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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: Flavius Alford

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1930 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Flavius Alford enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Houston.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 11	@ New Albany *	7	6	W
Fri., Sep. 18	vs. Grenada *	0	13	L
Fri., Sep. 25	@ Pontotoc *	7	6	W
Fri., Oct. 2	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 9	@ Okolona *	13	0	W
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Aberdeen *	6	25	L
Fri., Oct. 23	vs. Starkville *	0	27	L
Fri., Oct. 30	@ University *	0	31	L
Fri., Nov. 6	vs. Brooksville	26	6	W
Fri., Nov. 13	vs. West Point *	18	27	L

1953 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	77
Scoring Average	8.6
Points Allowed	141
Defense Average	15.7
Opponents Record	51-45 -2
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	3-1

1953 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Aberdeen	10-1	298	46	8-0-0	230	32	Bert Thompson
West Point	7-3	252	169	6-2-0	220	124	Harper Davis
Starkville	9-2	212	49	5-1-0	105	25	Walter Scales
University	6-3	208	64	5-3-0	169	58
Amory	5-5	169	132	4-3-0	117	90	Murphy Lowther
Houston	4-5	77	141	3-5-0	51	135	Flavius Alford
Grenada	4-6	177	178	2-4-0	93	117	A.L. Gerrard
Okolona	3-6	62	173	1-6-0	29	166
Pontotoc	2-7-1	90	238	1-3-0	51	102	Charles Shumake
New Albany	1-8	38	252	1-6-0	32	186	W.J. Davis

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.