News

We now have 561 teams &
123,432 games on AHSFHS.org.

Saltillo Football Team History

Saltillo Tigers

Saltillo High School

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

Select Year:

1926 <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024

1974 Season Highlights

Willis Wright enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Saltillo.

1974 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Booneville *	7	35	L
Fri., Sep. 13	Ripley *	20	14	W
Fri., Sep. 20	Houston *	21	0	W
Fri., Sep. 27	Iuka	28	0	W
Fri., Oct. 4	Baldwyn *
Fri., Oct. 11	Kossuth *	41	14	W
Fri., Oct. 18	Okolona *	0	20	L
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Alcorn Central	35	6	W
Fri., Nov. 1	Nettleton *	32	0	W
Fri., Nov. 8	Fulton *	21	41	L

1974 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	205
Scoring Average	22.8
Points Allowed	130
Defense Average	14.4
Opponents Record	45-51 -1
Home Record	1-1
Away Record	0-0

1974 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Booneville	8-3	208	120	7-2-0	182	69	Jim Drewry
Fulton	8-1	275	83	6-1-0	203	69	Jackie Spradling
Ripley	8-2	206	98	6-2-0	143	80	Mac Curlee
Shannon	9-2	188	102	5-2-0	124	73	Thomas Suggs
Okolona	6-5	188	79	4-4-0	132	72	Mack Etheridge
Saltillo	6-3	205	130	4-3-0	142	124	Willis Wright
Baldwyn	5-4	174	167	4-4-0	140	151	Hubert Tucker
Nettleton	2-7	69	217	1-6-0	48	201	Woody Magers
Kossuth	1-8	68	226	0-7-0	41	195	Lonnie Harris
Houston	0-9	52	250	0-8-0	52	244	Lucian King

Some records may be incomplete. We have chosen to publish this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school.
Join us to submit corrections and new information.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.