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2009 Football Stat Book 2009 FOOTBALL STAT BOOK ALL INFORMATION IS THROUGH 2008 Playoffs INCLUDES Playoff History & Scores, W-L of Teams in the Championship; Coaches Appearances Championship Game Records, Hall-of-Fame Players, & All-Time Statistical Leaders TABLE OF CONTENTS Play-off Champions, Runner-up and Result, Year-by-Year..............................................................................5 Championship Teams, Alphabetically...................................................................................................................8 Coaches Who Have Directed Teams To State Play-offs.................................................................................10 Individuals Who Have Coached a Championship Team ................................................................................23 School & Coach Playoff Leaders ....................................................................................................... 25 Overtime Play-off Games ..................................................................................................................... 28 Officials - Number of Years Selected for Play-off Games ................................................................ 30 Officials With the Most Championship Game Appearances ........................................................... 31 Attendance Records ............................................................................................................................ 31 Team Appearances & All-Time Team Play-off W-L Record ........................................................... 32 Football Play-off Results, Year-by-Year ............................................................................................. 39 Championship Game Records ...................................................................................................... 80-85 Outstanding Iowa High School Football Programs, Since 1972 .................................................... 86 Iowa Preps Who Became First Team Collegiate All-Americans................................................. 87-88 IHSAA Player Hall of Fame Members ................................................................................................. 89 All-Time Best List - Game, Season - Career ............................................................................... 90-115 Longest Win Streaks ................................................................................................................... 115-117 Active & Former Coaches with 120 or More Career Victories ............................................... 117-120 2009 Football Fast Facts ................................................................................................................... 121 Special Thanks The IHSAA is indebted to intern Jared Chizek who spent several hours proofing this book as it underwent revisions and changes in the summer of 2009. His work has made this book more accurate and easier to read as we attempt to authenicate performances and the history of high school football. IHSAA MISSION & PURPOSE MISSION “The Iowa High School Athletic Association serves its member schools and students by providing leadership and support for education based interscholastic athletics that enrich the educational experience of the student athlete.” PURPOSE “To promote, develop, direct, protect, and regulate amateur interscholastic athletic relationships between member schools and to stimulate fair play, friendly rivalry, and good sportsmanship among contestants, schools,and communities throughout the state.” Foreward - High School Football -- An Iowa Legacy TIMELINE 1860 Secondary schools begin playing in Eastern U.S. after the game is banned at Harvard; 24 players to a team; game was 90 minutes in length 1869 Scoring only by a goal by kick only for 1 point 1876 Number of players reduced to 15; field was set at 140 yards by 70 yards 1878 Canvas pants and jackets required equipment 1880 Field reduced in size from 140 x 70 yards to 110 x 53 yards. 1881 Two overtime periods of 15 minutes each to break tie games. Teams given three downs to advance the ball five yards for a first down 1883 Scoring by touchdown - 4 points; goal after a touchdown - 4 points; safety 2 points; field goal – 5 points 1890 Some Iowa high schools start playing football, but many teams representing schools were club teams, sometimes using players not in high school. 1894 Game time reduced to 70 minutes. 1885 Intentional offside – opponent awarded 1 point; slugging – opponent receives 2 points 1897 Six points awarded for a touchdown and one point for a successful try 1904 Points for a field goal reduced from 5 to 4. 1905 After 18 deaths and 180 serious injuries due to brutal play in college games, President Theodore Roosevelt called upon college leaders to “save the sport,” in a special White House Commission and testimony before the U.S. Congress 1905 I.H.S.A.A. member schools banned from playing football. 1908 I.H.S.A.A. lifts ban of football; play to resume by member schools in 1909 1909 Playing rules codified by Presidential Commission on football that eventually became the NCAA.; forward pass legalized 1909 Points for a field goal set at 3. 1910 Game is played in four quarters of 15 minutes each. 1912 Field length is reduced to 100 yards with 10 yard “end zones.” Teams are given four downs to advance the ball 10 yards and receive a new series. 1922 The down for the try after a touchdown was moved to 5 yard line (previously the try had been from where the scoring team snapped) 1932 NFHS publishes rules for high school football splitting with previous NCAA rule codification; game time per quarter reduced from 15 minutes to 12 minutes. 1935 Helmets required 1954 Legalized the use of plastic face mask 1958 Successful try after a touchdown – 1 point by kick and 2 pts. for successful run or pass. 1960 I.H.S.A.A. requires tooth and mouth protectors 1968 I.H.S.A.A. rules prohibit spearing and illegal helmet contact 1970 NFHS recommended the use of four officials 1971 Goals widened from 18’6" to 23’4" 1972 Iowa first state to adopt an overtime procedure in case of ties 1972 I.H.S.A.A. Board of Control initiates football play-offs (4 classes: 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A); Four qualifiers in each class 1972-75 Championship games played at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City; Clyde Williams Field, Ames; and at neutral school sites. 1975 Play-off qualifiers in each class increased to eight. 1976 Play-off Championship Games in the UNI-Dome at Cedar Falls 1979 Most ever — 435 of 506 member high school have football teams 1979 I.H.S.A.A. made restrictions on blocking below the waist 1981 Class A added to the play-off system 1984 8 qualifiers in Class 4A; other classes expanded to 16 play-off qualifiers 1986 Class 4A moves to 16 play-off qualifiers 1992 Start of District Football; 50-point mercy rule adopted 1993 I.H.S.A.A. has game officials rate players, coaches ands fans on their sportsmanship 1998 Semifinal round of play-offs moved to the UNI-Dome. 1998 8-player football revived; was dropped in the late 1950s. 2000 8-player added to the playoff system (4 qualifiers) 2002 8-player qualifiers increased to 8 2006 8-player qualifiers increased to 16; Playoff semifinals in 8-player move into the UNI-Dome 2008 Post-season play adds one round of substate games for 32 teams in each class before the Field of 96 is set Each fall across Iowa, talk in virtually every community is of high school football. Friday Night is reserved for the “Legends of the Fall”and with nearly 23,000 participants in grades 9-12, the sport is the highest participation activity in Iowa high schools. Whether you call it “Pride in Pads,” “Courage in Cleats,” or “Glory on the Gridiron,” football season is embraced by students and adults alike. It is a phenomenon in towns and cities across the state. The names of top players and teams may change each year, but the tradition never does. more... Foreward cont’d Iowa high schools began playing football in the late 1800s, with difficulty placing an exact starting date. With no lighted fields, games were played in the afternoon. Transportation was limited, and often the teams playing the game were located along rail- roads. The early fields ranged from stock yards, fairgrounds, to pastures and eventually to high school fields. The season would usually start with games in mid-September and end with games on or near Armistice Day and in a few instances Thanksgiving. The rules had little uniformity until the turn of the century, and the equipment was only minimal compared to safety standards that followed. It was not uncommon for the early teams to be a collection of high school and non-high school players. It was a rugged game that was often brutal. In 1905 the college game reported 18 deaths and 180 serious injuries. Thus when the I.H.S.A.A. was formed in 1904, they immediately placed a ban on its members playing the game. President Theodore Roosevelt called college leaders together to try and preserve the game by making changes in the rules to make it safer. Before reinstating the sport in 1908, the membership of the I.H.S.A.A. drafted age and grade eligibility rules and required a physical prior to participation. For nearly a century Iowa students have been playing the game that nearly faced extinction at the turn of the century. The IHSAA,., through its coaches and administrators, has led the nation in many rules changes regarding safety, securing permission from the National Federation of High School Athletic Associations (NFHS) to implement them and
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