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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
1965 Season Highlights
Vernon Wells enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Fort Payne.
1965 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 10 @
Huntsville
7
9
L
Fri., Sep. 17 @
Jones Valley
19
6
W
Fri., Sep. 24 @
Gadsden
6
0
W
Fri., Oct. 1 @
Emma Sansom
19
0
W
Fri., Oct. 8 @
Guntersville
20
0
W
Fri., Oct. 15 vs.
Scottsboro
0
7
L
Fri., Oct. 22 vs.
Albertville
6
0
W
Fri., Oct. 29 OPEN Sat., Nov. 13 @
Etowah
20
0
W
Fri., Nov. 19 vs.
Stevenson
33
0
W
1965 Season Totals
Record 7-2
Points Scored 130
Scoring Average 14.4
Points Allowed 22
Defense Average 2.4
Opponents Record 53-35
-2
Home Record 2-1
Away Record 5-1
1965 Class 3A Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
10/13/1965 5
6 (4-1) 51
AP
10/20/1965 6
7 (4-2) 33
AP
10/27/1965 7
6 (5-2) 38
AP
10/6/1965 4
7 (3-1) 35
AP
11/10/1965 9
8 (5-2) 19
AP
11/18/1965 10
8 (6-2) 28
AP
11/3/1965 8
7 (5-2) 36
AP
11/30/1965 Final
7 (7-2) 31
AP
9/15/1965 1
5 (1-0) 24
AP
9/22/1965 2
5 (2-0) 46
AP
9/29/1965 3
4 (2-1) 48
AP
1965 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Mike Holtzclaw
FB
Sr. 5-11 185
All-Star Game
1965 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
David Crow B
HM
BN
Mike Holtzclaw B
Sr. 185
1st
BN
Mike Holtzclaw HB
Sr. 180
1st
BPH
Mike Holtzclaw FB
Sr. 190
1st
AP
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
In 1969 the two point conversion was adopted for play following a touchdown. Until that time all conversions were worth one point.