High School Football National Championship
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The High School Football National Championship is a national championship honor awarded to the best high school football team(s) in the United States of America based on rankings from USA Today[1] and the National Prep Poll. There have been some efforts over the years at organizing a single-game playoff for the national championship. Sometimes a dominant team in one state would defeat a dominant team in a neighboring state after the regular season and then would self-claim the national championship. However, sometimes such a game could not be scheduled, like in 1936 after Washington High School of Massillon, Ohio refused to withhold its black players in a proposed game with segregated Central High School of Knoxville. Central High subsequently proclaimed itself national champion that year. On December 31, 1938, duPont Manual of Louisville, Kentucky and New Britain of Connecticut played in an actual national championship game in Baton Rouge with the Louisiana Sports Association as the formal sponsor - and, by extension, the Sugar Bowl Committee, which held a series of sporting events leading up to the Sugar Bowl game itself. Manual won, 28-20. The following year, on December 30, the game featured Pine Bluff, Arkansas, which defeated Baton Rouge High School by a score of 26-0. This series of games proved difficult to organize, due to some states' prohibition of postseason play. Pine Bluff, for example, had to receive a special waiver in its state to participate in the game.
[edit] Selectors
| Selector |
Years |
| National Sports News Service (NSNS) |
1910–1916, 1918–1943, 1946–1999 |
| Louisiana Sports Association (LSA) |
1938-39 |
| USA TODAY (USA) |
1982–present |
| National Prep Poll (NPP) |
1987–present |
[edit] National Champions by year
| Year |
Champion(s) |
Record |
Coach |
Selector(s) |
| 1910 |
Oak Park, IL |
10-2 |
Robert Zuppke |
NSNS |
| 1911 |
Oak Park, IL |
10-0 |
Robert Zuppke |
NSNS |
| 1912 |
Oak Park, IL |
10-0 |
Robert Zuppke |
NSNS |
| 1913 |
Oak Park, IL |
10-1 |
Glenn Thistlewaite |
NSNS |
| 1914 |
Everett, MA |
13-0 |
Cleo O’Donnell |
NSNS |
| 1915 |
Detroit, MI, Central |
11-0-1 |
Edbert C. Buss |
NSNS |
| Everett, MA |
11-0-1 |
Cleo O'Donnell |
NSNS |
| 1916 |
San Diego, CA |
12-0 |
Nibs Price |
NSNS |
| 1917 |
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| 1918 |
Harrisburg, PA, Tech |
9-0 |
Paul Smith |
NSNS |
| 1919 |
Harrisburg, PA, Tech |
12-0 |
Paul Smith |
NSNS |
| 1920 |
Everett, WA |
9-0-1 |
Enoch Bagshaw |
NSNS |
| Oak Park, IL |
9-0-1 |
Glenn Thistlewaite |
NSNS |
| 1921 |
Jacksonville, FL, Duval |
8-0 |
Unknown |
NSNS |
| 1922 |
Toledo, OH, Scott |
9-0 |
Dr. William A. Neill |
NSNS |
| 1923 |
East Cleveland, OH, Shaw |
9-1 |
John Snavely |
NSNS |
| Toledo, OH, Scott |
10-0 |
Dr. William A. Neill |
NSNS |
| 1924 |
Toledo, OH, Waite |
10-0 |
Joe C. Collins |
NSNS |
| 1925 |
Pine Bluff, AR |
16-0 |
Foy Hammons |
NSNS |
| 1926 |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
9-0 |
Paul Burnam |
NSNS |
| 1927 |
Waco, TX |
14-0 |
Paul Tyson |
NSNS |
| 1928 |
Medford, OR |
9-0 |
Unknown |
NSNS |
| 1929 |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
9-0 |
Unknown |
NSNS |
| 1930 |
Phoenix, AZ, Union |
13-0 |
R.R. Robinson |
NSNS |
| 1931 |
Ashland, KY |
10-0 |
Paul Jenkins |
NSNS |
| 1932 |
Toledo, OH, Waite |
12-0 |
Donald McCallister |
NSNS |
| 1933 |
Oklahoma City, OK, Capitol Hill |
12-0 |
Jim Lookabaugh |
NSNS |
| 1934 |
Canton, OH, McKinley |
11-0 |
Jimmy Aiken |
NSNS |
| 1935 |
Massillon, OH, Washington |
10-0 |
Paul Brown |
NSNS |
| 1936 |
Massillon, OH, Washington |
10-0 |
Paul Brown |
NSNS |
| 1937 |
Chicago, IL, Austin |
10-0 |
William Heiland |
NSNS |
| 1938 |
Louisville, KY, Manual |
10-0 |
Ray Baer |
LSA, NSNS |
| 1939 |
Pine Bluff, AR |
11-0-1 |
Allen Dunaway |
LSA |
| 1939 |
Massillon, OH, Washington |
10-0 |
Paul Brown |
NSNS |
| 1940 |
Massillon, OH, Washington |
10-0 |
Paul Brown |
NSNS |
| 1941 |
Chicago, IL, Leo |
11-0 |
Whitey Cronin |
NSNS |
| 1942 |
Miami, FL |
9-0 |
Lyles Alley |
NSNS |
| 1943 |
Miami, FL |
9-0 |
Tom Moore |
NSNS |
| 1944 |
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| 1945 |
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| 1946 |
Little Rock, AR, Central |
14-0 |
Unknown |
NSNS |
| 1947 |
East Chicago, IN, Roosevelt |
9-0 |
Unknown |
NSNS |
| Lynn, MA, Classical |
11-1 |
Bill Joyce [1] |
NSNS |
| 1948 |
Waco, TX |
14-0 |
Carl Price |
NSNS |
| 1949 |
Wichita Falls, TX |
14-0 |
Joe Golding |
NSNS |
| 1950 |
Massillon, OH, Washington |
10-0 |
Chuck Mather |
NSNS |
| 1951 |
Weymouth, MA |
9-0 |
Harry Arlanson [2] |
NSNS |
| 1952 |
Massillon, OH, Washington |
10-0 |
Chuck Mather |
NSNS |
| 1953 |
Massillon, OH, Washington |
10-0 |
Chuck Mather |
NSNS |
| 1954 |
Vallejo, CA |
9-0 |
Bob Patterson |
NSNS |
| 1955 |
San Diego, CA |
12-0 |
Duane Maley |
NSNS |
| 1956 |
Abilene, TX |
14-0 |
Charles Moser |
NSNS |
| 1957 |
Little Rock, AR, Central |
12-0 |
Wilson Matthews |
NSNS |
| Portland, OR, Jefferson |
11-0 |
Thomas DeSylvia |
NSNS |
| 1958 |
Portland, OR, Jefferson |
12-0 |
Thomas DeSylvia |
NSNS |
| 1959 |
Massillon, OH, Washington |
10-0 |
Leo Strang |
NSNS |
| 1960 |
Lawrence, KS |
9-0 |
Al Woolard |
NSNS |
| 1961 |
Massillon, OH, Washington |
11-0 |
Leo Strang |
NSNS |
| 1962 |
Valdosta, GA |
12-0 |
Wright Bazemore |
NSNS |
| 1963 |
Chicago, IL, St. Rita |
9-0 |
Edward Buckley |
NSNS |
| 1964 |
Coral Gables, FL |
12-0 |
Nick Kotys |
NSNS |
| 1965 |
Miami, FL |
12-0 |
Robert Carlton |
NSNS |
| 1966 |
Pico Rivera, CA, El Rancho |
13-0 |
Ernest Johnson |
NSNS |
| 1967 |
Austin, TX, Reagan |
14-0 |
Travis Raven |
NSNS |
| Coral Gables, FL |
13-0 |
Nick Kotys |
NSNS |
| 1968 |
Austin, TX, Reagan |
15-0 |
Travis Raven |
NSNS |
| 1969 |
Coral Gables, FL |
10-0 |
Nick Kotys |
NSNS |
| Pasadena, CA, Blair |
13-0 |
Pete Yoder |
NSNS |
| Valdosta, GA |
12-0-1 |
Wright Bazemore |
NSNS |
| 1970 |
Austin, TX, Reagan |
14-1 |
Travis Raven |
NSNS |
| 1971 |
Valdosta, GA |
13-0 |
Wright Bazemore |
NSNS |
| 1972 |
Bristol, TN |
13-0 |
John Cropp |
NSNS |
| Odessa, TX, Permian |
14-0 |
Gil Bartosh |
NSNS |
| 1973 |
Chattanooga, TN, Baylor |
13-0 |
E. B. Etter |
NSNS |
| Tyler, TX, John Tyler |
15-0 |
Corky Nelson |
NSNS |
| 1974 |
Thomasville, GA |
12-1 |
Jim Hughes |
NSNS |
| 1975 |
Los Angeles, CA, Loyola |
13-0 |
Marty Shaughnessy |
NSNS |
| Rancho Cordova, CA, Cordova |
12-0 |
Dewey Guerra |
NSNS |
| 1976 |
Cincinnati, OH, Moeller |
12-0 |
Gerry Faust |
NSNS |
| Warner Robins, GA |
13-0 |
Robert Davis |
NSNS |
| 1977 |
Cincinnati, OH, Moeller |
12-0 |
Gerry Faust |
NSNS |
| 1978 |
Annandale, VA |
14-0 |
Bob Hardage |
NSNS |
| 1979 |
Cincinnati, OH, Moeller |
12-0 |
Gerry Faust |
NSNS |
| 1980 |
Cincinnati, OH, Moeller |
13-0 |
Gerry Faust |
NSNS |
| 1981 |
Warner Robins, GA |
15-0 |
Robert Davis |
NSNS |
| 1982 |
Cincinnati, OH, Moeller |
13-0 |
Steve Klonne[2] |
NSNS, USA |
| 1983 |
Berwick Area, PA |
13-0 |
George Curry |
NSNS, USA |
| 1984 |
Valdosta, GA |
15-0 |
Nick Hyder |
NSNS, USA |
| 1985 |
East St. Louis, IL |
14-0 |
Bob Shannon |
NSNS, USA |
| 1986 |
Valdosta, GA |
15-0 |
Nick Hyder |
NSNS, USA |
| 1987 |
Fontana, CA |
14-0 |
Dick Bruich |
NPP |
| Pittsburgh, PA, North Hills |
13-0 |
Jack McCurry |
USA |
| Plano, TX |
16-0 |
Gerald Brence |
NSNS |
| 1988 |
Pensacola, FL, Pine Forest |
14-0 |
Carl Madison |
NSNS, USA |
| Prichard, AL, Vigor |
13-0 |
Harold Clark |
NPP |
| 1989 |
Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius |
13-0 |
Chuck Kyle |
USA |
| Odessa, TX, Permian |
16-0 |
Gary Gaines |
NPP, NSNS |
| 1990 |
Houston, Texas Aldine High School |
15-0 |
Bill Smith |
NPP |
| Lawton, OK, Eisenhower |
14-0 |
Tim Reynolds |
USA |
| Ruston, LA |
14-0 |
Jimmy "Chick" Childress |
NSNS |
| 1991 |
Indianapolis, IN, Ben Davis |
14-0 |
Dick Dullaghan |
NPP, NSNS |
| LaGrange, GA |
15-0 |
Gary Guthrie |
USA |
| 1992 |
Berwick Area, PA |
15-0 |
George Curry |
USA |
| Valdosta, GA |
14-0 |
Nick Hyder |
NPP, NSNS |
| 1993 |
Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius |
14-0 |
Chuck Kyle |
NPP, NSNS, USA |
| 1994 |
Concord, CA, De La Salle |
13-0 |
Bob Ladouceur |
NPP, NSNS |
| Santa Ana, CA, Mater Dei |
14-0 |
Bruce Rollinson |
USA |
| 1995 |
Berwick Area, PA |
15-0 |
George Curry |
USA |
| Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius |
14-0 |
Chuck Kyle |
NPP, NSNS |
| 1996 |
Hampton, VA |
14-0 |
Mike Smith |
NPP, NSNS |
| Santa Ana, CA, Mater Dei |
14-0 |
Bruce Rollinson |
USA |
| 1997 |
Canton, OH, McKinley |
14-0 |
Thom McDaniels |
USA |
| Hampton, VA |
13-0 |
Mike Smith |
NPP, NSNS |
| 1998 |
Concord, CA, De La Salle |
12-0 |
Bob Ladouceur |
NPP, NSNS, USA |
| 1999 |
Concord, CA, De La Salle |
12-0 |
Bob Ladouceur |
NSNS |
| Midland, TX, Lee |
15-0 |
John Parchman |
USA |
| Shreveport, LA, Evangel Christian |
15-0 |
Dennis Dunn |
NPP |
| 2000 |
Concord, CA, De La Salle |
13-0 |
Bob Ladouceur |
NPP, USA |
| 2001 |
Concord, CA, De La Salle |
12-0 |
Bob Ladouceur |
NPP, USA |
| 2002 |
Concord, CA, De La Salle |
13-0 |
Bob Ladouceur |
NPP, USA |
| 2003 |
Concord, CA, De La Salle |
13-0 |
Bob Ladouceur |
NPP, USA |
| 2004 |
Southlake, TX, Carroll |
16-0 |
Todd Dodge |
NPP, USA |
| 2005 |
Lakeland, FL |
15-0 |
Bill Castle |
USA |
| Southlake, TX, Carroll |
16-0 |
Todd Dodge |
NPP |
| 2006 |
Lakeland, FL |
15-0 |
Bill Castle |
NPP |
| Southlake, TX, Carroll |
16-0 |
Todd Dodge |
USA |
| 2007 |
Cincinnati, OH, St. Xavier |
15-0 |
Steve Specht |
NPP |
| Miami, FL, Northwestern |
15-0 |
Billy Rolle |
USA |
| 2008 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL, St. Thomas Aquinas |
15-0 |
George Smith |
NPP, USA |
| 2009 |
Ramsey, NJ, Don Bosco Prep |
12-0 |
Greg Toal |
NPP, USA |
| 2010 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL, St. Thomas Aquinas |
15-0 |
George Smith |
NPP |
| South Panola, MS |
15-0 |
Lance Pogue |
USA |
| 2011 |
Ramsey, NJ, Don Bosco Prep |
11-0 |
Greg Toal |
NPP, USA |
[edit] National Championships by school
| School |
Championships |
Years |
| Massillon, OH, Washington |
9 |
1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1961 |
| Concord, CA, De La Salle |
7 |
1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Valdosta, GA |
6 |
1962, 1969, 1971, 1984, 1986, 1992 |
| Cincinnati, OH, Moeller |
5 |
1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982 |
| Oak Park, IL |
5 |
1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1920 |
| Austin, TX, Reagan |
3 |
1967, 1968, 1970 |
| Berwick, PA |
3 |
1983, 1992, 1995 |
| Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius |
3 |
1989, 1993, 1995 |
| Coral Gables, FL |
3 |
1964, 1967, 1969 |
| Miami, FL |
3 |
1942, 1943, 1965 |
| Southlake, TX, Carroll |
3 |
2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Ramsey, NJ, Don Bosco Prep |
2 |
2009, 2011 |
| Waco, TX, |
2 |
1927, 1948 |
| Warner Robins, GA |
2 |
1976, 1981 |
| Little Rock, AR, Central |
2 |
1946, 1957 |
| Pine Bluff, AR |
2 |
1925, 1939 |
| Odessa, TX, Permian |
2 |
1972, 1989 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL, St. Thomas Aquinas |
2 |
2008, 2010 |
| Toledo, OH, Scott |
2 |
1922, 1923 |
| Toledo, OH, Waite |
2 |
1924, 1932 |
| Canton, OH, McKinley |
2 |
1934, 1997 |
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
[edit] References
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USA Today/National Prep Poll High School Football National Championship
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