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Grissom Tigers

Head Coach: Rich Dutton (second season)
Career Record: 10 seasons, (41-63)
At Grissom: one season, (3-7)
Stadium: Milton Frank Stadium
2022 Enrollment:  1,564
Rank:  9th in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 7A

 History 
Overall Record:   227-316   (42.0%)
Last 25 years:   84-174   (33.0%)  (Rank: 332nd in the AHSAA, 30th in Class 7A)
Since 2010:   25-96  (20.7%)  (Rank: 377th in the AHSAA, 31st in Class 7A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2020
Last Region Championship:   1995
Last Winning Season:   2020
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2021 
Class:  7A              Region:   4
Record:  3-7
Region Record:   1-6, (seventh)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  154 (15.4)
Defense:  345 (34.5)


 2022 
Class: 7A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 49-57 (46%) (282nd in the AHSAA, 29th in Class 7A)
Region Strength:  32-42 (43%)
Non-Region Strength:  17-15 (53%)

Players to Watch
      Martin McDonald,  LB



 2021 Results 
 8/19  @ Cullman  (6A)   0-23   L  
 8/27  vs. Lee Huntsville  (5A)   33-22   W  
 9/3  @ Huntsville  (7A)  *  6-13   L  
 9/10  @ Sparkman  (7A)  *  0-46   L  
 9/16  vs. Albertville  (7A)  *  27-34   L  
 9/24   OPEN 
 10/1  @ Austin  (7A)  *  29-24   W  
 10/7  vs. James Clemens  (7A)  *  13-31   L  
 10/15  @ Bob Jones  (7A)  *  0-56   L  
 10/22  vs. Florence  (7A)  *  6-62   L  
 10/29  vs. Hazel Green  (6A)   40-34   W  


 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Russellville  (5A)       
 8/26  @ Hazel Green  (6A)       
 9/2  vs. Huntsville  (7A)  *      
 9/9  @ Bob Jones  (7A)  *      
 9/16  vs. Sparkman  (7A)  *      
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  @ Austin  (7A)  *      
 10/7  vs. Albertville  (7A)  *      
 10/13  @ Florence  (7A)  *      
 10/21  @ James Clemens  (7A)  *      
 10/28  vs. Buckhorn  (6A)       



Class  7A Region  4
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
Albertville (7A) 1-9182-453
Austin (7A) 4-6219-268
Bob Jones (7A) 5-6369-334
Florence (7A) 5-6383-280
Grissom (7A) 3-7154-345
Huntsville (7A) 3-7261-319
James Clemens (7A) 10-1437-231
Sparkman (7A) 4-7236-349


 2022 Preview 


       Grissom finished the 2021 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year Grissom finished seventh in Class 7A region four with a 1-6 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Tigers last playoff victory came during the 2000 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       Grissom was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Tigers want to be competitive. They only averaged 15.4 points a game.

       Since 2010, the Grissom football program has struggled with a record of 25-96.

       Over the past 25 seasons, Grissom has not won much with a record of 84-174. Their 33.0% winning percentage ranks 30th in Class 7A and 332nd in the AHSAA.




       The Tigers are led by head coach Rich Dutton who is entering his second season at the helm. His team finished with a 3-7 record in his first season at Grissom. The Tigers have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Dutton.

       Coach Dutton's overall record as a head football coach in ten season stands at 41-63 (39.4%). Over the course of his career, Coach Dutton's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times .

       The Grissom Tigers will play in Class 7A region four during the 2022 season.

       This season, the Tigers will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region four.

       The Tigers open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Russellville on Friday, August 19 at Milton Frank Stadium. Last year the Russellville Golden Tigers finished with an overall record of 9-3 and in first place in Class 5A region eight. The Golden Tigers lost in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs to Fairview by a score of 35-21.

       Grissom and Russellville have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Tigers have a 1-1-0 record against the Golden Tigers. They last met in with

  


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