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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: Chris Elmore
Region: 6A-R8
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1922  <-- 2023 <- 2024 -> 2024 --> 2024
2024 Season Highlights
 Chris Elmore enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Fort Payne.
 The Wildcats won the Class 6A Region 8 Championship.
 
2024 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 23  @ Scottsboro    6   31   L       
 Fri., Aug. 30  vs. Guntersville    19   23   L       
 Fri., Sep. 6  OPEN 
 Fri., Sep. 13  @ Southside Gadsden   *  14   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 20  vs. Mae Jemison   *  49   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Mortimer Jordan    16   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  @ Buckhorn   *  42   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. Gadsden City   *  28   18   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  @ Hazel Green   *  56   29   W       
 Fri., Oct. 25  vs. Lee Huntsville   *  55   13   W       
 Fri., Nov. 1  @ Pelham    38   10   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 8  vs. Pell City    24   23   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 15  vs. Homewood    35   32   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 22  @ Oxford    26   28   L       3rd Round Playoffs 
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored408
  Scoring Average31.4
  Points Allowed239
  Defense Average18.4
  Opponents Record73-69
  Region Record6-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-2
2024 Class 6A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Fort Payne was not ranked.
  
2024 Class 6A Region 8 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Fort Payne 10-34082392-185836-024486  Chris Elmore
Southside Gadsden 6-52572660-17455-117686  Ben Stewart
Gadsden City 6-43022160-13334-221286  Ali Smith
Buckhorn 6-52082690-10423-3126153  Matt Patterson
Mae Jemison 3-71492672-4102158  Rico White
Hazel Green 3-71942901-5117210  Fred Farrier
Lee Huntsville 0-10734310-654252  Irving McGuire

2024 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Brannon Oliver WR 6-1180 All-Star Game  
 Carter Tinker TE 6-2225 AL-MS Game  
 Dax Varnadore QB 6-0190 All-Star Game  

2024 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Fort Payne Players on File.



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