Notes: All selections previous to 1982 by Art Johlfs and/or Barry Sollenberger. All selections from 1982 to 1998 by Doug Huff and panel of sportswriters. All selections from 1999 to 2013 by Doug Huff & Mark Tennis with contributions from FAB 50 voters in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008. Selection for 2014 by Mark Tennis & Sheldon Shealer. Art Johlfs had co-champions in a few of the seasons he did final rankings. We also have listed co-champions in the years in which Barry Sollenberger and Doug Huff had different final rankings.
For list of every national champion as selected by USA Today, FAB 50, National Prep Poll and MaxPreps, CLICK HERE.
For the 2014 final FAB 50 national rankings, CLICK HERE.
Adam Taylor was the star running back for Katy High’s 2012 FAB 50 national championship team. Photo: Courtesy Katy Times.
2014
Allen (Allen, Texas) 16-0
Head Coach: Tom Westerberg
2013
Booker T. Washington (Miami, Fla.) 14-0
Head Coach: Tim “Ice” Harris
2012
Katy (Katy, Texas) 16-0
Head Coach: Gary Joseph
2011
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) 11-0
Head Coach: Greg Toal
2010
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 15-0
Head Coach: George Smith
2009
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) 12-0
Head Coach: Greg Toal
2008
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 15-0
Head Coach: George Smith
2007
Northwestern (Miami, Fla.) 15-0
Head Coach: Billy Rolle
2006
Lakeland (Lakeland, Fla.) 15-0
Head Coach: Bill Castle
2005
Carroll (Southlake, Texas) 16-0
Head Coach: Todd Dodge
2004
Carroll (Southlake, Texas) 16-0
Head Coach: Todd Dodge
2003
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 13-0
Head Coach: Bob Ladouceur
2002
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 13-0
Head Coach: Bob Ladouceur
2001
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 12-0
Head Coach: Bob Ladouceur
2000
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 13-0
Head Coach: Bob Ladouceur
1999
Evangel Christian (Shreveport, La.) 15-0 & De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 13-0
Head Coaches: Dennis Dunn & Bob Ladouceur
1998
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 12-0
Head Coach: Bob Ladouceur
1997
Hampton (Hampton, Va.) 13-0
Head Coach: Mike Smith
1996
Hampton (Hampton, Va.) 14-0
Head Coach: Mike Smith
1995
St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 14-0
Head Coach: Chuck Kyle
1994
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 13-0
Head Coach: Bob Ladouceur
1993
St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 14-0
Head Coach: Chuck Kyle
1992
Valdosta (Valdosta, Ga.) 14-0
Head Coach: Nick Hyder
1991
Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) 14-0
Head Coach: Dick Dullaghan
1990
Aldine (Aldine, Texas) 15-0 & Ruston (Ruston, La.) 14-0
Head Coaches: Bill Smith & Billy Gillum
1989
Permian (Odessa, Texas) 16-0
Head Coach: Gary Gaines
1988
Vigor (Prichard, Ala.) 13-0 & Pine Forest (Pensacola, Fla.) 14-0
Head Coaches: Harold Clark & Carl Madison
1987
Fontana (Fontana, Calif.) 14-0 & Plano (Plano, Texas) 16-0
Head Coaches: Dick Bruich & Gerald Brence
1986
Valdosta (Valdosta, Ga.) 15-0
Head Coach: Nick Hyder
1985
East St. Louis (East St. Louis, Ill.) 14-0
Head Coach: Bob Shannon
1984
Valdosta (Valdosta, Ga.) 15-0
Head Coach: Nick Hyder
1983
Berwick (Berwick, Pa.) 13-0
Head Coach: George Curry
1982
Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 13-0
Head Coach: Steve Klonne
1981
Warner Robins (Warner Robins, Ga.) 15-0
Head Coach: Robert Davis
1980
Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 13-0
Head Coach: Gerry Faust
1979
Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 12-0
Head Coach: Gerry Faust
1978
Stratford (Houston, Texas) 15-0 & Annandale (Annandale, Va.) 14-0
Head Coaches: Oscar Cripps & Bob Hardage
1977
Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 12-0
Head Coach: Gerry Faust
1976
Warner Robins (Warner Robins, Ga.) 12-0 & Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 12-0
Head Coaches: Robert Davis & Gerry Faust
1975
Loyola (Los Angeles, Calif.) 13-0 & Cordova (Rancho Cordova, Calif.) 12-0
Head Coaches: Marty Shaugnessy & Dewey Guerra
1974
Thomasville (Thomasville, Ga.) 12-1
Head Coach: Jim Hughes
1973
John Tyler (Tyler, Texas) 15-0 & Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 13-0
Head Coaches: Corky Nelson & E.B. Etter
1972
Permian (Odessa, Texas) 14-0 & Bristol (Bristol, Tenn.) 13-0
Head Coaches: Gil Bartosh & John Cropp
1971
Valdosta (Valdosta, Ga.) 13-0
Head Coach: Wright Bazemore
1970
Reagan (Austin, Texas) 14-1
Head Coach: Travis Raven
1969
Blair (Pasadena, Calif.) 13-0
Head Coach: Pete Yoder
1968
Reagan (Austin, Texas) 15-0
Head Coach: Travis Raven
1967
Coral Gables (Coral Gables, Fla.) 13-0 & Reagan (Austin, Texas) 14-0
Head Coaches: Nick Kotys & Travis Raven
1966
El Rancho (Pico Rivera, Calif.) 13-0
Head Coach: Ernie Johnson
1965
Miami Senior (Miami, Fla.) 12-0
Head Coach: Robert Carlton
1964
Coral Gables (Coral Gables, Fla.) 12-0
Head Coach: Nick Kotys
1963
St. Rita (Chicago, Ill.) 9-0
Head Coach: Edward Buckley
1962
Valdosta (Valdosta, Ga.) 12-0
Head Coach: Wright Bazemore
1961
Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 11-0
Head Coach: Leo Strang
1960
Lawrence (Lawrence, Kan.) 9-0
Head Coach: Al Woolard
1959
Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 10-0
Head Coach: Leo Strang
1958
Jefferson (Portland, Ore.) 12-0
Head Coach: Thomas DeSylvia
1957
Central (Little Rock, Ark.) 12-0 & Jefferson (Portland, Ore.) 11-0
Head Coaches: Wilson Matthews & Thomas DeSylvia
1956
Abilene (Abilene, Texas) 14-0
Head Coach: Charles Moser
1955
San Diego (San Diego, Calif.) 12-0
Head Coach: Duane Maley
1954
Vallejo (Vallejo, Calif.) 9-0
Head Coach: Bob Patterson
1953
Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 10-0
Head Coach: Chuck Mather
1952
Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 10-0
Head Coach: Chuck Mather
1951
Weymouth (Weymouth, Mass.) 9-0
Head Coach: Harry Arlanson
1950
Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 10-0
Head Coach: Chuck Mather
1949
Wichita Falls (Wichita Falls, Texas) 14-0
Head Coach: Joe Golding
1948
Waco (Waco, Texas) 14-0
Head Coach: Carl Price
1947
Classical (Lynn, Mass.) 11-1 & Roosevelt (East Chicago, Ind.) 9-0
1946
Central (Little Rock, Ark.) 14-0
Head Coach: Raymond Burnett
1945
No team named.
1944
No team named.
1943
Miami Senior (Miami, Fla.) 9-0
Head Coach: Tom Moore
1942
Miami Senior (Miami, Fla.) 9-0
Head Coach: Lyles Alley
1941
Leo (Chicago, Ill.) 11-0
Head Coach: Whitey Cronin
1940
Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 10-0
Head Coach: Paul Brown
1939
Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 10-0
Head Coach: Paul Brown
1938
Manual (Louisville, Ky.) 10-0
Head Coach: Ray Baer
1937
Austin (Chicago, Ill.) 10-0
Head Coach: William Heiland
1936
Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 10-0
Head Coach: Paul Brown
1935
Washington (Massillon, Ohio) 10-0
Head Coach: Paul Brown
1934
McKinley (Canton, Ohio) 11-0
Head Coach: Jimmy Aiken
1933
Capitol Hill (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 12-0
Head Coach: Jim Lookabaugh
1932
Waite (Toledo, Ohio) 12-0
Head Coach: Donald McCallister
1931
Ashland (Ashland, Ky.) 10-0
Head Coach: Paul Jenkins
1930
Phoenix Union (Phoenix, Ariz.) 13-0
Head Coach: R.R. Robinson
1929
Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 9-0
Head Coach: Paul Burnam
1928
Medford (Medford, Ore.) 9-0
Head Coach: Prink Callison
1927
Waco (Waco, Texas) 14-0
Head Coach: Paul Tyson
1926
Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 9-0
Head Coach: Paul Burnam
1925
Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 16-0
Head Coach: Foy Hammons
1924
Waite (Toledo, Ohio) 10-0
Head Coach: Joe C. Collins
1923
Scott (Toledo, Ohio) 10-0 & Shaw (East Cleveland, Ohio) 9-1
Head Coaches: Dr. William A. Neill & John Snavely
1922
Scott (Toledo, Ohio) 9-0
Head Coach: Dr. William A. Neill
1921
Duval (Jacksonville, Fla.) 8-0
Head Coach: Wiley Wright
1920
Oak Park (Oak Park, Ill.) 9-0-1 & Everett (Everett, Wash.) 9-0-1
Head Coaches: Glenn Thistlewaite & Enoch Bagshaw
1919
Tech (Harrisburg, Pa.) 12-0
Head Coach: Paul Smith
1918
Tech (Harrisburg, Pa.) 9-0
Head Coach: Paul Smith
1917
No team named.
1916
San Diego (San Diego, Calif.) 12-0
Head Coach: Nibs Price
1915
Everett (Everett, Mass.) 11-0-1 & Central (Detroit, Mich.) 11-0-1
Head Coaches: Cleo O’Donnell & Edbert C. Buss
1914
Everett (Everett, Mass.) 13-0
Coach: Cleo O’Donnell
1913
Oak Park (Oak Park, Ill.) 10-1
Head Coach: Glenn Thistlewaite
1912
Oak Park (Oak Park, Ill.) 10-0
Head Coach: Robert Zuppke
1911
Oak Park (Oak Park, Ill.) 10-0
Head Coach: Robert Zuppke
1910
Oak Park (Oak Park, Ill.) 10-2
Head Coach: Robert Zuppke
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