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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

Overall Record Progress 99.9% Complete

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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

Team Records
Overall Record	582-403-30
Winning Pct.	59%
State Playoff Titles	0
State Mythical Titles	4
Region/Area Titles	13
Region/Area Record	148-107
All State Players (#3)	78
NFL Players (#4)	1
Weeks Ranked #1	13
Home Record	258-165-10
Away Record	222-185-8

By The Numbers
Seasons	102
Winning Seasons (#2)	76
Losing Seasons (#2)	25
Most Wins in A Season	12 (2010)
Most Losses in A Season	10 (1973)
10 Win Seasons	6
Most Points Scored in a Game	67 (11/21/1924)
Most Points Scored in a Season	518 (2007)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	59 (10/19/1956)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	333 (1996)
Largest Margin of Victory	67 (11/21/1924)
Largest Margin of Defeat	57 (11/11/1927)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	97 (10/13/1989)
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	9-23
Appearances	23
1st Round	8-15
2nd Round	1-7
3rd Round	0-1
Semi-Finals	0-0
Finals	0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	22-11
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)
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)

2022 Season Preview
A look at the Fort Payne Wildcats football team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Next Game
2022 Season is over.

2022 Season

8/19	@ Scottsboro	20	6	W
8/26	vs. Etowah	26	14	W
9/2	@ Mae Jemison *	49	8	W
9/9	vs. Gadsden City *	0	18	L
9/16	OPEN
9/23	@ Arab	21	0	W
9/30	vs. Lee Huntsville *	56	12	W
10/7	vs. Hazel Green *	46	14	W
10/14	@ Buckhorn *	14	7	W
10/21	@ Athens	21	48	L
10/28	vs. Cherokee County	35	16	W
Playoffs
11/4	vs. Decatur	8	31	L

2022 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Scoring	296-174
Region Record	4-1
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	4-1

Region 8 Standings
Gadsden City	7-5	5-0
Fort Payne	8-3	4-1
Hazel Green	4-7	3-2
Buckhorn	3-8	2-3
Lee Huntsville	3-7	1-4
Mae Jemison	0-10	0-5

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Longest Running Rivalry
Fort Payne & Scottsboro have played 88 games.
Fort Payne has won 54 games.
Scottsboro has won 31 games.
with 3 tie games.

Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
Total	28-47
Regular Season	28-38
Playoffs	0-9
Lower Class	17-9
Same Class	11-37
Higher Class	0-1
3A	5-1
4A	11-4
5A	12-34
6A	0-8

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	2-24
10 or more	164-64
20 or more	149-22
30 or more	103-3
40 or more	60-1

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	62-2
10 or more	104-86
20 or more	45-76
30 or more	9-47
40 or more	2-22

Border Wars
vs. Georgia	22 - 9 - 0
vs. Tennessee	3 - 6 - 0

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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

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.