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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-R6

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	Updated Through the 2024 Football Season

Team History on AHSFHS.org
Coach Ed Deupree
Coach Johnny Ingram
Coach Mike Battles Sr.
Coach Jeff Smith
Coach Scott Peavey
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, 2023

Team Records
Overall Record	410-295-13
Winning Pct.	58%
State Playoff Titles	0
State Mythical Titles	1
Region/Area Titles	7
Region/Area Record	151-119
All State Players (#3)	73
NFL Players (#4)	0
Weeks Ranked #1	4
Home Record	210-128-8
Away Record	194-161-3

By The Numbers
Seasons	71
Winning Seasons (#2)	51
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	11/10/2023
Shutouts All-Time	112
Been Shutout All-Time	64

Streaks
Longest Win	13 (8/26/1977-11/25/1977)
Longest Losing	13 (10/3/2003-10/22/2004)

Playoff Records
Overall Record	23-28
Appearances	28
1st Round	14-14
2nd Round	6-7
3rd Round	2-3
Semi-Finals	1-3
Finals	0-1

By the Decade
2020-29	32-20
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)
2024-25	224 (252)
2022-23	259 (237)
2020-21	258 (237)
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
8/29/2025 (Fri) vs. J.B. Pennington in a Region Game.
Last Time: Walter Wellborn won 34-24 in 2024.
All-Time:
vs. J.B. Pennington	1-0-0	100.0%

2025 Season

8/22	OPEN
8/29	vs. J.B. Pennington *
9/5	@ Weaver *
9/12	@ Glencoe *
9/19	vs. Saks *
9/26	@ Cleburne County
10/3	OPEN
10/10	vs. Ohatchee *
10/17	@ Locust Fork *
10/24	vs. Piedmont *
10/31	@ Westbrook Christian *

2025 Season Totals
Record	0-0
Scoring	0-0
Region Record	0-0
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

Region 6 Standings
Glencoe	0-0	0-0
J.B. Pennington	0-0	0-0
Locust Fork	0-0	0-0
Ohatchee	0-0	0-0
Piedmont	0-0	0-0
Saks	0-0	0-0
Walter Wellborn	0-0	0-0
Weaver	0-0	0-0
Westbrook Christian	0-0	0-0

Longest Running Rivalry
Walter Wellborn & Saks have played 61 games.
Walter Wellborn has won 41 games.
Saks has won 20 games.
with 0 tie games.

Record Against Ranked Teams (since 1984)
Total	29-86
Regular Season	23-65
Playoffs	6-21
Lower Class	6-2
Same Class	19-75
Higher Class	4-9
2A	3-4
3A	8-36
4A	8-15
5A	9-26
6A	1-5

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	1-50
10 or more	137-78
20 or more	124-33
30 or more	88-5
40 or more	68-1

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	60-1
10 or more	78-127
20 or more	36-112
30 or more	9-65
40 or more	2-32

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.

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