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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: Mitch Grissom

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1926 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Mitch Grissom enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Saltillo.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	Booneville *	8	14	L
Fri., Sep. 10	Ripley *	13	20	L
Fri., Sep. 17	Calhoun City *	27	6	W
Fri., Sep. 24	Iuka	0	12	L
Fri., Oct. 1	Baldwyn *	3	19	L
Thu., Oct. 7	@ Kossuth *	6	12	L
Fri., Oct. 15	Shannon *	6	35	L
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Lafayette	7	8	L
Fri., Oct. 29	Nettleton *	28	20	W
Fri., Nov. 5	Fulton *	0	41	L
Fri., Nov. 12	Okolona *	26	20	W

1971 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	124
Scoring Average	11.3
Points Allowed	207
Defense Average	18.8
Opponents Record	67-44 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-2

1971 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Fulton	10-1	312	48	9-0-0	275	21	Ben Jones
Booneville	9-2	252	123	7-2-0	220	99	Jim Drewry
Shannon	7-2	223	86	7-2-0	223	86	Thomas Suggs
Baldwyn	7-3	166	71	6-3-0	152	71	Jackie Spradling
Okolona	6-4-1	211	155	6-4-0	211	155	Sammy Graves
Ripley	4-5-1	133	172	4-5-0	133	172	Compton Shelton
Saltillo	3-8	124	207	3-6-0	117	187	Mitch Grissom
Calhoun City	4-7	110	266	2-7-0	61	251	Billy Cook
Kossuth	3-7	133	195	2-7-0	94	183	Tommy Lucas
Nettleton	1-9	80	305	0-9-0	72	299	Woody Magers

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