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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Grissom Football Team History


Grissom Tigers
Virgil I. Grissom High School

1001 Haysland Rd SW Huntsville, AL 35802
Stadium: Milton Frank Stadium
Colors: Orange & Brown
Coach: Chip English
Region: 7A-R4
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1970  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 Chip English enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Grissom.
 The Tigers finished 8th in Region 4.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25  vs. Arab    35   12   W       
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Lee Huntsville    23   24   L (OT)      
 Fri., Sep. 8  @ Huntsville   *  21   9   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  vs. Hewitt-Trussville   *  7   49   L       
 Fri., Sep. 22  @ Gadsden City   *  0   19   L       
 Fri., Sep. 29  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 6  vs. James Clemens   *  0   42   L       
 Thu., Oct. 12  vs. Buckhorn   *  8   13   L       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Bob Jones   *  0   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Sparkman   *  7   30   L       
 Fri., Nov. 3  @ Brewer    26   24   W       
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored127
  Scoring Average12.7
  Points Allowed243
  Defense Average24.3
  Opponents Record54-53
  Region Record1-6
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record2-2
2017 Class 7A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Grissom was not ranked.
  
2017 Class 7A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Hewitt-Trussville 11-15342321-154777-031192  Josh Floyd
Bob Jones 7-43102510-122236-1212123  Kevin Rose
Sparkman 7-42872190-17495-2192107  Laron White
Huntsville 6-52432610-10353-4138183  Mark Fleetwood
Gadsden City 3-72263203-4173183  Bart Sessions
James Clemens 3-71902432-5150173  Wade Waldrop
Buckhorn 4-61422871-664239  Keith Henderson
Grissom 3-71272431-643183  Chip English

2017 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Grissom Players on File.

2017 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Mel DantzlerRB Jr. HM  ASWA



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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.