High School football national championship - wikipedia 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 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, Tennessee. 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 Polytechnic in the Orange Bowl and was recognized by Imperial Sports Syndicate of California as a national champion. Contents 1 Selectors 2 National Champions by year 3 National Championships by school ( multiple winners only ) 4 See also 5 Sources 6 References 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 Freeman Computer Rankings ( Freeman ) 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 Everett, MA 11 -- 0 -- 1 Cleo O'Donnell NSNS 1916 San Diego High School 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 Oak Park, IL 9 -- 0 -- 1 Glenn Thistlewaite NSNS 1921 Jacksonville, FL, Duval 8 -- 0 Unknown NSNS 1922 Toledo, OH, Scott 9 -- 0 Dr. William A. Neill NSNS 1923 East Cleveland, OH, Shaw 9 -- 1 John Snavely NSNS Toledo, OH, Scott 10 -- 0 Dr. William A. Neill NSNS 1924 Toledo, OH, Waite 10 -- 0 Joe C. Collins NSNS 1925 Pine Bluff, AR 16 -- 0 Foy Hammons NSNS 1926 Tuscaloosa, AL 9 -- 0 Paul 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 10 -- 0 Paul Brown NSNS Pine Bluff, AR 11 -- 0 -- 1 Allen Dunaway LSA 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 Burnett NSNS 1947 East Chicago, IN, Roosevelt 9 -- 0 Unknown NSNS Lynn, MA, Classical 11 -- 1 Bill Joyce ( 1 ) NSNS 1948 Waco, TX 14 -- 0 Carl Price NSNS 1949 Wichita Falls, TX 14 -- 0 Joe Golding NSNS 1950 Massillon, OH, Washington 10 -- 0 Chuck Mather NSNS 1951 Weymouth, MA 9 -- 0 Harry Arlanson ( 2 ) NSNS 1952 Massillon, OH, Washington 10 -- 0 Chuck Mather NSNS 1953 Massillon, OH, Washington 10 -- 0 Chuck Mather NSNS 1954 Vallejo, CA 9 -- 0 Bob Patterson NSNS 1955 San Diego, CA 12 -- 0 Duane Maley NSNS 1956 Abilene, TX 14 -- 0 Charles Moser NSNS 1957 Little Rock, AR, Central 12 -- 0 Wilson Matthews NSNS 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, 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 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 1969 Coral Gables, FL 11 -- 0 Nick Kotys NSNS 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. `` Red '' Etter NSNS Thomasville, GA 12 -- 1 Jim Hughes NSNS Los Angeles, CA, Loyola 13 -- 0 Marty Shaughnessy NSNS 1976 Moeller, Cincinnati, Oh 12 - 0 Gerry Faust NSNS 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 NSNS, USA 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 Fontana, CA 14 -- 0 Dick Bruich NPP Pittsburgh, PA, North Hills 13 -- 0 Jack McCurry USA Plano, TX 16 -- 0 Gerald Brence NSNS Pensacola, FL, Pine Forest 14 -- 0 Carl Madison NSNS, USA Prichard, AL, Vigor 13 -- 0 Harold Clark NPP Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius 13 -- 0 Chuck Kyle USA Odessa, TX, Permian 16 -- 0 Gary Gaines NPP, NSNS Houston, Texas Aldine High School 15 -- 0 Bill Smith NPP Lawton, OK, Eisenhower 14 -- 0 Tim Reynolds USA Ruston, LA 14 -- 0 Jimmy `` Chick '' Childress NSNS 1991 Indianapolis, IN, Ben Davis 14 -- 0 Dick Dullaghan NPP, NSNS LaGrange, GA 15 -- 0 Gary Guthrie USA Berwick Area, PA 15 -- 0 George Curry USA Valdosta, GA 14 -- 0 Nick Hyder NPP, NSNS Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius 14 -- 0 Chuck Kyle NPP, NSNS, USA Concord, CA, De La Salle 13 -- 0 Bob Ladouceur NPP, NSNS Santa Ana, CA, Mater Dei 14 -- 0 Bruce Rollinson USA 1995 Berwick Area, PA 15 -- 0 George Curry USA Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius 14 -- 0 Chuck Kyle NPP, NSNS Hampton, VA 14 -- 0 Mike Smith NPP, NSNS Santa Ana, CA, Mater Dei 14 -- 0 Bruce Rollinson USA Canton, OH, McKinley 14 -- 0 Thom McDaniels USA Hampton, VA 13 -- 0 Mike Smith NPP, NSNS 1998 Concord, CA, De La Salle 12 -- 0 Bob Ladouceur NPP, NSNS, USA 1999 Concord, CA, De La Salle 12 -- 0 Bob Ladouceur NSNS Midland, TX, Lee 15 -- 0 John Parchman USA Shreveport, LA, Evangel Christian 15 -- 0 Dennis Dunn NPP 2000 Concord, CA, De La Salle 13 -- 0 Bob Ladouceur NPP, USA 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 Southlake, TX, Carroll 16 -- 0 Todd Dodge NPP, USA 2005 Lakeland, FL 15 -- 0 Bill Castle USA Southlake, TX, Carroll 16 -- 0 Todd Dodge NPP, Freeman 2006 Lakeland, FL 15 -- 0 Bill Castle NPP Southlake, TX, Carroll 16 -- 0 Todd Dodge USA, Freeman 2007 Cincinnati, OH, St. Xavier 15 -- 0 Steve Specht NPP, Freeman Miami, FL, Northwestern 15 -- 0 Billy Rolle USA 2008 Fort Lauderdale, FL, St. Thomas Aquinas 15 -- 0 George Smith NPP, USA, Freeman 2009 Ramsey, NJ, Don Bosco Prep 12 -- 0 Greg Toal NPP, USA, Freeman Fort Lauderdale, FL, St. Thomas Aquinas 15 -- 0 George Smith NPP South Panola, MS 15 -- 0 Lance Pogue USA, Freeman 2011 Ramsey, NJ, Don Bosco Prep 11 -- 0 Greg Toal NPP, USA, Freeman 2012 River Ridge, LA, John Curtis Christian 14 -- 0 J.T. Curtis NPP, USA 2013 Miami, FL, Booker T. Washington 16 - 0 Jason Negro NPP, USA 2014 Las Vegas, NV, Bishop Gorman 15 -- 0 Tony Sanchez NPP, USA 2015 Katy, TX 16 - 0 Gary Joseph NPP Moultrie, GA, Colquitt County 15 -- 0 Rush Propst High School Football America, Prep Force Las Vegas, NV, Bishop Gorman 15 -- 0 Kenny Sanchez USA 2016 Las Vegas, NV, Bishop Gorman 15 -- 0 Kenny Sanchez NPP, USA, Freeman, High School Football America 2017 Santa Ana, CA, Mater Dei 15 - 0 Bruce Rollinson NPP, USA, High School Football America National Championships by school ( multiple winners only ) 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 Miami, FL 5 1942, 1943, 1960, 1962, 1965 Cincinnati, OH, Moeller 5 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982 Oak Park, IL 5 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1920 Coral Gables, FL 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969 Austin, TX, Reagan 1967, 1968, 1970 Berwick, PA 1983, 1992, 1995 Cleveland, OH, St. Ignatius 1989, 1993, 1995 Southlake, TX, Carroll 2004, 2005, 2006 Las Vegas, NV, Bishop Gorman 2014, 2015, 2016 Santa Ana, CA, Mater Dei 1994, 1996, 2017 Canton, OH, McKinley 1934, 1997 Everett, MA 1914, 1915 Fort Lauderdale, FL, St. Thomas Aquinas 2008, 2010 Lakeland, FL 2005, 2006 Little Rock, AR, Central 1946, 1957 Odessa, TX, Permian 1972, 1989 Pine Bluff, AR 1925, 1939 Ramsey, NJ, Don Bosco Prep 2009, 2011 San Diego High School, San Diego, CA 1916, 1955 Toledo, OH, Scott 1922, 1923 Toledo, OH, Waite 1924, 1932 Tuscaloosa, AL 1926, 1929 Waco, TX, 2 1927, 1948 Warner Robins, GA 1976, 1981 See also USA Today All - USA high school football team ( including Super 25 teams in U.S. and Top 10 teams in East, South, Midwest, and West regions ) USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year 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 Jump up ^ 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 ). ^ Jump up to : George Abraham ( December 31, 1939 ). `` Hutson Twins Lead Zebras to 26 -- 0 Win : Devastating Offensive Too Much for B.R.H.S. '' Baton Rouge Morning Advocate ( p. 1 ). Jump up ^ 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 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 Head Coaching awards USA Today 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 ) http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/PastResults/results98.PDF Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=High_School_Football_National_Championship&oldid=828912316 '' Categories : High school football trophies and awards in the United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 March 2018, at 14 : 33. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who won the national championship in high school football
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