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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: Russell Funk

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1930 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2023

1996 Season Highlights

Russell Funk enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston.

The Hilltoppers finished 6th in District 2.

The Hilltoppers set a team record by allowing 436 points.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	vs. Pontotoc	12	55	L
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Lafayette	20	49	L
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Bruce	24	46	L
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Okolona	14	14	T
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Kosciusko *	8	44	L
Fri., Oct. 4	@ New Hope *	12	14	L
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Aberdeen *	46	44	W
Fri., Oct. 18	@ Louisville *	20	60	L
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. West Point *	14	41	L
Fri., Nov. 1	vs. Noxubee County *	28	12	W
Fri., Nov. 8	@ Neshoba Central *	36	57	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	2-8 -1
Points Scored	234
Scoring Average	21.3
Points Allowed	436
Defense Average	39.6
Opponents Record	79-50 -1
District Record	2-5
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	0-4 -1

1996 Class 4A District 2 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kosciusko	13-2	420	208	3-1	64	58	8-0	235	96	Rodney Jones
Louisville	8-6	395	291	2-1	90	49	5-3	249	159	Tony Stanford
Neshoba Central	6-4	257	279				5-2	205	188	Jim Rhodes
West Point	5-6	182	200				4-3	148	99	Lynn Moore
New Hope	6-5	188	146				3-4	70	115	Andy Stevens
Houston	2-8-1	234	436				2-5	164	272	Russell Funk
Noxubee County	4-7	134	213				1-6	72	139	M.C. Miller
Aberdeen	3-8	196	285				1-6	128	203	Royce Stevens

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