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Saltillo Football Team History

Saltillo Tigers

Saltillo High School

146 Tiger Drive Saltillo, MS
Stadium: Mitch Grissom Field
Colors: Royal Blue
Coach: Willis Wright

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1926 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Willis Wright enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Saltillo.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Booneville *	38	0	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Ripley *	14	14	T
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Alcorn Central *	54	0	W
Fri., Sep. 26	Cherokee AL	28	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Baldwyn *	28	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Kossuth *	27	12	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Okolona *	42	8	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Water Valley	56	8	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Nettleton *	42	6	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Iuka *	48	8	W

1980 Season Totals
Record	9-0 -1
Points Scored	377
Scoring Average	37.7
Points Allowed	56
Defense Average	5.6
Opponents Record	39-60 -1
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	3-0 -1

1980 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Saltillo	9-0-1	377	56	7-0-1	293	48	Willis Wright
Ripley	8-0-1	270	62	7-0-1	250	62	Larry Cole
Kossuth	8-3	255	123	6-2-0	177	82	Jim Drewry
Baldwyn	7-4	230	178	5-3-0	161	123	Hubert Tucker
Nettleton	5-5	149	171	4-4-0	143	152
Iuka	3-7	91	266	2-6-0	69	220	Jimmy Smith
Booneville	2-8	105	171	2-6-0	88	144	Mac Curlee
Okolona	2-8	136	273	2-6-0	111	194	Charles Faulkner
Alcorn Central	1-9	116	392	0-8-0	74	349	Bobby Purvis

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Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.