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Houston Football Team History

Houston Hilltoppers

Houston High School

634 Starkville Road Houston, MS
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Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: James Hood

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1930 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2026

1961 Season Highlights

James Hood enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 8	Weir	0	45	L
Fri., Sep. 15	New Albany *	7	34	L
Fri., Sep. 22	Pontotoc *	7	13	L
Fri., Sep. 29	Aberdeen *	0	26	L
Fri., Oct. 6	Amory *	7	61	L
Fri., Oct. 13	Bruce *	17	7	W
Fri., Oct. 20	Okolona	7	13	L
Fri., Oct. 27	West Point *	6	48	L
Fri., Nov. 3	Starkville *	0	43	L
Fri., Nov. 10	University *	0	61	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	51
Scoring Average	5.1
Points Allowed	351
Defense Average	35.1
Opponents Record	52-43 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1961 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Amory	9-0	316	69	8-0-0	277	69	Doug Brown
University	10-1	371	64	7-1-0	258	38	Bill Calhoun
New Albany	6-3	131	104	5-3-0	118	104	William Ward
Aberdeen	4-5-1	114	114	4-3-1	107	96	Bill Brumley
Starkville	4-5	192	122	4-4-0	192	109	Jack Nix
Pontotoc	3-5-1	111	146	3-4-1	105	134	Charles Duck
West Point	3-6	150	177	3-5-0	144	164	Russell Reid
Houston	1-9	51	351	1-7-0	44	293	James Hood
Bruce	1-9	58	303	0-8-0	32	270	James Kelly

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