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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: Joe Brigance

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1930 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2023

1951 Season Highlights

Joe Brigance enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Amory *	0	25	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ New Albany *	20	40	L
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Grenada *	0	19	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Pontotoc *	36	12	W
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Booneville	37	6	W
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Okolona *	58	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Aberdeen *	0	24	L
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. West Point *	21	6	W
Fri., Nov. 2	@ University *	13	12	W
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Starkville *	6	27	L

1951 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	191
Scoring Average	19.1
Points Allowed	171
Defense Average	17.1
Opponents Record	50-46
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	3-3

1951 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Amory	10-0	249	44	9-0-0	235	38	Tommy Owens
Starkville	9-2	367	78	6-2-0	245	59	Walter Scales
Aberdeen	7-3	207	73	6-3-0	174	73	Bert Thompson
Grenada	7-3	149	94	6-3-0	136	87	A.L. Gerrard
University	7-3	209	58	5-3-0	133	51
Houston	5-5	191	171	4-5-0	154	165	Joe Brigance
New Albany	4-4	121	164	3-4-0	97	158	Tom Cotten
West Point	2-8	60	193	2-7-0	60	166	Howard E. Shook
Pontotoc	3-8	137	237	1-7-0	85	207	James Butler
Okolona	0-10	18	353	0-8-0	12	328

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