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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: Dale Pruitt
Region: 5A-R7

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1922 <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024

2001 Season Highlights

Dale Pruitt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Fort Payne.

The Wildcats finished 5th in Region 7.

2001 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ Huntsville	14	42	L
Fri., Sep. 7	@ North Jackson	9	38	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Etowah *	6	7	L
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Scottsboro *	19	14	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Mortimer Jordan *	14	40	L
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Cullman *	21	24	L
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Albertville *	19	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Boaz *	56	28	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Hartselle *	17	13	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Piedmont	28	17	W

2001 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	203
Scoring Average	20.3
Points Allowed	223
Defense Average	22.3
Opponents Record	59-51
Region Record	4-3
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-4

2001 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Fort Payne was not ranked.

2001 Class 5A Region 7 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Hartselle	8-3	308	212	0-1	14	45	6-1	203	96	Michael Smith
Mortimer Jordan	11-2	486	202	2-1	118	66	6-1	268	103	Greg Watts
Cullman	8-3	305	191	0-1	24	28	5-2	175	128	Mark Britton
Etowah	4-7	208	283	0-1	26	63	4-3	136	146	Raymond Farmer
Fort Payne	5-5	203	223				4-3	152	126	Dale Pruitt
Albertville	2-8	97	229				2-5	79	152	Randy Hallmark
Boaz	4-6	196	263				1-6	92	241	Drew Noles
Scottsboro	1-9	129	272				0-7	85	198	Larry Morris

2001 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Fort Payne Players on File.

2001 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Aaron McDaniel	RB	So.			HM	BN
Luke Pruitt	DB	Sr.			HM	ASWA
Luke Pruitt	DB	Sr.			HM	BN

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