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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: Dale Pruitt
Region: 5A-R6

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1922 <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2025

2003 Season Highlights

Dale Pruitt enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Fort Payne.

The Wildcats finished 4th in Region 6.

2003 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 28	@ Brewer	55	0	W
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Pell City *	12	27	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Southside Gadsden *	48	0	W
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Albertville *	27	6	W
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Sparkman	8	15	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Anniston *	14	20	L
Thu., Oct. 9	vs. Gadsden *	14	30	L
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Pinson Valley *	27	13	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Etowah *	42	0	W
Thu., Oct. 30	vs. Scottsboro	35	21	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Huntsville	23	28	L	Milton Frank	1st Round Playoffs

2003 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	305
Scoring Average	27.7
Points Allowed	160
Defense Average	14.5
Opponents Record	62-58
Region Record	4-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-3

2003 Class 5A Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
9/4/2003	1	10	(1-0)	39	ASWA

2003 Class 5A Region 6 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			Region/Area Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Pell City	12-1	415	178	2-1	90	67	7-0	223	85	Jay Brown
Anniston	8-3	201	181	0-1	20	23	6-1	145	121	Douglas Davis
Gadsden	7-5	274	234	1-1	48	56	4-3	173	137	Joe Billingsley
Fort Payne	6-5	305	160	0-1	23	28	4-3	184	96	Dale Pruitt
Etowah	4-5	206	185				3-4	177	161	Gene Hill
Pinson Valley	5-5	283	228				2-5	178	168	Wayne Lee
Albertville	3-7	141	278				2-5	85	206	Sam Graham
Southside Gadsden	2-8	165	352				0-7	89	280	Stan Romine

2003 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Aaron McDaniel	DB	Sr.	6-1	165	AL-MS Game
Marcus Carter	DB	Sr.	6-1	190	AL-MS Game

2003 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Aaron McDaniel	DB	Sr.			HM	BN
Aaron McDaniel	ATH	Sr.			HM	ASWA
Marcus Carter	DB	Sr.			HM	BN

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Bart Starr received coaching from Kentucky great Babe Parilli his senior season at Sidney Lanier in hopes of joining Bear Bryant at Kentucky. He had to settle for Alabama.