High school football national championships explained

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.

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.

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). Despite Sollenberger publicly disagreeing with Johlfs' choice for champion in 1978 (siding with St. Paul of Santa Fe Springs, California over Annandale of Virginia),[8] Johlfs apparently still 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[9]). 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.[10] An early compilation listing of NSNS champions[11] does not necessarily match a more recent listing.[12] 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,[13] and press clippings,[14] and considered the school's enrollment size.[15] 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.[14] 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.[8] 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.[8]

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 most recent (2021) with 4 additional outright or shared titles during that span (1996, 2017, 2018, 2020).

Selectors

Current selectors

!Selector!Type!Since
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 RatingsAlgorithm[27] 2010
BlueStar MediaExpert[28] 2012
SBLive/Sports IllustratedExpert2020

Historical selectors

Selector Year(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
2001–20052007
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) 		2006–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) 20062008–2012[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
2015–20162015, 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

Year Champion(s) Record(s) Coach(es) Selector(s) Note(s)
1897 Madison (WI) 8–0 NCG
1898 (no champion)
1899 (no champion)
1900 Moline (IL) SL
1901 (no champion)
1902 5–0 NCG,[39] SL, TH Eckersall served as player-coach
1903Chicago (IL) North Division7–0–1Charlie DalyNCG, SL, THNow called Lincoln Park High
Al Johnson
1904 NCG, NSNS, TH not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
1905 (no champion)
1906 NCG, SL, TH
1907 (no champion)
1908 Los Angeles Herald, Volume 36, Number 86, 26 December 1908, c
1909 Chicago (IL) Englewood SL, TH
1910 Oak Park (IL) 10–2 NCG, NSNS
1911 Oak Park (IL) 10–0 Robert Zuppke NCG, NSNS
1912 Oak Park (IL) 10–0 Robert Zuppke NCG, NSNS
Fostoria (OH) 8–0 Lawrence Boles BET, NCG
1913 Oak Park (IL) 10–1 Glenn Thistlewaite NCG, NSNS
1914 Everett (MA) 13–0 NCG, NSNS
1915 Detroit (MI) Central 11–0–1 NCG, NSNS
Everett (MA) 11–0–1 Cleo O'Donnell NCG, NSNS
1916 San Diego (CA) 12–0 NSNS
NCG, SL, TH
1917 Everett (WA) 12–0 HSSH[40]
1918 Harrisburg Tech (PA) 9–0 Paul Smith NSNS
1919 Harrisburg Tech (PA) 12–0 Paul Smith NCG, NSNS
Everett (WA) Enoch Bagshaw NCG, TH
Toledo (OH) Scott NCG, TH
1920 Everett (WA) 9–0–1 Enoch Bagshaw NCG, NSNS
Oak Park (IL) 9–0–1 Glenn Thistlewaite NCG, NSNS
1921 Jacksonville (FL) Duval 8–0 Wiley Wright[41] NSNS
1922 Toledo (OH) Scott 9–0 William Neill NCG, NSNS
1923 Toledo (OH) Scott 10–0 William Neill NCG, NSNS
9–1 John Snavely NCG, NSNS
1924 10–0 Joe Collins NCG, NSNS
SL
1925 Pine Bluff (AR) 16–0 Foy Hammons NCG, NSNS
NCG[42]
1926 Tuscaloosa (AL) 9–0 NCG, NSNS
1927 Waco (TX) 14–0 NCG, NSNS
1928 Medford (OR) 9–0 NSNS
1929 Tuscaloosa (AL) 9–0 Paul Burnum NCG, NSNS
1930 Phoenix Union (AZ) 13–0 Robby Robinson NSNS
1931 Ashland (KY) 10–0 Paul Jenkins NSNS
1932 Toledo (OH) Waite 12–0 NCG, NSNS
New Rochelle (NY) 9–0 Bill McKenna NHSFC
1933 Oklahoma City (OK) Capitol Hill 12–0 NCG, NSNS
1934 11–0 NSNS
1935 10–0 NSNS
1936 Massillon (OH) Washington 10–0 Paul Brown NSNS
1937 10–0 William Heiland NSNS
NCG, SL, TH
1938 Louisville (KY) duPont Manual 10–0 Ray Baer LSANHSC, NSNS
1939 Garfield (NJ) 10–0 Art Argauer NSCHB
Massillon (OH) Washington 10–0 Paul Brown NSNS
Pine Bluff (AR) 11–0–1 Allen Dunaway LSANHSC[43]
1940 Massillon (OH) Washington 10–0 Paul Brown NSNS
1941 11–0 Whitey Cronin NSNS
1942 Miami (FL) 9–0 Lyles Alley NSNS
1943 Miami (FL) 9–0 Tom Moore NSNS
1944 10–0 HSSH[44]
1945 Donora (PA) 10–0 HSSH[45]
1946 Little Rock Central (AR) 14–0 Raymond Burnett NSNS
1947 East Chicago (IN) Roosevelt 9–0 Pete Rucinski[46] NSNS
Lynn Classical (MA) 11–1 Bill Joyce[47] 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 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 HSSH,[48] NSNS
1957 Little Rock Central (AR) 12–0 HSSH,[49] NSNS not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
11–0 Thomas DeSylvia NSNS not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Downey (CA) NSNS not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
1958 Portland (OR) Jefferson 12–0 Thomas DeSylvia NSNS not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Oak Ridge (TN) 10–0 Jack Armstrong[50] HSSH,[51] NSNS not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
Wichita Falls (TX) NSNS not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
1959 Massillon (OH) Washington 10–0 Leo Strang NSNS
1960 Lawrence (KS) 9–0 Al Woolard NSNS not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Miami (FL) 8–0–1 Ottis Mooney[52] NSNS[53] not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
1961 Massillon (OH) Washington 11–0 Leo Strang NSNS
1962 Valdosta (GA) 12–0 Wright Bazemore NSNS
Miami (FL) 9–0 Ottis Mooney ISS[54]
ISS
1963 9–0 Edward Buckley NSNS
1964 Coral Gables (FL) 12–0 NSNS
1965 Miami (FL) 12–0 Robert Carlton NSNS
1966 13–0 Ernest Johnson NSNS
1967 14–0 NSNS
Coral Gables (FL) 13–0 Nick Kotys NSNS
1968 Austin (TX) Reagan 15–0 Travis Raven NSNS
Coral Gables (FL) 12–1 Nick Kotys NSNS not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
1969 Bogalusa (LA) 14–0 Lewis Murray[55] NSNS not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
13–0 NSNS not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Coral Gables (FL) 10–0 Nick Kotys NSNS[56] not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
Valdosta (GA) 12–0–1 Wright Bazemore NSNS not listed in recent sources as NSNS champion*
1970 Austin (TX) Reagan 14–1 Travis Raven NSNS
1971 Valdosta (GA) 13–0 Wright Bazemore NSNS
1972 14–0 NSNS not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
13–0 John Cropp[57] NSNS
1973 15–0Corky Nelson NSNS not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
Chattanooga (TN) Baylor 13–0 Red Etter[58] NSNS
1974 Thomasville (GA) 12–1 Jim Hughes NSNS
1975 13–0 Marty Shaughnessy NSNS, SL
12–0 Dewey Guerra NSNS not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
1976 Warner Robins (GA) 13–0[59] Robert Davis NSNS, SL not listed in older sources as NSNS champion*
12–0 AJS33,[60] NPSN,[61] NSNS
1977 Cincinnati (OH) Moeller 12–0 Gerry Faust NPSN, 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[62] NSNS, USATS25
1983 Berwick Area (PA) 13–0 NSNS, USATS25
1984 Valdosta (GA) 15–0 Nick Hyder NSNS, USATS25
1985 East St. Louis (IL) 14–0 NSNS, USATS25
1986 Valdosta (GA) 15–0 Nick Hyder NSNS, USATS25
1987 Plano (TX) 16–0 Gerald Brence NSNS
Fontana (CA) 14–0 Dick Bruich WFSNPP[63]
13–0 Jack McCurry USATS25
1988 14–0 NSNS, USATS25
13–0 Harold Clark WFSNPP
1989 Odessa (TX) Permian 16–0 NSNS, WFSNPP
13–0 USATS25
1990 15–0 Bill Smith WFSNPP
14–0 Tim Reynolds USATS25
Ruston (LA) 14–0 Jimmy Childress[64] NSNS
1991 LaGrange (GA) 15–0[65] Gary Guthrie USATS25
14–0 Dick Dullaghan NSNS, WFSNPP
1992 Berwick Area (PA) 15–0[66] George Curry USATS25
Valdosta (GA) 14–0 Nick Hyder NSNS, WFSNPP
1993 Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius 14–0 Chuck Kyle NSNS, USATS25, WFSNPP
1994 14–0 USATS25
13–0 NSNS, WFSNPP
1995 Berwick Area (PA) 15–0 George Curry USAHSF, USATS25
Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius 14–0 Chuck Kyle NSNS, WFSNPP
1996 Hampton (VA) 14–0 Mike Smith NSNS, USAHSF, WFSNPP
Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei 14–0 USATS25
1997 15–0 Mike Pettine Sr.USAHSF
Canton (OH) McKinley 14–0 Thom McDaniels USATS25
Hampton (VA) 13–0 Mike Smith NSNS, WFSNPP
1998 West Monroe (LA) 15–0 DBFN, TBNHSFP
Concord (CA) De La Salle 12–0 Bob Ladouceur NSNS, USAHSF, USATS25, WFSNPP
1999 15–0 DBFN, USATS25
15–0 Dennis Dunn AFM,[67] FF50, TBNHSFP, USAHSF, WFSNPP
Concord (CA) De La Salle 12–0 Bob Ladouceur NSNS
2000 West Monroe (LA) 15–0 TBNHSFP
14–0 USAHSF
Long Beach Poly (CA) 14–0 DBFN
Concord (CA) De La Salle 13–0 Bob Ladouceur AFM,[68] FF50, NSNS, USATS25, WFSNPP
2001 13–0 USAHSF
Concord (CA) De La Salle 12–0 Bob Ladouceur AFM,[69] DBFN, SSF50, TBNHSFP, USATS25, WFSNPP
2002 15–0 USAHSF
Concord (CA) De La Salle 13–0 Bob Ladouceur AFM, SSF50, TBNHSFP, USATS25, WFSNPP
2003 Concord (CA) De La Salle 13–0 Bob Ladouceur AFM,[70] SSF50, TBNHSFP, USAHSF, USATS25,[71] WFSNPP
CP[72]
2004 16–0 AFM,[73] SSF50, TBNHSFP, USATS25, WFSNPP
15–0 USAHSF
15–0 CP,[74] CPFCR
2005 Southlake (TX) Carroll 16–0 Todd Dodge AFMPuS,[75] CP,[76] CPFCR, TBNHSFP, WFSNPPBoth overall and public school champion
15–0 AFMPrS, USAHSF Both overall and private school champion
Lakeland (FL) 15–0 Bill Castle SSF50, USATS25
2006 Southlake (TX) Carroll 16–0 Todd Dodge CP,[77] CPFCR, MPX25, TBNHSFP, USAHSF, USATS25
Lakeland (FL) 15–0 Bill Castle RF50, WFSNPP
2007 Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier 15–0 Steve Specht CP,[78] CPFCR, ESPNRF50, WFSNPP
Miami Northwestern (FL) 15–0 Billy Rolle ESPNHE25,[79] USATS25
Concord (CA) De La Salle 13–0 Bob Ladouceur MPX25, USAHSF
2008 15–0 CPFCR, ESPNRF50, MPX25, RH100, USAHSF, USATS25, WFSNPP
Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius CP[80]
2009 12–0 Greg Toal CPFCR, ESPNRF50, MPX25,[81] RH100, USAHSF, USATS25, WFSNPP
Abilene (TX) CP[82]
2010 15–0 Lance Pogue MPX25,[83] RH100, USATS25
Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas 15–0 George Smith ESPNRF50, WFSNPP
15–0 CP,[84] USAHSF
Concord (CA) De La Salle 14–0 Bob Ladouceur CPFCR
Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep 12–0 MR[85]
2011 Calhoun (GA) 15–0 MPSS[86] Small school champion only
14–0 RH100, SI
Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep 11–0 Greg Toal CP,[87] ESPNHSF50, MR,[88] MPX25,[89] USAHSF, USATS25, WFSNPP
2012 Katy (TX) 16–0 Gary Joseph F50
Concord (CA) De La Salle 15–0 Bob Ladouceur BSMGT25,[90] PF50
Bellevue (WA) 14–0 MPMS,[91] SI Both overall and medium school champion
River Ridge (LA) John Curtis Christian14–0 HSFAT25,[92] MPX25,[93] PF,[94] RH100, USAHSF, USATS25, WFSNPP
Allen (TX) 15–1 CP,[95] HSFAT25,[96] MR[97]
Roger Harriott MPSS[98] Small school champion only
2013 Allen (TX) 16–0 Tom Westerberg BSMGT25,[99] HSFAT25
15–0 Jason Negro CP,[100] MR,[101] USAHSFPrS Both overall and private school champion
15–0 MPSS[102] Small school champion only
Miami (FL) Booker T. Washington14–0 Ice Harris F50, MPMS,[103] MPX25,[104] PF,[105] USATS25, WFSNPPBoth overall and medium school champion
Hoover (AL) Josh Niblet USAHSFPuS Public school champion only
2014 Allen (TX) 16–0 Tom Westerberg BSME25, HSFAT25, MPX25,[106] NSNS
15–0 USATS25, WFSNPP
Concord (CA) De La Salle 14–0 Justin Alumbaugh CP,[107] MR[108]
Jacksonville (FL) Trinity Christian MPSS[109] Small school champion only
2015 Katy (TX) 16–0 Gary Joseph MR,[110] MPX25,[111] PNNPP
Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman 15–0 Kenny Sanchez BSME25, USATS25[112]
15–0 Rush Propst HSFANT50, PF[113]
Jacksonville (FL) Trinity Christian 14–0 HSFASST25,[114] MPSS Small school champion only
13–0 HSFAMST25[115] Medium school champion only
Concord (CA) De La Salle CP[116]
2016 Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman 15–0 Kenny Sanchez BSME25,[117] CP,[118] HSFANT50, MR,[119] MPX25,[120] PF,[121] PNNPP, USATS25[122]
Munhall (PA) Steel Valley 15–0 MPSS Small school champion only
2017 Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei 15–0 BSME25,[123] CP,[124] HSFANT100, MR,[125] MPX25,[126] PNNPP, USATS25[127]
2018 16–0 HSFASST25[128] Small school champion only
16–0 Jon Kay MPX25,[129] MR,[130] PF,[131] PNNPP
Alcoa (TN) 15–0 Gary Rankin HSFAMST25[132] Medium school champion only
Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei 13–2 BSME25,[133] CP,[134] HSFANT100, PF,[135] USATS25[136]
12–2 MPSS[137] Small school champion only
2019 Catawissa (PA) Southern Columbia Area 16–0 HSFASST25[138] Small school champion only
Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco 13–1Jason Negro BSME25,[139] CP,[140] HSFANT100, MPX25,[141] MR,[142] PF,[143] PNNPP, USATS25
13–1 MPSS[144] Small school champion only
Miami Northwestern (FL) 13–2 HSFAMST25[145] Medium school champion only
2020 14–0 Todd Dodge BSME25[146]
Catawissa (PA) Southern Columbia Area 12–0 Jim Roth MPSS[147] Small school champion only
8–0 HSFANT100,[148] MPX25,[149] SBLP25,[150] USATS25
Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei 5–0 CP,[151] MR[152]
2021China Spring (TX)16–0Brain BellMPSS[153] Small school champion only
Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei12–0Bruce RollinsonBSME25,[154] CP,[155] HSFANT100,[156] MPX25,[157] MR,[158] SBLP25,[159] USATS25[160]
2022Carthage (TX)16–0Scott SurrattMPSS[161] Small school champion only
Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco13–1Jason NegroBSME25,[162] CP,[163] HSFANT100,[164] MPX25,[165] MR,[166] SBLP25,[167] USATS25[168]
2023Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei13-1Frank McManusBSME25,[169] CP,[170] HSFANT300,[171] SBLP25[172]
DeSoto (TX)15-0Claude MathisMR[173]
Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman15–0Brent BrownerMPX25,[174] USATS25[175]
Malakoff (TX)16-0Jamie DriskellMPSS[176] Small school champion only
Note: all information between 1904 and 2000 is derived from the National High School Football Record Book (2001),[12] unless otherwise specified; *—listings from an earlier source[11] do not necessarily match listings from a more recent source[12] —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) 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), 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)!Year!School!Selectors received!Selectors total!% of Selectors received
1982Cincinnati (OH) Moeller22100%
1983Berwick Area (PA)22100%
1984Valdosta (GA)22100%
1985East St. Louis (IL)22100%
1986Valdosta (GA)22100%
1987(no plurality received)
1988Pensacola (FL) Pine Forest2367%
1989Odessa (TX) Permian2367%
1990(no plurality received)
1991Indianapolis (IN) Ben Davis2367%
1992Valdosta (GA)2367%
1993Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius33100%
1994Concord (CA) De La Salle2367%
1995(no plurality received)
1996Hampton (VA)3475%
1997Hampton (VA)2450%
1998Concord (CA) De La Salle4667%
1999Shreveport (LA) Evangel Christian5863%
2000Concord (CA) De La Salle5863%
2001Concord (CA) De La Salle6786%
2002Concord (CA) De La Salle5683%
2003Concord (CA) De La Salle6786%
2004Southlake (TX) Carroll5863%
2005Southlake (TX) Carroll4757%
2006Southlake (TX) Carroll6875%
2007Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier4850%
2008Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas7888%
2009Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep7888%
2010Batesville (MS) South Panola3933%
2011Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep7978%
2012River Ridge (LA) John Curtis Christian71450%
2013Miami (FL) Booker T. Washington5956%
2014Allen (TX)4850%
2015Katy (TX)3838%
2016Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman88100%
2017Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei77100%
2018Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei5956%
2019Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco88100%
2020Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy4757%
2021Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei77100%
2022Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco77100%
2023Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei4757%

By current selector

!Year!USA Today!CalPreps!MaxPreps!Massey Ratings!High School Football America!BlueStar Media!SBLive
1982Cincinnati (OH) Moeller
1983Berwick (PA) Area
1984Valdosta (GA)
1985East St. Louis (IL)
1986Valdosta (GA)
1987Pittsburgh (PA) North Hills
1988Pensacola (FL) Pine Forest
1989Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius
1990Lawton (OK) Eisenhower
1991LaGrange (GA)
1992Berwick (PA) Area
1993Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius
1994Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei
1995Berwick (PA) Area
1996Santa Ana (CA) Mater Dei
1997Canton (OH) McKinley
1998Concord (CA) De La Salle
1999Midland (TX) Lee
2000Concord (CA) De La Salle
2001Concord (CA) De La Salle
2002Concord (CA) De La Salle
2003Concord (CA) De La SalleThousand Oaks (CA) Westlake
2004Southlake (TX) CarrollCincinnati (OH) Colerain
2005Lakeland (FL)Southlake (TX) Carroll
2006Southlake (TX) CarrollSouthlake (TX) CarrollSouthlake (TX) Carroll
2007Miami (FL) NorthwesternCincinnati (OH) St. XavierConcord (CA) De La Salle
2008Fort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas AquinasCleveland (OH) St. IgnatiusFort Lauderdale (FL) St. Thomas Aquinas
2009Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco PrepAbilene (TX)Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep
2010Batesville (MS) South PanolaLakewood (OH) St. EdwardBatesville (MS) South PanolaRamsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep
2011Ramsey (NJ) Don Bosco PrepRamsey (NJ) Don Bosco PrepRamsey (NJ) Don Bosco PrepRamsey (NJ) Don Bosco Prep
2012River Ridge (LA) John Curtis ChristianAllen (TX)River Ridge (LA) John Curtis ChristianAllen (TX)River Ridge (LA) John Curtis ChristianConcord (CA) De La Salle
2013Miami (FL) Booker T. WashingtonBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoMiami (FL) Booker T. WashingtonBellflower (CA) St. John BoscoAllen (TX)Allen (TX)
2014Las Vegas (NV) Bishop GormanConcord (CA) De La SalleAllen (TX)Concord (CA) De La SalleAllen (TX)Allen (TX)
2015Las Vegas (NV) Bishop GormanConcord (CA) De La SalleKaty (TX)Katy (TX)Moultrie (GA) Colquitt CountyLas 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 DeiHouston (TX) North ShoreHouston (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
2020Bradenton (FL) IMG AcademySanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiBradenton (FL) IMG AcademySanta Ana (CA) Mater DeiBradenton (FL) IMG AcademyAustin (TX) WestlakeBradenton (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 GormanDeSoto (TX)Santa 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.

City State School Championship(s) Year(s)
12 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
9 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1961
CA 7 1994, 1996, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
6 1962, 1969, 1971, 1984, 1986, 1992
5 1942, 1943, 1960, 1962, 1965
OH 5 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982
5 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1920
OH 4 1989, 1993, 1995, 2008
FL 4 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969
4 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023
OH 4 1916, 1919, 1922, 1923
3 2012, 2013, 2014
TX 3 1967, 1968, 1970
CA 3 2013, 2019, 2022
3 1983, 1992, 1995
PA 3 2018, 2019, 2020
3 1917, 1919, 1920
3 2009, 2010, 2011
TX 3 2004, 2005, 2006
TX 2 1956, 2009
OH 2 1934, 1997
2 1944, 1973
IL 2 1908, 1909
Cincinnati OH 2 2005, 2007
2 1904, 1915
2 1914, 1915
FL 2 2008, 2010
2 1996, 1997
PA 2 1918, 1919
FL Trinity Christian 2 2014, 2015
TX 2 2012, 2015
FL 2 2005, 2006
2 1946, 1957
2 1925, 1938
Miami FL 2 2007, 2019
TX 2 1972, 1989
AR 2 1925, 1939
2 1957, 1958
CA 2 1916, 1955
Toledo OH 2 1924, 1932
Tuscaloosa 2 1926, 1929
TX 2 1927, 1948
GA 2 1976, 1981
2 1998, 2000
TX 2 1949, 1958
TN 1 2018
VA 1 1978
KY Ashland 1 1931
Austin TX 1 2020
1 2010
WA 1 2012
LA 1 1969
FL 1 2020
TN 1 1972
GA 1 2011
TX 1 2022
TX 1 2019
1 1924
1 2004
Chicago IL 1 1937
Chicago IL 1 1902
Chicago IL 1 1941
Chicago IL North Division
(now called Lincoln Park High) 		1 1903
Chicago IL 1 1963
TX 1 2021
Cincinnati OH 1 2004
FL 1 2012
DeSotoTXDeSoto12023
PA Donora 1 1945
CA 1 1957
PA 1 1997
Roosevelt 1 1947
OH 1 1923
IL 1 1985
PA 1 2000
IN 1 1937
CA 1 1987
OH 1 1912
FL 1 2018
AL 1 2013
TX 1 1990
Houston TX 1 2018
Houston TX 1 1978
IN 11991
Jacksonville FL Duval 1 1921
1 2001
GA 1 1991
OH 1 2010
1 1960
OK 1 1990
GA 1 2002
CA 1 2000
CA 1 1975
Louisville KY 1 2011
MA 1 1947
Madison 1 1897
MalakoffTXMalakoff12023
OH 1 2013
OR Medford 1 1928
Miami FL 1 2013
TX 1 1999
IL 1 1900
GA 1 2015
PA Steel Valley 1 2016
1 1932
TN 1 1958
OK Capitol Hill 1 1933
CA 1 1969
FL 1 1988
1 1930
CA 1 1966
PA 1 1987
TX 1 1987
AL 1 1988
CA 1 1975
LA 1 2012
LA 1 1990
WA 1 2015
CA 1 1962
CA 1 1978
WA 1 1906
LA 1 1999
GA 1 1974
CA 1 2003
TX 1 1973
CA 1 1954
MA 1 1951

Most selectors

Schools receiving the most selectors, since 1982
(excluding selectors from small, medium, public/private and other specialty polls)!City!State!School!Championships!Year (% of selectors received)
ConcordCADe La Salle61994 (67%), 1998 (67%), 2000 (63%), 2001 (86%), 2002 (83%), 2003 (86%)
Santa AnaCAMater Dei42017 (100%), 2018 (56%), 2021 (100%), 2023 (67%)
SouthlakeTXCarroll32004 (63%), 2005 (57%), 2006 (75%)
ValdostaGAValdosta31984 (100%), 1986 (100%), 1992 (67%)
BellflowerCASt. John Bosco22019 (100%), 2022 (100%)
HamptonVAHampton21996 (75%), 1997 (50%)
RamseyNJDon Bosco Prep22009 (88%), 2011 (78%)
AllenTXAllen12014 (50%)
BatesvilleMSSouth Panola12010 (33%)
BerwickPABerwick Area11983 (100%)
BradentonFLIMG Academy12020 (57%)
CincinnatiOHMoeller11982 (100%)
CincinnatiOHSt. Xavier12007 (50%)
ClevelandOHSt. Ignatius11993 (100%)
East St. LouisILEast St. Louis11985 (100%)
Fort LauderdaleFLSt. Thomas Aquinas12008 (88%)
IndianapolisINBen Davis11991 (67%)
KatyTXKaty12015 (38%)
Las VegasNVBishop Gorman12016 (100%)
MiamiFLBooker T. Washington12013 (56%)
OdessaTXPermian11989 (67%)
PensacolaFLPine Forest11988 (67%)
River RidgeLAJohn Curtis Christian12012 (50%)
ShreveportLAEvangel Christian11999 (63%)

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