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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: Willie Foster

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1930 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

Willie Foster enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Houston.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. New Albany *	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Holly Springs	47	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Pontotoc *	32	12	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Booneville	0	41	L
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Okolona *	31	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Aberdeen *	20	12	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. West Point *	14	14	T
Fri., Nov. 7	@ University *	13	6	W
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Water Valley	0	1	#Lost
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Amory *	7	37	L

1947 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -1
Points Scored	183
Scoring Average	18.3
Points Allowed	123
Defense Average	12.3
Opponents Record	44-42 -3
Home Record	3-3 -1
Away Record	3-0

1947 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Amory	9-2	289	105	7-0-0	216	33	Melvin Hemphill
Aberdeen	9-2	270	77	5-2-0	144	58	James Wade
Houston	6-3-1	183	123	5-1-1	136	81	Willie Foster
Starkville	9-3	234	98	4-2-0	120	47	Walter Scales
New Albany	3-5-1	109	143	2-3-1	66	104
University	2-4	58	96	2-4-0	58	96
Grenada	4-4-3	121	127	1-2-1	44	66	Archie Stubbs
Okolona	2-7	94	190	1-4-0	37	128	W.A. Thompson
West Point	1-8-1	57	289	1-5-1	51	196	Howard E. Shook
Pontotoc	2-7	70	146	0-5-0	26	97	Mitch Grisson

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