Longest high school football state championship streaks

Bishop Miege (Overland Park, Kan.), Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines, Iowa) and Caledonia (Minn.) are among the defending state champions who are seeking to extend long active state title winning streaks. However, Soldotna (Alaska), the school with the current longest state championship winning streak in the nation, will not get that chance.

Soldotna has won eight straight Alaskan titles and was poised to win its ninth this year and move into a tie for fourth-place all-time on MaxPreps' list of consecutive football state championships. However, the Alaska Schools Activities Association decided to cancel the state football playoffs this year due to COVID 19.

Dowling, meanwhile, can join Soldotna, and three other teams, with eight in a row. Dowling is in the quarterfinals of the Iowa Class 4A state playoffs.

Others to watch include Bishop Miege and Caledonia. Bishop Miege has six state titles and is in the second round of the Kansas Class 4A playoffs. A total of 14 schools have won at least seven state championships.

Caledonia, meanwhile, is looking to extend its state championship win streak to six, while also adding to its nation-best win streak of 70.

St. Louis (Honolulu) and Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.) are tied for the most consecutive state championships, although neither streak was part of a full playoff system. St. Louis won most of its 14 in a row in the Prep Bowl, which pitted the top two teams in the state in a single bowl game in the 1980s and early 1990s. Washington was named as the state champion from 1951-64 by acclaim from newspapers in the state and the official state rankings, which began in 1956.

Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) won 10 state titles in a row from 2009 to 2018, while Phoenix Union (Ariz.), a school which closed in 1982, was a mythical champion from 1920 to 1928.

While most of the consecutive state titles on MaxPreps' list were won in a playoff format, some of the championships are mythical titles and are noted. Championships won in New Jersey were section championships, since the state does not conduct a complete playoff system. Likewise, California did not hold state playoffs for nearly 80 years and has conducted "bowl games" for the past 15 years. Winning streaks for the bowl games are included on the list, but California "section" championships are not included.
Consecutive Football State Championships

14 State Titles
St. Louis (Honolulu), 1986-1999
Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 1951-64 (mythical)

10 State Titles
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 2009-18

9 State Titles
Phoenix Union (Ariz.), 1920-28 (mythical)

8 State Titles
Miami (Fla.), 1936-43 (mythical)
Soldotna (Alaska), 2012-present
St. Joseph (Hammonton, N.J.), 1999-2006
West (Salt Lake City), 1898-1905

7 State Titles
Alcoa (Tenn.), 2004-10
Animas (N.M.), 1984-90
Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, R.I.), 2010-16
Borah (Boise, Idaho), 1965-71 (mythical)
Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines, Iowa), 2013-19
Driscoll Catholic (Addison, Ill.), 2002-08
Independence (Charlotte, N.C.), 2000-06
Jackson Prep (Jackson, Miss.), 2012-18
Lamar (Mo.), 2011-17
Sidney (Mont.), 1987-93
St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.), 2001-07
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 1999-2005
Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 1935-41 (mythical)
Washington (Massillon, Ohio), 1948-54 (mythical)

6 State Titles
Bellevue (Wash.), 2008-13
Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), 2014-19
Borah (Boise, Idaho), 1958-63 (mythical)
Central (Little Rock, Ark.), 1952-57
Cheshire (Conn.), 1992-97
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 2006-11
East (Salt Lake City, Utah), 1917-23
Edgewood Academy (Elmore, Ala.), 2010-15
Hammond (Columbia, S.C.), 2006-11
Highlands (Fort Thomas, Ky.), 2007-12
Hutchinson (Kan.), 2004-09
'Iolani (Honolulu), 2007-12
Jenks (Okla.), 1996-2001
Limon (Colo.), 1963-68
Mackay (Idaho), 1996-2001
New Britain (Conn.), 1907-12 (mythical)
Paulsboro (N.J.), 1992-97
Regina (Iowa City, Iowa), 2010-15
Shanley (Fargo, N.D.), 1972-77
Stamford (Conn.), 1910-15 (mythical)
Stratford (Wis.), 2003-08
West Central (Hartford, S.D.), 2000-05
West Warwick (R.I.), 1949-54

5 State Titles
Alcoa (Tenn.), 2015-19
Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot (Powhatan, Va.), 2009-13
Bloomfield (Conn.), 1997-2001
Boyle County (Danville, Ky.), 1999-2003
Caledonia (Minn.), 2015-19
Carl Albert (Midwest City, Okla.), 1997-2001
Cathedral (Indianapolis), 2010-14
Central (Little Rock), 1917-21
Clovis (N.M.), 1981-85
Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.), 1985-89
East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, Mich.), 2006-10
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (McDonough, Ga.), 2015-19
Harrison (Farmington Hills, Mich.), 1997-2001
Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Va.), 1995-99
Glen Rock (N.J.), 1998-2002
Hackensack (N.J.), 1992-96
Hazlewood (Town Creek, Ala.), 1988-92
John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.), 2004-08
Kimberly (Wis.), 2013-17
Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 2007-11
Lawrence (Kan.), 1989-1993
Lawrence (Kan.), 1956-60 mythical
Manasquan (N.J.), 1998-2002
Newark (Del.), 1997-2001
Palisade (Colo.), 1994-98
Pine Bluff (Ark.), 1925-29
Plymouth (N.H.), 2005-09
Randolph (N.J.), 1986-90
Regis (Stayton, Ore.), 1973-77
Reno (Nev.), 1924-28
Robbinsville (N.C.), 1979-83
Rochester (Ill.), 2011-15
Skyline (Salt Lake City), 1995-99
Smith Center (Kan.), 2004-08
Snake River (Blackfoot, Idaho), 1998-2002
South Panola (Batesville, Miss.), 2003-07
St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 1991-95
St. Joseph (Hammonton, N.J.), 1989-93
St. Joseph (Trumbull, Conn.), 1980-84
St. Peter-Marian (Worcester, Mass.), 1992-96
The Meadows School (Las Vegas), 1997-2001
Thomas Heyward Academy (Ridgeland, S.C.), 1977-81
Tuscaloosa (Ala.), 1925-29 (mythical)
Valle Catholic (Ste. Genevieve, Mo.), 1988-92
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 2009-13
Virgin Valley (Mesquite, Nev.), 1981-85
Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 1920-24 (mythical)
Wausau (Wisc.), 1940-46 (mythical)
Wayne Hills (Wayne, N.J.), 2004-08
Webb City (Mo.), 2010-14
West Catholic (Grand Rapids, Mich.), 2013-17
Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling, W. Va.), 1963-67
Worland (Wyo.), 1952-56

4 State Titles
Abbeville (S.C.), 2015-18
Acton-Boxborough (Acton, Mass.), 2001-04
Amity Regional (Woodbridge, Conn.), 1998-2001
Ansonia (Conn.), 1981-84
Artesia (N.M.), 1966-69
Bakersfield (Calif.), 1920-23
Barton (Lexa, Ark.), 1986-89
Beechwood (Fort Mitchell, Ky.), 1991-94
Belfry (Ky.), 2003-06
Bellevue (Wash.), 2001-04
Berwick (Pa.), 1994-97
Bishop Feehan (Attleboro, Mass.), 2001-04
Bishop Guertin (Nashua, N.H.), 2008-11
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (Ind.), 2009-12
Blue Ridge (Lakeside, Ariz.), 1994-97
Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fla.), 2012-15
Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, Okla.), 1927-30
Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.), 2015-18
Buford (Ga.), 2007-10
Butler (N.J.), 1994-97
Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.), 2002-05
Caledonia (Minn.), 2009-12
Carl Albert (Midwest City, Okla.), 2016-19
Carrizozo (N.M.), 1969-72
Celina (Texas), 1998-01
Central Catholic (Modesto, Calif.), 2012-15
Central (Detroit.), 1913-16 (mythical)
Central (Miami), 2012-15
Chandler (Ariz.), 2016-19
Charlotte Country Day School (Charlotte, N.C.), 1981-84
Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago), 1989-92
Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville, S.C.), 2011-14
Clairton (Pa.), 2009-12
Clinton (N.C.), 1999-2002
Coldwater (Ohio), 2012-15
Collegiate (Richmond, Va.), 2003-06
Community Christian (Stockbridge, Ga.), 2016-19
Conway Springs (Kan.), 2001-04
Cranston East (Cranston, R.I.), 1962-65
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 2009-12
Dillon (S.C.), 2012-15
Dodge (Neb.), 1994-97
Duchesne (Utah), 2010-13
Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.), 2016-19
Eden Prairie (Minn.), 2011-14
Edgewood (Madison, Wis.), 1944-47 (mythical)
Edna Karr (New Orleans), 2016-19
Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.), 2010-13
Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, La.), 1996-99
Ferriday (La.), 1953-56
Flagstaff (Ariz.), 1981-84
Florence (S.C.), 1916-19
Florence Township Memorial (Florence, N.J.), 2003-06
Fort Hill (Cumberland, Md.), 2013-16
Fort Sumner (N.M.), 2005-08
Frederick (Okla.), 1993-96
Hampton (Va.), 1995-98
Hartford (White River Junction, Vt.), 1990-93
Haynesville (La.), 1993-96
Highland Springs (Highland Springs, Va.), 2015-18
Hoover (Ala.), 2002-05
Ithaca (Mich.), 2010-13
J.H. Rose (Greenville, N.C.), 2003-06
Jenks (Okla.), 2012-15
John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.), 1996-99
Joliet Catholic (Joliet, Ill.), 1975-78
Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita, Kan.), 1974-77
La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.), 1942-45
Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette, Ind.), 2009-12
Lahainaluna (Lahaina, Hawaii), 2015-19
Las Vegas (Nev.), 1931-34
Longmeadow (Mass.), 2005-08
Mahnomen (Minn.), 1990-93
Maine-Endwell (Endwell, N.Y.), 2011-14
Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 2011-14
Martinsburg (W. Va.), 2010-13
Martinsburg (W.Va.), 2016-19
Maryville (Tenn.), 2004-07
Mayfield (Ky.), 2012-15
Melrose (N.M.), 2014-17
Milford (N.H.), 1976-79
Millard (Fillmore, Utah), 1950-53
Montini Catholic (Lombard, Ill.), 2010-13
Moorefield (W. Va.), 1996-99
Morgan Academy (Selma, Ala.), 1997-2001
Mt. Pleasant (Providence, R.I.), 1960-63
Muskegon Catholic Central (Muskegon, Mich.), 2013-16
Nashua (N.H.), 1952-55
New Canaan (Conn.), 2006-09
New Canaan (Conn.), 2013-16
Newark Catholic (Newark, Ohio), 1984-87
North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, Fla.), 1998-2001
North Middlesex Regional (Townsend, Mass.), 1992-95
Phoebus (Hampton, Va.), 2008-11
Pinkerton (Derry, N.H.), 1991-94
Plymouth (N.H.), 2000-03
Providence Catholic (New Lenox, Ill.), 1995-98
Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.), 2014-17
Reno (Nev.), 1949-52
Riverheads (Staunton, Va.), 2016-19
Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 2015-18
St. Louis (Hawaii), 2016-19
St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg, Kan.), 2001-04
Shanley (Fargo, N.D.), 1967-70
Shelby (N.C.), 2013-16
Sheridan (Wyo.), 1990-93
Solon (Iowa), 2007-10
Southern Academy (Greensboro, Ala.), 2004-07
Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, Pa.), 2003-06
St. Martin de Porres (Detroit), 1981-84
Starkville (Miss.), 1974-77
Suwannee (Live Oak, Fla.), 1987-90
Timpview (Provo, Utah), 2006-09
Trinity (Louisville, Ky.), 2005-08
Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 2013-16
Truckee (Calif.), 2009-12
Union (Tulsa, Okla.), 2008-11
Union (N.J.), 1984-87
Urbana (Ijamsville, Md.), 1998-2001
Wade Hampton (Hampton, S.C.), 1982-85
Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, N.C.), 2014-17
Warren Central (Indianapolis), 2003-06
Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 1934-37 (mythical)
Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 1909-12 (mythical)
West Point (Miss.), 2016-19
West Rome (Rome, Ga.), 1982-85
Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling, W.Va.), 2004-07
Winston Academy (Louisville, Miss.), 1997-2000
Woodruff (S.C.), 1975-78
Worland (Wyo.), 1924-27