Roswell G. Higginbotham

Roswell G. Higginbotham
Biographical details
Born	August 15, 1898; Howe, Texas
Died	May 25, 1943; Quonset Point, Rhode Island
Playing career
Football
1917, 1919–1920	Texas A&M
Baseball
1922	Paris Snappers
Position(s)	Running back (football); Shortstop (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927	Texas A&M (assistant)
c. 1940	SMU (freshmen)
Baseball
1930–1935	Texas A&M
1936–1942	SMU
Head coaching record
Overall	105–116–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 SWC (1931, 1934)

Roswell G. "Little Hig" Higginbotham (August 15, 1898 – May 25, 1943) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He died on May 25, 1943 at Naval Air Station Quonset Point.^[1] He was the younger brother of Grady Higginbotham.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1930–1935)
1930	Texas A&M	16–6	8–6	4th
1931	Texas A&M	12–6	9–1	1st
1932	Texas A&M	7–11–1	5–11	5th
1933	Texas A&M	9–10	5–5	3rd
1934	Texas A&M	10–7–1	9–3	1st
1935	Texas A&M	10–8–1	5–6	2nd
Texas A&M:		64–48–3	41–32
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1936–1942)
1936	SMU	3–17	2–13	6th
1937	SMU	6–12	4–11	5th
1938	SMU	8–6	7–6	4th
1939	SMU	5–10	5–10	T–4th
1940	SMU	6–7	6–7	4th
1941	SMU	6–8	6–8	4th
1942	SMU	7–8	7–8	T–3rd
SMU:		41–68	37–63
Total:		105–116–3
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

^ AP (May 27, 1943). "Lieut. R. G. Higginbotham". The New York Times. Retrieved December 26, 2015.