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Walter Wellborn Panthers
Walter H. Wellborn High School

135 Pinson Rd. Anniston, AL 36201
Stadium: The Hill
Colors: Black & White
Coach: Jeff Smith
Region: 3A-R6
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Updated Through the 2024 Football Season
Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Ed Deupree    
Coach Johnny Ingram    
Coach Mike Battles Sr.    
Coach Jeff Smith    
Coach Scott Peavey    
1977 3A Championship Game Summary 
1966 Birmingham News 3A State Championship 
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1955  (#1)
  1955 - First varsity football team.
  1966 - First undefeated season.
  1970 - First playoff win.
  1970 - First playoff appearance.
  1976 - First region championship.
  1977 - First 13 win season.
  1977 - First 10-0 regular season.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
1966 
Region Championships
  1976, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2023
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 413-297-13
 Winning Pct. 58%
 State Playoff Titles 0
 State Mythical Titles 1
 Region/Area Titles 7
 Region/Area Record 154-120
 All State Players (#3)73
 NFL Players (#4)0
 Weeks Ranked #1 4
 Home Record 212-128-8
 Away Record 195-163-3
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 71
 Winning Seasons (#2) 52
 Losing Seasons (#2)19
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (1977)
 Most Losses in A Season 9 (2008)
 10 Win Seasons 5
 Most Points Scored in a Game 78 (9/13/2013)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 561 (2019)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 60 (10/17/2008)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 377 (2008)
 Largest Margin of Victory 78 (9/13/2013)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 50 (9/29/1972)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 97 (10/12/2012)
 Last Shutout 10/16/2020
 Last Time Shutout 9/12/2025
 Shutouts All-Time 112
 Been Shutout All-Time 65
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (8/26/1977-11/25/1977)
 Longest Losing 13 (10/3/2003-10/22/2004)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 23-28
 Appearances 28
 1st Round 14-14
 2nd Round 6-7
 3rd Round 2-3
 Semi-Finals 1-3
 Finals 0-1
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  35-22
 2010-19  70-42
 2000-09  36-66
 1990-99 54-54
 1980-89 70-31
 1970-79 61-38-4
 1960-69 68-23-5
 1950-59 19-21-4
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2024-25 224 (252)
 2022-23 259 (237)
 2020-21 258 (237)
 2018-19 287 (216)
 2016-17 291 (215)
 2014-15 253 (240)
 2012-13 228 (258)
 2010-11 252 (235)
 2008-09 265 (218)
 2006-07 267 (204)
 2004-05 354 (144)
 2002-03 338 (145)
 2000-01 344 (148)
 1998-99 430 (117)
 1996-97 451 (110)
 1994-95 471 (98)
 1990-91 527 (88)
 1988-89 507 (94)
 1986-87 501 (99)
 1984-85 501 (100)
  
Next Game
 10/10/2025 (Fri)
vs. Ohatchee
in a Region Game.
Last Time: Walter Wellborn lost 30-37 in 2024.
All-Time:
  vs. Ohatchee 14-6-1 70.0% 
 
2025 Season
 8/22   OPEN 
 8/29  vs. J.B. Pennington   *  28   15   W  
 9/5  @ Weaver   *  55   18   W  
 9/12  @ Glencoe   *  0   42   L  
 9/19  vs. Saks   *  36   12   W  
 9/26  @ Cleburne County    12   41   L  
 10/3   OPEN 
 10/10  vs. Ohatchee   *          
 10/17  @ Locust Fork   *          
 10/24  vs. Piedmont   *          
 10/31  @ Westbrook Christian   *          
 
2025 Season Totals
  Record3-2
  Scoring131-128
  Region Record3-1
  Home Record2-0
  Away Record1-2
 
 Region 6 Standings
  Glencoe 4-23-1
  J.B. Pennington 5-23-2
  Locust Fork 1-51-3
  Ohatchee 2-51-4
  Piedmont 6-04-0
  Saks 1-60-5
  Walter Wellborn 3-23-1
  Weaver 1-51-3
  Westbrook Christian 5-14-1
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Walter Wellborn & Saks have played 62 games.
Walter Wellborn has won 42 games.
Saks has won 20 games.
with 0 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 29-86
 Regular Season 23-65
 Playoffs 6-21
 Lower Class 6-2
 Same Class 19-75
 Higher Class 4-9
 2A 3-4
 3A 8-36
 4A 8-15
 5A 9-26
 6A 1-5
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-51
 10 or more 140-79
 20 or more  127-33
 30 or more 90-5
 40 or more 69-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 60-1
 10 or more 81-129
 20 or more 36-114
 30 or more 9-67
 40 or more 2-34
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 4 - 3 - 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.

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Hamilton shutout an amazing 14 consecutive opponents from 1928-1930. A streak that will never be matched in modern football.