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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 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Mitch Grissom enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Saltillo.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 1	Ecru *	21	12	W
Fri., Sep. 9	@ Hamilton *	0	24	L
Fri., Sep. 16	Smithville *	57	12	W
Thu., Sep. 22	Randolph *	48	14	W
Fri., Sep. 30	Baldwyn	7	33	L
Fri., Oct. 7	vs. Algoma *
Fri., Oct. 14	Mantachie *	45	0	W
Fri., Oct. 21	Mooreville *	54	0	W
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Hatley *	26	7	W
Fri., Nov. 4	Iuka *	13	0	W
Fri., Nov. 11	Belmont *	13	0	W

1966 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	284
Scoring Average	28.4
Points Allowed	102
Defense Average	10.2
Opponents Record	56-56 -1
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	1-1

1966 Highland Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ecru	10-1	267	46	9-1-0	240	46
Hamilton	8-3	244	82	8-2-0	238	67	Jimmie Moore
Saltillo	8-2	284	102	8-1-0	277	69	Mitch Grissom
Belmont	6-4	244	121	6-3-0	231	81
Iuka	6-3	154	65	6-3-0	154	65	Richard Thorne
Hatley	6-5	201	142	5-5-0	159	142	Jimmy Parham
Randolph	4-7	168	245	3-7-0	161	243	Robert Hooker
Mantachie	3-6	108	241	3-5-0	108	209
Mooreville	2-8	67	306	2-8-0	67	306
Smithville	2-9	120	346	2-8-0	102	315	Glen Cathcart
Algoma	0-9	56	239	0-8-0	44	205

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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.