10,656 Josh Floyd, Shiloh Christian (Springdale, Ark. Undefeated champions only. Division 6 Bracket & Results 1996. The list is dominated by teams that currently play in Class 7A and 8A and those that competed in 5A and 6A before 2001's class expansion. They finished No. 1: Kimberly (14-0) 27, Sun Prairie (13-1) 7 -Stats, 2017 Playoff Results Brackets Division 6 Brackets Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wis. Thursday, Nov. 19 Division 6 Playoff Bracket, Playoff Results 2013 Weekly Results The 1937 city championship is legendary for packing an estimated 120,000 about 45,000 over capacity into Soldier Field to see Austin defeat Leo 26-0 on Nov. 28. The player can sign a National Letter of Intent, which is a binding agreement for a scholarship, verbally commit by making the decision public or be a silent commit, meaning that just those close to the coaching staff and the player know of the decision. a staff of more than 50 full time recruiting reporters and evaluators that rank and compile data on the nation's elite high school recruits . Gillespie said his first state champs were his best, but the '78 team's defensive dominance gives them the edge here. That format remains in existence. adjusted for strength of opposition. Champions: Florida (AP,FWAA,NFF,USA-CNN), Heisman Memorial Trophy: Danny Wuerffel(Florida), FWAA Coach of the Year Award:Bruce Snyder(Arizona State). 1 recruit in the country, Fournette ranks as one of the all-time rushing leaders in Louisiana with 7,619 career rushing yards. The team averaged 10.7 per rushing attempt, with four backs averaging 100 or more yards per game behind a huge offensive line led by Keith Bruns, Joe Pieper and Gary Stajduhar. In their previous Prep Bowl playoff games they defeated St. Rita 39-6 and Leo 34-6. Why the Tigers were great: Before TV, high school football drew huge crowds. Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wis. 2013 Season Information Catholic Memorial,D.C. Everest, Menomonie, and Osseo-Fairchild have each won five. National high school football rankings are of even greater importance to teams who are at or near that level, and theyre useful for college recruiters as they look for the elite in the high school ranks. Why the Flyers were great: They were led by future Illini All-American LB Dana Howard, QB Rollie Nevilles, RBs Chris Moore and LaGrant Suggs and WR Homer Bush, who would win a World Series as a utility player with the 1998 Yankees. Thursday & Friday, Nov. 15-16 Of course, those looking to recruit offensive lineman from a football high school as well as other players know what to look for. They avenged their only 1970 loss with a 45-24 win against Hinsdale Central in the 1971 opener, and they outscored their remaining seven opponents 289-14. There have also been some efforts over the years at organizing a single-game playoff for the national championship. In a Catholic League playoff game against Loyola, Marek couldn't play, but Sherwin Hunt filled in with 200 yards in a 26-8 win. Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. Division 4 Bracket & Results They beat Tilden 46-13 in front of 95,000 fans at Soldier Field to win the Prep Bowl on Nov. 29, 1941, eight days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Kimberly and Stratford are next with 10, andCatholic Memorial and Monroe have nine appearances in the finals. Why the Wildcats were great: RB LaMarr Thomas was an All-Stater in football and basketball, helping Thornton win the 1965 mythical football state championship and the 1966 hoops state title in the same school year. 7: Edgar (11-3) 36, Shullsburg (11-3) 6 -, Div. Those four programs probably deserve to have more than their nine combined entries here, but a list of 32 teams that includes 20 or so from the same four schools isn't quite in the spirit of this type of projects. They also provide a way for neutral fans and recruiters to get more of a feel for where the better players showcase their skills. . Charlie Martin and Bobby Sullivan each rushed for more than 1,000 yards, and other stars included QB Steve Massman, TE Rick Jacobsen, LBs Jim Fletcher, Steve DeFalco and John Friedery and OLs Keith Burlingame and Bob Graham. State Tournament Brackets & Results 2008 Regular-Season Information Friday, Nov. 16 Pac-12. In the closest finish ever, St. John Bosco (California) has won the 2022 High School Football America national championship, powered by NFL Play Football. Thursday, Nov. 15 Division 3 Brackets Football Playoff Brackets & Results Division 5 Playoff Bracket United Press International, The Mobile Press, The Birmingham Herald, The College Football. The game has changed so dramatically that it makes it extremely difficult to compare teams from different eras. Playoff victory margin: 30.6 points (Rich East 60-6, Champaign Centennial 43-6, Kankakee 46-6, Richards 17-0, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 22-17). 2: Waunakee (14-0) 14, Brookfield Central (13-1) 13 -Stats 2009 Football Championships McHugh, Carey and FB Dan Shannon were named All-Americans, and OL Ted Cachey would be a captain at Michigan. AP Rank reflects the current AP poll ranking or the last ranking from the year. Final Conference Standings. They capture our imagination because we know we could be seeing something special. In the year before the IHSA playoffs began, they outscored opponents 369-49, with the offense averaging 6.5 yards per play and the defense allowing 1.9. Edgar,Lancasterand Waunakee are next withseven titles, and Arrowhead,Homestead and Monroe each have six crowns. Division 5: Amherst (13-0) 19, Lancaster (12-1) 7 -stats They outscored their opponents 341-0 and allowed negative rushing yards for the season. Get back in the game, become a licensed official. Division 3 Bracket & Results Division 5: Aquinas (12-2) 27, Kewaunee (13-1) 0 Regular Season Information Complete Playoff Field DeForest,Howards Grove, Lancaster and Waupaca have qualified 32 times. The school with about 500 students won a state-record 64 consecutive games, with seven undefeated seasons in a row from 1966-72. Division 2: Brookfield East (12-2) 31, Waunakee (12-2) 30 - Stats Player rankings are also of significant interest to followers of high school football but perhaps even more so to college football fans, coaches and other interested people. Do you have a blog? Complete Playoff Field Division 5 Why the Redhawks were great: Senior RB Ryan Clifford had perhaps the state's best individual season ever, rushing 301 times for 2,673 yards and 44 TDs. Check out the player rankings on RecruitingNation.com . Division 2: Homestead (12-1) 14, Waunakee (12-1) 0 - stats Division 5 Playoff Bracket & Results Division 6 Playoff Bracket Friday, Nov. 21 Complete 2015 Playoff Field, 2015 Season Information Div. The team was named national champion by the National Sports News Service. For example, quarterbacks can be judged by completion ratio and passing yards while running backs are often ranked by how many rushing yards that they accumulate per game. Division 5 Bracket & Results You can see that the area under the curve gets smaller both as the rating for a commit decreases and as the number of total commits for a school increases. The Mid-Suburban League's first state champion was the only undefeated team in any class in 1986. Key players included LB . Once on the correct year page 1996: Douglass (Atlanta) 7456: 282: Chris Conley: WR: 2015: North Paulding (Dallas) 7482: 283: Boss Bailey: LB: 2003: Charlton County (Folkston) 7522: 284: Bobby Rainey: RB: 2012: Griffin (Griffin) 7534: 285: Randy Edmunds: LB: 1968: Lincoln County (Lincolnton) 7549: 286: Jonathan Dwyer: RB: 2010: Kell Arrowhead,Edgar and St. Mary's Springshave appeared in the most championship games with 13. Find out more. Division 7: Black Hawk/Warren (14-0) 6,Edgar (12-2) 0 -Stats As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. However, MaxPreps football does provide national high school football rankings that have been done mathematically for every team via its computer rankings, which update throughout the high school football season. Kevin Garnett 2. The WIAA began sponsoring a playoff for football in 1976, which was comprised offour divisions and a total of 16 teams in 1976 and 1977. Thurman was an All-Stater in football, basketball and track. Year Began. Div. Why the Celtics were great: They were the middle team of an undefeated three-peat with 1994 (5A) and 1996 (4A) that along with 1997's team won a large-school-record 50 straight games, the most in Illinois since the IHSA playoffs began in 1974. MAXPreps. Several different services have produced high school football polls over the years Division 1 Playoff Bracket Division 2 Bracket & Results (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune). 10. So, with those criteria in mind, here they are: the 32 best high school football teams in Illinois history, listed chronologically. Division 7 Bracket & Results. Why the Bison were great: After losing to all-time great East St. Louis teams in the semifinals the previous two seasons, the Bison defense took it out on the state's biggest class in 1986. Division 6 Playoff Bracket PrepNation. Future Bear TE Emery Moorehead helped pick up the slack with RB Kevin Keith. 4: Racine St. Catherine's (14-0) 8, St. Croix Central (13-1) 7 -Stats, Friday, Nov. 16 . Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wis. 7 in USA Today's national rankings. Weekly Results It can be interesting to look at the state rankings and see how many of its top players are looking to play college ball in-state and who are looking to head elsewhere. Div. Mount Carmel 1996. Of course, MaxPreps football is not the only quality resource for high school football rankings. So dynasties like the four-peats from Joliet Catholic (1975-78), Mount Carmel (1988-91) and Providence (1994-97) get one team on the list as do repeat powerhouses such as Maine South 2008-09 and Richards 1988-89. And, in some cases, high school football games can mean so much more than what happens on the field. Division 4 Playoff Bracket & Results They finished No. Of course, team rankings and individual player stats do not consider the strengths of schedules of those teams, and those do skew the high school football stats significantly one way or the other. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Championship games were played at many sites through the first six years of the playoffs. The Braves edged out Miami Central (Florida) for the crown, which is determined by HSFA's proprietary algorithm.. Over the last four weeks of the season, Bosco and . Division 1: Arrowhead (13-0) 35, vs. Sun Prairie (12-1) 14 -stats Division 2 3: Wisconsin Lutheran (14-0) 42, Rice Lake (10-4) 18 -Stats Division 1 Bracket & Results Ever since its founding, NCSA has received top reviews, including averaging 4.9 stars out of 5 on Google Reviews and helps dozens of thousands of athletes commit to a college for sports every year. Div 1|Div 2|Div 3|Div 4|Div 5|Div 6|Div 7 |8-Player. Amon Gordon, LB 6-3, 270 4.6 San Diego (Mira Mesa) Stan.