1968 Jones County Bobcats football team

1968 Jones County Bobcats football
Junior college national champion
MJCC champion
ConferenceMississippi Junior College Conference
Record9–0 (9–0 MJCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Mississippi Junior College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Jones County $ 9 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Perkinston 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
East Mississippi 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Holmes 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Pearl River 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Delta 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southwest Mississippi 5 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Northeast Mississippi 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
East Central (MS) 3 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Northwest Mississippi 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Copiah–Lincoln 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Itawamba 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Hinds 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 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 14ItawambaEllisville, MSW 35–0
September 19at East Central (MS)Decatur, MSW 56–2
September 28Copiah–LincolnEllisville, MSW 41–6
October 3at HindsRaymond, MSW 25–0[3]
October 19Southwest MississippiEllisville, MSW 14–0[4]
October 24at HolmesGoodman, MSW 35–0[5]
November 2at Pearl RiverPoplarville, MSW 26–18[6]
November 9PerkinstondaggerEllisville, MSW 28–7[7][8]
November 16Mississippi DeltaEllisville, MSW 38–7[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ a b "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.