1968 Jones County Bobcats football team

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1968 Jones County Bobcats football
Junior college national champion
MJCC champion
Conference Mississippi Junior College Conference
Record9–0 (9–0 MJCC)
Head coach
Seasons
 1967
1969 
1968 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Jones County $ 9 0 09 0 0
Perkinston 8 1 09 1 0
East Mississippi 7 2 07 2 0
Holmes 6 3 06 3 0
Pearl River 5 4 05 4 0
Mississippi Delta 5 5 05 5 0
Southwest Mississippi 5 5 05 5 0
Northeast Mississippi 4 5 04 5 0
East Central (MS) 3 5 13 5 1
Northwest Mississippi 3 6 03 6 0
Copiah–Lincoln 3 6 03 6 0
Itawamba 1 7 11 7 1
Hinds 0 9 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1968 Jones County Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Jones County Junior College (JCJC) as a member of the Mississippi Junior College Conference (MJCC) during the 1968 junior college football season. [1] Led by eighth-year head coach Sim Cooley, the Bobcats compiled a perfect 9–0 record, won the MJCC championship, were ranked No. 1 by Gridwire in its final junior college rankings, and outscored opponents by a total of 298 to 40. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 14 Itawamba Ellisville, MS W 35–0
September 19at East Central (MS) Decatur, MS W 56–2
September 28 Copiah–Lincoln Ellisville, MSW 41–6
October 3at Hinds Raymond, MS W 25–0 [3]
October 19 Southwest Mississippi Ellisville, MSW 14–0 [4]
October 24at Holmes Goodman, MS W 35–0 [5]
November 2at Pearl River Poplarville, MS W 26–18 [6]
November 9 Perkinston Dagger-14-plain.pngEllisville, MSW 28–7 [7] [8]
November 16 Mississippi Delta Ellisville, MSW 38–7 [9]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jones Bobcats look like improved team". Hattiesburg American. September 5, 1968. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Rating Goof Rams Get 5th-Place Tie". The Fresno Bee. December 20, 1968. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Hinds Loses To Jones Club, 25-0". Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1968. p. B7 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jones Defeats Southwest". The Vicksburg Post. October 20, 1968. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Jones Bombs Holmes 35-0". The Daily Herald. October 25, 1968. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Regiel Napier (November 4, 1968). "Jones Downs PRC, faces Perk Next". Hattiesburg American. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Gene Wiggins (November 11, 1968). "Jones rocks Perk 28-7 to take JC loop lead". Hattiesburg American. p. 15.
  8. "Jones Trims Perkinston". Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1968. p. 3C via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Jones Defeats Delta to take title at 9-0". Hattiesburg American. Associated Press. November 18, 1968. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.