
Winning Seasons (#2)
32
Losing Seasons (#2) 23
Most Wins in A Season 13 (2022)
Most Losses in A Season 9 (1983)
10 Win Seasons 8
Most Points Scored in a Game 78 (8/31/1973)
Most Points Scored in a Season 669 (2022)
Most Points Allowed in a Game 75 (10/30/1998)
Most Points Allowed in a Season 416 (2021)
Largest Margin of Victory 78 (8/31/1973)
Largest Margin of Defeat 63 (10/30/1998)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game 114 (9/17/2021)
Last Shutout 11/4/2022
Last Time Shutout 10/30/2020
Shutouts All-Time 103
Been Shutout All-Time 64
Streaks
Longest Win 15 (8/30/1991-9/4/1992)
Longest Losing 10 (9/21/1984-9/20/1985)
Playoff Records
Overall Record 23-21
Appearances 24
1st Round 10-9
2nd Round 6-3
3rd Round 0-0
Semi-Finals 4-8
Finals 3-1
By the Decade
2020-29 25-18
2010-19 65-45
2000-09 53-52
1990-99 84-32
1980-89 39-59-1
1970-79 49-46-1
1960-69 2-6
1950-59 0-0
Next Game
8/23/2024 (Fri)
vs. North Sunflower Academy
in a Non-Division Game.
Last Time: Tunica Academy won 54-14 in 2023.
All-Time:
vs. North Sunflower Academy
15-5-1
75.0%
2024 Season Totals
Record 0-0
Scoring 0-0
Region Record 0-0
Home Record 0-0
Away Record 0-0
Longest Running Rivalry
Tunica Academy & DeSoto AR have played 48 games.
Tunica Academy has won 19 games.
DeSoto AR has won 29 games.
with 0 tie games.
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring Record
less than 10 2-57
10 or more 141-58
20 or more
136-25
30 or more 117-3
40 or more 79-2
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed Record
less than 10 70-2
10 or more 73-113
20 or more 34-101
30 or more 16-76
40 or more 8-39
Border Wars
vs. Tennessee 46 - 26 - 0
vs. Arkansas 101 - 76 - 0
vs. Louisiana 4 - 1 - 0
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
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