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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: Craig Cherry

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1926 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Craig Cherry enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Saltillo.

The Tigers finished 7th in District 1.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	OPEN
Thu., Sep. 5	@ Baldwyn	20	33	L
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. New Albany *	7	21	L
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Caledonia *	40	26	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Corinth *	21	14	W
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Amory *	13	60	L
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Pontotoc *	6	55	L
Fri., Oct. 18	@ Kossuth *	23	42	L
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Shannon *	18	61	L
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Coldwater	28	6	W
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Ripley *	12	28	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	188
Scoring Average	18.8
Points Allowed	346
Defense Average	34.6
Opponents Record	59-51
District Record	2-6
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	2-3

1996 Class 3A District 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Shannon	12-2	588	254	4-0	183	102	7-1	352	132	Mike Scott
Ripley	9-2	324	176	0-1	7	19	7-1	262	150	Jonathan Carnes
Amory	10-1	458	157				7-1	356	143	Bobby Hall
Pontotoc	8-3	376	124				5-3	259	98	Dennis Robbins
Kossuth	6-5	282	250				4-4	213	217	Charlie Dampeer
New Albany	5-5	261	203				3-5	188	189	Terry Allen
Saltillo	3-7	188	346				2-6	140	307	Craig Cherry
Corinth	1-9	128	377				1-7	121	322	Perry Murphy
Caledonia	0-11	70	497				0-8	64	396	James Reed

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