High School Football National Championship

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 from its state to participate in the game. In 1962, Florida State Champion Miami Senior High beat Baltimore, Polytech in the Orange Bowl and was recognized by Imperial Sports Syndicate of California as a National Champion.

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
MaxPreps Computer Rankings (MPComputer)	2004–present
MaxPreps Composite Rankings (MPComposite)	2013–present
High School Football America Top 25 (Algorithm)	2012–present

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
1915	Everett, MA	11–0–1	Cleo O'Donnell	NSNS
1916	San Diego, CA Scott, Toledo, Ohio	12-0-0 10-0-0	Nibs Price Tom Merrell	NSNS NSNS
1917	No Known Champion
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
1920	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
1923	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 Burnum	NSNS
1927	Waco, TX	14–0	Paul Tyson	NSNS
1928	Medford, OR	9–0	Prink Callison	NSNS
1929	Tuscaloosa, AL	9–0	Paul Burnum	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	Massillon, OH, Washington		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	No Award Made
1945	No Award Made
1946	Little Rock, AR, Senior	14–0	Raymond Bernett	NSNS
1947	East Chicago, IN, Roosevelt	9–0	Unknown	NSNS
1947	Lynn, MA, Classical	11–1	Bill Joyce	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	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
1957	Downey HS, Downey, California	11–0		NSNS
1958	Oak Ridge, TN, Oak Ridge	10–0	Jack Armstrong	NSNS
1959	Massillon, OH, Washington	10–0	Leo Strang	NSNS
1960	Miami Senior, Miami, Fla.	8-0-2	Ottis Mooney	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
1967	Coral Gables, FL	13–0	Nick Kotys	NSNS
1968	Austin, TX, Reagan	15–0	Travis Raven	NSNS
1968	Coral Gables, FL	12–1	Nick Kotys	NSNS
1969	Coral Gables, FL	11–0	Nick Kotys	NSNS
1969	Valdosta, GA	12–0–1	Wright Bazemore	NSNS
1970	Reagan, Austin, Texas	14–1	Travis Raven	NSNS
1971	Valdosta, GA	13–0	Wright Bazemore	NSNS
1972	Bristol, TN	13–0	John Cropp	NSNS
1973	Chattanooga, TN, Baylor	13–0	E. B. Etter	NSNS
1974	Thomasville, GA	12–1	Jim Hughes	NSNS
1975	Los Angeles, CA, Loyola	13–0	Marty Shaughnessy	NSNS
1976	Moeller, Cincinnati, Oh	12-0	Gerry Faust	NSNS
1976	Warner Robins, 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
1988	Prichard, AL, Vigor	13–0	Harold Clark	NPP
1989	Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius	13–0	Chuck Kyle	USA
1989	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
1991	LaGrange, GA	15–0	Gary Guthrie	USA
1992	Berwick Area, PA	15–0	George Curry	USA
1992	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
1994	Santa Ana, CA, Mater Dei	14–0	Bruce Rollinson	USA
1995	Berwick Area, PA	15–0	George Curry	USA
1995	Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius	14–0	Chuck Kyle	NPP, NSNS
1996	Hampton, VA	14–0	Mike Smith	NPP, NSNS
1996	Santa Ana, CA, Mater Dei	14–0	Bruce Rollinson	USA
1997	Canton, OH, McKinley	14–0	Thom McDaniels	USA
1997	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
2005	Southlake, TX, Carroll	16–0	Todd Dodge	NPP
2006	Lakeland, FL	15–0	Bill Castle	NPP
2006	Southlake, TX, Carroll	16–0	Todd Dodge	USA
2007	Cincinnati, OH, St. Xavier	15–0	Steve Specht	NPP
2007	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
2010	South Panola, MS	15–0	Lance Pogue	USA
2011	Ramsey, NJ, Don Bosco Prep	12–0	Greg Toal	NPP, USA
2012	River Ridge, LA, John Curtis Christian	14–0	J.T. Curtis	NPP, USA
2013	Miami, FL, Booker T Washington	14–0	Tim Harris	NPP, USA
2014	Las Vegas, NV, Bishop Gorman	15–0	Tony Sanchez	NPP, USA
2015	Las Vegas, NV, Bishop Gorman	15–0	Kenny Sanchez	USA
	Katy, TX	16-0	Gary Joseph	NPP

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
Coral Gables, FL	4	1964, 1967, 1968, 1969
Austin, TX, Reagan	3	1967, 1968, 1970
Berwick, PA	3	1983, 1992, 1995
Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius	3	1989, 1993, 1995
Miami, FL	5	1942, 1943, 1960, 1962,1965
Southlake, TX, Carroll	3	2004, 2005, 2006
Tuscaloosa, AL, Tuscaloosa	2	1926, 1929
Ramsey, NJ, Don Bosco Prep	2	2009, 2011
Fort Lauderdale, FL, St. Thomas Aquinas	2	2008, 2010
Lakeland, FL	2	2005, 2006
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
Everett, MA	2	1914, 1915
Toledo, OH, Scott	2	1922, 1923
Toledo, OH, Waite	2	1924, 1932
Santa Ana, CA, Mater Dei	2	1994, 1996
Canton, OH, McKinley	2	1934, 1997

Sources

http://www.highschoolsports.net/super25/Football/Varsity/Boys
Huff, Doug & Tennis, Mark. (2001) National High School Football Record Book, Student Sports. ISBN 0-9708676-0-3

References

↑ See USA Today All-USA high school football team#2010 team, for "USA TODAY Super 25" teams and "USA TODAY Super 25 regional rankings" (top 10 in each region: East, South, Midwest, West).
↑ Groeschen, Tom (2001-08-24). "Moeller coach Bob Crable draws spotlight". The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio: Gannett Company). Retrieved 2008-01-26. Klonne was asked to resign despite a 19-season record of 169–48, including two state titles (1982, '85) and a USA Today national championship in 1982.

High school football awards

Team award	USA Today/National Prep Poll High School Football National Championship

Overall trophies	U.S. Army Player of the Year Award Sam B. Nicola Trophy Gatorade Player of the Year Award

Overall media awards	Parade Player of the Year USA Today Offensive Player of the Year USA Today Defensive Player of the Year Mr. Football USA

Positional awards	Anthony Muñoz Award (Lineman) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Walter Payton Trophy (Best Athlete)

All-Americans	Parade High School All-Americans USA Today All-USA Team ESPN RISE All-Americans

Class awards	ESPN RISE National Junior Player of the Year (Best Junior) ESPN RISE National Sophomore Player of the Year (Best Sophomore)

Head Coaching awards	Bill Yoast Trophy USA Today Coach of the Year ESPN RISE Coach of the Year

Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)

Regional awards	Glenn Davis Award (Los Angeles) Kennedy Award (West Virginia) Thomas A. Simone Award (Kansas City) Mr. Football Award (Multiple States)

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