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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: 2A-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 415-300-13
 Winning Pct. 58%
 State Playoff Titles 0
 State Mythical Titles 1
 Region/Area Titles 7
 Region/Area Record 156-122
 All State Players (#3)73
 NFL Players (#4)0
 Weeks Ranked #1 4
 Home Record 213-129-8
 Away Record 196-165-3
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 72
 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 102 (10/17/2025)
 Last Shutout 10/16/2020
 Last Time Shutout 11/7/2025
 Shutouts All-Time 112
 Been Shutout All-Time 66
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (8/26/1977-11/25/1977)
 Longest Losing 13 (10/3/2003-10/22/2004)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 23-29
 Appearances 29
 1st Round 14-15
 2nd Round 6-7
 3rd Round 2-3
 Semi-Finals 1-3
 Finals 0-1
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2026-27 204 (250)
 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
 8/21/2026 (Fri)
vs. Weaver
in a Non-Region Game.
Last Time: Walter Wellborn won 55-18 in 2025.
All-Time:
  vs. Weaver 25-4-0 86.2% 
 
2026 Season
 8/21  vs. Weaver            
 8/28  @ Woodland            
 9/4  @ Saks   *          
 9/11  vs. Vincent   *          
 9/18  @ Pleasant Valley   *          
 9/25  vs. North Sand Mountain            
 10/2  @ Ohatchee   *          
 10/9  vs. West End Walnut Grov   *          
 10/16  @ Gaston   *          
 10/23  vs. Piedmont   *          
 10/30   OPEN 
 
2026 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2026 Region 6 Standings
  Gaston 0-00-0
  Ohatchee 0-00-0
  Piedmont 0-00-0
  Pleasant Valley 0-00-0
  Saks 0-00-0
  Vincent 0-00-0
  Walter Wellborn 0-00-0
  West End Walnut Grove 0-00-0
 
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 29-89
 Regular Season 23-67
 Playoffs 6-22
 Lower Class 6-2
 Same Class 19-78
 Higher Class 4-9
 2A 3-4
 3A 8-39
 4A 8-15
 5A 9-26
 6A 1-5
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-53
 10 or more 142-80
 20 or more  129-33
 30 or more 92-5
 40 or more 71-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 60-1
 10 or more 83-132
 20 or more 38-117
 30 or more 10-70
 40 or more 3-37
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 4 - 3 - 0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  37-25
 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
 
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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

Demopolis scored a record 761 points during the 2004 season. The Tigers finished the season 15-0.