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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





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: Nelson Ellis
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1922  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Nelson Ellis enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Fort Payne.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 3  @ Pisgah    23   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 10  vs. Boaz    41   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 17  @ Piedmont    44   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 24  @ Sparkman    9   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 1  vs. Albertville    35   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  @ Guntersville    7   35   L       
 Fri., Oct. 22  vs. Arab    7   23   L       
 Fri., Oct. 29  vs. Scottsboro    21   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5  @ Cherokee County    20   3   W       
 Fri., Nov. 12  vs. J.B. Pennington    35   0   W       
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored242
  Scoring Average24.2
  Points Allowed108
  Defense Average10.8
  Opponents Record41-53 -4
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-1
1971 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
10/19/19717 9(5-1) AHSAA
10/5/19715 1(5-0) AHSAA
  

1971 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Fort Payne Players on File.

1971 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Tommy BurtB HM  BN



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