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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 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2023

1999 Season Highlights

Russell Funk enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Houston.

The Hilltoppers finished 3rd in District 2.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 27	@ Aberdeen	27	18	W
Fri., Sep. 3	vs. West Point	42	21	W
Fri., Sep. 10	@ Grenada	31	27	W
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. Okolona	47	6	W
Fri., Sep. 24	vs. Bruce	25	22	W (OT)
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Winona	31	7	W
Fri., Oct. 8	@ South Pontotoc *	48	14	W
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Shannon *	6	31	L
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Caledonia *	42	0	W
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Amory *	27	20	W
Fri., Nov. 5	vs. Nettleton *	55	14	W

1999 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	381
Scoring Average	34.6
Points Allowed	180
Defense Average	16.4
Opponents Record	61-67
District Record	4-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	6-0

1999 Class 3A 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
Shannon	13-2	585	240	3-1	146	92	5-1	242	90	Mike Scott
Amory	11-3	454	232	2-1	64	52	4-1	212	77	Bobby Hall
Houston	10-1	381	180				4-1	178	79	Russell Funk
Nettleton	5-5	194	232				2-3	90	178	Doug Vanlandingham
Caledonia	4-6	161	273				1-4	73	183	Jack Hankins
South Pontotoc	2-9	164	422				0-5	51	236	Paul Dees

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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.