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Houston County Lions
Houston County High School

P.O. Box C Columbia, AL 36319
Stadium: L.F. Tillery Field
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Tanner Harris
Region: 2A-R2
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2022 Football Yearbook

A recap of the 2022 high school football season in Alabama.
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An added bonus is many of the all-time records over the past 100 years.
 
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2022 Alabama Football Yearbook
Team History on AHSFHS.org
Memorable Games - 2008    
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1929  (#1)
  1948 - First undefeated season.
  1950 - First 10-0 regular season.
  1984 - First playoff win.
  1984 - First playoff appearance.
  1991 - First region championship.
  2000 - First 11 win season.
  2001 - First 12 win season.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
None
Region Championships
  1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 385-491-20
 Winning Pct. 44%
 State Playoff Titles 0
 State Mythical Titles 0
 Region/Area Titles 6
 Region/Area Record 105-162
 All State Players (#3)63
 NFL Players (#4)2
 Weeks Ranked #1 1
 Home Record 195-198-7
 Away Record 151-238-6
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 96
 Winning Seasons (#2) 42
 Losing Seasons (#2)47
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2001)
 Most Losses in A Season 10 (2015)
 10 Win Seasons 3
 Most Points Scored in a Game 67 (1938)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 458 (2001)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 124 (11/26/1931)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 478 (2019)
 Largest Margin of Victory 67 (1938)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 112 (11/26/1931)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 136 (11/26/1931)
 Last Shutout 8/30/2024
 Last Time Shutout 11/8/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 136
 Been Shutout All-Time 155
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (9/15/1950-9/28/1951)
 Longest Losing 24 (10/11/2013-10/23/2015)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 9-18
 Appearances 18
 1st Round 7-11
 2nd Round 2-5
 3rd Round 0-2
 Semi-Finals 0-0
 Finals 0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  19-32
 2010-19  23-79
 2000-09  70-40
 1990-99 55-55
 1980-89 46-57
 1970-79 24-72-1
 1960-69 34-61-4
 1950-59 48-42-6
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2024-25 147 (322)
 2022-23 132 (332)
 2020-21 172 (309)
 2018-19 184 (298)
 2016-17 143 (335)
 2014-15 174 (303)
 2012-13 189 (286)
 2010-11 183 (298)
 2008-09 204 (274)
 2006-07 208 (264)
 2004-05 151 (307)
 2002-03 147 (312)
 2000-01 177 (285)
 1998-99 180 (278)
 1996-97 180 (272)
 1994-95 210 (243)
 1990-91 197 (257)
 1988-89 173 (283)
 1986-87 179 (274)
 1984-85 179 (276)
  
2024 Season Preview

       A look at the Houston County Lions football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Next Game
 2024 Season is over.
 
2024 Season
 8/23   OPEN 
 8/30  vs. Graceville FL    1   0   #Won  
 9/6  @ Ariton   *  28   48   L  
 9/13  @ Cottonwood   *  7   47   L  
 9/20  vs. Abbeville   *  34   28   W  
 9/27  @ Baker FL    18   33   L  
 10/4  vs. Samson   *  38   13   W  
 10/11  vs. G.W. Long   *  42   3   W  
 10/18  @ Geneva County   *  44   30   W  
 10/25  @ Providence Christian   *  16   45   L  
 11/1  vs. FAMU FL    46   16   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/8  @ Reeltown    0   65   L  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Scoring274-328
  Region Record4-3
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record1-5
 
 Region 2 Standings
  Cottonwood 12-07-0
  Providence Christian 9-36-1
  Ariton 7-55-2
  Houston County 6-54-3
  Abbeville 3-72-5
  G.W. Long 3-72-5
  Geneva County 5-52-5
  Samson 2-80-7
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Houston County & Cottonwood have played 85 games.
Houston County has won 29 games.
Cottonwood has won 52 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 8-56
 Regular Season 6-49
 Playoffs 2-7
 Lower Class 0-3
 Same Class 2-46
 Higher Class 6-7
 1A 0-10
 2A 2-39
 3A 3-1
 4A 3-6
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-59
 10 or more 110-92
 20 or more  104-33
 30 or more 79-7
 40 or more 52-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 41-1
 10 or more 71-150
 20 or more 40-138
 30 or more 11-105
 40 or more 2-67
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 13 - 23 - 0
 vs. Florida 7 - 7 - 0
 
Houston County Lions Sports Apparel
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Some records may be incomplete. We have chosen to publish this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school.
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NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Woody Clements was the head coach at Holt for a record 41 straight seasons.