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Houston County Lions
Houston County High School

P.O. Box C Columbia, AL 36319
Stadium: L.F. Tillery Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Tanner Harris
Region: 2A-R2
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Overall Record Progress      95.9% Complete
   
  

 

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Team History on AHSFHS.org
Memorable Games - 2008    
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1929  (#1)
  1948 - First undefeated season.
  1950 - First 10-0 regular season.
  1984 - First playoff win.
  1984 - First playoff appearance.
  1991 - First region championship.
  2000 - First 11 win season.
  2001 - First 12 win season.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
None
Region Championships
  1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 386-499-20
 Winning Pct. 44%
 State Playoff Titles 0
 State Mythical Titles 0
 Region/Area Titles 6
 Region/Area Record 105-169
 All State Players (#3)63
 NFL Players (#4)2
 Weeks Ranked #1 1
 Home Record 195-203-7
 Away Record 152-241-6
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 97
 Winning Seasons (#2) 42
 Losing Seasons (#2)48
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2001)
 Most Losses in A Season 10 (2015)
 10 Win Seasons 3
 Most Points Scored in a Game 67 (10/4/2019)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 458 (2001)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 124 (11/26/1931)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 478 (2019)
 Largest Margin of Victory 67 ()
 Largest Margin of Defeat 112 (11/26/1931)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 136 (11/26/1931)
 Last Shutout 8/30/2024
 Last Time Shutout 11/8/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 136
 Been Shutout All-Time 155
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (9/15/1950-9/28/1951)
 Longest Losing 24 (10/11/2013-10/23/2015)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 9-18
 Appearances 18
 1st Round 7-11
 2nd Round 2-5
 3rd Round 0-2
 Semi-Finals 0-0
 Finals 0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  20-40
 2010-19  23-79
 2000-09  70-40
 1990-99 55-55
 1980-89 46-57
 1970-79 24-72-1
 1960-69 34-61-4
 1950-59 48-42-6
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2024-25 147 (322)
 2022-23 132 (332)
 2020-21 172 (309)
 2018-19 184 (298)
 2016-17 143 (335)
 2014-15 174 (303)
 2012-13 189 (286)
 2010-11 183 (298)
 2008-09 204 (274)
 2006-07 208 (264)
 2004-05 151 (307)
 2002-03 147 (312)
 2000-01 177 (285)
 1998-99 180 (278)
 1996-97 180 (272)
 1994-95 210 (243)
 1990-91 197 (257)
 1988-89 173 (283)
 1986-87 179 (274)
 1984-85 179 (276)
  
Next Game
 10/31/2025 (Fri)
@ FAMU FL
in a Non-Region Game.
Last Time: Houston County won 46-16 in 2024.
All-Time:
  vs. FAMU FL 1-0-0 100.0% 
 
2025 Season
 8/22   OPEN 
 8/28  @ Graceville FL    36   24   W  
 9/5  vs. Ariton   *  14   56   L  
 9/12  vs. Cottonwood   *  12   45   L  
 9/19  @ Abbeville   *  6   48   L  
 9/26  vs. Baker FL    16   43   L  
 10/3  @ Samson   *  14   35   L  
 10/10  @ G.W. Long   *  8   48   L  
 10/17  vs. Geneva County   *  38   62   L  
 10/24  vs. Providence Christian   *  8   61   L  
 10/31  @ FAMU FL            
 
2025 Season Totals
  Record1-8
  Scoring152-422
  Region Record0-7
  Home Record0-5
  Away Record1-3
 
 Region 2 Standings
  Cottonwood 6-36-1
  Ariton 7-16-1
  G.W. Long 6-45-2
  Providence Christian 6-35-2
  Geneva County 4-63-4
  Samson 4-61-6
  Abbeville 3-72-5
  Houston County 1-80-7
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Houston County & Cottonwood have played 86 games.
Houston County has won 29 games.
Cottonwood has won 53 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 8-57
 Regular Season 6-50
 Playoffs 2-7
 Lower Class 0-3
 Same Class 2-47
 Higher Class 6-7
 1A 0-10
 2A 2-40
 3A 3-1
 4A 3-6
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-62
 10 or more 111-97
 20 or more  105-34
 30 or more 80-8
 40 or more 52-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 41-1
 10 or more 72-158
 20 or more 41-146
 30 or more 11-113
 40 or more 2-74
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 13 - 23 - 0
 vs. Florida 8 - 8 - 0
 
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Collinsville completed the 1931 season with a record of 1-4-5. The five ties will forever be a state record since all games are now decided by overtime.