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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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Fort Payne Football History

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Updated Through the 2022 Football Season
Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Perry Coggin    
Memorable Games - 1996    
Memorable Games - 1994    
Coach Paul Ellis    
Coach James Porch    
Coach Dale Cook    
Coach Jerry Elmore    
Coach George Hoblitzell    
Coach Dale Pruitt    
Coach Vernon Wells    
1964 Birmingham Post Herald 3A State Championship 
1964 Birmingham News 3A State Championship 
1964 Associated Press 3A State Championship 
1964 Montgomery Advertiser 3A State Championship 
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1922  (#1)
  1935 - First undefeated & untied season.
  1958 - Changed name from DeKalb County.
  1984 - First playoff appearance.
  1984 - First region championship.
  1985 - First playoff win.
  1985 - First 10 win season.
  2006 - First 10-0 regular season.
  2006 - First 11 win season.
  2010 - First 12 win season.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
1964 , 1964 , 1964 , 1964 
Region Championships
  1984, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2007
2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2024
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 599-411-30
 Winning Pct. 59%
 State Playoff Titles 0
 State Mythical Titles 4
 Region/Area Titles 14
 Region/Area Record 157-109
 All State Players (#3)80
 NFL Players (#4)1
 Weeks Ranked #1 13
 Home Record 268-168-10
 Away Record 229-190-8
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 104
 Winning Seasons (#2) 78
 Losing Seasons (#2)25
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (2010)
 Most Losses in A Season 10 (1973)
 10 Win Seasons 7
 Most Points Scored in a Game 67 (11/21/1924)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 518 (2007)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 63 (9/15/2023)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 362 (2023)
 Largest Margin of Victory 67 (11/21/1924)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 57 (11/11/1927)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 107 (8/25/2023)
 Last Shutout 9/23/2022
 Last Time Shutout 9/9/2022
 Shutouts All-Time 205
 Been Shutout All-Time 126
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 12 (8/27/2010-11/12/2010)
 Longest Losing 13 (10/25/1968-11/7/1969)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 12-25
 Appearances 25
 1st Round 10-15
 2nd Round 2-8
 3rd Round 0-2
 Semi-Finals 0-0
 Finals 0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  39-19
 2010-19  76-37
 2000-09  68-40
 1990-99 53-51
 1980-89 57-48
 1970-79 45-52-3
 1960-69 54-40-5
 1950-59 49-45-6
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2024-25 835 (59)
 2022-23 798 (61)
 2020-21 747 (67)
 2018-19 709 (74)
 2016-17 675 (77)
 2014-15 579 (91)
 2012-13 609 (83)
 2010-11 590 (84)
 2008-09 541 (91)
 2006-07 536 (92)
 2004-05 482 (101)
 2002-03 502 (99)
 2000-01 576 (82)
 1998-99 601 (81)
 1996-97 546 (87)
 1994-95 553 (80)
 1990-91 483 (101)
 1988-89 427 (114)
 1986-87 455 (108)
 1984-85 455 (109)
  
2024 Season Preview

       A look at the Fort Payne Wildcats football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Next Game
 2024 Season is over.
 
2024 Season
 8/23  @ Scottsboro    6   31   L  
 8/30  vs. Guntersville    19   23   L  
 9/6   OPEN 
 9/13  @ Southside Gadsden   *  14   13   W  
 9/20  vs. Mae Jemison   *  49   6   W  
 9/27  vs. Mortimer Jordan    16   6   W  
 10/4  @ Buckhorn   *  42   7   W  
 10/11  vs. Gadsden City   *  28   18   W  
 10/18  @ Hazel Green   *  56   29   W  
 10/25  vs. Lee Huntsville   *  55   13   W  
 11/1  @ Pelham    38   10   W  
 Playoffs 
 11/8  vs. Pell City    24   23   W  
 11/15  vs. Homewood    35   32   W  
 11/22  @ Oxford    26   28   L  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Scoring408-239
  Region Record6-0
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-2
 
 Region 8 Standings
  Fort Payne 10-36-0
  Southside Gadsden 6-55-1
  Gadsden City 6-44-2
  Buckhorn 6-53-3
  Mae Jemison 3-72-4
  Hazel Green 3-71-5
  Lee Huntsville 0-100-6
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Fort Payne & Albertville have played 78 games.
Fort Payne has won 40 games.
Albertville has won 35 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 31-50
 Regular Season 30-39
 Playoffs 1-11
 Lower Class 18-10
 Same Class 13-39
 Higher Class 0-1
 3A 5-1
 4A 12-4
 5A 12-35
 6A 2-10
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-25
 10 or more 181-71
 20 or more  164-27
 30 or more 114-6
 40 or more 67-4
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 65-2
 10 or more 118-94
 20 or more 50-84
 30 or more 10-52
 40 or more 2-26
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 22 - 9 - 0
 vs. Tennessee 3 - 6 - 0
 
Fort Payne Wildcats Sports Apparel
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Some records may be incomplete. We have chosen to publish this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school.
Join us in the forums to submit corrections and new information.

NOTES:
(1) If 'First Year' is unknown we assume a year based upon research.
(2) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 5 games.
(3) All State players counted for the all state teams we have in our database. We must have an entire team for the appropriate classification to make additions to the teams. Only ASWA teams are recognized after 1982.
(4) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Spence McCracken won a record 21 Area/Region Championships at Montgomery Academy, Lee Montgomery and Opelika during his coaching career.