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Oxford Chargers Garner Top 10 Preseason Ranking
By Adam Brown
Sports Editor
adam.brown@hottytoddy.com
South end zone of Bobby Holcomb Field. Photo by Talbert Toole.
The start of high school football is right around the corner and teams are preparing for the grind of Friday night under the lights. The Oxford Chargers football team recently received a top 10 preseason ranking at No. 5 by the Southern Elite Sports Mississippi Network.
Last season, the Chargers finished with a 9-3 overall record and a 6-1 mark in district play. Oxford got wins over South Panola, Tupelo, Southaven, DeSoto Central and Lafayette.
Coming into the 2019 campaign Maxpreps.com has Oxford’s strength of schedule at 15.1. Looking ahead, the three toughest opponents in the regular season for the Chargers are Starkville, Horn Lake and their cross-town foe the Lafayette Commodores.
Oxford’s head football coach Chris Cutcliffe and his squad were perfect on the season away from home with a 5-0 mark.
“It’s a testament to what teams in the past at Oxford have done from the foundation that they have laid,” Cutcliffe said. “(We don’t put) a whole lot of stock into preseason rankings. If a team gets that they have to prove it on the field.”
The Chargers open the 2019 campaign at Bobby Holcomb field as they play host to the Northwest Rankin Cougars. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
| Mon, Nov 4 |  | vs Long Island University | W, 90-60 |
| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | L, 83-75 |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | W, 72-69 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | L, 92-82 |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | W, 98-84 |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |