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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: Vick Metts

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1930 <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024

1942 Season Highlights

Vick Metts enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston.

1942 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Corinth *	6	14	L
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. New Albany *	0	0	T
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Baldwyn	13	13	T
Fri., Oct. 9	vs. Pontotoc *	0	26	L
Fri., Oct. 16	@ Amory *	7	18	L
Fri., Oct. 23	@ Aberdeen *	0	7	L
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. Nettleton
Fri., Nov. 6	@ West Point *	13	6	W
Fri., Nov. 13	vs. University *
Fri., Nov. 20	OPEN
Wed., Nov. 25	vs. Okolona *	7	13	L

1942 Season Totals
Record	1-5 -2
Points Scored	46
Scoring Average	5.8
Points Allowed	97
Defense Average	12.1
Opponents Record	34-41 -5
Home Record	0-2 -2
Away Record	1-3

1942 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Starkville	10-0	262	55	6-0-0	203	24	Doss Fulton
Corinth	6-2-1	132	78	5-1-0	112	52	Roy Biggers
Pontotoc	6-3	221	86	4-2-0	144	65	T.N. Vandiver
Okolona	4-3	158	110	4-3-0	158	110
Amory	5-6	85	187	3-3-0	51	132	Faye Reid
Aberdeen	4-6-1	83	186	2-4-1	51	153	James Wade
University	2-2	40	63	2-1-0	34	45
Houston	1-5-2	46	97	1-5-1	33	84	Vick Metts
New Albany	1-3-2	52	61	1-3-2	52	61
West Point	1-9	41	285	0-6-0	34	146	A.C. Williams

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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.