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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: David Beddingfield
Region: 3A-R12

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1922 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

David Beddingfield enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Fort Payne.

The Wildcats finished 3rd in Region 12.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 26	@ Albertville	0	10	L
Fri., Sep. 3	vs. Etowah	6	13	L
Fri., Sep. 10	@ Boaz *	20	6	W
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. Fyffe	40	0	W
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. Litchfield *	38	12	W
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Guntersville *	7	6	W (OT)
Fri., Oct. 15	@ Glencoe *	7	35	L
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Southside Gadsden *	14	9	W
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Scottsboro *	21	35	L
Fri., Nov. 5	vs. Cherokee County *	35	28	W

1976 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	188
Scoring Average	18.8
Points Allowed	154
Defense Average	15.4
Opponents Record	43-53 -3
Region Record	5-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-3

1976 Class 3A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
Fort Payne was not ranked.

1976 Class 3A Region 12 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Scottsboro	8-2-1	268	142	0-1	7	34	6-0	179	59	Larry Keys
Glencoe	9-1	238	123				6-1	165	99	Lyle Darnell
Fort Payne	6-4	188	154				5-2	142	131	David Beddingfield
Cherokee County	7-3	228	99				4-3	167	86	Bobby Joe Johnson
Guntersville	3-7	120	138				2-4	68	93	Bill Rayburn
Litchfield	0-9	52	235				0-6	39	184	Steve Clay
Southside Gadsden	5-4	146	122				2-3	65	83	Dexter Wood
Boaz	0-9-1	60	181				0-6	35	122	Eugene Grelp

1976 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Fort Payne Players on File.

1976 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Willie Underwood	B	Sr.	5-11	184	HM	BN
Willie Underwood	B	Sr.	5-11	184	2nd	BPH

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