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As of May 22, 2017

THE GREAT TEAMS

No matter the size of the school, no matter what division some schools played in, all of the schools listed in this file honors some very great teams that have distinguished

themselves in one way or another: On offense or defense, or both. These teams have set the bar for others to emulate. There are also lists of long win streaks listed as

well. While the listing of the teams doesn't cover all the great "11's" it does give you a sense of the history of high school football in this state. Here is an attempt to honor

the best teams Wisconsin has yet produced.

Some Records of the Top

Teams 1896-1949The first high school or college in Wisconsin to field an organized football team was Delafield St. John's Military Academy in 1885. For several years they played

other high schools, town teams, semi-pro, YMCA teams, prep schools and colleges. As time moved into the 1890's high school football (And sports in general) became

more organized with the creation of the WIAA in 1895-96. Coaches were, for the most part, called "managers" until the 1920's. It was common up to World War I

for high schools to play college teams (Usually the freshman team but sometimes the varsity). The WIAA took a more active role in regulating the types of schedule

schools set beginning in the 1920's. The practice of scheduling college teams continued for prep schools up until 1945.

To give you an idea of the variety of teams a school could play, take a look at the 1896 Delafield St. John's 8-3-0 record:

Coach Price M. Davis

32 Company H, Wis. National Guard 0

0 Pewaukee Athletic Association 16

8 Fond du Lac Athletic Association 6

10 Milwaukee South Side 6 (Now Milwaukee South Division H.S.)

12 Carroll College (Varsity) 6

6 The Reserves 0

6 Milwaukee East Side 4 (Now Milwaukee Riverside H.S)

10 Madison High School 14

58 Wayland Academy 0

12 Whitewater Normal (Varsity) 4 (Now U.W. Whitewater)

0 Lawrence University (Varsity) 10

154 68

The 1897 first great team, Madison High School, was Wisconsin's and America's first "National Champion". Their team manager, Joseph Jackson, a student at

Madison H.S. was also the coach. Jackson, who also acted as a scheduler and promoter, setting up games with as many opponents as he could. The year before he

tried playing football but quit as a player when he lost a tooth. He decided to stick to pitching on the baseball team, as a player. Football at this time was more like rugby.

The scoring was different as a touchdown was worth four points and an extra point was worth two. In early December Jackson heard about a team from New York who

claimed to be the "Champion of the East". He made contact with the team and set up a game for Christmas Day in Detroit. Jackson, with the help of Henry C. Cecheas

and Joe Dean (Founder of the Madfison based Dean Medical Clinics) prepared three hours a day for the game.

With the Madison squad leading14-0 at halftime on a cold and snowy afternoon, North Tonawanda refused to come out and finish the game. Madison was declared the

winner and had the first "National Championship". The team record was 8-0-0 vs high school teams and 0-2-1 vs. known college teams. It is believed that they played

at least a total of 14 games but newspaper accounts are incomplete.

The 1897 Madison High School…National Champions…Listed are the known scores against teams that they played. Their 8-0-0 record against high

schools doesn't include their forfit win vs. Eau Claire H.S.

Coached by Joseph Jackson

32 Oregon H.S. 0

50 Evansville H.S. 0

0 Univ. of Wisconsin 8

10 Whitewater Normal 10 (Now U W.Whitewater)

30 Waukesha H.S. 0

0 Univ. of Wisconsin 29

14 Minneapolis South H.S. 0

Milwaukee High (Score and actual school is not known)

22 Delafield St. John’s 0

28 Elgin H.S., IL 0

14 North Tonawanda, N.Y. 0 (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME)

The next season, Milwaukee South Side High School, later re-named South Division, destroyed its seven opponents and should be considered alongside Madison

High as one of the first truly great high school teams in Wisconsin.

1898 Milwaukee South Side 7-0-0 Coached by George F. Downer

Undefeated, Untied and Unscored Upon

17 Racine H.S. 0

34 Carroll College 0


35 Milwaukee East Side H.S. 0

18 Marquette College 0

28 Fond du Lac H. S. 0

24 Lake Geneva H. S. 0

195 0

Early Mythical State Champions

1896-1949, prior to the advent of the UPI and AP press polls or the playoffs, there were a number of schools besides Madison High School and Milwaukee South Side

that were touted as the mythical state champion. The list is incomplete but those that are known are shown below:

1896 Madison High School

1897 Madison High School

1898 Milwaukee South Side (Now South Division)

1899 Oshkosh

1900 Milwaukee South Side (Now South Division)

1901 Eau Claire Memorial

1902 Fort Atkinson




1908 Oshkosh

1908 Fort Atkinson

1909 Chippewa Dfalls

1911 Green Bay West

1912 Oshkosh

1914 Green Bay West

1914 Delafield St. John's Military Academy

1915 Milwaukee East (Now Riverside)

1916 Edgerton

1917 Watertown

1918 Superior Central

1918 Green Bay East

1919 LaCrosse

1919 Watertown

1920 Superior Central

1922 Marinette

1926 Marinette

1927 Milwaukee Pio Nono



Early Mythical State Champions (Cont.)

1940 Wausau

1941 Wausau


1942 Wausau

1943 Wausau

1944 Wausau

1945 Wausau

1947 Wausau

1948 Wausau

1949 Kenosha

1912 Oshkosh H.S. 7-0-0 Mythical State Champion

Coached by G.A. Gleyer

14 Waupun 0

13 Grand Rapids 0

22 Appleton 0


10 Merrill 7

24 Kaukauna 3

28 Janesville 0

135 10

After winning the first six games Oshkosh set up a championship game against undefeated Janesville. Tbey romped to the title as they complated what they claimed to be

their fifth consecutive state title even though others also made the same claim. Oscar Damerow, a fan from Fond du Lac who watched a number of teams play submitted

what may be the first All-State team. Printed throughout the state in many papers it included four players from Oshkosh:

Note: Many newspapers didn't print players first names in their stories so only two of the top 11 players are known.

End…Muenshl…Fort Atkinson Quarterback…Eber Simpson…Oshkosh

End…DeVinney…Oshkosh Halfback…Faitger…Janesville

Tackle…Cotter…Merrill Halfback…Covey…Oshkosh

Tackle…Chamberlin…Milwaukee South Division Fullback…Berg…Waupun

Guard…Chaney…Eau Claire

Guard…Bondl…Madison

Center…Farrand Rideout…Oshkosh

1916 Edgerton H.S. 10-0-0 Mythical State Champion

Coached by Dick Lamoreaux

14 Milwaukee North Division 6

6 Stoughton 0

78 Fort Atkinson 0

99 Janesville 0

20 Watertown 0

28 Monroe 0

47 Milton College 0

34 Stoughton 0

6 Milwaukee Marquette H.S. 0

7 LaCrosse 0

340 6

Rollie Williams was the offensive power behind Edgerton's attack as he scored 25 touchdown's. He did well on defense as well as in the 99-0 win vs. Janesville where he

scored nine touchdown's, three on interception returns as Janesville tried in vain to make a comback. Lineman Rube Blattner was the top overall defensive performer as

he was a demon against the run. After seven games, several teams around the state claimed they were the state champions including Oshkosh, Green Bay East and

La Crosse. Oshkosh ended with a 6-0-2 record, ties of 12-12 vs. Green Bay West and 0-0 vs. Green Bay East. Meanwhile, East had a 5-0-3 record as they tied

Marinette 7-7, 0-0 against Green Bay West and a third tie, 0-0 vs. Oshkosh. Since Edgerton and LaCrosse were undefeated and untied most newspapers claimed the

Thanksgiving Day game between the two was for the real state title.

Early Northern Powerhouse

Superior Central cruised through the 1918 season playing "all comers" much like the 1897 Madison team. The Vikings solicited games against teams as far away as

Milwaukee, DesMoines and St. Paul but they ended up playing against more local Wisconsin and Minnesota teams as they were crowned the "Twin Cities Champion"

and the "Northern Minnesota Champion". Most of the time Superior used a spread formation…the linemen set up six feet apart forcing their opponents to spread

themselves out as well. This helped them to score over 61 points in four of their games. Halfback John (Nicknamed "Ronc" by the Superior Telegram and "Bone" by his

teammates) Hancock scored 6-td's vs. Duluth Denfield along with 13 extra points for 49 points and 8-td's and 3 extra points for a total of 51 points vs. Hibbing.

Against Two Harbors quarterback Harold "Fat" Steel connected with Ted Whereatt for nine catches, 279 yards (A state record for receiving yards in a game that held

until 1981) and three td's, totals unheard of for that era. Another star was the great Ernie Nevers, a sophomore who went on to become a member of the College Hall

of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. At Superior he played tackle as a sophmore and end as a junior for the Vikings.

Coach Tubbs who was a teacher at the school and also the varsity basketball coach eventually moved on to became the head football coach at Superior State College

(Renamed from Superior Normal), the University of Miami (FL) and the University of Iowa.

1918 Superior Central H.S. 8-0-0 Coached by Irl I. Tubbs

27 Duluth Cathedral, MN. 0

117 Duluth Denfeld, MN. 0

27 Superior Normal-College Varsity 0 (Now UW Superior)

75 Two Harbors, MN. 0

81 Hibbing, MN. 0

20 Duluth Central, MN. 7

61 Ashland 0

19 Eau Claire 0

427 7

It was during this period that many schools around the state were claiming to be the "Mythical State Champion". In 1919, the 6-2-1 Superior Central team claimed

this title in early November, along with 10 other schools from all over the state. Schools like Madison High School, Green Bay East, Merrill, Marinette, Kenosha,

Jefferson, Beloit, Waukesha, LaCrosse and Watertown. Upon beating Ashland, a game with LaCrosse was set up and when Superior lost they set their claim aside.

Team after team set up new matches or they shut their season down as basketball season would be on them soon. An example is that undefeated Merrill played

Waukesha and lost and then Waukesha lost to an unknown opponent. There was no real regulation as to post regular season play. Such was the condition of high

school football in the state. In the end, LaCrosse and Watertown were considered the states top teams for 1919. The next season Superior Central roared to the

mythical title as they posted a 9-0-0 record. Newspaper accounts in The Superior Telegram, The Wisconsin State Journal and the Green Bay Press Gazette all

positioned schools from their cities for a December confrontation. At first, Superior Central tried to schedule a game against Green Bay East (With star halfback Jim

Crowley of Notre Dames famed Four Horsemen. Crowley played against Stanford and Ernie Nevers in the 1925 Rose Bowl game) but negotiations dragged on and .

soon a matchup with Madison High was set and the game with East never materialized after the Vikings defeated Madison because of the lateness in the season.

After the victory against Madison High both the Superior Telegram and the Wisconsin State Journal declared the Vikings as the state champion.

Afer scoring 26 td's and 21 extra points in 1918 as a sophmore, John "Roc" Hancock, the teams fullback and leading tackler again led the 1919 team with 25 td's and 3

extra ponts. Against Superior Nelson Dewey, Hancock scored 55 points on nine td's and an extra point. Ernie Nevers, playing tackle and end, kicked 21 extra points

and scored a td on the season. He moved to California for his senior year. But, back for his senior year and dispite being injured often, Hancock scored 22 td;s and 23

extra points. This gave him a catreer total of 73 touchdowns and 47 extra points totaling 485 pounts. Hancock was not a one man team as the Vikings played as a

cohesive unit offensivly as they occasionally used an inovative passing attack to set up the run. No yardage records other than the 1918 game vs. Two Harbors passing

stats are known but the team was ahead of it's time for utilizing the pass.

1919 Superior Central H. S. 6-2-1 Coached by Irl I. Tubbs

115 Superior Nelson Dewey 0




0 Virginia, MN. 0


7 St. Paul Mechanic Arts H.S., MN. 0

26 Ashland 20

20 LaCrosse 37

376 70

Against Nelson Dewey, Two Harbors and Denfeld John Hancock either didn't start or was pulled early until the second half to keep the score down but when he did play

in those games he reaked havoc scoring 19 of his 25 touchdowns for the season. The lose to Duluth Cathedral was considered by both the Superior and Duluth news-

papers to be controversial due to poor officiating and interpitation of some of the rules. The go ahead touchdown was called back late in the game.

1920 Superior H.S. 9-0-0 State Champions Coached by Irl I. Tubbs

27 Spooner 0



62 Superior Nelson Dewey 0

48 Duluth Denfeld 14

20 Duluth Central 0

14 Ashland 0

50 Anyigo 7

47 Madison High School 7

331 34

1927 Green Bay West 9-0-0 Coached by Murph White

14 G.B. West Alumni 0

6 Menominee 0

32 Sheboygan 0

19 Marinette 6

39 Manitowoc 0

48 Oshkosh 0

12 Appleton 0

20 Fond du Lac 0

7 Green Bay East 6

197 12

Voted in 1993 in a poll of then current and past coaches and sportwriters determined that West's Arnie Herber was the top all-time Wisconsin high school quarterback.

Herber threw 8 td's and scored 11 td's, kicked 14 extra points and kicked a 40 yard drop-kick field goal. Herber was a proflic passer in an era when passing wasn't in

style. He played 15 years in the NFL for the Greeb Bay Packers and the New York Giants. In 1946 and 1957 he was voted as Packers all-time quarterback, He is a

member of the NFL Hall of Fame.

1932 Kenosha H.S. 9-1-0 9 Shutouts

Coached by Fred Bauer

19 Milwaukee South Division 0

7 Madison West 0

6 Madison Central 12

50 Janesville 0

19 Madison East 0

44 Racine Horlick 0

19 Beloit 0

18 Milwaukee Boy's Tech 0

28 Racine Park 0

6 Rockford, IL 0

216 12

The Red Devils shutout nine opponents, giving up only 12 points and that was in their lone loss to Madison Central. Newspapers considered them to be one of the top

public school teams of the year,

1939 Milwaukee Washington H. S. 8-0-0

Pat Harders Scoring

28 Wauwatosa 13 22 points…3td's-4extra points

28 West Allis 6 19 points…2td's-1extra point-1field goal

28 Milwaukee West 0 16 points…2td's-4extra points

16 Milwaukee King 14 10 points…1td-1extra point-1field goal

16 Milwaukee South 0 16 points…2td's-1extra point-1field goal

20 Milwaukee North 7 14 points…2td's-2extra points

27 Milwaukee Custer 0 21 points…2td's-3extra points-2 field goals

31 Milwaukee East 0 25 points…3td's-4extra points-1 field goal

203 40

If there was ever a "one-man" show or team, it might have been the 1939 Milwaukee Washington squad. Pat Harder led the Purgolders as a high scoring fullback and a

great defensive player. Harder scored 70% of his team points, 143 on 17 touchdowns, 23 extra point kicks and 6 field goals as well as having nearly 100 tackles. In many

of the games it was Harder who scored most of the points, made the crucial kicks and made the important stops on defense.

Delafield St. John's Military Academy started the first formal high school football program in Wisconsin in 1885. During the period of 1914-42 St. John's produced

some of the best teams in Wisconsin. Because they were a private prep school with unusually very good talent they played many college freshman and sometimes varsity

teams. From 1914-42 St. John's posted a 161-48-12 record with most of the losses and ties to college teams. And talk about talent. The 1936 Big Ten Championship

team at Northwestern University had seven Academy graduates as starters and two bench players!!!

1914 Delafield St. John's 7-1-0 State Champions

Coached by Ralph Fletcher

34 Oshkosh Normal 0 (Now UW Oshkosh)

21 Carroll College 14

27 Lawrence University (Reserves) 0

42 Lewis College 0

47 Beloit College 7


18 Chippewa Falls 10

0 Whitewater Normal 13 (Now UW Whitewater)

224 51

Southeastern Wisconsin newspapers declared St. John's as the mythical state champion prior to the title matchup vs. Chippewa Falls, the top team of the northwest. That

game was set for Thanksgiving Day. Since Green Bay West was considered by newspapers as the top team of the northeast St. John's attempted to meet them for the

crown but they were unable to agree to the game. The Milwaukee Sentinal again declared St. John's the champion. St. John's then accepted a challenge against

Whitewater Normal with only five days preperation. They lost to Whitewater but still claimed the mythical title.

1929 Delafield St. John's 9-0-0 Coached by Harry Wilhelm

Winner of the 1929 "Western Prep Champions” Trophy

18 Great Lakes Naval 0

Training Center, IL.

13 Marquette Univ. Freshman 7

12 Ripon College Freshman 0

25 Platteville School of Mines 0 (Now UW Plateville)

20 Oshkosh Teachers College 12 (Now UW Oshkosh)

Reserves

33 Shattuck Military School 0

13 Louisville Du Pont Manual 2

H.S., KY

25 Culver Military Acad., IN 7 (Played at Chicago's Soldiers Field)

31 Elgin Academy, Il. 0

190 28

Some of the stars from this team were quarterback/kicker Russell Geaslen, backs Edwin McDevitt and Otto Scheiner and lineman Fred Riggen. Harry Wismer, future

star at Michigan State, Hall-of Fame Broadcaster and owner of the AFL New York Titans (Later changed to Jets) was a was a backup quarterback. Illinois High School

Hall of Fame Coach (!7 years head coach at Chicago Schurz High School) said that when he was a freshman on Marquette University's Freshman 1929 team that in all

four years of college football, St. John's was the toughest team he played against.

1932 Delafield St. John's 8-0-0 Including Coached by Edison Lerch

2-forfits. Winner of the "National Prep Championship" trophy

51 Oshkosh Normal Freshman 0 (Now UW Oshkosh)

45 Lawrence College Fresh. 0

28 Platteville Sch. of Mines 6 (Now UW Plateville)


20 De Paul Univ. Freshman 0

26 Culver Military Acad., IN 0 (Played at Chicago's Soldier Field)

209 6

Following the victory over Culver before over 40,000 fans, St. John's was awarded the "National Prep Championship" trophy as America's top top prep football pro-

gram. Ward Eastman was the starting quarterback with star halfbacks Robert Geyer and Robert Swisher, end George Wilson (Future member of the NFL Hall of Fame

as an end for the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions). The top linemen were Park Wray, Frank Riley and Vange Burnett.

1942 Delafield St. John's 8-0-0 Coached by Edison Lerch

20 Dubuque Loras Acad., IA 0

19 Chicago Lake View, IL 6

25 Chicago Pullman Tech, Il 6


44 Lake Forest Academy, Il 6

19 Culver Military Acad., IN 3

47 Morgan Park Acad., Il 13

25 Chicago Kelly, Il 6

217 47

The St. John's squad played a major Mid-West schedule with Ripon College their only in-state opponent. Undefeated Wausau looked into playing a season ending game

against St. John's at a neutral site. However, St. John's still had late season games against Morgan Park and Chicago Kelly. The game would be in late November

and they couldn't agree due to the start of basketball season for Wausau. If they had played each other it might have been the best matchup in the country of the 1940's.

Senior Terry Lenz led the team with 17 touchdowns followed by freshman Robert Mulloning with 13 scores. End/kicker Davis Devonald, linemen Al Eckardt, Greg

Walsh and Hernry Weber also stared.

No team dominated the state football scene in the 1940's like Wausau High School. Immediately below is a posting of their top team but further down in this file you

you will find the schools entire record 1938-49 seasonal schedules where the Lumberjack's posted an outstanding 83-4-5 record along with eight mythical state titles!!!

1942 Wausau H.S. 7-0-0 Coached by Win Brockmeyer

Undefeated, Untied and Unscored Upon

6 Stevens Point 0

28 Rhinelander 0

13 Antigo 0

42 Wisconsin Rapids 0

45 Marshfield 0

67 Nekoosa 0

24 Merrill 0

225 0

This powerhouse was led by fullback Roger Trotzer who scored 17 td's 4 extra points for a total of 106 points, besting the 102 points scored bt Elroy "Crazy Legs"

Hirsch for the 1940 team. Tackle Jake Pahm, center Gordan Saindow, guard Fred Bliese, ends Chet Wyzkowski and Cyril Koppa were also named to the first team

all-conference squad (6 of 11 first teamers!). Wausau only palyed a conference schedule but did talk to Delafield St. John's Military Academy about playing a late

game but it never materialized. NOTE: Nekoosa went 0-7-0 and gave up 222 points while failing to score!!

1943 Marinette 8-0-0 Coached by Harry J. Anderle

28 Stephenson, MI. 0

33 Pestigo 0

27 Watertown 19

32 Norway 12

13 Oconto 0

33 Escanaba, MI. 0

21 Eau Claire 7

7 Menominee, MI. 0

194 38

Earl "Jug" Girard was the force behind the "Marines" undefeated season. Playing tailback in the single-wing offense he was also a masterful punter. Only 5-9, 145 pounds

Girard passed for 6 td's as well as scoring 13 td's and 13 extra points. He played at Wisconsin and for 10 seasons with the Packers, Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh

Steelers.

There have a few other teams who went through an entire season undefeated, untied and unscored upon besides the 1897 Milwaukee South Side and the

1942 Wausau squads. The 1932 Kenosha High School (As noted earlier) came close, shutting out nine opponents while giving up only 12 points. The 1950

Arcadia, 1961 Weyauwega, 1969 Chilton and the 1980 Cashton teams are the remaining units that went a full regular season without a blemish on the

defensive side of the scoring ledger. There have been other teams with long winning streaks but none like those of Kimberly, Manitowoc Lincoln and

Stratford. There were schools that had 10 shutouts in a season or scored huge amounts of points. They are also listed below. In addition, I've added

player and team stats where I have the info.


1950's and 1960's Teams

As you will see below, two schools dominated the 1950's. Kenosha and Green Bay West high schools put together teriffic records. They were the most consistant

teams.

From 1950 until 1967 Scholastic Coach Magazine published a listing of the top teams around the country including Wisconsin. Here are some of those listings:

1950: Kenosha (with FB Alan Ameche and HB Mario Bonofiglio) and Green Bay East (Led by HB Robert Young) were the top teams. Other teams listed were:

Undefeated and unscored on Arcadia was the top small school. Milwaukee East, Milwaukee Puaski, Milwaukee Marquette and undefeated Menomonie, Bloomer

Wausau and Tomah were the other top schools.

1951: Stevens Point, Waukesha and Milwaukee West Division were the top undefeated teams in the state.

1952: Milwaukee West Division, Waukesha and Green Bay West were undefeated. Kenosha had one loss. Eau Claire Regis and Milwaukee Marquette were the top

Catholic schools. Amoung the smaller schools Wisconsin Dells, Menomonie, New London, Medford, Mukwonago, Kewaunee, Arcadia, Spencer and St. John's of

Little Chute were top teams.

1953: Wausau, Green Bay West (Coached by F.L. "Frosty" Ferzacca who moved on the next year to coach Marquette University) and Whitefish Bay were the top

large schools followed by Racine Horlick, Beloit and Menasha. Top small schools were Lake Geneva, Racine Country Day, Sun Prairie, West DePere, Medford, New

Lisbon, Wautoma, Winneconne and Waunakee.

1954: Green Bay West (Riding a 32-game win streak), Whiterfish Bay, Madison West and Racine Horlick were the top large schools followede by a trio of Milwaukee

City teams, South Division, Boy's Tech and Washington tied for the City. Other undefeated and untied teams were: Jefferson, Beaver Dam, Berlin, Bloomer, Boscobel,

Hudson, Hurley, West DePere, Westfield, Marion, Blair and DePere St. Norbert.

1955: Kenosha was the top team led by HB All-American Eddie Hart. Green Bay West's season was cut short due to an area polio epidemic. Rufus King ruled the

Milwaukee City Conference with an 8-0-0 record.. Other top teams were Whitefish Bay, Cudahy, Racine St. Catherine and Wausau

1956: Starting in 1956 Scholastic Coach stopped listing ALL the top schools in each state but published a list of the top schools in the country. Kenosha, coached by

by Chuck Joskwhich, was 8-0-0. They scored 241 points and allowed 91. They averaged 291 yards rushing per game and 122 yards passing. Neenah, coached by

Tom Porter, was also 8-0-0. They scored 244 points and allowed 79. No offensive stats were listed.

1957: Madison West, coached by Fred Jacoby, was the top team running the T-formation to a perfect 8-0-0. They had a high powered offense scoring 333 points

(41.6 points per game) averaging 276 yards rushing and 127 yards passing per game. Win Brockmeyer coached Wausau to a 7-1-0 record employing the Single Wing

offense. They did't score a lot of points, just 217 but they were stingy on defense giving up only 38 points. On offense they averaged 266 yards per game rushing and

40 yards a game passing.

1958: Only one Wisconsin school was listed in the years story. Coach Marv Crowley's Superior Central was the top school posting an 8-0-0 record. Employing the

Split-T offwnse they scored 273 points and allowed 71. Central averaged 373 yards rushing per game and 38 yards passing per game while playing eight players both

way's.

1959: Kenosha was back in the top spot, again under the direction of coach Chuck Joskwhich as they posted an 8-0-0 record. They scored 233 points and allowed

only 64 while piling up 327 yards per game (263 yards per game rushing and 64 yards passing). Coached by John Biolo, Green Bay West employed the Wing-T (As

did Kenosha) and rolled up 183 points while allowing 46. West averaged 180 yards a game rushing and 46 yards a game passing.

1960: Again, only one school was listed in the recap article from that year and it was Green Bay West. Coach John Biolo directed his team to an 7-0-0 record. Still

employing the Wing-T offense they didn't put up a lot of points (Only 171) but they also didn't give up many (49). Their offense did just enough to get the job done as

they averaged 208 yards rushing and 72 yards passing per game a nine players were 2-way men.

1961: Eau Claire Memorial and Madison West were the top two teams of the year. Cy Berg coached Memorial to an 8-0-0 record scoring 236 points and allowing

only 44. They had a fairly balanced offense rushing for 220.4 yards per game and passing for 154.6. Madison West headed by Bert Hable didn't score a lot of points

only 156, but they produced five-shutouts, giving up only 21 points as they drovce to an 8-0-0 record. Not much in the way of offense, 131 yards rushing and 118

yards passing per game but they only allowed about 130 total yards each game.

1962: Sheboygan South rulled the state, rolling to an 8-0-0 mark under the direction of Leroy Anderson. Employing the Wing-T South scored 189 points and gave up

only 47 as they averaged 236 yards rushing and 72 yards passing each game.

1963: Wausau ruled the northern and Waukesha the southern parts of the state this season. Win Brockmeyer was back with another powerhouse squad as Wausau

rolled up 337 points and allowed only 43 running the Single-Wing. They posted a 9-0-0 record, averaging 356 yards rushing per game and 27 yards passing as they

were ranked #1 by the UPI. Kenneth Holub directed Waukesha to an 8-0-0 record and the #2 ranking in the UPI poll. Employing the T-formation the Blackshirts.

scored 187 points and allowed only 40 as they averaged 251 yards rushing and 65 yards passing per game.

1964: Top ranked Oshkosh, coached by Harold Schomerth, was tough on both offense and defense as they scored 253 points and allowed only 31. Their offense

averaged 281 yards rushing per game and 69 yards passing. #2 Superior Central, coached by Marv Crowley, employed the I-formation, as did Oshkosh. Central was

just as productive on offense and stingy on defense, scoring 350 points and allowing only 53. Superior was a bit more balanced on offense as they ran for an average of

ran 273 yards per game and passed for 75. For the first time Wisconsin schools listed their offensive line size as both teams averaged over 200 pounds per man (202 by

Oshkosh and 209 buy Superior Central). Superior had 10 two-way performers.

1965: This year brought a listing of three top Wisconsin teams. The best was Coach Harold Schomorth's 8-0-1 Oshkosh team as they were listed #1 in both the UPI

and AP polls. The team scored 286 points and again was stingy on defense, allowing only 40 points. His squad averaged 329 yards rushing and 35 yards per game

passing. Coach Jim Richardson's Milwaukee Boy's Tech squad posted a perfect 9-0-0 record ranking #2 in the AP the City Conference champion scored 283 points

and posted six shutouts as they allowed only 26 points. Tech averaged 277 rushing yards per game and 32 yards passing. Green Bay East, #2 in the UPI poll, was back

on the list, also posting a 9-0-0 record. Like Tech, East employed the wing-t as they scored 188 points and gave up only 57 behind an offensive line that averaged 208

pounds. They averaged 205 yards rushing and 45 yards passing per game

1966: This season brought one team listed in the yearly article and Neenah was that team. In a coaches poll they were listed as the top team. Coach Ben Meid directed

directed the Rockets to an 8-0-0 record utilizing the Multiple-T formation. Neenah scored 326 points and allowed 33. The team averaged 218 yards rushing and 129

yards passing per game.

1967: 1967 was the final year that Scholastic Coach Magazine listed the top teams in the country. Milwaukee Boy's Tech was the AP top team as they were the only

squad listed, posting a 8-0-0 record. Again cosched by Jim Richardson, Tech scored 272 points and allowing only 40. They averaged rushing for 191 yards and passing

for 116 yards per game.

The PollsAlong with the above listings of top teams of top teams there were newspaper polls who declared the top schools in the state. Prior to the advent of the playoff system

to determine the best team in Wisconsin both the United Press International and The Associated Press presented polls creating a better way of determining a mythical

state champions than any previous way. In 2005 Bob Kieckbusch and Andy McKillop wrote an online article that covered the polls that they were able to discover

for the years 1958-75. Included on the lists below is some additional information going back a few years earlier than 1958. Coach's voted on the UPI poll and sports-

writers voted on the AP poll. Prior to 1958 I found mention in newspaper articles about several teams being "voted #1 by the coaches from around the state". I found

no poll, just the mention in the story. The story made no mention that there was a UPI poll but I have included those citations under the UPI listing below. From 1950-64

there was an AP newspaper weekly story, beginning about the fourth or fifth week of the season and continuing to the end of the season listing the undefeated teams from

around the state and undoubtedly this is where Scholastic Coach got much of their information. In 1961 the UPI split their poll between large and small schools. The

AP poll appeared for the first time in 1965. In 1973 the AP poll split into three team sizes: large, medium and small schools. The last UPI poll found by Kieckbusch and

McKillop was 1971. The first playoffs began in 1969 sponsored by WISAA followed by the WIAA in 1976.

UPI Poll AP Poll

1950 #1 Kernosha (Coaches Poll) 8-0-0 XXX

1955 #1 Kenosha (Coaches Poll) 8-0-0 XXX

1956 #1 Kenosha (Coaches Poll) 8-0-0 XXX

1958 #1 Superior Central 8-0-0 XXX

1958 #2 Waukesha 8-0-0 XXX

1959 #1 Kenosha 8-0-0 XXX

1959 #2 Green Bay West 8-0-0 (Tie) XXX

1959 #2 Shorewood 8-0-0 (Tie) XXX

1960 #1 Green Bay West 8-0-0 XXX

1960 #2 Marinette 7-0-0 XXX

1961 #1 Eau Claire Memorial 8-0-0 (Large) XXX

1961 #2 Madison West 8-0-0 (Large) XXX

1961 #1 Ladysmith 8-0-0 (Small) XXX

1961 #2 Whitefish Bay 7-1-0 (Small) XXX

1962 #1 Sheboygan South 8-0-0 (Large) XXX

1962 #2 Whitefish Bay 8-0-0 (Large) XXX

1962 #1 Cornell 9-0-0 (Small) XXX

1962 #2 Waunakee 8-0-0 (Small) XXX

UPI Poll AP Poll

1963 #1 Wausau 9-0-0 (Large) XXX

1963 #2 Waukesha 8-0-0 (Large) XXX

1963 #1 Thorp 8-0-0 (Small) XXX

1963 #2 Lodi 9-0-0 (Small) XXX

1964 #1 Oshkosh 8-0-0 (Large) XXX

1964 #2 Superior Central 9-0-0 (Large) XXX

1964 #1 Gale-Ettrick 8-0-0 (Small) XXX

1964 #2 Waupaca 9-0-0 (Small) XXX

1965 #1 Oshkosh 8-0-1 (Large) #1 Oshkosh 8-0-1 (Large)

1965 #2 Green Bay East 8-0-1 (Large) #2 Milwaukee Boys Tech 8-0-0 (Large)

1965 #1 Barron 8-0-0 (Small) #1 Randolph 8-0-0 (Small)

1965 #2 Alma 8-0-0 (Small) #2 Lomira 9-0-0 (Large)

1966 #1 Neenah 8-0-0 (Large) #1 Neenah 8-0-0 (Large)

1966 #2 Madison Edgewood 8-0-0 (Large) #2 D.C. Everest 8-0-0 (Large)

1966 #1 Durand 8-0-0 (Small) #1 Durand 8-0-0 (Small)

1966 #2 Denmark 8-0-0 (Small) #2 Denmark 8-0-0 (Small)

1967 #1 Madison La Follette 8-0-0 (Large) #1 Milwaukee Boys Tech 8-0-0 (Large)

1967 #2 Milw. Boys Tech 8-0-0 (Large) #2 Madison La Follette 8-0-0 (Large)

1967 #1 Durand 9-0-0 (Small) #1 Kohler 8-0-0 (Small)

1967 #2 Bloomer 8-0-0 (Small) #2 Stratford 9-0-0 (Small)

1968 #1 Oshkosh 8-0-0 (Large) #1 Oshkosh 8-0-0 (Large)

1968 #2 Madison East 8-0-1 (Large) #2 Madison East 8-0-1 (Large)

1968 #1Greenwood 10-0-0 (Small) #1 Greenwood 10-0-0 (Small)

1968 #2 Boscobel 8-0-0 (Small) #2 Boscobel 8-0-0 (Small)

1969 #1 Fond du Lac 8-0-0 (Large) #1 Antigo 9-0-0 (Large)

1969 #1 Chippewa Falls McDonell 8-0-1 (Small) #1 Gale-Ettrick 8-0-0 (Small)

1969 #2 Gake-Ettrick 8-0-0 (Small) #2 Chippewa Falls McDonell 8-0-1 (Small)

1970 #1 G.B. Premontre 10-0-0 (Large) #1 G.B. Premontre 10-0-0 (Large)

1970 #2 D.C. Everest 9-0-0 (Large) #2 D.C. Everest 9-0-0 (Large)

1970 #1 Auburndale 9-0-0 (Small) #1 Gale-Ettrick 8-0-0 (Small)

1970 #2 Gale-Ettrick 8-0-0 (Small) #2 Kohler 8-0-0 (Small)

1971 #1 Oshkosh 8-0-0 (Large) #1 D.C. Everest 9-0-0 Large)

1971 #2 D.C. Everest 9-0-0 (Large) #2 Oshkosh 8-0-0 (Large)

1971 #1 Elmwood 9-0-0 (Small) #1 Kohler 7-0-1 (Small)

1971 #2 Kohler 7-0-1 (Small) #2 Belleville 9-0-0 (Small) (Tie)

XXX #2 Port Edwards 8-0-0 (Small) (Tie)

1972 #1 Antigo 9-0-0 (Large)

1972 #2 Beloit Memorial 9-0-0 (Large)

1972 #1 Port Edwards 8-0-0 (Small)

1972 #2 Oostburg 8-0-0 (Small)

1973 #1 Antigo 9-0-0 (Large)

1973 #2 Beloit Memorial 9-0-0 (Large)

1973 #1 Mosinee 9-0-0 (Medium)

1973 #2 Ripon 9-0-0 (Medium)

1973 #1 Marathon 9-0-0 (Small)

1973 #2 Spring Valley 9-0-0 (Small)

1974 #1 Fond du Lac 8-0-0 (Large)

1974 #2 Janesville Craig 8-0-0 (Large)

1974 #1 Little Chute 8-0-0 (Medium)

1974 #2 Colby 10-0-0 (Medium)

1974 #1 Princeton 8-0-0 (Small)


1975 #1 Antigo 9-0-0 (Large)

1975 #2 La Crosse Logan 8-0-0 (Large)

1975 #1 Neilsville 10-0-0 (Medium)

1975 #2 Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 9-0-0 (Medium)


1975 #2 Iola-Scandinavia 9-0-0 (Small)

Oshkosh finished #1 four times in the UPI polls. Kenosha finished #1 one time in the UPI poll and three times it was mentioned in the newspapers that they were #1 in

the "Coaches Poll". Antigo finished three times as #1 in the AP polls. Oshkosh finished the 1965 season as the only team with a blemish (A tie in their 8-0-1 season) for

large schools. Chippewa Falls McDonell (8-0-1) in 1969 and Kohler (7-0-1) in 1971 were the only small teams to finish with a blemish. Whitefish Bay finished #2 in

the 1961 small school poll the #2 in 1962 in the large school poll. 1967 and 1971 are the only seasons the two polls differed as to the #1 team. Green Bay Pfremontre,

the 1970 champion is the only none public school to end up #1 in either poll.

1950 Kenosha H. S. 8-0-0 #1 ranked team in the "coaches poll"

Coached by Chuck Jaskwhich

45 Fond du Lac 14

45 Racine Horlick 0

60 Beloit 0


27 Racine Park 7

14 Madison East 12

44 Janesville 7

57 Madison West 7

346 54

With Alan Ameche leading the way with 102 carries, 821 yards and 18 td's the Red Devils roared past all eight opponents and averaged 43.3 points per game while

giving only 6.8 points per game.

1950 Green Bay East 8-0-0 Coached by Al Reed

37 West De Pere 0

35 Sheboygan Central 14

9 Oshkosh 0

30 Fond du Lac 0

14 Appleton 6

21 Manitowoc 0

32 Sheboygan North 0

28 Green Bay West 6

206 26

Considered the top team in northern Wisconsin, the East Wildcats were led by Bob "Toughy" Young, a fleet footed halfback who carried the ball 113 times for 1153

yards, a 10.2 average per carry and 19 td's.

1950 Arcadia H. S. 7-0-0

Undefeated, Untied, Unscored Upon Coached by Bill Cashen

30 Gailsville 0

40 Durand 0

27 Augusta 0

33 Osseo 0

28 Whitehall 0

54 Black River Falls 0

26 Mondovi 0

238 0

1953 Wausau H.S. 8-0-0 Coached by Win Brockmeyer

13 LaCrosse Central 6

31 Antigo 0

47 Rhinelander 0

21 Merrill 14


46 Marshfield 12

20 Stevens Point 0

20 Marinette 13

231 39

Wausau again had a powerfull team as the Lumberjacks rolled to an undefeated season. For several years Wausau had been criticized for playing what many thought

was a soft schedule, playing mainly conference opponents. Having the largest by far student population in the Big Rivers Conference, Coach Brockmeyer advocated

adding such schools as LaCrosse Central, Marinette (Two teams they played in 1953) and Eau Claire Memorial to strengthen things up in the conference and drop

some of the smaller schools. The conference re-aligned in 1956 with all three schools joining the Big Rivers. Because of their winning reputation it was often hard for

Wausau to schedule non-conference opponents. Their large school size remained an issue until the late 1960's when Wausau's school population was split between three

schools: Wausau East (The original campus), Wausau West (New school) and D.C. Everest (A blend of some Wausau students and those from Scofield and Roth-

child). The spliting of the school population led to the demise of Wausau's dominance in the area and allowed schools like Antigo and D.C. Everest to come to

prominance. The Lumberjacks in 1953 were led by Jim Tremel (127-848-6.7-9)

1954 Green Bay West H.S. 8-0-0

Coached by John Biolo

20 Green Bay Catholic Central 13


27 Oshkosh 7

10 Manitowoc 7

14 Sheboygan Central 0

34 Fond du Lac 7

26 Appleton 0

13 Green Bay East 6

165 46

Riding a 32-game undefeated streak, West won the Fox River Valley Conference for the fourth consecutive season. Led by quarterback Dick LaTour who had stats of

59-25-3-483-4 passing and 32-179-5.6-5 rushing. Fred Scheffen ran for 90-651-7.2- 7. 2-time All Conference back Bill Anderson gained 58-329-5.7-11 plus he

kicked 17 extra points and 1 field goal for 86 points. Their undefeated streak would end the next season after 35 games.

1955 Kenosha H.S. 8-0-0 #1 ranked team in the state "coaches poll"


12 Waukegan, IL. 7

35 Janesville 7

40 Beloit 13


48 Racine Park 21

41 Racine Horlick 13

13 Madison West 0

41 Madison East 21

278 88

All-American halfback Eddie Hart was the leader of the Red Devil attack (75-1033-13.8-14 td's and 2 extra points). Sophomore quarterback Tom Bonofiglio (53-39-

2-633-6) and fullback Chuck Hujik (67-536-8.0-6) were additional offensive stars.

1956 Kenosha H.S. 8-0-0 #1 ranked team in the state "coaches poll"


13 Waukegan, IL. 12

26 Madison West 7

27 Janesville 7

19 Madison East 13

44 Racine Park 13

25 Racine Horlick 13

33 Beloit 13


333 92

Tom Bonofiglio (71-58-4-979-7) was back for his junior year as he led the Red Devils to their second consecuttive mythical state title and the third of the decade. The

running game was powered by Sr. Wayne Cog (83-669-8.1-7) and future actor and star of the 1980's hit tv series "Hill Street Blues" junior fullback Daniel J. Travanti

(Starting only four games), he rushed 53-425-8.0-7

1958 Superior Central H.S. 8-0-0 #1 in the UPI poll

Coached by Marv Crowley

39 St. Cloud Cathedral, MN. 6



39 Superior East 0

58 Ashland 0


13 Duluth East, MN. 12

22 International Falls, MN. 20

263 71

Halfback Don VanBibber led the team with 17 td's while rushing 81 times for 972 yards and a a 12.0 average per carry.

1960 Green Bay West 7-0-0 #1 U.P.I. Coached by John Biolo

7 Oshkosh 6

20 Sheboygan South 0

14 Appleton 13

14 Manitowoc 7


46 Fond du Lac 9

43 Green Bay East 14

171 43

While piling up up only seven wins in as many games the team was voted the top team in the state. Many college coaches and newspaper reporters thought that this was

"the perfect team" because of the way they were coached and how precisely they performed. On the first team All-Fox Valley team the entire backfield consisting of

quarterback Jim Hennog who led the conference in rushing and scoring, halfback Allan Reichwald, halfback Ron Schafer and fullback Fran Hyska.

1961 Eau Claire Memorial H.S. 8-0-0 Ranked

#1 in the U.P.I. poll Coached by Cy Berg


47 La Crosse Logan 0

20 Menominee (MI) 6

26 La Crosse Central 6

53 Menomonie (WI) 6

27 Marinette 6

13 Wausau 7

25 Chippewa Falls 7

236 44

Led by All-America Quarterback Dick Hanson who was 99-59-8-1216-12 passing and 65-610-7 rushing. Hansonalso returned 2 kickoffs for 169 yards and 2 td's,

returned 4-punts for 54 yards and 3 interceptions for 61 yards. He had 9 total td;s and scored 18 extra points. Fullback Mike Pope carried 65 times for 501 yards

yards and 4td's in 5-games. All-State receiver Dick Arnold had 22 catches for 663 yards and 9 td receptions with another td rushing. End Terry Bell was 20-334-4

receiving and TE Dale Lyon was 11-196-0. As a team Memorial gained 1763 yards rushing and 1237 yards passing while holding opponents to 844 yards rushing and

296 yards passing ( 375.5 total yards per game average vs. a 142.5 average).

1961 Weyauwega 8-0-0 Undefeated, untied and scored upon

Coached by Keith French

20 Seymour 0

27 Omro 0

51 Plainfield 0

32 Waupaca 0

24 Manawa 0

6 Bonduel 0

27 Marion 0

28 Wittenberg 0

215 0

QB Jack Woldt led the team, passing 70-37-2-579-7.

1963 Wausau H. S. 9-0-0 Ranked #1 in the UPI poll

Coached by Win Brockmeyer

32 Marinette 24

49 Stevens Point 12


47 Eau Claire North 0

12 Eau Claire Memorial 0

53 Menomonie 7

38 Eau Claire Central 0

13 Superior Central 0

54 Chippewa Falls 0

337 43

H.S. All-American RB Art Kuchl led the team with 127 carries, 1140 yards, for a 9.0 yards per carry average and he scored 163 points. This was Win Brockmeyer's

last great team.

1964 Oshkosh H.S. 8-0-0 Ranked #1 in the UPI poll

Coached by Hal Schumerth

31 Green Bay East 0

21 Madison East 12

14 Appleton 0

40 Green Bay Southwest 6

18 Oshkosh North 7

61 Fond du Lac 6

21 Manitowoc 0


28 Green Bay West 0

253 31

Led by honorable mention All-American fullback Roger Lienhard (145-780-5.3-13+6) the Indians averaged 281 yards per game rushing and 69 yards passing

1964 Superior Central H.S. 9-0-0 Ranked #2

in the UPI poll Coached by Marv Crowley

32 Brainard, MN. 6

14 Antigo, WI. 6

45 St. Paul Highland Park, MN. 0


48 Crosby-Ironton, MN. 7



62 Duluth East, MN. 7

20 Wausau, WI. 0

350 52

Led by Honorable Mention All-Americans fullback Bob Olson (131-814-6.2-14) and halfback Ed Paquette (92-505-5.5-12) the Vikings again ruled the north.

1964 Platteville H. S. 8-0-0 Coached by Verne Vradenburg

32 Lancaster 0

27 Mt. Horub 0

6 Dodgeville 0

27 Mineral Point 0

46 Darlington 0

18 Boscobel 7

53 Prairie du Chien 0

33 Cuba City 0

242 7

Fullback Larry Butson was the power behind the Hillman's great season as he rushed 174-1096-6.3-17 and leading the team with 112 tackles

1965 Milwaukee Boy's Tech #2 by the A.P. 9-0-0

Coached by Jim Richardson

40 Milwaukee Juneau 0

26 Milwaukee Washington 7

26 Milwaukee Lincoln 13

12 Milwaukee Bay View 6

39 Milwaukee Pulaski 0

32 Milwaukee Riverside 0

58 Delafield St. John's Military Acad. 0

12 Milwaukee Custer 0

38 Milwaukee South 0

283 26

1966 Neenah H. S. 8-0-0 #1 in the AP and UPI

polls Coached by Ben Meixl

19 Monona Grove 13

48 Clintonville 0

35 Kaukauna 7

28 Kimberly 6

47 Menasha 0

46 New London 7

61 Shawano 0

42 Two Rivers 0

326 33

Gary Loose was the team leader and All-State quarterback who passed 93-41-4-822-11. The running game was led by Chuck Wismer who carried 80 times for 728

yards and 14 td's. Junior Dan Jankowski was the team leader as the top receiver (13 catches for 196 yards and 4 td's) as well as kicking 31 extra points.

1967 Milwaukee Boy's Tech 8-0-0 #1 by the A.P.

and #2 by the UPI. Coached by Jim Richardson

18 Milwaukee Marshall 0

26 Milwaukee South 0

14 Milwaukee Rufus King 6

46 Milwaukee Washington 14

32 Milwaukee Pulaski 7

41 Milwaukee Custer 7


55 Milwaukee Riverside 0

272 40

1969 Eau Claire Memorial 8-1-0

Coached by Cy Berg

51 Superior Central 20

19 Schofield D.C. Everest 14

54 Hopkins (MN) 12

42 Chippewa Falls 0

59 La Crosse Central 6


26 Menomonie 13

6 Wausau 13


334 90

Memorial again produced an All-America quarterback in Greg Bohleg who was 196-118-9-1834-20 passing and 84-452-5.4-4 plus seven extra points. Bohlig wasn't

the only star as All-State back Tom Poquette gained 708 yards on 113 carries and scored 18 td's and 5 extra points. Receiving he hauled in 25-546-4, returned 6 kick-

offs for 184 yards and 1-td. He also returned 7 punts for 70 yards and scored 23 td's and 143 points overall. All-State receiver Rich Hagen caught 50 balls for 647

yards and 7 td's.

1969 Chilton H.S. 8-0-0 Ranked #8 in the A.P. Coached by Neil Nelson

poll and #11 by the U.P.I. Undefeated, Untied, Unscored Upon

7 Sun Prairie 0

48 Evansville 0


47 Kiel 0

33 Valders 0

53 Sheboygan Falls 0

40 Plymouth 0

62 New Holstein 0

363 0

Pro football Hall-of-Fame tight end Dave Casper played linebacker also for this great team. When they needed to punt, which wasn't often, Casper handled those chores

as well. He caught 9 passes for 231 yards and 4 td’s. Nick Pfeffer led the team with 11 receptions for 184 yards and 3 td's. Bob Hanssen led the team with 86 carries

for 747 yards and 16 td’s. Quarterback Jeff Thompson was 37-24-0-486-9 passing. He split duties with Ken Schommek was 40-20-1-214-5. Chilton forced 38

turnovers (21 fumbles and 17 interceptions) vs 7 (6 fumbles and 1 interception) for themselves. Chilton held opponents to 116 yards rushing and 283 yards for 399 total

yards while they gained 1882 yards rushing and 700 yards passing!!!!! Their final game against New Holstein was typical of their great play. Chilton gained 314 yards

(202 rushing,112 passing) and held New Holstein to minus 49 yards rushing and only 25 yards passing while picking off 6 passes!!



Antigo dominated the state from 1969-1982 winning three mythical state titles and three WIAA playoff titles. D.C. Everest won a mythical title in 1971 as well as three

three WIAA titles in the 1980's. Manitowoc won three consecutive playoff titles and 48 consective wins between 1983-87 Manitowoc's records are posted in the

"The Great Winning Streaks" section of this file.

1970 Green Bay Premontre 12-0-0 #1 in both the UPI and AP polls

The only team from a private school to be named #1 in either of the polls.

Coached by Ron Miller

35 Little Chute St. John 16

34 Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 0

14 DePere Abbot Pennings 13

25 Madison Edgewood 20

28 Oshkosh Lourdes 0

36 Manitowoc Roncalli 0

61 Menasha St. Mary 12

45 Marinette Central 6

25 Appleton Xavier 0

36 Milwaukee Don Bosco 16

6 La Crosse Aquinas 0

317 83

The Cadets won the second WISAA state championship as they cruised to the title game and atop the polls.

1972 Antigo H. S. 9-0-0 #1 in the UPI and AP polls

Coached by Gordon Schofield

34 Marshfield Columbus 0

36 Wausau West 0

27 D.C. Everest 16

24 Shawano 0

33 Rhinelander 0


49 Merrill 14

55 Marshfield 0

28 Stevens Point 14

333 44

This was the best of the three Antigo teams that won the title as "mythical state champion". They were a running ballclub, gaining 2996 yards on the ground and passing

for only 336 yards. On defense the Red Robins gave up only 813 yards rushing and 615 yards passing. The offense were led by Joe Pilecky (159-1335-8.4-18) and

Dave Packard (120-744-6.2-10).

1978 Antigo H.S. 12-0-0 Division 1 Champions

Coached by Gordon Schofield

14 Stevens Point 13

33 Rhinelander 7


21 Marshfield 6

28 D.C. Everest 7


63 Shawano 14

36 Wausau East 7

35 Wausay West 12

49 Merrill 21


21 Madison Memorial 14

412 130

Of the three Antigo teams that won WIAA playoff titles, the 1978 team was probably the best. All-American Jerry Schedlbauer carried the team to the title by rushing

271 times for 1842 yards, a 6.8 average per carry and a whopping 34 touchdowns and four extra points for a total of 208 points.

1980 Cashton 8-0-0 Coached by Gary Hanson

Shutouts in 19 of 20 Games 45 West Salem 0

20 Martin Luther Prep 0

35 New London 0

32 Bangor 0

55 Hillsboro 0

36 Necedah 0

22 Royal 0

34 Wonewoc Center 0

279 0

1981 Cashton 12-0-0 11-Shutouts

Division 6 Champions Coached by Gary Hanson

33 West Salem 0

13 North Crawford 0

27 Bangor 0

35 Necedah 0

39 New Lisbon 0

24 Stratford 3

35 Wonewoc Center 0

32 Hillsboro 0

40 Royal 0

21 DeSoto 0

36 Black Hawk 0

32 Poynette 0

367 3

Cashton did not make the playoffs in 1980 due to playing only eight games but they swept through the next season and won the Division 6 title in 1981. 1980 Cashton is

is the last school to have a undefeated, untied and unscored upon season. They shut out all eight opponents that season and then held the first five opponents in 1981

scoreless. That set a state record record for the most consecutive shutouts (13). After Stratford scored a field goal in game six in 1981 Cashton then proceeded to shut

out the remaining six opponents. That made it 19 shutouts in 20 games!!! The 1981 Eagles were led by backs Brucde Hemmersbach (240-1279-5.3-14) and Eric

Schwarz (130-697-5.3-7).

1983 Schofield D.C. Everest 13-0-0 Division 1

Champion Coached by Wayne Steffenhagen

44 Green Bay Premontre 12

34 Stevens Point 23

48 Wausau East 14


34 Wausau West 0

31 Marshfield 6

55 Rhinelander 0


42 Merrill 13

28 Antigo 13

31 Janesville Craig 0

28 Superior 25

28 Waukesha North 14

458 120

The first of four playoff championships (Winning again in 1989, 1998 and 2003), the Evergreens had a high powered offense to go along with a tough defense. Quarterback

Brian Owen passed 162-111-7-1609-16 and ran 106-587-7. The running game was led by halfback Mark Tughkowski with 169-1101-13 and fullback Steve Zagerbacki

with 180-1029-14. All-State defensive back Paul Gauerke intercepted 10 passes and on offense led the team in receiving with 53-738-7.

1984 Manawa H. S. 10-1-0 10 Consecutive Shut-outs.

Coached by Ron Lieberman

20 Oconto Falls 0

35 Wild Rose 0

42 Waupaca 0

12 Sciocton 0

34 Wittenburg-Biramwood 0

47 Rosholt 0

28 Marion 0

29 Bonduel 0

21 Weyauwega 0

21 Amherst 0

24 Pestigo 27

263 27

Manawa rolled through the first 10-games, shutting out all of their opponents, winning the Central Wisconsin Conference Big Schools Championship, before they ran into

a very tough Pestigo (The 1983 Division 5 champions) squad. They were led by junior quarterback Brian Rill (118-69-3-1288-11) and runningback Bob Lowery (131-

780-10) and Al Goris (117-712-13td's plus 32-35 on extra points and 3-4 on field goals for 119 points)

1986 Sratford H.S. 12-0-0 Division 5 Champions

Coached by Thomas Knauf

10 Shutouts

37 Loyal 0

21 Rosholt 6

20 Edgar 7

21 Marathon 0

28 Spencer 0

34 Abbotsford 0

25 Pittsville 0

28 Rib Lake 0

38 Athens 0

28 Manawa 0

7 Crivitz 0

13 Desoto 0

300 13

1989 Marinette H.S. 13-0-0

Division 2 State Champions Coached by Joel Hauner

57 De Pere 29

42 Pulaski 20

58 Clintonville 12

36 New London 19

37 Bay Port 0

59 West De Pere 8

64 Shawano 0

42 Ashwaubenon 0

44 Seymour 7

24 Rhinelander 7

26 Ashwaubenon 19

35 Middleton 33

43 New Berlin Eisenhower 19

567 192

Led by All-State Back Jeff Messenger who showed his prowess as a running quarterback and as a tremendous defensiveback. Messenger carried the ball 307 times for

2357 yards and 44 td's and 13-2pt.runs. As a team Marinette scored a record 567 points averaging 43.6 points per game. Several years later Mayville reset the record

(Which has been broken several times simce).



Monroe, with their 43-game winning streak, as the top team of the 1990's as the Cheesemakers won three consecutive Division #2 titles (In addition to winning in 1986).

Their stats are listed in the "The Great Winning Streaks" section of the file. Large school champion Hartland Arrowhead rolled to three titles also as they dominated

the large school division.

1992 Appleton West 13-0-0 Division 1 Champions

Coached by Paul Engen

38 Manitowoc 0


31 Oshkosh North 6

28 Menasha 13

13 Appletpn East 6

77 Kimberly 27

49 Neenah 7

17 Kaukauna 7

31 Oshkosh West 0

12 Green Bay Preble 7

27 Green Bay East 7

52 LaCrosse Central 12

17 Kenosha Tremper 7

433 99

All-State runningback Jason McGlone was the leading force for the champion Terrors. He led the team rushing 284-1836-27, receiving 13-162-2 and kicking 8-10 in

field goals and 54- of 56 on extra points for a total of 252 points scored. All-State teammate John Ostwald was great tackler and collected five interceptions as a def-

ensive back.

1994 Hartland Arrowhead 13-0-0 Division 1 Champion

Coached by Tom Taraska

27 Milwaukee Thomas More 6

36 Racine Case 7

6 Oak Creek 0

47 West Allis Central 0

42 Waukesha South 8

49 Waukesha West 7

18 Waukesha North 0

41 Racine Park 0

14 Mukwonago 13

42 Hartford 15

28 Sun Prairie 14

24 Schofield D.C. Everest 7

19 Muskego 16

393 93

Coach Taraska had a very successful run at Arrowhead leading the team to four of their six division 1 titles and coaching five runner-up squads. The 1994 Warhawks.

played field position most of the season so they didn't pile up big offensive stats. Donny Eicher was a great linebacker as he earned State and Waukesha County

Player of the Year awards. Offensive lineman Matt Snyder, linebacker Kevin Brown, defensive lineman Mike Seifert and defensive back Jonathan Hughes were all

All-Waukesha County players. State finals opponent Muskego was a fellow member of the Southwest Conference but because of the large number of teams in the

conference they didn't meet each other during the regular season.

1994 Mayville H.S. 13-0-0

Division 4 State Champions Coached by Alex Hilber

49 Wisconsin Lutheran 7

38 Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs 7


42 Lomira 0

56 North Fond du Lac 0

38 Laconia 0

49 Horicon 0

42 Marksen 6

35 Campbellsport 0

48 Kewaunee 0

41 Reedsville 12

35 Broadhead-Juda 7

47 Baldwin-Woodville 0

569 45

Mayville steamrolled through it's opposition, averaging 43.8 points and 399 yards per game, allowing only 117 yards per game on defense. Colin Gassner kicked 77

extra points as running back Jeremy Budahn scored 204 points on 34 touchdowns. After losing the Division 4 title to Baldwin-Woodville in 1992, coach Alex Hilber

came back and directed Mayville to to the title as his won second state title. The first was coaching Casseville to an undefeated, 12-0-0 season in 1982.

1994 Milwaukee Marquette H.S. 12-0-0

Division 1 WISAA Champion Coached by Dick Basham


19 Milwaukee Tech 10

28 Milwaukee Lutheran 14

38 Milwaukee Pius 0

20 Racine St. Catherine's 0

35 Milwaukee Thomas More 0

28 Madison East 0

45 Whitefish Bay Dominican 0

17 Waukesha Catholic Memorial 9

34 Milwaukee Lutheran 0


31 Waukesha Catholic Memorial 0

437 40

Quarterback Jake Josetti directed the offense as he passed 113-71-5-1126-8 and ran 65-603-7. Running backs Geoff Boyer, 101-683-9, and Mike Schuler were

top backfield teammates. Kicker Joe Czukas hit on 47 extra points and 5 field goals including a 54 yarder in the championship game. Nose guard Dave Wolter was a

force to be reconed with as he had 22 sacks and 19 tackles for loss alomg with 84 other tackles.

1997 Flambeau H.S. Tony, WI 13-0-0 High scoring team with 9 shutouts

Division 6 Champions Coached by Darrell Gago

43 Turtle Lake 0

66 Webster 0

48 Bruce 0

65 Grantsburg 13

54 Frederick 0

58 Clear Lake 0

59 Shell Lake 0

69 Cameron 0

43 Holcombe 0

51 Prairie Farm 6

14 Luck 12

20 Abbotsford 0

28 River Ridge 14

618 45

Quarterback Troy Gago passed for 861yards on 90-49-3-16 td's. He rushed 173-1507-27 TD's. End Brian Leonard hauled in 24 receptions for 564 yards and 12 td's.

Teams from the Marawood Conference dominated first, Division 5 in 2001, then Division 6 for the period between 2003-10. After finishing second in 2000, Edgar

rolled to the the Division 5 title in 2001. Stratford then won six consecutive Division #6 championships between 2003-08 and recorded 47-straight wins during the

streak. Conference foe Edgar won two titles and finished second twice. Runner-up in 1999, Lancaster won five Division #4 titles, including three consecutive crowns

between 2000-02.

1998 Schofield D.C. Everest 14-0-0 Division 1

Champion Coached by Wayne Steffenhagen

41 Wausau West 14


55 Menominee, MI. 34

48 Merrill 0

28 Wausau East 21

35 Marshfield 14

48 Rhinelander 12

56 Stevens Point 6

39 Antigo 22


28 Marshfield 21

28 Appleton East 7


14 Oak Creek 12

563 266

What defines a "great team"? A strong offense to go with a good defense? Usually. Everest sometimes had a porous defense, allowing a record for chanpionship

teams 266 points on the season. But what often dictates term "great team" is how they overcome adversity and find a way to win. Down in the score in the third

period in as many as five of their games the Evergreens hung tough and forged ahead to victory. No game defines their resolve as the second game of the season

against Wisconsin Rapids, a 70-63 (Second highest combined score by two teams) win. 19 touchdowns and 133 points scored. 1294 yards combined total offense. The

Wausau Daily Herald called it the "Greatest Game Ever Played in Wisconsin High School Football History". Yes it had great offense…over 700 yards combined rushing

and over 500 yards combined passing. Three players rushed for at least 100 yards and three players hauled in at least 100 yards receiving. There were turnovers that led

to scores. Wisconsin Rapids back Nathan Dahlt had four and all led to Everest scores. And yet, Dahl turned in the top performance of any player scoring seven touch-

downs , rushing for 191 yards, receiving passes for 109 yards and gaining 137 yards in returns!!! Everest countered with Jesse Spatz rushing 30 times for 282 yards and

four touchdowns and receiver Derek Abney caught 10 passes for 198 yards and three touchdowns. It was a true barnburner.

In the state championship game against Oak Creek, a team that averaged 42.3 points a game and they had two 1000 yard rushers and another with 900 yards on the

season running behind an offensive line that had players who weighed 315, 264, 303, 258 and 306 pounds. Nine of their players earned division 1 scholarships. But,

Everest wa able to overcome as they had all seaon to squeeze out the victory. The sign of a "great team".

On the season Derek Abney earned State Player of the Year hauling in 62 passes for 1323 yards and 13 td's. Quarterback Justin John was a top passer whith 196

passing attempts, 115 completions, 10 interceptions, 2069 yards and 19 touchdowns. Running back Jesse Spatz had 1865 yards and 36 touchdowns on 273 carries.

John Thompson contributed with 1080 yards on 139 carries and he scored 10 td's.

1999 Owen-Withee H. S. 14-0-0 Division 6

Champion Coached by Terry Laube

28 Stevens Point Pacelli 14

57 Athens 24

13 Fall Creek 7

35 Marathon 0

38 Gilman 0

55 Washburn 20

66 Loyal 13

30 Augusta 14

42 Thorp 22

34 Abbotsford 22

13 Pepin 0

35 Wausaukee 0

12 Flambeau 0

54 Mineral Point 6

512 142

The Blackhawks were led by a powerful running game featuring Brad Scholes (279-1749-23 plus 3 2-point conversions) and Jeff Tolzman (184-1740-27) as they

averaged 355 yards in total offense and allowed only 166.6 yards per game.

2000 Oshkosh North H. S. 14-0-0 Division 1

Champions 10-Shutouts Coached by Steve Jorgensen

27 Appleton West 0

28 Kaukauna 0

19 Fond du Lac 6

48 Menasha 0

33 Appleton North 0

33 Kimberly 0

41 Appleton East 7

14 Neenah 0

34 Oshkosh West 0

29 Manitowoc 8

35 Oshkosh West 0

23 Fond du Lac 0


28 Hartland Arrowhead 0

419 34

The Spartan's were led by the Wisconsin State Player of the Year, Darrin Charles who caught 63 passes for 1200 yards and 18 td's plus 10 interception on defense..

Nick Wara was a second team all-state quarterback on 182-97-10-2082-27td's passing. He also carried the ball 134 times for 835 yards and 17 td's. Ben Zinth

was the top rusher on the squad as he ran 338 times for 2166 yards and 17 td's.

2000 Sheboygan Falls 14-0-0 Strong offense with 11 shutouts on defense

Division 3 Champions Coached by Dan Juedes

35 Luxemberg-Casco 0

35 Waupun 0

42 Kiel 0

54 Manitowoc Roncalli 0

43 Kewaskum 0

50 Two Rivers 0

26 Plymouth 21

47 New Holstein 0

47 Campbellsport 0

35 Berlin 0

34 Chilton 0

27 Watertown Luther Prep 14

28 Waunakee 9

41 Green Bay Notre Dame 0

544 44

RB Matt Kimmler, 241-1943-28 td's with 3 2-pt. conversions le4d the offense along with RB Nick Weber who gained 215-1344-15. On defense Ryan Van De Loo

had 137 tackles followed by John Gritt with 100 tackles and John Walsh contributed 66 tackles and 15.5 sacks. The team offense rushed for 4594 yards and passed for

783 yards. The defense allowed 677 yards rushing and 1095 yards passing with 36 turnovers (15 fumbles and 21 interceptions.

2001 Lancaster H.S. 14-0-0 Division 4 Champion

Coached by John Hoch

48 Fennimore 12

49 Westby 10

35 Richland Center 0

38 Platteville 7

54 Dodgeville 14

50 Cuba City 27

54 Mineral Point 6

50 Prairie du Chien 34

56 River Valley 13

52 Lodi 14

49 Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 20

30 Salem 14

50 Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs 23

49 Kewaunee 20

664 214

This was the second of Lancaster's three consecutive (2000-02) division 4 championships powered by a high scoring offense (47.4 points per game). The high octane

offense was led by runningbacks Jon Schmitz who ran 99-1626-16.4-21 and Andy Hoch 185-1565-8.5-26. Quarterback Nat Rolland passed 116-64-4-1070-14 and

ran 86-740-8.6-13. The top receivers were David Driscoll.with 30 catches for 399 yards, 5 td's and Zach Hampton hauled in 19 balls for 360 yards and 7 td's.

2006 Franklin 14-0-0 Division 2 Champions

Coached by Jeff Klemp

42 South Milwaukee 14

42 Racine Horlick 6


14 Racine Park 6

49 Racine Case 8

35 Burlington 14

35 Oak Creek 8

21 Kenosha Bradford/Reuther 19

22 Muskego 8

50 Westosha Central 14

29 West Allis Hale 27

58 Milwaukee Pius XI 23

18 Monona Grove 7

36 Brookfield Central 29 (OT)

484 190

Playing in a conference where the Sabercats had one of the smallest school populations (Seven of their conference foes were Division 1 teams) they hung tough in a few

close games including a very exciting overtime championship game vs. Brookfield Central. Rob Evans was the great quarterback passing 261-141-10-2156-28 and

rushing 144-910-6.5-6. Runningback Ryan Lawrence was 180-1055-5.9-21 and receivers Geoff Stuhr hauled in 48-848-17.7-10 and Eric Kossoris was 48-828-

17.3-10.

2009 Edgar 14-0-0 Division 6 Champions

High scoring team with 11 shutouts Coached by Jerry Sinz

39 Chippewa Falls McDonell 0

48 Cadott 6

43 Rib Lake/Prentice 0

58 Chequamegon 0

57 Auburndale 0

43 Pittsville 0

49 Phillips 0

41 Stratford 0

61 Marathon 0

41 Wausau Newman 7

50 Coleman 0


25 Hurley 0

47 Eau Claire Regis 7

652 20

Quite possibly the best of Edgar's teans fron this time frame the 2009 team was a tremendous all-around unit. Justin Sinz was the state player of the year at quarterback

passing 176-101-5-1897-25 and rushing 64-494-12 td's. He scored 13 total td's, kicked 67 extra points, scored 8-2 point conversions and 4 field goals for 165 points.

2009 Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs H.S. 14-0-0

Division 5 Champions Coached by Bob Hyland

35 Campbellsport 0

48 Elkhorn 0

45 Horicon/Hustisford 0

45 Mayville 0

53 Kettle Moraine Lutheran 6

24 Winnebago Lutheran 7

57 Laconia 13

46 Lomira 0


45 Random Lake 20

47 Greendale Martin Luther 7

34 Cedar Grove-Belgium 7

14 Lancaster 7

42 Arcadia 7

584 81

Led by QB Mitchell Beau (134-76-4-1478-22 passing and 84-529-6.3-14 rushung) the Ledgers stormed through the season averaging 41.7 points per game and only

allowing 5.8 points per game. RB's Anthony Parker (178-1290-7.2-18) and Brian Fellers (123-780-6.3-16) contributed to the balanced attack. Eric Martin hauled in

31-589-11 as the teams leading receiver.


Teams 2010-

2010 Kenosha Bradford 11-2-0

A great offensive team that didn’t win the state championship.

Coached by Jed Kennedy

49 Burlington 14

48 Stevens Point 17

56 Racine Park 6

55 Oak Creek 20

63 Racine Horlick 9

69 Muskego 44

61 Racine Case 14

35 Franklin 40



54 Badger 24


15 Waukesha West 30

673 261

This high powered offense averaged 51.8 points a game. As a team they rushed for 4781 yards and passed for 973. All State runningback Melvin Gordon carried only

158 times for 2009 yards, a 12.7 yards per carry average and 38 rushing td's (41 td's overall). Quarterback Gino DeBartolo passed 77-45-3-907-8 and ran 113-1119-

9.9-14. Runningback Vonte Jackson ran 70-956-13.7-11 and back Quanzell Murphy contributed 87-558-6.4-14. Though they lost two games and failed to make the

title game the Red Devils rolled up at least 50 points in eight of their games.

2010 Edgar H.S. 14-0-0 Division 6 Chanpions

Coached by Jerry Sinz

29 Spencer/Columbus Catholic 0


68 Chequamegon 0

49 Auburndale 0

51 Pittsville 0

60 Phillips 0

32 Strattford 0

60 Chippewa Falls McDonell Central 7

53 Marathon 7

29 Athens 6

23 Iola-Scandinavia 20


37 Blair-Taylor 13

6 Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 3

599 67

Edgar won their 6th state title under coach Jerry Sinz as they opened the season with seven streight shutouts and they steamrolled over 12 of their 14 opponents. Coach

Sinz first directed the Wildcats to the title in 1978. Jorie Skrzpchak led the team in rushing, carring 198-1483-7.5-32 followed by Reed Lehman with 80-796-9.9-10

and Kyle Schuller with 60-645-10.8-11.

2011 Waunakee H.S. 14-0-0 Division 2 Champion

Coached by Pat Rice

55 Madison Edgewood 19

57 Monroe 6

39 Mt. Horob/Barnaveld 0

46 Oregon 6

56 Reedburg 0

50 Sauk Prairie 0

62 Baraboo 6

55 Portage 7

14 DeForest 10

63 LaCrosse Logan 22

49 Onalaska 14

17 DeForest 7

21 Menomonie 19

45 Waterford 0

629 116

After scoring 539 points in 2009 and 611 in 2010 the Warriors rolled to their third straight Division 2 title. Finishing 14-0-0 in 2011 and earning a 41-1-0 record the

past three years, they were led by Leo Musso who rushed for 277-2382-8.6-39. Other stars on offense were quarterback Hunter Dagner (125-92-3-1507-17) who

completed a spectacular 73.6% and kicker Jack Russell who was a perfect 70 of 70 on extra point kicks and added 5 field goals. All three gathered various All State

honors.

2011 West De Pere H.S. 14-0-0 Division 3 Champions

Coached by Bill Turnquist

61 Denmark 0

27 Waupaca 7

39 Oconto Falls 0

49 Marinette 7

42 Luxemburg-Casco 6

56 Shawano 0

38 New London 0

23 Seymour 7

42 Hortonville 0

41 Fox Valley Lutheran 0


27 Marinette 7

53 Green Bay Notre Dame 0


563 58

Quarterback Jay Tollefson passed and ran the Phantoms offense and gained All-State honors. Tollefson passed 189-105-7-1579-20 and ran 201-1534-7.6-28. RB

RB Brandon Carter ran 223-1131-5.1-19. Only Wisconsin Lutheran challenged them and that was for the state title.

2011 Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs H.S. 14-0-0

Division 5 Champions Coached by Bob Hyland

38 Lomira 0

47 Ozaukee 6


61 Horicon/Hustisford 0

48 Mayville 0

42 Winnebago Lutheran 18

42 Laconia 0

40 Omro 7

53 Kettle Moraine Lutheran 7

55 Ozaukee 6

45 Manitowoc Lutheran 0

27 Oshkosh Lourdes Academy 0

38 Edgar 0

24 Schiocton 0

622 44

Directed by Coach Bob Hyland, Wisconsin's winningest high school football coach, the Ledgers crushed their opponents by a 44.2 to a 3.1 points per game diffenental.

With the rushing duo of Darin Ward (134-1257-9.4-15) and Tyler Grebe (158-1159-7.3-18) the Ledgers rolled up 4023 yards rushing as a team. They were equally

outstanding on defense, shutting out nine opponents and only giving up double digit points to one team and only gave up one touchdown in the playoffs.

Besides being the winningest coach in Wisconsin high school football history, coach Hyland has won the most overall championships. When St. Mary's was affilliated with

the defunct WISAA (Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association) the Ledgers won eight titles in 13 games. Now with the WIAA they have won six titles in nine

games.

2013 Shiocton 14-0-0 Coached by Dino Heinemeyer

Division 6 Champions High scoring on offense with 11 shutouts by the defense

58 Howards Grove 0

54 Oshkosh Lourdes 0


60 Maniwa 0

21 Amherst 14


47 Bonduel 0

51 Weyauwega-Fremont 0

46 Wittenberg-Birnamwood 0

61 Wabeno/Laona 0

53 Coleman 6


50 Hurley 0

35 Darlington 0

668 28

Jacob Van Asten…QB 69-40-1-910-16 td's passing, 214-1753-28 td's & 11 2 pt. conversions rushing, and 120 tackles an an inside linebacker. Patrick Brouillard

caught 36 passes for 875 yards, 15 td's and 9 2pt. conversion receptions plus 68 tackles on defemse. Talon Heinemeyer shared the quarterback suties and was 25-18-

0-437-9 td's with 19 2-pt conversion passes, rushing 96-740-16 td's kicking 24-28 extra points and 1 field goal.

2013 Black Hawk H.S. 14-0-0 Division 7 Champion

Coached by Cory Milz

52 Benton/Scales Mounds IL. 0

31 Cuba City 28

62 River Ridge 20

61 Shullsburg 13

43 Cassville 6

46 Potosi 8

55 Pecatonica/Argyle 13

27 Belmont 24

48 Highland 12

48 Belmont 0

42 De Soto 0

41 Potosi 12

60 Lake Country Lutheran 33

44 Glenwood City 22

660 191

Averaging 47.1 points per game the Warriors were directed by QB Heath Butler (131-83-5-1510-16 plus 6 2-pt. conversions passing and 114-884-7.8-12 plus 5 2-pt.

conversions rushing) RB's Tanner Sweeney (189-2078-11.0-29 plus 9 2-pt. conversions) and Jayden Rufenacht (109-1239-11.4-25 plus 2 2-pt. conversions) led the

running game.

2014 Menasha H.S. 14-0-0 Division 2 Champions

Coached by Jeramie Korth

41 New London 7

46 Seymour 20

28 Denmark 0

49 Oconto Falls 6

42 Marinette 0


21 Mounds View, MN. 0

48 Shawano 8

45 West De Pere 21

35 Menomonie 14

21 Hortonville 20

28 Superior 14

8 Homestead 7

35 Waukesha West 17

485 135

All-state quarterback Tyler Johnson led the Bluejays to the title by passing 206-112-9-1466-20 and rushing 202-1521-7.5-20. Matt Rohde chipped in with 166-1484-

8.3-15 rushing and Emanual Jenkins led the team in receiving (56-750-10). Linebacker Austin Behm led the defense with 104 tackles, 12 sacks, 21 tackles for loss and

5 fumble recoveries followed by linebacker Isaac Erdman had 98 tackles, 8 sacks, 18 tackles for loss and 3 fumble recoveries.

2015 AMHERST 14-0-0 THE highest scoring team in state history

Division 5 Champions Coached by Mark Lusic

45 Omro 7

39 Fond du LacSt. Mary's Springs 14


49 Bonduel 8


64 Shiocton 0

56 Manawa 6

62 Weyauwega-Fremont 6

69 Wittenberg-Birnamwood 0

49 Hew Holstein 12

47 Fond du Lac Winnebago Luth. 0

48 Southern Door 27

42 Arcadia 21

42 Spencer/Columbus Catholic 0

736 128

Amherst averaged 52.6 points per game as they rolled up 2512 yards passing and 3946 yards rushing for 6458 total yards and 461.3 total yards per game. Quarterback

Garrett Groshek was the state player of the year. He was 128-186-3-.688-2398-41 TD's passing and 114-1432-12.6-16 td's rushing. Brandon Piotrowski led the team

in rushing with 189-1638-8.7-27. Josh Cisewski was the leading receiver with 31 catches for 797 yards, a 25.7 average and 16 td's.

The Great Winning Streaks:

WISCONSIN'S ALL-TIME WINNING

STREAKS SCHOOL Streak Years

1 Kimberly 56 2013-Current

2 Manitowoc 48 '83-'87

3 Stratford 47 03-'06

4 Wausau 46 40-46 (83-5-5 between 1938-49)

5 Monroe 43 90-'93 (67-2 between 1990-95)

5 Spring Valley 43 72-'76

7 Gale-Ettrick 41 67-'73

8 Port Edwards 40 68-'73

9 Mosinee 38 '69-'73

10 Green Bay East 36 35-'39

10 Durand 36 65-'69

10 Fall Creek 36 92-95

11 Lancaster 35 00-'02

Below are the complete scores for the top four schools including Wausau's entire 70 game unbeaten conference streak.

KIMBERLY The Longest Streak Coached By Steve Jones

Year Points Scored Opponent Points Allowed

2013 45 Menasha 30

55 Fond du Lac 14

QB Scott Schreiber 185-120-2-1907-26 57 Wausau East 3

RB Blair Mulholland 126-1204-20 54 Appleton East 0

RB J.P. Peerenboom 125-983-19 45 Kaukauna 0

QB Scott Schreiber 48-618-13 49 Appleton North 14

WR Jake Johnson 23-267-4 35 Appleton East 7

76 Kaukauna 7

56 Wausau West 8

42 Appleton West 7

43 D.C. Everest 14

37 Homestead 7

21 Waukesha West 10

51 Oshkosh North 10

14-0 Div. 2 State Champion


2014 42 Oshkosh North 6

41 Hortonville 7

QB Austin Weyenberg 148-101-1-1998-28 49 Wausau East 13

RB Blair Mulholland 211-1589-26+1 50 Appleton East 7

RB Evasn Dux 139-1357-14 55 Kaukauna 7

WR Jake Johnson 57-909-13 29 Appleton North 12

34 Wausau West 7

42 Appleton West 14

35 D.C. Everest 0

56 Madison West 20

34 Madison LaFollette 0

41 Fond du Lac 15

38 Marqurette 16

31 Arrowhbead 6


Kimberly's Streak (Continued)

2015 63 Oshkosh West 14

35 Neenah 14

QB Danny VandenBoom 211-145-0-2499-25 48 Appleton East 0

RB Blair Mulholland 310-2971-47 70 Kaukauna 28

RB Zach Miller 96-527-9 35 Appleton North 28

WR Jordan Janssen 70-1513-18 33 Wausau West 7

49 Appleton West 27

46 D.C. Everest 29

38 Wausau East 7

48 Green Bat Preble 14

45 Stevens Point 17


49 Marquette 20

49 Arrowhead 42




39 Neenah 20

QB Danny VandenBoom 218-146-5-2166-31 56 Appleton East 0

RB D.J.Stewart 226-1857-32+1 47 Kaukauna 0

RB Zach Miller 152-862-9+1 35 Appleton North 14

WR Tyler Verstegen 49-608-7 35 Wausau West 0

45 Appleton West 14

42 D.C. Everest 14

42 Wausau East 7

78 Milwaukee Vincent 9

42 Appleton West 7

32 Fond du Lac 29

28 Stevens Point 7

29 Franklin 14


MANITOWOC: 2nd.longest in state history Coached by Ron Rubick


1983 20 Fond du Lac 13


1984 27 Kaukauna 0

28 Oshkosh North 13

Bob Brown/FB 202-1389-14 26 Green Bay Preble 0

Steve Williams/HB 168-1154-15 7 Green Bay East 0

Dave Heller 75-503-8 9 Green Bay West 2

Randy Hall 61-428-5 28 Green Bay Southwest 0

38 Fond du Lac 7




20 Appleton West 0

24 Madison Memorial 3

12-0 State Champions

Manitowoc's Streak (Cont.) 0



24 Kaukauna 6

Eric Olson 164-1164-14 28 Sheboygan South 6

Randy Hall 60-336-6 28 Green Bay Preble 0

Don Davey All-State Offernsive Lineman 14 Green Bay East 0

20 Green Bay West 7


13 Fond du Lac 12


10 Appleton East 7

19 Watertown 6

7 Menomonee Falls 0



1986 28 Appleton East 0

31 Oshkosh West 0

Jerff Bachler 170-1499-18 21 Green Bay East 14

Jeff Miller All-State Offensive Lineman 25 Green Bay West 8


40 Fond du Lac 26




48 Appleton West 20

40 Superior 16

28 Milwaukee Tech 20



1987 48 Appleton East 0

9 Oshkosh West 0


20 Green Bay West 0


7 Fond du Lac 0




21 Appleton East 3

15 Fond du Lac 27

STRATFORD: 3rd. longest streak Coached by Cal Tackes


2003 46 Marathon 6

52 Athens 0

38 Pittsville 0

58 Rosholt 6

59 Assumption 6

61 Newman Catholic 0

22 Edgar 6

48 Spencer-Columbus 0

12 Abbotsford 7

48 Thorp 6

33 McDonell Central 0

29 Spring Valley 0

29 Fall Creek 10

29 St. Mary Springs 13

14-0 State Champion


2004 53 Auburndale 6



37 Athens 0

40 Pittsville 0


66 Assumption 14

33 Edgar 0

53 Marathon 6

46 Three Lakes 0

49 Wausaukee 0



32 Pecatonica-Argyle 3

14-0 State Champion


2005 68 Auburndale 6


31 Pulaski 7

54 Athens 0

41 Pittsville 20


82 Assumption 14

40 Edgar 0

55 Marathon 0

46 Thorp 6

36 Edgar (OT) 30

32 Pittsville 7


25 St. Mary Springs 7

14-0 State Champion

Stratford's Streak (Continued)


2006 46 Spencer-Columbus 14

7 Abbotsford 0


14 Athens 12


31 LaCrescent (MN) 34

How good of a coach was Win Brockmeyer? Yes, he posted a career record of 230 win, 33 losses and 19 ties in 34 seasons, all at Wausau. In 1993, 23

23 years after he retired, he was voted in a poll of former coaches and sportswriters conducted by The Milwaukee Journal (See the file entitled "Wiscon-

sin H. S. Honors"for a complete list of the top players and coaches in the poll) as the top coach in the previous 100 years (!893-1992). As the head coach

not only did Wausau enjoy a 45-game win streak (4th longest in Wisconsin high school history) during the late 1930's and the 1940's but they also had a

70-game conference unbeaten streak. From 1938 through 1949 Wausau won 83 games, lost four and tied five.in the 12-year span. 55 of those games

were shutouts. Below is that 12-year record.

WAUSAU 4th Longest Win Streak Coached by Win

Brockmeyer


1938 (5-1-1) 13 Eau Claire (NC) 0

19 Nekoosa (Conf.) 0

20 Stevens Point (Conf.) 0

6 Rhinelander (Conf.) 6

6 Antigo (Conf.) 13

70-Game Undefeated Conference Streak Begins 13 Wisconsin Rapids (Conf.) 6

20 Merrill (Conf.) 6


1939 (7-1-0) 46 Marshfield (Conf.) 0




7 Antigo (Conf.) 0

32 Wisconsin Rapids (Conf.) 7


7 Eau Claire (NC) 12


1940 46-game win streak (7-0-0) 39 Marshfield (Conf.) 0




27 Antigo (Conf.) 0




1941 (7-0-0) 56 Nekoosa (Conf.) 0



13 Antigo (Conf.) 12


45 Marshfield (Conf.) 0


Wausau's Streak (Cont.)


1942 (7-0-0) 6 Stevens Point (Conf.) 0


13 Antigo (Conf.) 0






1943 (8-0-0) 22 Rhinelander (Conf.) 0

19 Antigo (Conf.) 7



1 (Forfit win) Nekoosa (Conf.) 0





1944 (8-0-0) 18 Wisconsin Rapids (Conf.) 0

31 Antigo (Conf.) 7





6 Merrill (Conf.) 0

21 La Crosse Central (NC) 0







27 Antigo (Conf.) 0




1946 (5-1-2) 20 Marshfield (Conf.) 0

46-game win streak ends 7 Ashland (NC) 13



13 Antigo (Conf.) 0




Wausau's Streak (Cont.)


1947 (7-0-1) 12 Beaver Dam (NC) 6


Roland Strehlow 144-1356-9.4-11 26 Wisconsin Rapids (Conf.) 6



47 Antigo (Conf.) 0







38 Antigo (Conf.) 0


7 Eau Claire (NC) 0



1949 (7-1-0) 20 Ashland (NC) 6


70-Game Conference Unbeaten Streak Ends 6 Stevens Point (Conf.) 13

13 Antigo (Conf.) 0





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