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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: Paul Ellis
Region: 6A-R7

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1922 <-- 2014 <- 2015 -> 2016 --> 2024

2015 Season Highlights

Paul Ellis enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Fort Payne.

The Wildcats won the Class 6A Region 7 Championship.

2015 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 21	OPEN
Fri., Aug. 28	vs. New Hope	42	7	W
Fri., Sep. 4	vs. Arab *	21	14	W
Fri., Sep. 11	@ Brewer *	48	0	W
Fri., Sep. 18	@ Albertville *	17	14	W
Fri., Sep. 25	@ Hazel Green	17	21	L
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Lee Huntsville *	28	14	W
Fri., Oct. 9	@ Scottsboro *	38	21	W
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Gardendale	28	38	L
Fri., Oct. 23	vs. Southside Gadsden *	38	14	W
Fri., Oct. 30	@ Anniston	27	26	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 6	vs. Briarwood	26	30	L	1st Round Playoffs

2015 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	330
Scoring Average	30.0
Points Allowed	199
Defense Average	18.1
Opponents Record	55-66
Region Record	6-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	4-1

2015 Class 6A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Fort Payne was not ranked.

2015 Class 6A 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
Fort Payne	8-3	330	199	0-1	26	30	6-0	190	77	Paul Ellis
Albertville	7-4	272	186	0-1	35	37	4-2	145	88	Dale Pruitt
Lee Huntsville	6-5	275	271	0-1	14	49	4-2	152	129	Tony Woods
Scottsboro	5-6	311	341	0-1	9	35	3-3	176	190	Patrick Nix
Southside Gadsden	5-5	292	232				3-3	200	142	Ron Daugherty
Arab	1-9	108	309				1-5	73	161	Adam Gilbert
Brewer	0-10	94	385				0-6	77	226	Geoff Walters

2015 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Fort Payne Players on File.

2015 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Desmon Turner	RB	Sr.	5-10	163	1st	ASWA
Reid Hulgan	OL	Jr.	6-4	285	2nd	ASWA

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.