High school football national championships

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A national championship in high school football is an honor awarded annually by various organizations to their selection of the best high school football team in the United States.

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The title is a "mythical national championship", as travel demands and the number of high schools spread across the country prevent the championship from being settled competitively on the gridiron. Instead, the national championships are based on rankings from prep football media analysts, such as USA Today, [1] or algorithmic rankings.

There have also been some efforts over the years at organizing a single-game playoff for the national championship.[ citation needed ]

Background

The oldest of the rating systems, the National Sports News Service, was begun by Arthur H. "Art" Johlfs—who originally started naming champions informally in 1927 as a 21 year old high school coach and official, [2] but did so more formally starting in 1959 [3] after enlarging his network of supporting hobbyists [2] to receive reports from six separate areas of the country. [4] One of those hobbyists was Barrett Conley "Barry" Sollenberger, representing the NSNS' Southwest Sports News Service regional office. [5] Sollenberger was the facilitator of a similar poll for Joe Namath's National Prep Sports magazine in 1976 and 1977, before that publication was discontinued [6] (its Hertz Trophy was awarded each year to Moeller of Cincinnati, [7] which also happened to be both of the top picks of the NSNS). Johlfs respected the way that Sollenberger actively ran his southwest office—enough so that he turned the NSNS rankings over to him, starting in 1979. The NSNS poll then remained under Sollenberger's management through 1999 (along the way he also retroactively picked back as far as 1910, [2] although at least one source has the NSNS even making a 1904 selection as well [8] :xv). It was then merged away into R. Douglas "Doug" Huff's year-old, competing FAB 50 poll starting in 2000 [2] —which in turn continued on through 2014 with Mark J. Tennis apparently retaining the rights to it. [9] An early compilation listing of NSNS champions [10] does not necessarily match a more recent listing. [11] :44–45 It is not immediately clear if these discrepancies are due to poor record-keeping, or if Sollenberger or Huff adjusted the list of champions over the years as new information came to light—or if they simply just disagreed with Johlfs' picks. Johlfs, for his part, described how he arrived at choosing a champion: he accepted input from Minnesota college and professional coaches, reviewed game statistics, films, [12] and press clippings, [13] and considered the school's enrollment size. [14] Johlfs said that his picks initially tended to be midwestern schools but shifted southward, because southern schools tended to play more games and were also allowed to compete in postseason playoffs. [3] He was also known to keep a champion as the top-ranked team indefinitely in subsequent seasons' rankings as long as another team had not beaten them yet; [3] this ended up allowing multiple teams to repeat as champions, drawing some criticism to Johlfs. [13] Sollenberger, on the other hand, primarily determined champions by attending prominent games in person, while also consulting college football coaching staffs. He further acknowledged factoring in teams' past histories and their success in the larger population centers of the day when considering teams for his poll—usually including three teams from California and two teams each from Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas in his rankings. [15] Notably, Florida had a relatively sizable number of repeat champions in Johlfs' rating system but saw a significant drop in its number of champions under Sollenberger. As for Huff, he too had his own unique way of determining champions: "I try to put credibility in the listings by making them consistent with local and state rankings. I try to look for dominant teams in an area who have a good track record." [16]

Informal intersectional games deemed as "national championship games" by the two participating schools were also, on occasion, sometimes played. 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 of Massillon, Ohio, refused to withhold its black players in a proposed game with segregated Central of Knoxville, Tennessee. Central subsequently proclaimed itself national champion that year. [17] On December 31, 1938, duPont Manual of Louisville, Kentucky, and New Britain of Connecticut played in an actual national championship game at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with a formal, third-party sponsor, the Louisiana Sports Association–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. [18] The following year, on December 30, the game featured Pine Bluff of Arkansas, which defeated Baton Rouge by a score of 26–0. [18] 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 from its state's high school sports association to participate in the game [19] (even some schools that were eligible for postseason games like Massillon Washington were unable to play in the contest, since their association only allowed postseason games through the month of November [20] ). Also in 1939, the National Sports Council, chaired by columnist Grantland Rice, staged a national championship game Christmas night in the Miami Orange Bowl, won by Garfield of New Jersey, 16-13, over Miami of Florida; unlike the LSA Game, it featured two undefeated and untied teams from different sections of the country. [21] After World War II the National Federation of State High School Associations also began discouraging intersectional postseason games. [15]

Team and coaching superlatives

Concord, California De La Salle won 12 total national championships from 1994 to 2015, including 6 in a row from 1998 to 2003.

The first 10 of De La Salle's titles were coached by Bob Ladouceur, including all of those acquired during the 6-year streak. Todd Dodge (Southlake, Texas Carroll from 2004 to 2006 and Austin, Texas Westlake in 2020) is the only head coach to lead 2 different schools to national championships. Tony Sanchez (Las Vegas, Nevada Bishop Gorman in 2014) and Kenny Sanchez (Bishop Gorman in 2015 and 2016) are the only brothers [22] to lead a school to a national championship.

At 63 years, McKinley (Canton, Ohio) holds the record for longest span between first title (1934) and most recent (1997). Bruce Rollinson of Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California) holds the largest span for a coach with 27 years between first title (1994) and last (2021) with 4 additional outright or shared titles during that span (1996, 2017, 2018, 2020).

Selectors

Current selectors

SelectorTypeSince
USA TodayExpert1982
MaxPreps/CBS SportsExpert [23] 2006
CalPreps (MaxPreps Computer)Algorithm [24] 2003
High School Football America/NFL Play FootballAlgorithm/ [25] Expert [26] 2012
Massey Ratings/On3Algorithm [27] 2010
BlueStar MediaExpert [28] 2012
SBLive/Sports IllustratedExpert2020

Historical selectors

SelectorYear(s)
National championship game (NCG)*1897, 1902–1904, 1906, 1908, 1910–1916, 1919–1920, 1922–1927, 1929, 1932–1933, 1937
Simon Lyons (SL)1900, 1902–1903, 1906, 1908–1909, 1916, 1924, 1937, 1975–1976, 1978
Tim Hudak (TH)1902–1904, 1906, 1908–1909, 1916, 1919, 1937
National Sports News Service (NSNS)**1904, 1910–1916, 1918–1943, 1946–1999, 2014
Boston Evening Transcript (BET)1912
High School Sports History (HSSH)1917, 1944–1945, 1956–1958
National High School Football Coaches (NHSFC)1932
Louisiana Sports Association National High School Championship (LSANHSC)1938–1939
National Sports Council Health Bowl (NSCHB)1939
Imperial Sports Syndicate (ISS)1962
Art Judge's SWEET 33 (AJS33)1976
National Prep Sports Network (NPSN)
Southwest Sports News Service (SSNS)
1976–1977
1978
USA Today Super 25 (USATS25)1982–present [29]
World Features Syndicate National Prep Poll (WFSNPP)
PrepNation National Prep Poll (PNNPP)
1987–2014
2015–2019
USA High School Football (USAHSF)
USA High School Football Private Schools (USAHSFPrS)†
USA High School Football Public Schools (USAHSFPuS)†
1995–2012
2013
2013 [30]
Dick Butkus Football Network (DBFN)1998–2001 [31]
Tony Bianco National High School Football Poll (TBNHSFP)1998–2006 [32]
American Football Monthly (AFM)
American Football Monthly Private Schools (AFMPrS)‡
American Football Monthly Public Schools (AFMPuS)‡
1999–2004
2005
2005
Fox FAB 50 (FF50)**
StudentSports FAB 50 (SSF50)

ESPN HIGH Elite 25 (ESPNHE25)
ESPN RISE FAB 50 (ESPNRF50)
ESPN HS FAB 50 (ESPNHSF50)
Powerade FAB 50 (PF50)
FAB 50 (F50)

1999–2000
2001–2005

2007
2007–2010
2011
2012 [33]
2013–2014 [34]

CalPreps (CP)
CalPreps Freeman Computer Rankings (CPFCR)
2003–present [35]
2004–2010
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 (MPX25)
MaxPreps Small Schools (MPSS)
MaxPreps Medium Schools (MPMS)
2005–present [36]
2010–2016, 2018–present
2012–2013
BlueStar Media Go-To 25 (BSMGT25)
BlueStar Media Elite 25 (BSME25)
2012–2013
2014–present
Rivals FAB 50 (RF50)

Rivals High 100 (RH100)

2006

2008–2012 [37]

Massey Ratings (MR)2010–present
Sports Illustrated (SI)

SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 (SBLP25)

2011–2012 [38]
2020–present
Prep Force (PF)2012–2019
High School Football America Top 25 (HSFAT25)
High School Football America National Top 50 (HSFANT50)

High School Football America Medium Schools Top 25 (HSFAMST25)

High School Football America Small Schools Top 25 (HSFASST25)

High School Football America National Top 100 (HSFANT300)

High School Football America National Top 300 (HSFANT300)

2012–2014
2015–2016

2015, 2018–2019

2015, 2018–2019
2017–2022


2023–present

Bold type indicates current selectors
Notes: *—it is not immediately clear if these games were only scheduled between the two competing teams and base their authority on general acclamation, or if any or all of these games had an independent third party formally sponsor it to increase legitimacy; **—National Sports News Service rankings were merged into the Fox FAB 50 rankings, beginning in 2000; †—USA High School Football rankings were split into public and private school divisions, beginning in 2013; ‡—American Football Monthly rankings were split into public and private school divisions, beginning in 2005

National champions by year

Composite

YearChampion(s)Record(s)Coach(es)Selector(s)Note(s)
1897Madison (WI)8–0NCG [8]
1898(no champion)
1899(no champion)
1900 Moline (IL)SL [8] :369
1901(no champion)
1902 Chicago (IL) Hyde Park 5–0 Walter Eckersall NCG, [39] SL, TH [8] :369Eckersall served as player-coach
1903Chicago (IL) North Division7–0–1Charlie DalyNCG, [39] SL, TH [8] :369Now called Lincoln Park High
Al Johnson
1904 Detroit (MI) Central NCG, NSNS, TH [8] :369not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
1905(no champion)
1906 Seattle (WA) Broadway NCG, SL, TH [8] :369
1907(no champion)
1908Longmont (CO) Longmont High School Los Angeles Herald, Volume 36, Number 86, 26 December 1908, c
1909Chicago (IL) EnglewoodSL, TH [8] :369
1910 Oak Park (IL)10–2 Robert Zuppke NCG, [8] :369 NSNS
1911Oak Park (IL)10–0Robert ZuppkeNCG, [8] :369 NSNS
1912Oak Park (IL)10–0Robert ZuppkeNCG, NSNS
Fostoria (OH)8–0Lawrence BolesBET, NCG
1913Oak Park (IL)10–1Glenn ThistlewaiteNCG, [8] :369 NSNS
1914 Everett (MA)13–0 Cleo O'Donnell NCG, NSNS
1915Detroit (MI) Central11–0–1 Edbert C. Buss NCG, NSNS
Everett (MA)11–0–1Cleo O'DonnellNCG, NSNS
1916 San Diego (CA)12–0 Nibs Price NSNS
Toledo (OH) Scott NCG, SL, TH [8] :369
1917 Everett (WA)12–0 Enoch Bagshaw HSSH [40]
1918 Harrisburg Tech (PA)9–0Paul SmithNSNS
1919Harrisburg Tech (PA)12–0Paul SmithNCG, NSNS
Everett (WA)Enoch BagshawNCG, TH [8] :369
Toledo (OH) Scott Pat Dwyer NCG, TH [8] :369
1920Everett (WA)9–0–1Enoch BagshawNCG, NSNS
Oak Park (IL)9–0–1Glenn ThistlewaiteNCG, [8] :369 NSNS
1921 Jacksonville (FL) Duval8–0Wiley Wright [41] NSNS
1922Toledo (OH) Scott9–0William NeillNCG, NSNS
1923Toledo (OH) Scott10–0William NeillNCG, NSNS
East Cleveland (OH) Shaw 9–1John SnavelyNCG, NSNS
1924Toledo (OH) Waite 10–0Joe CollinsNCG, [8] :369 NSNS
Cedar Rapids (IA) Washington SL [8] :369
1925 Pine Bluff (AR)16–0Foy HammonsNCG, NSNS
Louisville (KY) duPont Manual NCG [42]
1926Tuscaloosa (AL)9–0 Paul Burnum NCG, [8] :369 NSNS
1927 Waco (TX)14–0 Paul Tyson NCG, NSNS
1928Medford (OR)9–0 Prink Callison NSNS
1929Tuscaloosa (AL)9–0Paul BurnumNCG, [8] :369 NSNS
1930 Phoenix Union (AZ)13–0Robby RobinsonNSNS
1931Ashland (KY)10–0Paul JenkinsNSNS
1932Toledo (OH) Waite12–0 Don McCallister NCG, [8] :370 NSNS
New Rochelle (NY)9–0Bill McKennaNHSFC
1933 Oklahoma City (OK) Capitol Hill12–0 Jim Lookabaugh NCG, [8] :370 NSNS
1934 Canton (OH) McKinley 11–0 Jim Aiken NSNS
1935 Massillon (OH) Washington 10–0 Paul Brown NSNS
1936Massillon (OH) Washington10–0Paul BrownNSNS
1937Chicago (IL) Austin 10–0William HeilandNSNS
Evansville (IN) Memorial NCG, SL, TH [8] :370
1938Louisville (KY) duPont Manual10–0Ray BaerLSANHSC, [18] NSNS
1939 Garfield (NJ)10–0Art ArgauerNSCHB [21]
Massillon (OH) Washington10–0Paul BrownNSNS
Pine Bluff (AR)11–0–1Allen DunawayLSANHSC [43] [18]
1940Massillon (OH) Washington10–0Paul BrownNSNS
1941Chicago (IL) Leo 11–0Whitey CroninNSNS
1942 Miami (FL)9–0Lyles AlleyNSNS
1943Miami (FL)9–0Tom MooreNSNS
1944 Chattanooga (TN) Baylor 10–0HSSH [44]
1945Donora (PA)10–0HSSH [45]
1946 Little Rock Central (AR)14–0Raymond BurnettNSNS
1947 East Chicago (IN) Roosevelt9–0Pete Rucinski [46] NSNS
Lynn Classical (MA)11–1Bill Joyce [47] NSNS
1948Waco (TX)14–0Carl PriceNSNS
1949 Wichita Falls (TX)14–0Joe GoldingNSNS
1950Massillon (OH) Washington10–0Chuck MatherNSNS
1951 Weymouth (MA)9–0 Harry Arlanson NSNS
1952Massillon (OH) Washington10–0Chuck MatherNSNS
1953Massillon (OH) Washington10–0Chuck MatherNSNS
1954 Vallejo (CA)9–0Bob PattersonNSNS
1955San Diego (CA)12–0Duane MaleyNSNS
1956 Abilene (TX)14–0 Chuck Moser HSSH, [48] NSNS
1957Little Rock Central (AR)12–0 Wilson Matthews HSSH, [49] NSNSnot listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Portland (OR) Jefferson 11–0Thomas DeSylviaNSNSnot listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Downey (CA)NSNS [10] not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
1958Portland (OR) Jefferson12–0Thomas DeSylviaNSNSnot listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Oak Ridge (TN)10–0Jack Armstrong [50] HSSH, [51] NSNS [10] not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
Wichita Falls (TX)NSNS [10] not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
1959Massillon (OH) Washington10–0Leo StrangNSNS
1960 Lawrence (KS)9–0Al WoolardNSNSnot listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Miami (FL)8–0–1Ottis Mooney [52] NSNS [53] [10] not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
1961Massillon (OH) Washington11–0Leo StrangNSNS
1962 Valdosta (GA)12–0Wright BazemoreNSNS
Miami (FL)9–0Ottis MooneyISS [54]
San Francisco (CA) St. Ignatius Prep ISS [54]
1963Chicago (IL) St. Rita 9–0Edward BuckleyNSNS
1964 Coral Gables (FL)12–0 Nick Kotys NSNS
1965Miami (FL)12–0Robert CarltonNSNS
1966 Pico Rivera (CA) El Rancho 13–0Ernest JohnsonNSNS
1967 Austin (TX) Reagan 14–0 Travis Raven NSNS
Coral Gables (FL)13–0Nick KotysNSNS
1968Austin (TX) Reagan15–0Travis RavenNSNS
Coral Gables (FL)12–1 [3] Nick KotysNSNS [10] not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
1969 Bogalusa (LA)14–0Lewis Murray [55] NSNS [10] not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
Pasadena (CA) Blair 13–0 Pete Yoder NSNSnot listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Coral Gables (FL)10–0Nick KotysNSNS [56] not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
Valdosta (GA)12–0–1Wright BazemoreNSNS [56] not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
1970Austin (TX) Reagan14–1Travis RavenNSNS
1971Valdosta (GA)13–0Wright BazemoreNSNS
1972 Odessa (TX) Permian 14–0 Gil Bartosh NSNSnot listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Bristol Tennessee 13–0John Cropp [57] NSNS
1973 Tyler (TX) John Tyler 15–0Corky NelsonNSNSnot listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Chattanooga (TN) Baylor13–0Red Etter [58] NSNS
1974 Thomasville (GA)12–1Jim HughesNSNS
1975 Los Angeles (CA) Loyola 13–0Marty ShaughnessyNSNS, SL [8] :371
Rancho Cordova (CA) Cordova 12–0Dewey GuerraNSNSnot listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
1976 Warner Robins (GA)13–0 [59] Robert DavisNSNS, SL [8] :371not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Cincinnati (OH) Moeller 12–0 Gerry Faust AJS33, [60] NPSN, [61] NSNS
1977Cincinnati (OH) Moeller12–0Gerry FaustNPSN, NSNS
1978 Annandale (VA)14–0Bob HardageNSNS
1979Cincinnati (OH) Moeller12–0Gerry FaustNSNS
1980Cincinnati (OH) Moeller13–0Gerry FaustNSNS
1981Warner Robins (GA)15–0Robert DavisNSNS
1982Cincinnati (OH) Moeller13–0Steve Klonne [62] NSNS, USATS25 [63]
1983 Berwick Area (PA)13–0 George Curry NSNS, USATS25 [63]
1984Valdosta (GA)15–0Nick HyderNSNS, USATS25 [63]
1985 East St. Louis (IL)14–0 Bob Shannon NSNS, USATS25 [63]
1986Valdosta (GA)15–0Nick HyderNSNS, USATS25 [63]
1987 Plano (TX)16–0Gerald BrenceNSNS
Fontana (CA)14–0Dick BruichWFSNPP [64]
Pittsburgh (PA) North Hills 13–0Jack McCurryUSATS25 [63]
1988 Pensacola (FL) Pine Forest 14–0 Carl Madison NSNS, USATS25 [63]
Prichard (AL) Vigor 13–0Harold ClarkWFSNPP [64]
1989Odessa (TX) Permian16–0 Gary Gaines NSNS, WFSNPP [64]
Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius 13–0 Chuck Kyle USATS25 [63]
1990Houston (TX) Aldine 15–0Bill SmithWFSNPP [64]
Lawton (OK) Eisenhower 14–0Tim ReynoldsUSATS25 [63]
Ruston (LA)14–0 Jimmy Childress [65] NSNS
1991 LaGrange (GA)15–0 [66] Gary GuthrieUSATS25 [63]
Indianapolis (IN) Ben Davis 14–0Dick DullaghanNSNS, WFSNPP [64]
1992Berwick Area (PA)15–0 [67] George CurryUSATS25 [63]
Valdosta (GA)14–0Nick HyderNSNS, WFSNPP [64]
1993Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius14–0Chuck KyleNSNS, USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
1994 Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei 14–0 Bruce Rollinson USATS25 [63]
Concord (CA) De La Salle 13–0 Bob Ladouceur NSNS, WFSNPP [64]
1995Berwick Area (PA)15–0George CurryUSAHSF, USATS25 [63]
Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius14–0Chuck KyleNSNS, WFSNPP [64]
1996 Hampton (VA)14–0Mike SmithNSNS, USAHSF, WFSNPP [64]
Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei14–0 Bruce Rollinson USATS25 [63]
1997 Doylestown (PA) Central Bucks West 15–0Mike Pettine Sr.USAHSF
Canton (OH) McKinley14–0Thom McDanielsUSATS25 [63]
Hampton (VA)13–0Mike SmithNSNS, WFSNPP [64]
1998 West Monroe (LA)15–0DBFN, TBNHSFP
Concord (CA) De La Salle12–0Bob LadouceurNSNS, USAHSF, USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
1999 Midland (TX) Lee 15–0 John Parchman DBFN, USATS25 [63]
Shreveport (LA) Evangel Christian 15–0Dennis DunnAFM, [68] FF50, TBNHSFP, USAHSF, WFSNPP [64]
Concord (CA) De La Salle12–0Bob LadouceurNSNS
2000West Monroe (LA)15–0TBNHSFP
Erie (PA) Cathedral Prep 14–0 [30] USAHSF
Long Beach Poly (CA)14–0DBFN
Concord (CA) De La Salle13–0Bob LadouceurAFM, [69] FF50, NSNS, USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
2001 Jenks (OK) Jenks 13–0 [30] USAHSF
Concord (CA) De La Salle12–0Bob LadouceurAFM, [70] DBFN, SSF50, TBNHSFP, USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
2002 Lilburn (GA) Parkview 15–0 [30] USAHSF
Concord (CA) De La Salle13–0Bob LadouceurAFM,[ citation needed ] SSF50, TBNHSFP, USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
2003Concord (CA) De La Salle13–0Bob LadouceurAFM, [71] SSF50, TBNHSFP, USAHSF, USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
Thousand Oaks (CA) Westlake CP [72]
2004 Southlake (TX) Carroll 16–0 Todd Dodge AFM, [73] SSF50, TBNHSFP, USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
Charlotte (NC) Independence 15–0 [30] Bill GeilerUSAHSF
Cincinnati (OH) Colerain 15–0 Kerry Coombs CP, [74] CPFCR
2005Southlake (TX) Carroll16–0Todd DodgeAFMPuS, [75] CP, [76] CPFCR, MPX25, [77] TBNHSFP, WFSNPP [64] Both overall and public school champion
Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier 15–0 [30] AFMPrS, [75] USAHSFBoth overall and private school champion
Lakeland (FL)15–0Bill CastleSSF50, USATS25 [63]
2006Southlake (TX) Carroll16–0Todd DodgeCP, [78] CPFCR, MPX25, [77] TBNHSFP, USAHSF, USATS25 [63]
Lakeland (FL)15–0Bill CastleRF50, WFSNPP [64]
2007Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier15–0Steve SpechtCP, [79] CPFCR, ESPNRF50, WFSNPP [64]
Miami Northwestern (FL)15–0Billy RolleESPNHE25, [80] USATS25 [63]
Concord (CA) De La Salle13–0Bob LadouceurMPX25, [77] USAHSF
2008 Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas 15–0 George Smith CPFCR, ESPNRF50, MPX25, [77] RH100, USAHSF, USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
Cleveland (OH) St. IgnatiusCP [81]
2009 Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep 12–0Greg ToalCPFCR, ESPNRF50, MPX25, [82] RH100, USAHSF, USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
Abilene (TX)CP [83]
2010 Batesville (MS) South Panola 15–0Lance PogueMPX25, [84] RH100, USATS25 [63]
Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas15–0George SmithESPNRF50, WFSNPP [64]
Lakewood (OH) St. Edward 15–0 [30] CP, [85] USAHSF
Concord (CA) De La Salle14–0Bob LadouceurCPFCR
Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep12–0MR [86]
2011 Calhoun (GA)15–0MPSS [87] Small school champion only
Louisville (KY) Trinity 14–0RH100, SI
Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep11–0Greg ToalCP, [88] ESPNHSF50, MR, [89] MPX25, [90] USAHSF, USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
2012 Katy (TX)16–0Gary JosephF50
Concord (CA) De La Salle15–0Bob LadouceurBSMGT25, [91] PF50
Bellevue (WA)14–0MPMS, [92] SIBoth overall and medium school champion
River Ridge (LA) John Curtis Christian 14–0 John T. Curtis Jr. HSFAT25, [93] MPX25, [94] PF, [95] RH100, USAHSF, USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
Allen (TX)15–1CP, [96] HSFAT25, [97] MR [98]
Davie (FL) University Roger HarriottMPSS [99] Small school champion only
2013Allen (TX)16–0Tom WesterbergBSMGT25, [100] HSFAT25 [93]
Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco 15–0Jason NegroCP, [101] MR, [102] USAHSFPrSBoth overall and private school champion
Maria Stein (OH) Marion Local 15–0MPSS [103] Small school champion only
Miami (FL) Booker T. Washington 14–0Ice HarrisF50, MPMS, [104] MPX25, [105] PF, [106] USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64] Both overall and medium school champion
Hoover (AL)Josh Niblet [30] USAHSFPuSPublic school champion only
2014Allen (TX)16–0Tom WesterbergBSME25, [100] HSFAT25, [93] MPX25, [107] NSNS
Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman 15–0 Tony Sanchez USATS25, [63] WFSNPP [64]
Concord (CA) De La Salle14–0Justin AlumbaughCP, [108] MR [109]
Jacksonville (FL) Trinity ChristianMPSS [110] Small school champion only
2015Katy (TX)16–0Gary JosephMR, [111] MPX25, [112] PNNPP
Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman15–0Kenny SanchezBSME25, [100] USATS25 [113]
Moultrie (GA) Colquitt County 15–0Rush PropstHSFANT50, [93] PF [114]
Jacksonville (FL) Trinity Christian14–0HSFASST25, [115] MPSS [110] Small school champion only
Sammamish (WA) Eastside Catholic 13–0HSFAMST25 [116] Medium school champion only
Concord (CA) De La SalleCP [117]
2016Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman15–0Kenny SanchezBSME25, [118] CP, [119] HSFANT50, [93] MR, [120] MPX25, [121] PF, [122] PNNPP, USATS25 [123]
Munhall (PA) Steel Valley15–0MPSS [110] Small school champion only
2017Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei15–0 Bruce Rollinson BSME25, [124] CP, [125] HSFANT100, [93] MR, [126] MPX25, [127] PNNPP, USATS25 [128]
2018 Catawissa (PA) Southern Columbia Area 16–0HSFASST25 [129] Small school champion only
Houston (TX) North Shore 16–0Jon KayMPX25, [130] MR, [131] PF, [132] PNNPP
Alcoa (TN)15–0Gary RankinHSFAMST25 [133] Medium school champion only
Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei13–2 Bruce Rollinson BSME25, [134] CP, [135] HSFANT100, PF, [136] USATS25 [137]
Hollywood (FL) Chaminade–Madonna Prep 12–2MPSS [138] Small school champion only
2019Catawissa (PA) Southern Columbia Area16–0HSFASST25 [139] Small school champion only
Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco13–1Jason NegroBSME25, [140] CP, [141] HSFANT100, [97] MPX25, [142] MR, [143] PF, [144] PNNPP, [142] USATS25 [142]
Cedar Hill (TX) Trinity Christian 13–1MPSS [145] Small school champion only
Miami Northwestern (FL)13–2HSFAMST25 [146] Medium school champion only
2020Austin (TX) Westlake 14–0Todd DodgeBSME25 [147]
Catawissa (PA) Southern Columbia Area12–0Jim RothMPSS [148] Small school champion only
Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy 8–0 Bobby Acosta HSFANT100, [149] MPX25, [150] SBLP25, [151] USATS25 [150]
Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei5–0 Bruce Rollinson CP, [152] MR [153]
2021 China Spring (TX)16–0Brain BellMPSS [154] Small school champion only
Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei12–0 Bruce Rollinson BSME25, [155] CP, [156] HSFANT100, [157] MPX25, [158] MR, [159] SBLP25, [160] USATS25 [161]
2022 Carthage (TX)16–0Scott SurrattMPSS [162] Small school champion only
Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco13–1Jason NegroBSME25, [163] CP, [164] HSFANT100, [165] MPX25, [166] MR, [167] SBLP25, [168] USATS25 [169]
2023Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei13-1Frank McManusBSME25, [170] CP, [171] HSFANT300, [172] SBLP25 [173]
DeSoto (TX)15-0Claude MathisMR [174]
Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman15–0Brent BrownerMPX25, [175] USATS25 [176]
Malakoff (TX) 16-0Jamie DriskellMPSS [177] Small school champion only
2024Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei13-0Raul LaraBSME25, [178] CP, [179] HSFANT300, [180] MPX25, [181] MR, [182] USATS25 [183]

Note: all information between 1904 and 2000 is derived from the National High School Football Record Book (2001), [11] unless otherwise specified; *—listings from an earlier source [10] do not necessarily match listings from a more recent source [11] —it is not immediately clear if this was due to poor record-keeping or if past champions were later reevaluated by the National Sports News Service and revised accordingly.

Most selectors

No definitive ranking service exists to declare a universal national champion for high school football. Since 2000, five teams have received a consensus 100% of selectors: Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman (2016), Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei (2017, 2021, 2024) and Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco (2019, 2022).

Since 1982, four schools have received the most selectors in consecutive seasons: Concord (CA) De La Salle (2000–2003), Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei (2017–2018, 2023–2024), Southlake (TX) Carroll (2004–2006) and Hampton (VA) (1996–1997).

Schools Receiving the Most Selectors
(excluding selectors from Small, Medium, Public/Private and other specialty polls)
YearSchoolSelectors receivedSelectors total% of Selectors received
1982 Cincinnati (OH) Moeller 22100%
1983 Berwick Area (PA)22100%
1984 Valdosta (GA)22100%
1985 East St. Louis (IL)22100%
1986Valdosta (GA)22100%
1987(no plurality received)
1988 Pensacola (FL) Pine Forest 2367%
1989 Odessa (TX) Permian 2367%
1990(no plurality received)
1991 Indianapolis (IN) Ben Davis 2367%
1992Valdosta (GA)2367%
1993 Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius 33100%
1994 Concord (CA) De La Salle 2367%
1995(no plurality received)
1996 Hampton (VA)3475%
1997Hampton (VA)2450%
1998Concord (CA) De La Salle4667%
1999 Shreveport (LA) Evangel Christian 5863%
2000Concord (CA) De La Salle5863%
2001Concord (CA) De La Salle6786%
2002Concord (CA) De La Salle5683%
2003Concord (CA) De La Salle6786%
2004 Southlake (TX) Carroll 5863%
2005Southlake (TX) Carroll5863%
2006Southlake (TX) Carroll6875%
2007Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier 4850%
2008 Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas 7888%
2009 Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep 7888%
2010 Batesville (MS) South Panola 3933%
2011Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep7978%
2012 River Ridge (LA) John Curtis Christian 71450%
2013 Miami (FL) Booker T. Washington 5956%
2014 Allen (TX)4850%
2015 Katy (TX)3838%
2016 Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman 88100%
2017 Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei 77100%
2018Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei5956%
2019 Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco 88100%
2020 Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy 4757%
2021Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei77100%
2022Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco77100%
2023Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei4757%
2024Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei66100%

By current selector

YearUSA TodayCalPrepsMaxPrepsMassey RatingsHigh School Football AmericaBlueStar MediaSBLive
1982 Cincinnati (OH) Moeller
1983 Berwick (PA) Area
1984 Valdosta (GA)
1985 East St. Louis (IL)
1986Valdosta (GA)
1987 Pittsburgh (PA) North Hills
1988 Pensacola (FL) Pine Forest
1989 Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius
1990 Lawton (OK) Eisenhower
1991 LaGrange (GA)
1992Berwick (PA) Area
1993Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius
1994 Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei
1995Berwick (PA) Area
1996Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei
1997 Canton (OH) McKinley
1998 Concord (CA) De La Salle
1999 Midland (TX) Lee
2000Concord (CA) De La Salle
2001Concord (CA) De La Salle
2002Concord (CA) De La Salle
2003Concord (CA) De La Salle Thousand Oaks (CA) Westlake
2004 Southlake (TX) Carroll Cincinnati (OH) Colerain
2005 Lakeland (FL) Southlake (TX) CarrollSouthlake (TX) Carroll
2006Southlake (TX) CarrollSouthlake (TX) CarrollSouthlake (TX) Carroll
2007 Miami (FL) Northwestern Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier Concord (CA) De La Salle
2008 Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas Cleveland (OH) St. IgnatiusFort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas
2009 Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep Abilene (TX) Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep
2010 Batesville (MS) South Panola Lakewood (OH) St. Edward Batesville (MS) South PanolaRamsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep
2011Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco PrepRamsey (NJ) Don Bosco PrepRamsey (NJ) Don Bosco PrepRamsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep
2012 River Ridge (LA) John Curtis Christian Allen (TX) River Ridge (LA) John Curtis ChristianAllen (TX)River Ridge (LA) John Curtis ChristianConcord (CA) De La Salle
2013 Miami (FL) Booker T. Washington Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco Miami (FL) Booker T. WashingtonBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoAllen (TX)Allen (TX)
2014 Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman Concord (CA) De La SalleAllen (TX)Concord (CA) De La SalleAllen (TX)Allen (TX)
2015Las Vegas (NV) Bishop GormanConcord (CA) De La Salle Katy (TX) Katy (TX) Moultrie (GA) Colquitt County Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman
2016Las Vegas (NV) Bishop GormanLas Vegas (NV) Bishop GormanLas Vegas (NV) Bishop GormanLas Vegas (NV) Bishop GormanLas Vegas (NV) Bishop GormanLas Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman
2017Santa Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater Dei
2018Santa Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater Dei Houston (TX) North Shore Houston (TX) North ShoreSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater Dei
2019Bellflower (CA) St. John BoscoBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoBellflower (CA) St. John Bosco
2020 Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy Santa Ana (CA) Mater DeiBradenton (FL) IMG AcademySanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiBradenton (FL) IMG Academy Austin (TX) Westlake Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy
2021Santa Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater Dei
2022Bellflower (CA) St. John BoscoBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoBellflower (CA) St. John Bosco
2023Las Vegas (NV) Bishop GormanSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiLas Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman DeSoto (TX) Santa Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater Dei
2024Santa Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiSanta Ana (CA) Mater Dei

National championships by school

Composite

Years selected for overall national championships are denoted by boldfaced type below; years selected for specialty national championships that were reserved for specific kinds of schools (such as for private, public, medium or small-sized schools only) are in regular type. It is theoretically possible that some early national championship games held when segregation was legal may have restricted qualifying schools to all-white rosters, but in the absence of incriminating documentation, all championship games are currently assumed to have been open to all teams and are therefore listed below in boldface.

CityStateSchoolChampionship(s)Year(s)
Concord CA De La Salle 121994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
Massillon OH Washington 91935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1961
Santa Ana CA Mater Dei 81994, 1996, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Valdosta GA Valdosta 61962, 1969, 1971, 1984, 1986, 1992
Miami FL Miami 51942, 1943, 1960, 1962, 1965
Cincinnati OH Moeller 51976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982
Oak Park IL Oak Park 51910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1920
Cleveland OH St. Ignatius 41989, 1993, 1995, 2008
Coral Gables FL Coral Gables 41964, 1967, 1968, 1969
Las Vegas NV Bishop Gorman 42014, 2015, 2016, 2023
Toledo OH Scott 41916, 1919, 1922, 1923
Allen TX Allen 32012, 2013, 2014
Austin TX Reagan 31967, 1968, 1970
Bellflower CA St. John Bosco 32013, 2019, 2022
Berwick PA Berwick Area 31983, 1992, 1995
Catawissa PA Southern Columbia Area 32018, 2019, 2020
Everett WA Everett 31917, 1919, 1920
Ramsey NJ Don Bosco Prep 32009, 2010, 2011
Southlake TX Carroll 32004, 2005, 2006
Abilene TX Abilene 21956, 2009
Canton OH McKinley 21934, 1997
Chattanooga TN Baylor 21944, 1973
Chicago IL Englewood 21908, 1909
CincinnatiOH St. Xavier 22005, 2007
Detroit MI Central 21904, 1915
Everett MA Everett 21914, 1915
Fort Lauderdale FL St. Thomas Aquinas 22008, 2010
Hampton VA Hampton 21996, 1997
Harrisburg PA Harrisburg Tech 21918, 1919
Jacksonville FLTrinity Christian22014, 2015
Katy TX Katy 22012, 2015
Lakeland FL Lakeland 22005, 2006
Little Rock AR Little Rock Central 21946, 1957
Louisville KY duPont Manual 21925, 1938
MiamiFL Miami Northwestern 22007, 2019
Odessa TX Permian 21972, 1989
Pine Bluff AR Pine Bluff 21925, 1939
Portland OR Jefferson 21957, 1958
San Diego CA San Diego 21916, 1955
ToledoOH Waite 21924, 1932
Tuscaloosa AL Tuscaloosa21926, 1929
Waco TX Waco 21927, 1948
Warner Robins GA Warner Robins 21976, 1981
West Monroe LA West Monroe 21998, 2000
Wichita Falls TX Wichita Falls 21949, 1958
Alcoa TN Alcoa 12018
Annandale VA Annandale 11978
Ashland KYAshland11931
AustinTX Westlake 12020
Batesville MS South Panola 12010
Bellevue WA Bellevue 12012
Bogalusa LA Bogalusa 11969
Bradenton FL IMG Academy 12020
Bristol TN Tennessee 11972
Calhoun GA Calhoun 12011
Carthage TX Carthage 12022
Cedar Hill TX Trinity Christian 12019
Cedar Rapids IA Washington 11924
Charlotte NC Independence 12004
ChicagoIL Austin 11937
ChicagoIL Hyde Park 11902
ChicagoIL Leo 11941
ChicagoILNorth Division
(now called Lincoln Park High)
11903
ChicagoIL St. Rita 11963
China Spring TX China Spring 12021
CincinnatiOH Colerain 12004
Davie FL University 12012
DeSoto TX DeSoto 12023
Donora PADonora11945
Downey CA Downey 11957
Doylestown PA Central Bucks West 11997
East Chicago IN Roosevelt11947
East Cleveland OH Shaw 11923
East St. Louis IL East St. Louis 11985
Erie PA Cathedral Prep 12000
Evansville IN Memorial 11937
Fontana CA Fontana 11987
Fostoria OH Fostoria 11912
Hollywood FL Chaminade–Madonna Prep 12018
Hoover AL Hoover 12013
Houston TX Aldine 11990
HoustonTX North Shore 12018
HoustonTX Stratford 11978
Indianapolis IN Ben Davis 11991
JacksonvilleFLDuval11921
Jenks OK Jenks 12001
LaGrange GA LaGrange 11991
Lakewood OH St. Edward 12010
Lawrence KS Lawrence 11960
Lawton OK Eisenhower 11990
Lilburn GA Parkview 12002
Long Beach CA Long Beach Poly 12000
Los Angeles CA Loyola 11975
LouisvilleKY Trinity 12011
Lynn MA Lynn Classical 11947
Madison WI Madison11897
Malakoff TX Malakoff 12023
Maria Stein OH Marion Local 12013
Medford ORMedford11928
MiamiFL Booker T. Washington 12013
Midland TX Lee 11999
Moline IL Moline 11900
Moultrie GA Colquitt County 12015
Munhall PASteel Valley12016
New Rochelle NY New Rochelle 11932
Oak Ridge TN Oak Ridge 11958
Oklahoma City OKCapitol Hill11933
Pasadena CA Blair 11969
Pensacola FL Pine Forest 11988
Phoenix AZ Union 11930
Pico Rivera CA El Rancho 11966
Pittsburgh PA North Hills 11987
Plano TX Plano 11987
Prichard AL Vigor 11988
Rancho Cordova CA Cordova 11975
River Ridge LA John Curtis Christian 12012
Ruston LA Ruston 11990
Sammamish WA Eastside Catholic 12015
San Francisco CA St. Ignatius Prep 11962
Santa Fe Springs CA St. Paul 11978
Seattle WA Broadway 11906
Shreveport LA Evangel Christian 11999
Thomasville GA Thomasville 11974
Thousand Oaks CA Westlake 12003
Tyler TX John Tyler 11973
Vallejo CA Vallejo 11954
Weymouth MA Weymouth 11951

Most selectors

Schools receiving the most selectors, since 1982
(excluding selectors from small, medium, public/private and other specialty polls)
CityStateSchoolChampionshipsYear (% of selectors received)
Concord CA De La Salle 61994 (67%), 1998 (67%), 2000 (63%), 2001 (86%), 2002 (83%), 2003 (86%)
Santa Ana CA Mater Dei 52017 (100%), 2018 (56%), 2021 (100%), 2023 (67%), 2024 (100%)
Southlake TX Carroll 32004 (63%), 2005 (63%), 2006 (75%)
Valdosta GA Valdosta 31984 (100%), 1986 (100%), 1992 (67%)
Bellflower CA St. John Bosco 22019 (100%), 2022 (100%)
Hampton VA Hampton 21996 (75%), 1997 (50%)
Ramsey NJ Don Bosco Prep 22009 (88%), 2011 (78%)
Allen TX Allen 12014 (50%)
Batesville MS South Panola 12010 (33%)
Berwick PA Berwick Area 11983 (100%)
Bradenton FL IMG Academy 12020 (57%)
Cincinnati OH Moeller 11982 (100%)
CincinnatiOH St. Xavier 12007 (50%)
Cleveland OH St. Ignatius 11993 (100%)
East St. Louis IL East St. Louis 11985 (100%)
Fort Lauderdale FL St. Thomas Aquinas 12008 (88%)
Indianapolis IN Ben Davis 11991 (67%)
Katy TX Katy 12015 (38%)
Las Vegas NV Bishop Gorman 12016 (100%)
Miami FL Booker T. Washington 12013 (56%)
Odessa TX Permian 11989 (67%)
Pensacola FL Pine Forest 11988 (67%)
River Ridge LA John Curtis Christian 12012 (50%)
Shreveport LA Evangel Christian 11999 (63%)

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