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Haywood Scissum
Biographical details
Born	November 19, 1924
Died	August 28, 1995 (aged 70); Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
1946–1949	Tuskegee
Position(s)	End, tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1969	East Highland HS (AL)
1970–1980	Tuskegee
Head coaching record
Overall	65–49–1 (college); 135–29–11 (high school)
Bowls	1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 SIAC Division I (1970, 1974)

Haywood Scissum (November 19, 1924 – August 28, 1995) was an American football coach. He was the 11th head football coach at Tuskegee Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—in Tuskegee, Alabama, serving for 11 seasons, from 1970 to 1980, a comping a record of 65–49–1. A native of Attalla, Alabama, Scissum played college football as the end, and tackle positions in the late 1940s. Prior to his hiring at Tuskegee in 1970, he was the head football coach at East Highland High School in Sylacauga, Alabama for 20 years, amassing a record of 135–29–11.^[1]

Scissum died on August 28, 1995, in Tuskegee.^[2]

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1970–1980)
1970	Tuskegee	9–1	4–1	T–1st (Division I)
1971	Tuskegee	5–5		(Division I)
1972	Tuskegee	7–4		(Division I)
1973	Tuskegee	7–4	2–3	5th (Division I)
1974	Tuskegee	11–1	5–0	1st (Division I)	L Gate City Bowl
1975	Tuskegee	5–5	3–2	T–3rd (Division I)
1976	Tuskegee	6–3–1	3–1–1	T–2nd (Division I)
1977	Tuskegee	3–7	1–4	T–5th (Division I)
1978	Tuskegee	3–7
1979	Tuskegee	5–6
1979	Tuskegee	4–6
Tuskegee:		65–49–1
Total:		65–49–1