Football · 2026 · 3A · Southern Piedmont
Shelby 5-1
Shelby, Cleveland County · Head coach Mike Wilbanks
State rank
#41
week 8
In 3A
#1
power rank
RPI in class
#5
as in the report
Power
102.1
schedule strength 6.5
Points
265/88
scored / allowed
2026 season
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 21 | vs Kings Mountain | W 28–21 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at Crest | L 24–27 (OT) |
| Fri, Sep 4 | vs Highland Tech conf | W 80–0 |
| Thu, Sep 10 | vs West Lincoln conf | W 64–13 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at Cherryville conf | W 48–13 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | at Stuart W Cramer conf | W 21–14 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs Lincolnton conf | Pick: Win 30–19 78% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | vs East Gaston conf | – |
| Fri, Oct 23 | at Bessemer City conf | – |
| Fri, Oct 30 | at Burns conf | – |
Picks are Carolina Varsity's for this week's games, from the week 8 report; the percent is the chance of that result.
State championship games
- 2021 2A champion · beat Wallace-Rose Hill 55–34
- 2019 2AA champion · beat Salisbury 34–0
- 2018 2AA champion · beat North Davidson 42–21
- 2016 2AA champion · beat Northside-Jacksonville 28–6
- 2015 2A champion · beat Kinston 57–21
- 2014 2A champion · beat Clinton 31–7
- 2013 2A champion · beat Southwest Onslow 29–7
- 2007 2AA runner-up · lost to Reidsville 28–20
- 2006 2AA champion · beat Southern Vance 27–24
- 2005 2AA champion · beat Reidsville 26–18
- 2004 2A runner-up · lost to Southwest Onslow 49–21
- 1998 2A champion · beat Tarboro 34–14
- 1997 2A runner-up · lost to Clinton 30–14
- 1988 3A runner-up · lost to Burlington Cummings 41–14
- 1987 3A champion · beat Burlington Williams 19–0
- 1986 3A champion · beat Havelock 9–6
- 1924 OPEN runner-up · lost to Rockingham 7–0
Since 1911
Season by season
| Season | Record | Points | Class | Head coach | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13-3 | 801–331 | 3A | Mike Wilbanks | #42 |
| 2024 | 11-3 | 585–202 | 2A | Mike Wilbanks | #36 |
| 2023 | 11-4 | 693–319 | 2A | Mike Wilbanks | #41 |
| 2022 | 7-5 | 504–243 | 2A | Mike Wilbanks | #39 |
| 2021 | 15-1 | 750–274 | 2A | Mike Wilbanks | #10 |
| 2020 | 6-3 | 276–190 | 2A | Mike Wilbanks | #64 |
| 2019 | 14-1 | 684–193 | 2A | Mike Wilbanks | #9 |
| 2018 | 13-3 | 530–263 | 2A | Lance Ware | #32 |
| 2017 | 12-3 | 436–188 | 2A | Lance Ware | #26 |
| 2016 | 16-0 | 655–148 | 2A | Lance Ware | #11 |
| 2015 | 15-1 | 733–303 | 2A | Lance Ware | #6 |
| 2014 | 14-2 | 606–225 | 2A | Lance Ware | #26 |
| 2013 | 12-4 | 635–305 | 2A | Lance Ware | #17 |
| 2012 | 8-6 | 351–273 | 2A | Mike Wilbanks | #133 |
| 2011 | 9-6 | 445–312 | 2A | Lance Ware | #76 |
| 2010 | 9-6 | 393–285 | 2A | Chris Norman | #90 |
| 2009 | 11-2 | 333–169 | 2A | Chris Norman | #77 |
| 2008 | 9-4 | 292–172 | 2A | Chris Norman | #114 |
| 2007 | 14-2 | 463–146 | 2A | Chris Norman | #18 |
| 2006 | 16-0 | 545–206 | 2A | Chris Norman | #16 |
| 2005 | 14-3 | 463–276 | 2A | Mike Wilbanks | #42 |
| 2004 | 14-2 | 593–225 | 2A | Chris Norman | #12 |
| 2003 | 11-4 | 448–321 | #83 | ||
| 2002 | 10-4 | 314–227 | Chris Norman | #56 | |
| 2001 | 10-4 | 368–245 | #58 | ||
| 2000 | 9-3 | 443–177 | Chris Norman | #36 | |
| 1999 | 8-3-1†HSFHA has 9-3-1 | 378–128 | #24 | ||
| 1998 | 13-2 | 431–135 | Jim Taylor | #10 | |
| 1997 | 14-1 | 599–183 | 2A | Jim Taylor | #3 |
| 1996 | 8-5 | 266–241 | Jim Taylor | #75 | |
| 1995 | 13-2†HSFHA has 13-3 | 409–157 | Jim Taylor | #23 | |
| 1994 | 7-4 | 262–145 | Jim Taylor | #21 | |
| 1993 | 10-4†HSFHA has 10-5 | 402–292 | 3A | Jim Taylor | #18 |
| 1992 | 8-2 | 243–108 | Jim Taylor | #21 | |
| 1991 | 8-3 | 191–134 | Jim Taylor | #69 | |
| 1990 | 4-6 | 169–174 | Jim Taylor | #117 | |
| 1989 | 11-3 | 315–176 | 3A | Jim Taylor | #30 |
| 1988 | 12-2-1 | 331–170 | Jim Taylor | #52 | |
| 1987 | 13-1†HSFHA has 15-1 | 476–105 | Jim Taylor | #5 | |
| 1986 | 13-1-1 | 317–74 | Jim Taylor | #12 | |
| 1985 | 10-2 | 287–52 | Jim Taylor | #33 | |
| 1984 | 12-1 | 270–87 | Jim Taylor | #39 | |
| 1983 | 11-2 | 345–115 | Jim Taylor | #23 | |
| 1982 | 7-3 | 193–104 | Jim Taylor | #74 | |
| 1981 | 7-3 | 227–115 | 3A | Jim Taylor | #42 |
| 1980 | 7-3 | 200–100 | Jim Taylor | #68 | |
| 1979 | 5-3†HSFHA has 9-3 | 105–67 | Jim Taylor | #38 | |
| 1978 | 8-2 | 237–106 | Jim Taylor | #91 | |
| 1977 | 10-1 | 238–87 | 3A | Jim Taylor | #44 |
| 1976 | 12-2 | 282–63 | Gerald Allen | #22 | |
| 1975 | 9-3-1 | 351–131 | Gerald Allen | #10 | |
| 1974 | 10-3 | 260–123 | Gerald Allen | #39 | |
| 1973 | 7-2-1 | 208–68 | Gerald Allen | #50 | |
| 1972 | 12-0†HSFHA has 13-0 | 325–103 | Gerald Allen | #14 | |
| 1971 | 6-3-1 | 215–132 | Gerald Allen | #83 | |
| 1970 | 12-0-1 | 455–107 | Gerald Allen | #16 | |
| 1969 | 11-2 | 414–122 | Gerald Allen | #10 | |
| 1968 | 12-0-1 | 433–96 | Gerald Allen | #11 | |
| 1967 | 4-5†HSFHA has 5-5 | 119–134 | Gerald Allen | #134 | |
| 1966 | 8-1†HSFHA has 9-1 | 223–75 | Gerald Allen | #46 | |
| 1965 | 7-2†HSFHA has 8-2 | 192–103 | Gerald Allen | #74 | |
| 1964 | 5-4†HSFHA has 6-4 | 157–97 | Gerald Allen | #64 | |
| 1963 | 9-1-1†HSFHA has 10-1-1 | 237–46 | Gerald Allen | #25 | |
| 1962 | 7-1-1†HSFHA has 8-1-1 | 178–25 | Gerald Allen | #22 | |
| 1961 | 8-2†HSFHA has 9-2 | 205–79 | Gerald Allen | #44 | |
| 1960 | 6-2-1†HSFHA has 7-2-1 | 193–43 | Gerald Allen | #59 | |
| 1959 | 5-4-2†HSFHA has 5-5-2 | 116–105 | Gerald Allen | #138 | |
| 1958 | 7-3†HSFHA has 8-3 | 138–84 | Gerald Allen | #50 | |
| 1957 | 6-4†HSFHA has 6-5 | 152–122 | Gerald Allen | #39 | |
| 1956 | 5-3-1†HSFHA has 5-3-2 | 103–71 | Gerald Allen | #52 | |
| 1955 | 1-6-1†HSFHA has 1-7-1 | 46–119 | Casey Morris | #170 | |
| 1954 | 6-2†HSFHA has 7-2 | 189–84 | Casey Morris | #19 | |
| 1953 | 7-1†HSFHA has 8-1 | 168–73 | Casey Morris | #9 | |
| 1952 | 7-1-1†HSFHA has 7-2-1 | 213–66 | Casey Morris | #9 | |
| 1951 | 6-2†HSFHA has 6-3 | 101–54 | Casey Morris | #48 | |
| 1950 | 4-3-1†HSFHA has 4-4-1 | 65–54 | Casey Morris | #105 | |
| 1949 | 0-1 | 0–12 | Casey Morris | ||
| 1948 | 0-2 | 0–37 | Casey Morris | #32 | |
| 1947 | 8-1†HSFHA has 10-1 | 196–53 | Casey Morris | #9 | |
| 1946 | 5-4†HSFHA has 6-4 | 133–99 | Casey Morris | #17 | |
| 1945 | 6-1-1†HSFHA has 6-1-2 | 120–26 | Casey Morris | #9 | |
| 1944 | 7-2†HSFHA has 8-2 | 196–57 | Casey Morris | #15 | |
| 1943 | 1-0 | 20–12 | Casey Morris | ||
| 1942 | 0-0-1 | 0–0 | Casey Morris | ||
| 1941 | 0-0-1 | 19–19 | Casey Morris | ||
| 1940 | 1-0 | 12–6 | Casey Morris | ||
| 1939 | 0-1 | 0–7 | Casey Morris | ||
| 1937 | 0-1 | 0–29 | Bill Goodson | #62 | |
| 1935 | 0-1 | 0–16 | Bill Goodson | #64 | |
| 1934 | 1-0 | 13–0 | Bill Goodson | #46 | |
| 1933 | 0-1 | 0–6 | Zeno Wall | ||
| 1932 | 0-2 | 6–51 | Casey Morris | #35 | |
| 1931 | 0-2 | 0–60 | Casey Morris | #33 | |
| 1930 | 1-1 | 13–59 | Casey Morris | #29 | |
| 1929 | 0-3 | 6–102 | Casey Morris | #34 | |
| 1927 | 0-1 | 0–13 | Casey Morris | ||
| 1926 | 0-2 | 0–49 | Casey Morris | ||
| 1925 | 0-1 | 0–14 | Casey Morris | ||
| 1924 | 2-2 | 32–44 | Casey Morris | ||
| 1923 | 1-0 | 52–3 | |||
| 1922 | 1-1 | 18–13 | |||
| 1921 | 1-0 | 12–7 | |||
| 1920 | 0-2 | 0–151 | |||
| 1913 | 1-0 | 3–0 | |||
| 1911 | 1-0 | 28–0 |
Records are counted from the games on file, with forfeits as the result awarded; seasons before 1950 hold only the games found so far. Final rank is Carolina Varsity's season-end power rank among North Carolina teams. Coaches are as listed by the source for each season. † Another source records this season differently and the difference is not settled yet; its record is shown underneath. Where the other source is the one in error, the season is not marked.