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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: Jerry Elmore Region: 5A-R15
1998 Season Highlights
Jerry Elmore enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Fort Payne. The Wildcats move from Region 14 to Region 15. The Wildcats finished 4th in Region 15.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Aug. 28 vs.
Gadsden
27
35
L
Fri., Sep. 4 @
Cherokee County
14
0
W
Fri., Sep. 11 vs.
North Jackson
*
7
21
L
Fri., Sep. 18 vs.
Albertville
7
21
L
Fri., Sep. 25 vs.
Buckhorn
*
51
12
W
Fri., Oct. 2 @
Scottsboro
*
35
28
W
Fri., Oct. 9 @
Hazel Green
*
20
28
L
Fri., Oct. 16 @
Guntersville
31
6
W
Fri., Oct. 23 @
J.O. Johnson
*
7
28
L
Fri., Oct. 30 vs.
Pinson Valley
33
18
W
1998 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 232
Scoring Average 23.2
Points Allowed 197
Defense Average 19.7
Opponents Record 64-43
Region Record 2-3
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 3-2
1998 Class 5A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
Fort Payne was not ranked.
1998 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Jonathan Dryer
LB
Sr.
All-Star Game
1998 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Darryl Prater RB
Sr.
HM
BN
Heath Owen WR
Sr.
HM
BN
Jonathan Dryer LB
Sr.
HM
BN
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.