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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 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Willis Wright enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Saltillo.

The Tigers won the Tombigbee Conference Championship.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ New Albany	7	19	L
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Booneville *	48	7	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Ripley *	14	13	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Alcorn Central *	55	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Mooreville	53	0	W
Thu., Oct. 4	@ Baldwyn *	14	12	W
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Kossuth *	34	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Okolona *	42	8	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Water Valley	42	19	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Nettleton *	21	13	W
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Iuka *

1979 Season Totals
Record	9-1
Points Scored	330
Scoring Average	33.0
Points Allowed	91
Defense Average	9.1
Opponents Record	58-63
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-1

1979 Tombigbee Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ripley	10-1	351	91	7-1-0	245	61	Larry Cole
Saltillo	9-1	330	91	7-0-0	228	53	Willis Wright
Baldwyn	9-3	279	74	5-3-0	206	48	Hubert Tucker
Kossuth	5-6	164	187	5-3-0	131	112	Jim Drewry
Nettleton	5-6	122	149	4-4-0	84	94
Booneville	4-7	90	210	4-4-0	90	155	Mac Curlee
Okolona	3-8	90	188	2-6-0	56	137	Bob Pitner
Iuka	2-8	111	285	1-6-0	76	219
Alcorn Central	0-11	58	414	0-8-0	50	287	Charles Faulkner

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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.