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Walter Wellborn Panthers
Walter H. Wellborn High School

135 Pinson Rd. Anniston, AL 36201
Stadium: The Hill
Colors: Black & White
Coach: Jeff Smith
Region: 3A-R5
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Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Ed Deupree    
Coach Johnny Ingram    
Coach Mike Battles Sr.    
Coach Jeff Smith    
1977 3A Championship Game Summary 
1966 Birmingham News 3A State Championship 
 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1955  (#1)
  1955 - First varsity football team.
  1966 - First undefeated season.
  1970 - First playoff win.
  1970 - First playoff appearance.
  1976 - First region championship.
  1977 - First 13 win season.
  1977 - First 10-0 regular season.
 
Championships
State Playoff Championships
None
State Mythical Championships
1966 
Region Championships
  1976, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1990, 1995
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 387-277-13
 Winning Pct. 58%
 State Playoff Titles 0
 State Mythical Titles 1
 Region/Area Titles 6
 Region/Area Record 134-109
 All State Players (#3)64
 NFL Players (#4)0
 Weeks Ranked #1 4
 Home Record 200-118-8
 Away Record 181-153-3
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 66
 Winning Seasons (#2) 47
 Losing Seasons (#2)19
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (1977)
 Most Losses in A Season 9 (2008)
 10 Win Seasons 5
 Most Points Scored in a Game 78 (9/13/2013)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 561 (2019)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 60 (10/17/2008)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 377 (2008)
 Largest Margin of Victory 78 (9/13/2013)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 50 (9/29/1972)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 97 (10/12/2012)
 Last Shutout 10/16/2020
 Last Time Shutout 11/2/2017
 Shutouts All-Time 112
 Been Shutout All-Time 62
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 13 (8/26/1977-11/25/1977)
 Longest Losing 13 (10/3/2003-10/22/2004)
 
Playoff Records
 Overall Record 23-25
 Appearances 25
 1st Round 14-11
 2nd Round 6-7
 3rd Round 2-3
 Semi-Finals 1-3
 Finals 0-1
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  9-2
 2010-19  70-42
 2000-09  36-66
 1990-99 54-54
 1980-89 70-31
 1970-79 61-38-4
 1960-69 68-23-5
 1950-59 19-21-4
 
Enrollment History
 Year  Students  (Rank) 
 2018-19 287 (216)
 2016-17 291 (215)
 2014-15 253 (240)
 2012-13 228 (258)
 2010-11 252 (235)
 2008-09 265 (218)
 2006-07 267 (204)
 2004-05 354 (144)
 2002-03 338 (145)
 2000-01 344 (148)
 1998-99 430 (117)
 1996-97 451 (110)
 1994-95 471 (98)
 1990-91 527 (88)
 1988-89 507 (94)
 1986-87 501 (99)
 1984-85 501 (100)
  
Next Game
 2020 Season is over.
 
2020 Season
 8/21  vs. Anniston    12   7   W  
 8/28   OPEN 
 9/4  @ Ohatchee   *  20   14   W (OT) 
 9/11  vs. Saks   *  20   0   W  
 9/18  @ Pleasant Valley   *  49   14   W  
 9/25  @ Hamilton    55   7   W  
 10/2  vs. Glencoe   *  49   0   W  
 10/8  @ Hokes Bluff   *  33   9   W  
 10/16  vs. Weaver   *  69   0   W  
 10/23  vs. Piedmont   *  21   27   L  
 10/30   OPEN 
 Playoffs 
 11/6  vs. Phil Campbell    63   20   W  
 11/13  @ Fyffe    13   42   L  
 
2020 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Scoring404-140
  Region Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
 
 Region 5 Standings
  Piedmont 12-26-1
  Walter Wellborn 9-26-1
  Ohatchee 11-26-1
  Saks 9-44-3
  Hokes Bluff 5-53-4
  Pleasant Valley 3-72-5
  Glencoe 2-81-6
  Weaver 0-90-7
 
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Longest Running Rivalry
 Walter Wellborn & Saks have played 57 games.
Walter Wellborn has won 39 games.
Saks has won 18 games.
with 0 tie games.
 
Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
 Total 29-78
 Regular Season 23-60
 Playoffs 6-18
 Lower Class 6-2
 Same Class 19-69
 Higher Class 4-7
 2A 3-4
 3A 8-30
 4A 8-13
 5A 9-26
 6A 1-5
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-45
 10 or more 114-65
 20 or more  101-26
 30 or more 70-3
 40 or more 54-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 53-1
 10 or more 62-109
 20 or more 28-94
 30 or more 7-50
 40 or more 2-26
 
Border Wars
 vs. Georgia 4 - 3 - 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

Homewood defeated Benjamin Russell in five overtimes during the Class 5A Super Six state championship game in 2000.