IOWA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION RECORD BOOK FOOTBALL 2021 Complete Edition www.iahsaa.org www.iahsaa.org/football Update: April 21, 2021 Football 2021 Table of Contents The Record Book Championships The Record Book is the latest attempt by the IHSAA to preserve the history State Champions, By Year......................................................................................3 of Iowa high school boys’ sports. Previously referred to as the Stat Book State Champions, By Class ...................................................................................5 or the Dope Book, this printed and digital document highlights various Championship Game Results, By Year...........................................................7 accomplishments – championships, postseasons, statistical records and Championship Game Results, By Class ........................................................9 milestones – that belong to Iowa’s outstanding member schools, teams, State Champions, A-Z ..............................................................................................12 coaches, and student-athletes. Championship Bests ...............................................................................................14 Championship Game Records ...........................................................................15 Acknowledgements Postseason State Postseason Qualifiers, A-Z ......................................................................21 This information has been maintained and made publicly available through State Postseason Results, By Year ..................................................................30 the vision and effort of two key former IHSAA staffers: information director Postseason Bests ......................................................................................................70 Bud Legg, and publications director Mo Kelley. Countless coaches, histori- ans, and journalists have supplied essential records and notes. More IHSAA Records staff members, most recently Elisa Kahler, Tim Latta, and Laura Brooker Team Bests.....................................................................................................................73 have assisted with edits and archive management. —By Game, By Season Most Points Scored ................................................................................................73 A sincere “Thank You” goes to all who have contributed. Offensive Yards .........................................................................................................75 Unbeaten Streaks, OTs .........................................................................................76 Shutouts, Points Allowed ...................................................................................77 Updates & Edits Individual Bests ..........................................................................................................78 The IHSAA strives to make each sport’s Record Book a comprehensive —By Game, By Season, By Career and accurate resource. Annual updates will be completed following each Most Touchdowns (Rush, Receive, Return).............................................78 season. Records should be submitted by coaches or administrators. Assis- Most Points .................................................................................................................81 tance is welcome with incomplete categories or data sets. Most Rushing Yards ...............................................................................................84 Standards have been applied to available statistical lists. Benchmarks are Most Passing Yards ................................................................................................87 indicated as necessary. This may alter previous lists, including “All-Time Most Passing Completions................................................................................90 Bests” lists, and is to allow for accurate and equitable record-keeping. Most Passing Touchdowns................................................................................92 Most Receiving Yards ...........................................................................................95 Have an update or edit to pass along? Most Receptions ......................................................................................................98 Please email communications director Chris Cuellar: [email protected]. Most Receiving Touchdowns ..........................................................................100 Most Passing & Rushing Yards ......................................................................101 Most PAT Kicks .........................................................................................................102 Most Field Goals......................................................................................................103 References & Style Most Interceptions ................................................................................................104 The IHSAA uses naming conventions as supplied by the Iowa Department Most Fumble Recoveries ...................................................................................106 of Education for active member schools. Inactive, consolidated, or coop- Most Return Touchdowns .................................................................................107 erative programs are listed as names have been made available. Certain Punting, Kicking ......................................................................................................109 names have been adjusted for space in select categories, including: city Longest Scoring Plays ............................................................................................111 names (D.M. for Des Moines, C.R. for Cedar Rapids, etc.), parochial titles Coaches (Kuemper, Carroll for Kuemper Catholic, Carroll, etc.), working acronyms Overall Wins Leaders, By Career ..................................................................... 118 (GTRA for Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire), and schools’ city identifiers Coaching Bests .......................................................................................................... 121 (West Lyon for West Lyon, Inwood). Statistics are cited as applied in high State Postseason Qualifiers, A-Z .....................................................................122 school (NFHS) sports rules. State Championships, A-Z ...................................................................................140 Officials About the IHSAA State Postseason Appearances, A-Z .............................................................142 State Championship Appearances, A-Z ......................................................159 The Iowa High School Athletic Association has worked to coordinate, devel- op, direct, oversee, and promote boys’ high school and junior high sports History & Awards and activities across the state of Iowa since 1904. The IHSAA is a 501(c)(3) Football Hall of Fame ..............................................................................................162 nonprofit organization that offers free membership to all high schools in Gatorade Player of the Year ................................................................................166 Iowa that are recognized by the Department of Education. NCAA All-Americans ................................................................................................166 IHSAA Football Timeline .......................................................................................167 For more information, please visit our website: IHSAA Football Participation .............................................................................168 www.iahsaa.org IHSAA Record Book - 2 - Football 2021 CHAMPIONSHIPS State Champions By Year Year Class Team Record Year Class Team Record Year Class Team Record 1972 4A Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 11-0 1984 4A Sioux City, East 10-2 1994 4A Iowa City, City 11-2 3A Harlan Community 11-0 3A Harlan Community 11-1 3A Spencer 11-2 2A Sioux Center 10-0 2A Grundy Center 12-0 2A Mount Vernon 12-1 1A Radcliffe 10-0 1A Pocahontas 12-0 1A Hudson 13-0 1973 4A Davenport, Central 10-1 A Schleswig 12-0 A West Bend-Mallard 12-1 3A LeMars 10-0 1985 4A Linn-Mar, Marion 12-0 1995 4A Iowa City, West 13-0 2A Britt 10-0 3A Pleasant Valley 10-2 3A Harlan Community 13-0 1A Dexfield, Redfield 11-0 2A Bishop Garrigan, Algona 10-1 2A Sigourney/Keota 13-0 1974 4A Davenport, West 11-0 1A Center Point 12-0 1A Denver 11-2 3A Decorah 9-1 A Paton-Churdan 12-0 A Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 12-1 2A Mount Vernon 10-0 1986 4A Cedar Falls 10-2 1996 4A Iowa City, City 13-0 1A AvoHa, Avoca 11-0 3A Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 10-2 3A Oskaloosa 12-1 1975 4A Bishop Heelan, Sioux City 11-1 2A Wapsie Valley 12-0 2A Iowa Falls 12-1 3A Urbandale 11-1 1A Lynnville-Sully 12-0 1A West Hancock 13-0 2A Hudson 12-0 A Paton-Churdan 11-0 A Guthrie Center 13-0 1A Glidden-Ralston 12-0 1987 4A Bettendorf 12-0 1997 4A Ankeny 11-2 1976 4A Davenport, Central 12-0 3A Decorah 12-0 3A Harlan Community 12-1 3A Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 10-2 2A Wapsie Valley 12-0 2A Emmetsburg 13-0 2A Central Lyon 11-0 1A Grundy Center 11-1 1A Wapsie Valley 11-2 1A BCL, Conrad 12-0 A GMG, Garwin 12-0 A West Central, Maynard 13-0 1977 4A Davenport, West 10-2 1988 4A Bettendorf 13-0 1998 4A Iowa City, West 13-0 3A Emmetsburg 11-1 3A Decorah 11-1 3A Harlan Community 12-1 2A Central Lyon 11-0 2A Solon 12-0 2A West Lyon, Inwood 12-1 1A Manilla