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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 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024

2001 Season Highlights

Russell Funk enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Houston.

The Hilltoppers finished 4th in District 2.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ Southaven	0	29	L
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Aberdeen	13	21	L
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Okolona	42	20	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. South Pontotoc *	50	14	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Itawamba AHS *	14	28	L
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Nettleton *	20	6	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. West Point	14	21	L
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Amory *	29	28	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Caledonia *	48	0	W
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Pontotoc *	10	17	L
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Corinth	0	28	L	1st Round Playoffs

2001 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	240
Scoring Average	21.8
Points Allowed	212
Defense Average	19.3
Opponents Record	66-57
District Record	4-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-5

2001 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
Itawamba AHS	10-2	321	153	1-1	41	30	6-0	166	55	Lynn Moore
Amory	7-5	252	186	1-1	48	37	4-2	165	90	Pat Byrd
Pontotoc	6-5	214	119	0-1	10	21	4-2	168	63	Dennis Robbins
Houston	5-6	240	212	0-1	0	28	4-2	171	93	Russell Funk
Nettleton	5-5	185	254				2-4	107	172	Richard Kendrick
Caledonia	4-6	124	281				1-5	68	229	Jack Hankins
South Pontotoc	3-7	161	271				0-6	68	211	Paul Dees

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.