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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: Chip Harris Region: 2A-R2
2001 Season Highlights
Chip Harris enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Houston County.
First 12 win season. The Lions won the Class 2A Region 2 Championship. TheLions set a team record by scoring 458 points. The Lions set a team record by winning 12 games.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Aug. 31 @
Ashford
28
20
W
Fri., Sep. 7 @
Zion Chapel
40
0
W
Fri., Sep. 14 vs.
Samson
*
42
12
W
Fri., Sep. 21 @
Wicksburg
*
35
0
W
Fri., Sep. 28 vs.
Cottonwood
*
35
7
W
Fri., Oct. 5 @
New Brockton
*
34
14
W
Fri., Oct. 12 @
Geneva County
*
38
16
W
Fri., Oct. 19 vs.
Houston Academy
*
38
7
W
Fri., Oct. 26 vs.
Slocomb
*
54
20
W
Fri., Nov. 2 vs.
Headland
35
7
W
Playoffs Fri., Nov. 9 vs.
Clay County
34
23
W
1st Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 16 vs.
Straughn
42
21
W
2nd Round Playoffs Fri., Nov. 23 @
Lineville
3
32
L
3rd Round Playoffs
2001 Season Totals
Record 12-1
Points Scored 458
Scoring Average 35.2
Points Allowed 179
Defense Average 13.8
Opponents Record 64-75
Region Record 7-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 5-1
2001 Class 2A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
7/31/2001 PS
4 (11-1) 75
ASWA
9/4/2001 1
3 (1-0) 115
ASWA
9/11/2001 2
3 (2-0) 107
ASWA
9/18/2001 3
3 (2-0) 107
ASWA
9/26/2001 4
2 (4-0) 176
ASWA
10/3/2001 5
2 (5-0) 177
ASWA
10/10/2001 6
2 (6-0) 194
ASWA
10/17/2001 7
2 (7-0) 215
ASWA
10/24/2001 8
2 (8-0) 186
ASWA
10/31/2001 9
2 (9-0) 176
ASWA
11/7/2001 Final
2 (10-0) 128
ASWA
2001 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Chris Odom
OL
Sr. 6-3 309
All-Star Game
Norris Drinkard
RB
Sr. 6-0 175
2A Back of the Year
ASWA
2001 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Keith Buze DB
Sr. 5-6 160
1st
BN
Kevin Buze ATH
Sr.
HM
ASWA
Norris Drinkard RB
Sr. 6-0 175
1st
BN
Norris Drinkard RB
Sr. 6-0 175
1st
ASWA
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