List of California state high school football champions
Below is a list of California state and regional high school football champions sanctioned by the California Interscholastic Federation since the organization began holding state championship games in 2006.[1] High schools in the state are divided into four divisions (three prior to 2008) based roughly on enrollment; since 2008, there has also been an Open Division for which all schools are eligible.[2] Starting in 2015, a new format was implemented to increase the number of state bowl games from 5 to 15, thus allowing every CIF Section champion to qualify.[3] State Football Championship Results - Retrieved September 2, 2013
State Champions
Regional Champions
Northern California Champions
Year | Open Division | Open Division Small Schools | Division 1-AA | Division 1-A | Division 2-AA | Division 2-A | Division 3-AA | Division 3-A | Division 4-AA | Division 4-A | Division 5-AA | Division 5-A | Division 6-AA | Division 6-AA Play-in Game[c] | Division 6-A | Division 6-A Play-in Game[c] | Division 7-AA | Division 7-A |
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2015[9] | De La Salle (Concord) | Central Catholic (Modesto) def. Marin Catholic 49-14
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Bellarmine (San Jose) def. Folsom 42-35 | Clayton Valley Charter (Concord) def. Oak Grove (San Jose) 21-3 | Del Oro (Loomis) def. Liberty (Bakersfield) 28-24 | St. Francis (Mountain View) def. Pleasant Valley (Chico) 29-7
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Campolindo (Moraga) def. Milpitas 27-24 | Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) def. McClymonds (Oakland) 56-20
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Hanford def. Sonora 42-18 | Sierra (Manteca) def. Sutter 17-13 | Immanuel (Reedley) def. Bradshaw Christian (Sacramento) 31-21 | St. Bernard's (Eureka) def. Fall River 55-0 | East Nicolaus def. Stone Ridge Christian (Merced) 34-14 | Stone Ridge Christian def. Mission (San Francisco) 70-21
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Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
2016[10] | De La Salle (Concord) | Not awarded | St. Mary's (Stockton) def. Freedom (Oakley) 49-40 | Del Oro (Loomis) def. Bakersfield 57-16 | Valley Christian (San Jose) def. Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) 31-6
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Serra (San Mateo) def. Sanger 49-36 | Menlo-Atherton def. Manteca 49-21 | Oakdale def. Sutter 27-10 | Campolindo (Moraga) def. Palma (Salinas) 30-21 | Pleasant Valley (Chico) def. Milpitas 24-21 | Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) def. Capital Christian (Sacramento) 24-21 | McClymonds (Oakland) def. East Nicolaus 45-26 | Amador (Sutter Creek, CA) def. Mendota 21-14 | Lincoln (San Francisco) 45-20
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St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) def. Brookside Christian (Stockton) 47-18 | Brookside Christian (Stockton) def. Biggs 52-30 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
2017 | De La Salle (Concord) | Not awarded | Folsom def. Central (Fresno) 54-35 | Pittsburg def. Granite Bay 37-14 | Serra (San Mateo) def. Tulare Union 76-43 | St. Francis (Mountain View) def. Manteca 28-23
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Shasta (Redding) def. Marin Catholic 40-27 | Half Moon Bay def. Sutter 28-7 | Placer (Auburn) def. Salinas 43-42 OT | Milpitas def. Campolindo (Moraga) 52-38 | McClymonds (Oakland) def. East Nicolaus 35-12 | Fortuna def. Bear River (Grass Valley) 34-20 | Strathmore def. St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) 49-35 | Strathmore def. Hilmar 53-52 2OT | Galileo (San Francisco) def. Rio Vista 20-14 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
2018 | De La Salle (Concord) | Not awarded | Folsom def. Central (Fresno) 84-46 | Valley Christian (San Jose) 33-21
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St. Francis (Mountain View) 14-13 (championship vacated)
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San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) def. Tulare Union 69-25 | Menlo-Atherton def. Eureka 27-20 | Wilcox (Santa Clara) def. Capital Christian (Sacramento) 34-30 | Pleasant Valley (Chico)[d] | McClymonds (Oakland) def. Aptos 28-20 | Rio Linda def. West Valley (Cottonwood) 21-13 | Colfax[d] | Hilmar def. East Nicolaus 48-14 | Not awarded | Lincoln (San Francisco)[d]
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Not awarded | Denair | Not awarded |
2019 | De La Salle (Concord) | Not awarded | Central (Fresno) def. Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills) 38-32 | Serra (San Mateo) def. San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno) 28-18 | Clayton Valley Charter (Concord) def. Elk Grove 28-26 | McClymonds (Oakland) def. Manteca 46-13 | Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) def. Los Gatos 42-7 | Rancho Cotate (Rohnert Park) def. Sierra (Manteca) 10-0 | Ripon def. Sutter 31-14 | Escalon def. Pleasant Valley (Chico) 41-17 | Del Norte (Crescent City) def. King's Academy 21-14 | Milpitas def. Caruthers 26-19 | St. Bernard's (Eureka) def. East Nicolaus 45-29 | Not awarded | Salesian (Richmond) def. Santa Cruz 35-14 | Not awarded | Lincoln (San Francisco) def. Mariposa County 21-14
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Not awarded |
2020[a] | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
2021 | Serra (San Mateo) | Not awarded | Folsom def. De La Salle (Concord) 28-27 | Liberty (Bakersfield) def. Pittsburg 35-7 | Central Catholic (Modesto) def. Bullard (Fresno) 44-41
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Wilcox (Santa Clara) def. Manteca 35-21 | Vanden (Fairfield) def. Windsor 56-28 | McClymonds (Oakland) def. Campolindo (Moraga) 40-21 | Marin Catholic def. Escalon 21-14 | Sacred Heart Cathedral def. Chico 31-7 | San Marin (Novato) def. Sutter 35-7 | Sacred Heart Prep (Atherton) def. University Prep (Redding) 20-0
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Argonaut (Jackson) def. St. Vincent de Paul (Petaluma) 42-12 | Not awarded | Salesian (Richmond) def. Aragon (San Mateo) 36-28 | Not awarded | Fall River def. Le Grand 42-21 | Balboa (San Francisco) |
2022 | Serra (San Mateo) | Not awarded | De La Salle (Concord) def. Folsom 17-14 | Pittsburg def. Manteca 35-14 | McClymonds (Oakland) def. Lemoore 49-35 | San Ramon Valley def. Marin Catholic 19-17 | Grant Union (Sacramento) def. El Cerrito 36-7 | Bellarmine (San Jose) def. Vanden (Fairfield) 35-21 | Escalon def. Pleasant Valley (Chico) 42-20 | San Marin (Novato) def. Menlo School 29-21 | Hughson def. Ripon Christian 31-28 | Orland def. Clear Lake 42-21 | Santa Teresa (San Jose) def. Palo Alto 30-20 | Not awarded | Atascadero def. Colusa 21-0 | Not awarded | Pinole Valley | Lincoln (San Francisco)
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2023 | Serra (San Mateo) | Not awarded | De La Salle (Concord) def. Clovis North 41-0 | Folsom def. Pittsburg 28-25 | Grant Union (Sacramento) def. Rocklin 41-14 | Los Gatos def. El Cerrito 14-6 | Acalanes (Lafayette) def. Escalon 49-14 | Marin Catholic def. McClymonds (Oakland) 35-28 | Soquel def. Casa Roble (Orangevale) 42-14 | Hughson def. Palma (Salinas) 31-21 | Pleasant Valley (Chico) def. Miramonte (Orinda) 31-12 | Woodland Christian def. Orland 28-0 | St. Vincent de Paul (Petaluma) def. Palo Alto 28-26 | Not awarded | Colusa def. South San Francisco 42-6 | Not awarded | Ferndale def. Portola 32-7 | Strathmore def. Lincoln (San Francisco) 41-15
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Southern California Champions
Notes
- ^ a b c No state or regional champions were awarded in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Listed in years from 2006-2011 is Regional Selection for each division. Regional Games began in 2012
- ^ a b Due to the number of section divisions, a play-in game is conducted in the North for Division VI-AA and Division VI-A. Listed in respective years is result of Division VI-AA North play-in game and Division VI-A North play-in game. These games were discontinued for 2018 and replaced with an additional division: Division 7AA.
- ^ a b c Three teams had byes in the NorCal divisions in 2018 due to NCS foregoing the NorCal regional games due to delays from the 2018 Camp Fire. In 4AA the NCS D2 winner would have represented, in 5A NCS D4, in 6A NCS D5.[11]
References
- ^ State Football Championship Results - Retrieved September 2, 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ 2013 State Football Divisions - Retrieved September 2, 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ MaxPreps California Bowl Game Rankings - Retrieved September 12, 2015
- ^ "2013 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Games - Retrieved August 27, 2014". Archived from the original on August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "2016 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Games - MaxPreps".
- ^ "CIF 2012 Football State Championships Brackets - MaxPreps".
- ^ "CIF 2013 Football State Championships Brackets - MaxPreps".
- ^ "2014 CIF State Bowl Games Football Playoff Brackets Brackets - MaxPreps".
- ^ "2015 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Games - MaxPreps".
- ^ "2016 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Games - MaxPreps".
- ^ "CIF Bowl Board Update 12/2".
- ^ "CIF 2012 Football State Championships Brackets - MaxPreps".
- ^ "CIF 2013 Football State Championships Brackets - MaxPreps".
- ^ "2014 CIF State Bowl Games Football Playoff Brackets Brackets - MaxPreps".
- ^ "2015 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Games - MaxPreps".
- ^ "2016 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Games - MaxPreps".