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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: Billy Joe Rish

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1930 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2023

1971 Season Highlights

Billy Joe Rish enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Houston.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	Eupora	21	14	W
Fri., Sep. 10	vs. New Albany *	7	28	L
Fri., Sep. 17	@ Pontotoc *	6	33	L
Fri., Sep. 24	Aberdeen *	12	6	W
Fri., Oct. 1	Amory *	0	32	L
Fri., Oct. 8	Bruce *	37	0	W
Fri., Oct. 15	Okolona	0	34	L
Fri., Oct. 22	West Point *	0	40	L
Fri., Oct. 29	Starkville *	0	38	L
Fri., Nov. 5	Oxford *	0	40	L

1971 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	83
Scoring Average	8.3
Points Allowed	265
Defense Average	26.5
Opponents Record	46-52 -5
Home Record	0-1
Away Record	0-1

1971 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
West Point	7-3-1	225	111	7-0-1	185	46	Travis Langford
Oxford	8-3	217	103	6-2-0	166	60	Bob Sanders
Amory	7-4	225	111	6-2-0	193	44	Jerry Lyons
Starkville	7-2-1	213	56	6-1-1	172	23	Jim Craig
Pontotoc	5-5	171	129	3-5-0	105	129	Ralph Mitchell
New Albany	3-6-1	110	136	3-5-0	103	118	James Sloan
Houston	3-7	83	265	2-6-0	62	217	Billy Joe Rish
Aberdeen	2-6-1	70	144	2-6-0	70	144	Thomas Pierce
Bruce	0-11	44	355	0-8-0	26	300	Dwight Robinson

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