If not for a single season at Wellington in 2011, Andale coach Dylan Schmidt might have the most incredible start to any high school football coaching career.
In his first head coaching job, Schmidt went 3-6 at Wellington before returning to his alma mater to assist head coach Gary O'Hair at Andale. Schmidt got the head job in 2017 and hasn't lost a regular season game in six seasons with the Indians. After a 12-1 season in his first year and an 11-1 finish in 2018, Schmidt and Andale haven't lost a game since.
As a result, Andale has won 51 games in a row and leads MaxPreps' list of the longest active win streaks in the nation.
The Indians have won four straight Kansas Class 3A state championships, going 13-0 in 2019, 12-0 in 2020 and back-to-back 13-0 seasons in 2021 and 2022. Schmidt has a career coaching record of 77-8 while going 74-2 at Andale.
Behind Andale is John Milledge Academy (Milledgeville, Ga.), which last year broke the Georgia record for consecutive wins. The Trojans' streak is 49, breaking the mark of 47 set by Buford from 2001 to 2004.
The only school in position this season to break a standing record for consecutive wins is Fall River (McArthur, Calif.), which begins the season with 30 consecutive wins. While the Bulldogs are certainly a long way from breaking the state record of 151 by De La Salle (Concord), they are seven wins away from breaking the Northern Section record (California is a federation, not an association like most states, and is divided into 10 sections). Willows set the Northern Section mark between 1950 and 1953 with 36 in a row.
Schools are listed with the number of consecutive wins, the first win and date in the streak, the scoring average (and defensive scoring average) during the streak, the season opener and the state record where that school plays.
Andale enters the 2023 high school football season riding a 51-game win streak. The Indians have won four straight Kansas 3A titles with their run that started Sept. 6, 2019. (Photo: Norman Tackett)
1. Andale (Kan.), 51
Date began: Sept. 6, 2019 — 43-7 over Mulvane
Scoring average: 51.8 — 6.0
Season opener: Sept. 1 vs. Wellington
State record: 79, Smith Center — 2004-09
2. John Milledge Academy (Milledgeville, Ga.), 49
Date began: Aug. 30, 2019 — 37-0 over Gatewood (Eatonton)
Scoring average: 43.5 — 5.8
Season opener: Aug. 18 vs. Brentwood (Sandersville, Ga.)
State record: 49, John Milledge Academy (Old record — 47, Buford, 2001-04)
3. Franklin (Texas), 32
Date began: Aug. 27, 2021 — 27-20 over Lorena
coring average: 50.2 — 14.9
Season opener: Aug. 25 at Woodville
State record: 68, Celina — 1998-2002
3. Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 32
Date began: Aug. 20, 2021 — 31-6 over Wapakoneta
Scoring average: 35.4 — 5.2
Season opener: Aug. 18 at Wapakoneta
State record: 57, St. John's (Delphos) — 1996-2001
5. Indianapolis Lutheran (Indianapolis), 30
Date began: Aug. 20, 2021 — 52-29 over Beech Grove
Scoring average: 45.1 — 11.7
Season opener: Aug. 18 vs. Beech Grove
State record: 60, Bloomington South (Bloomington) — 1967-73
5. Fall River (McArthur, Calif.), 30
Date began: Oct. 18, 2019 — 28-18 over Portola
Scoring average: 37.2 — 9.3
Season opener: Aug. 26 at Ferndale (Calif.)
State record: 151, De La Salle (Concord) — 1992-2003; Northern Section Record — 36, Willows, 1950-53
5. Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, Md.), 30
Date began: April 9, 2021 — 7-0 over Northwest (Germantown)
Scoring average: 39.3 — 5.5
Season opener: Sept. 2 at South County (Lorton, Va.)
State record: 53, Damascus — 2015-18
5. Garden City (N.Y.), 30
Date began: March 13, 2021 — 34-0 over Carey (Franklin Square)
Scoring average: 38.8 — 6.1
Season opener: Sept. 2 vs. New Hyde Park Memorial
State record: 62, Maine-Endwell (Endwell) — 2011-15
9. Pelham (N.H.), 29
Date began: Sept. 20, 202 — 42-0 over Sanborn Regional (Kingston)
Scoring average: 41.3 — 6.2
Season opener: Sept. 1 at Manchester West (Manchester)
State record: 57, Plymouth — 2005-10
10. Caldwell (West Caldwell, N.J.), 28
Date began: Nov. 13, 2020 — 49-6 over Snyder (Jersey City)
Scoring average: 35.6 — 8.1
Season opener: Sept. 1 at Morris Catholic (Denville)
State record: 63, Paulsboro — 1992-97
11. Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, Mass.), 28
Date began: March 13, 2021 — 42-10 over St. John's (Shrewsbury, Mass.)
Scoring average: 41.5 — 12.3
Season opener: Sept. 8 vs. Mansfield.
State record: 52, Acton-Boxborough (Acton) — 2001-05
12. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 27
Date began: Sept. 10, 2021 — 24-16 vs. American Heritage (Plantation)
Scoring average: 43.2 — 9.8
Season opener: Aug. 26 vs. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
State record: 53, Lakeland — 2004-07
12. Tioga (Tioga Center, N.Y.), 27
Date began: April 23, 2021 — 36-20 over Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour
Scoring average: 46.2 — 11.1
Season opener: Sept. 2 vs. Burke Catholic
State record: 62, Maine-Endwell (Endwell) — 2011-15
14. San Juan (Blanding, Utah), 26
Date began: Aug. 20, 2021 — 48-29 over Summit Academy (Bluffdale)
Scoring average: 46.3 — 17.6
Season opener: Aug. 11 at Layton Christian Academy (Layton), won 66-43 for win No. 26
State record: 48, Duchesne — 2010-14; Corner Canyon (Draper) — 2018-21
14. Central (Miami), 26
Date began: Sept. 10, 2021 — 51-7 over Booker T. Washington (Miami)
Scoring average: 43.2 — 13.8
Season opener: Aug. 18 at Vanguard (Ocala)
State record: 53, Lakeland — 2004-07
14. Bennington (Neb.), 26
Date began: Aug. 27, 2021 — 45-20 over Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island)
Scoring average: 42.3 — 12.4
Season opener: Aug. 25 at Skutt Catholic
State record: 48, Cambridge — 1996-99
14. Picayune (Miss.), 26
Date began: Sept. 24, 2021 — 42-0 over Pearl River Central (Carriere)
Scoring average: 40.7 — 13.7
Season opener: Aug. 25 at Brandon
State record: 89, South Panola (Batesville, Miss.) — 2003-08
14. Dunbar (Baltimore), 26
Date began: Sept. 3, 2021 — 52-0 over Digital Harbor (Baltimore)
Scoring average: 46.5 — 8.6
Season opener: Aug. 19 at Arundel (Gambrills)
State record: 53, Damascus — 2015-18
19. Belleville (Mich.), 25
Date began: Sept. 17, 2021 — 58-0 over Stevenson (Livonia)
Scoring average: 45.2 — 12.8
Season opener: Aug. 23 vs. Crestwood (Dearborn Heights)
State record: 72, Hudson — 1968-75
20. Silverado (Las Vegas), 24
Date began: August 20, 2021 — 41-6 over Durango (Las Vegas)
Scoring average: 54.3 — 8.0
Season opener: Aug. 18 vs. Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas)
State record: 55, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) — 2013-17
20. Lynden (Wash.), 24
Date began: Sept. 17, 2021 — 15-12 over Squalicum (Bellingham)
Scoring average: 33.8 — 13.8
Season opener: Sept. 1 vs. Ferndale (Wash.)
State record: 67, Bellevue (Wash.) — 2010-14
