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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: Vick Metts

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1930 <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2023

1943 Season Highlights

Vick Metts enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Houston.

The Hilltoppers set a team record for margin of victory at 63 points.

1943 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 17	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 24	vs. New Albany *	7	0	W
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. Nettleton	63	0	W
Fri., Oct. 8	@ Pontotoc *	7	7	T
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Amory *	14	32	L
Fri., Oct. 22	vs. Aberdeen *	12	14	L
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Ackerman	12	7	W
Fri., Nov. 5	vs. West Point *	18	26	L
Fri., Nov. 12	@ University *	0	46	L
Fri., Nov. 19	@ Okolona *	23	0	W

1943 Season Totals
Record	4-4 -1
Points Scored	156
Scoring Average	17.3
Points Allowed	132
Defense Average	14.7
Opponents Record	35-29 -6
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-1 -1

1943 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Amory	11-2	387	67	7-1-0	194	39	Faye Reid
Corinth	10-0-1	234	54	6-0-1	135	42	Roy Biggers
West Point	8-1-1	258	57	4-1-1	133	51	Howard E. Shook
Aberdeen	7-4	134	125	4-4-0	82	106	James Wade
Starkville	5-5	204	122	3-3-0	92	71	Doss Fulton
Houston	4-4-1	156	132	2-4-1	81	125	Vick Metts
Pontotoc	4-2-2	164	60	2-2-2	113	60	Roy Johnston
University	2-1-3	113	46	1-1-3	79	40
Okolona	2-8	39	264	0-7-0	7	238	T.R. Ward
New Albany	1-6	26	148	0-6-0	0	148

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.