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Fort Payne Football Team History
Fort Payne Wildcats
Fort Payne High School
201 45th St. NE Fort Payne, AL 35967
Stadium: Wildcat Stadium Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Vernon Wells
1964 Season Highlights
Vernon Wells enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Fort Payne.
1964 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 11 vs.
Huntsville
6
0
W
Fri., Sep. 18 vs.
Jones Valley
7
0
W
Fri., Sep. 25 @
Pell City
19
0
W
Fri., Oct. 2 vs.
Gadsden
6
14
L
Fri., Oct. 9 vs.
Guntersville
26
7
W
Fri., Oct. 16 @
Scottsboro
7
6
W
Fri., Oct. 23 @
Albertville
33
13
W
Fri., Oct. 30 @
Talladega
33
13
W
Fri., Nov. 6 @
Boaz
41
13
W
Fri., Nov. 13 @
Cherokee County
34
6
W
1964 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 212
Scoring Average 21.2
Points Allowed 72
Defense Average 7.2
Opponents Record 47-46
-6
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 6-0
1964 Class 3A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
Final
1 (9-1) 135
MA
10/1/1964 3
1 72
AP
10/15/1964 5
1 79
AP
10/21/1964 6
1 74
AP
10/29/1964 7
1 91
AP
10/7/1964 4
2 73
AP
11/12/1964 9
1 79
AP
11/19/1964 10
1 92
AP
11/26/1964 Final
1 91
AP
11/5/1964 8
1 75
AP
12/10/1964 Final
1 (9-1) 26.7
BPH
9/17/1964 1
1
AP
9/24/1964 2
1 61
AP
1964 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Dwight Brisendine
S
Sr. 6-2 180
All-Star Game
Jimmy Harris
E
All Southern
Orlando Sentinel
1964 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Dwight Brisendine B
Sr. 180
1st
AP
Dwight Brisendine B
Sr. 180
HM
BN
Dwight Brisendine B
Sr. 180
1st
BPH
Gehrig Giles B
HM
BPH
Jimmy Harris E
Sr. 178
1st
BN
Jimmy Harris E
Sr. 172
1st
BPH
Jimmy Harris E
Sr. 172
1st
AP
Rudy Womack T
Sr. 212
2nd
BN
Rudy Womack T
Sr. 212
HM
BPH
Vernon Wells Coach
1st
AP
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