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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: Joe Brigance

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1930 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

Joe Brigance enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Houston.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 9	@ New Albany *	6	27	L
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. Grenada *	19	35	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Pontotoc *	24	6	W
Fri., Sep. 30	vs. Eupora	13	32	L
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Okolona	21	13	W
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Amory *	32	13	W
Fri., Oct. 21	@ Starkville *	0	32	L
Fri., Oct. 28	@ University *	40	12	W
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. Aberdeen *	0	18	L
Fri., Nov. 11	vs. West Point *	20	34	L

1955 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	175
Scoring Average	17.5
Points Allowed	222
Defense Average	22.2
Opponents Record	53-45 -1
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	2-2

1955 Little 10 Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Starkville	10-0	332	34	8-0-0	277	20	Walter Scales
West Point	9-1	286	73	7-1-0	214	66	Ben Ruscoe
Aberdeen	8-3	218	117	6-2-0	159	92	Bert Thompson
New Albany	7-3	196	96	5-3-0	156	89	Roy Johnston
Houston	4-6	175	222	3-5-0	141	177	Joe Brigance
Grenada	3-7	124	202	3-4-0	109	136	Bob Ellard
University	3-7	115	277	2-6-0	103	251	A.W. Carpenter
Pontotoc	2-8	92	214	0-7-0	40	193	Joe Silveri
Amory	1-9	54	306	0-8-0	34	247	Melvin Waters

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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.