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Fort Payne Wildcats

Fort Payne High School

201 45th St. NE Fort Payne, AL 35967
Stadium: Wildcat Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Chris Elmore
Region: 6A-R8

Overall Record Progress 99.9% Complete

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	Updated Through the 2022 Football Season

Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Perry Coggin
Memorable Games - 1996
Memorable Games - 1994
Coach Paul Ellis
Coach James Porch
Coach Dale Cook
Coach Jerry Elmore
Coach George Hoblitzell
Coach Dale Pruitt
Coach Vernon Wells
1964 Birmingham Post Herald 3A State Championship
1964 Birmingham News 3A State Championship
1964 Associated Press 3A State Championship
1964 Montgomery Advertiser 3A State Championship

Team Timeline
First Team: 1922 (#1)
1935 - First undefeated & untied season.
1958 - Changed name from DeKalb County.
1984 - First playoff appearance.
1984 - First region championship.
1985 - First playoff win.
1985 - First 10 win season.
2006 - First 10-0 regular season.
2006 - First 11 win season.
2010 - First 12 win season.

Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
1964 , 1964 , 1964 , 1964
Region Championships
1984, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2007 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2024

Team Records
Overall Record	599-411-30
Winning Pct.	59%
State Playoff Titles	0
State Mythical Titles	4
Region/Area Titles	14
Region/Area Record	157-109
All State Players (#3)	80
NFL Players (#4)	1
Weeks Ranked #1	13
Home Record	268-168-10
Away Record	229-190-8

By The Numbers
Seasons	104
Winning Seasons (#2)	78
Losing Seasons (#2)	25
Most Wins in A Season	12 (2010)
Most Losses in A Season	10 (1973)
10 Win Seasons	7
Most Points Scored in a Game	67 (11/21/1924)
Most Points Scored in a Season	518 (2007)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	63 (9/15/2023)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	362 (2023)
Largest Margin of Victory	67 (11/21/1924)
Largest Margin of Defeat	57 (11/11/1927)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	107 (8/25/2023)
Last Shutout	9/23/2022
Last Time Shutout	9/9/2022
Shutouts All-Time	205
Been Shutout All-Time	126

Streaks
Longest Win	12 (8/27/2010-11/12/2010)
Longest Losing	13 (10/25/1968-11/7/1969)

Playoff Records
Overall Record	12-25
Appearances	25
1st Round	10-15
2nd Round	2-8
3rd Round	0-2
Semi-Finals	0-0
Finals	0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	39-19
2010-19	76-37
2000-09	68-40
1990-99	53-51
1980-89	57-48
1970-79	45-52-3
1960-69	54-40-5
1950-59	49-45-6

Enrollment History
Year	Students (Rank)
2024-25	835 (59)
2022-23	798 (61)
2020-21	747 (67)
2018-19	709 (74)
2016-17	675 (77)
2014-15	579 (91)
2012-13	609 (83)
2010-11	590 (84)
2008-09	541 (91)
2006-07	536 (92)
2004-05	482 (101)
2002-03	502 (99)
2000-01	576 (82)
1998-99	601 (81)
1996-97	546 (87)
1994-95	553 (80)
1990-91	483 (101)
1988-89	427 (114)
1986-87	455 (108)
1984-85	455 (109)

2024 Season Preview
A look at the Fort Payne Wildcats football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Next Game
2024 Season is over.

2024 Season

8/23	@ Scottsboro	6	31	L
8/30	vs. Guntersville	19	23	L
9/6	OPEN
9/13	@ Southside Gadsden *	14	13	W
9/20	vs. Mae Jemison *	49	6	W
9/27	vs. Mortimer Jordan	16	6	W
10/4	@ Buckhorn *	42	7	W
10/11	vs. Gadsden City *	28	18	W
10/18	@ Hazel Green *	56	29	W
10/25	vs. Lee Huntsville *	55	13	W
11/1	@ Pelham	38	10	W
Playoffs
11/8	vs. Pell City	24	23	W
11/15	vs. Homewood	35	32	W
11/22	@ Oxford	26	28	L

2024 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Scoring	408-239
Region Record	6-0
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	4-2

Region 8 Standings
Fort Payne	10-3	6-0
Southside Gadsden	6-5	5-1
Gadsden City	6-4	4-2
Buckhorn	6-5	3-3
Mae Jemison	3-7	2-4
Hazel Green	3-7	1-5
Lee Huntsville	0-10	0-6

Longest Running Rivalry
Fort Payne & Albertville have played 78 games.
Fort Payne has won 40 games.
Albertville has won 35 games.
with 3 tie games.

Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
Total	31-50
Regular Season	30-39
Playoffs	1-11
Lower Class	18-10
Same Class	13-39
Higher Class	0-1
3A	5-1
4A	12-4
5A	12-35
6A	2-10

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	2-25
10 or more	181-71
20 or more	164-27
30 or more	114-6
40 or more	67-4

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	65-2
10 or more	118-94
20 or more	50-84
30 or more	10-52
40 or more	2-26

Border Wars
vs. Georgia	22 - 9 - 0
vs. Tennessee	3 - 6 - 0

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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

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.