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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Houston County Football Team History


Houston County Lions
Houston County High School

P.O. Box C Columbia, AL 36319
Stadium: L.F. Tillery Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Charlie Finney
Region: 2A-R4
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1929  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Charlie Finney enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Houston County.
 The Lions finished 5th in Region 4.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25  vs. Clayton    40   12   W       
 Fri., Sep. 1  vs. Rehobeth   *  6   39   L       
 Fri., Sep. 8  vs. Abbeville   *  14   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  @ Cottonwood   *  7   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Coffee Springs    32   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Slocomb   *  0   19   L       
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Geneva County   *  0   32   L       
 Fri., Oct. 20  vs. Clio    32   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  @ G.W. Long    26   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3  @ Headland   *  14   32   L       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored171
  Scoring Average17.1
  Points Allowed165
  Defense Average16.5
  Opponents Record48-54
  Region Record2-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-2
1978 Class 2A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Houston County was not ranked.
  
1978 Class 2A Region 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Slocomb 11-2252972-154335-18428  Dwight Tew
Geneva County 8-2217915-113963  Don Chesteen
Rehobeth 8-2243795-113333  Don Holman
Headland 6-41591133-37669  Howard Holland
Houston County 6-41711652-441128  Charlie Finney
Cottonwood 3-71081691-560115  John Lewis
Abbeville 0-10602130-624121  David Barnes

1978 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Houston County Players on File.

1978 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Houston County Players on File.



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