Which high school football program has most state titles in each state?

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Which high school football program has most state titles in each state?

Over the last few days, we've taken a look at the national high school football landscape and the programs that have defined winning all over the country.

Whether it be the 10 programs closest to 1,000 overall wins or the winningest program in every state, we've found programs all over the country that have become the definition of winning throughout the decades.

However, what truly defines a winning program is being that team at the end of the season that is the final one standing in their state's respective classes. For many programs, they've become the standard in their state when it comes to winning state titles.

After conducting weeks of research and reaching out to multiple schools, here's a look at the high school football program in every state with the most state championship wins.

Alabama: Hoover

Numbers of state titles: 13

Years won: 1977, 1982, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017

Alaska: Soldotna

Numbers of state titles: 15

Years won: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025

Arizona: Phoenix Union (Closed in 1982)

Numbers of state titles: 25

Years won: 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1948, 1954, 1955

Arkansas: Little Rock Central

Number of state titles: 32

Years won: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1938, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986, 2003, 2004

California: Bakersfield

Numbers of state titles: 8

Years won: 1916, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927, 2013

Colorado: Limon High

Number of state titles: 23

Years won: 1933, 1938, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1979, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025

Connecticut: New Britain

Number of state titles: 31

Years won: 1892, 1893, 1896, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1919, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1992, 2001, 2003, 2004

Delaware: Newark

Numbers of state titles: 10

Years won: 1976, 1984, 1985, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004

Florida: St. Thomas Aquinas

Lakeland's Malik Morris fights for a first down against St. Thomas Aquinas on Thursday night at Pitbull Stadium in the 2025 FHSAA Class 5A State Football Finals.

Numbers of state titles: 15

Years won: 1992, 1997 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012. 2014. 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Georgia: Valdosta

Number of state titles: 24

Years won: 1940, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2016

Hawaii: St. Louis

Number of state titles: 22

Years won: 1983, 1986,1987,1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024

Idaho: Borah

Numbers of state titles: 17

Years won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981

Illinois: Mount Carmel

Numbers of state titles: 17

Years won: 1980, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Indiana: Bishop Chatard

Bishop Chatard High School senior Jack Harrington (11) warms up with teammate junior Danny Adams (4) before the start of an IHSAA varsity football game against Tri-West Hendricks High School, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, at Tri-West Hendricks High School.

Numbers of state titles: 17

Years won: 1983, 1984, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023

Iowa: Harlan

Number of state titles: 14

Years won: 1972, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2021, 2022

Kansas: Lawrence

Number of state titles: 28

Years won: 1914, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966,1968, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,1995

Kentucky: Trinity

Trinity football celebrates securing the shillelagh after the Rocks' 35-24 victory over St. X in the rivalry football game at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.

Numbers of state titles: 27

Years won: 1968, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020

Louisiana: John Curtis Christian

Linebacker Seth Miller 30, Teurlings Catholic takes on John Curtis Christian Football. Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.

Numbers of state titles: 27

Years won: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2022

Maine: Marshwood

Numbers of state titles: 23

Years won: 1966, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

Maryland: Dunbar

Numbers of state titles: 14

Years won: 1994, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025

Massachusetts: Everett

Number of state titles: 28

Years won: 1896, 1897, 1903, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1927, 1940, 1945, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017

Michigan: Muskegon

Number of state titles: 19

Years won: 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1944, 1951,1971, 1986, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2023

Minnesota: Caledonia, Eden Prairie, Minneota

Numbers of state titles: 11

Years won: Caledonia (1976, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019); Eden Prairie (1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017); Minneota (1986, 1987, 1988, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Mississippi: Jackson Prep

Numbers of state titles: 22

Years won: 1972, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022

Missouri: Webb City

Numbers of state titles: 16

Years won: 1989, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021

Montana: Butte

Numbers of state titles: 32

Years won: 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1991, 2012

Nebraska: Creighton Prep

Numbers of state titles: 27

Years won: 1932, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2004

Nevada: Bishop Gorman

Numbers of state titles: 24

Years won: 1970, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

New Hampshire: Plymouth

Numbers of state titles: 26

Years won: 1951, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018

New Jersey: St. Joseph Academy (Hammonton)

Number of state titles: 28

Years won: 1977, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

New Mexico: Artesia

Number of state titles: 33

Years won: 1957, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2025

New York: Dobbs Ferry

Numbers of state titles: 8

Years won: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011

North Carolina: Reidsville

Numbers of state titles: 24

Years won: 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1950, 1954, 1963, 1969, 1970, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2025

North Dakota: Fargo

Numbers of state titles: 22

Years won: 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1938, 1944, 1955, 1957, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013

Ohio: Massillon Washington

Number of state titles: 25

Years won: 1909, 1916, 1922, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965,1970, 2023)

Oklahoma: Carl Albert

Numbers of state titles: 20

Years won: 1980, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Oregon: Vale

Numbers of state titles: 12

Years won: 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1966, 1975, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2014, 2015

Pennsylvania: Southern Columbia Area

Numbers of state titles: 15

Years won: 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 20152017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025

Rhode Island: Burrillville

Numbers of state titles: 24

Years won: 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1977, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2017

South Carolina: Gaffney

Numbers of state titles: 18

Years won: 1927 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2021

South Dakota: Sioux Falls Washington

Number of state titles: 43

Years won: 1905, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1945, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1976, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017

Tennessee: Alcoa

Alcoa's Jamir Dean (0) runs with the ball after making the catch during a high school football game between West and Alcoa held at West High School in Knoxville on Sept. 11, 2025.

Numbers of state titles: 24

Years won: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1989, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Texas: Aledo

Numbers of state titles: 12

Years won: 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023

Utah: West

Numbers of state titles: 21

Years won: 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1925, 1927, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1992

Vermont: Bellows Falls

Numbers of state titles: 13

Years won: 1971, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2016, 2021, 2025

Virginia: Hampton

Numbers of state titles: 17

Years won: 1936, 1942, 1948, 1950, 1969, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005

Washington: Royal

Numbers of state titles: 14

Years won: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

West Virginia: Parkersburg

Numbers of state titles: 17

Years won: 1911, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1950, 1958, 1976, 1978, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007

Wisconsin: St. Mary's Springs

Numbers of state titles: 17

Years won: 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

Wyoming: Sheridan

Numbers of state titles: 32

Years won: 1921, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

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