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1968 Jones County Bobcats football
Junior college national champion
MJCC champion
ConferenceMississippi Junior College Conference
Record9–0 (9–0 MJCC)
Head coach
Seasons← 19671969 →
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. 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.

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
October 19Southwest MississippiEllisville, MSW 14–0
October 24at HolmesGoodman, MSW 35–0
November 2at Pearl RiverPoplarville, MSW 26–18
November 9PerkinstonEllisville, MSW 28–7
November 16Mississippi DeltaEllisville, MSW 38–7
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "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.
Junior college football national champions
NJCAA
(single division)
NJCAA Division I
NJCAA Division III
California large division
California small division
3C2A
J. C. Gridwire
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