After last year’s CIF state championships, the only two 11-man football teams in the state that finished unbeaten were Open Division winner Mater Dei of Santa Ana (13-0) and D5-AA winner Carmel (15-0). Here’s an updated list of undefeated teams after games of Friday & Saturday Nov. 21 & Nov. 22. As of now, the number of undefeated teams in the state has been sliced down to just 13. Ten more fell off this list from last weekend.
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Since the CIF started its current format of inviting every CIF section champion into its regional/state championships in 2015, it’s been getting very difficult for teams to finish the season with an unbeaten record.
There were only two last season — CIF Open Division state champ Mater Dei (13-0) and D5-AA state champ Carmel (15-0). Two teams that lost in CIF state finals that were unbeaten and the last two to fall off the list last season were De La Salle of Concord in the Open Division and Twelve Bridges of Lincoln in D2-A. The previous week in the regional title games, unbeaten teams to lose were Newbury Park in D1-AA, Hughson in D4-AA and Winters in D6-AA. All of the rest of the CIF section champions had at least one loss during the season entering the CIF regional/state games.
After this last weekend of CIF section playoff games in the state, there is a total of only 12 teams that are still unbeaten (counting Saturday games). All are now section championship playoff games. Even with the ones that lost for the first time this week, going unbeaten for six or seven games is still an achievement any team can be proud of.
CALIFORNIA UNDEFEATED 11-MAN FOOTBALL TEAMS
2025 SEASON
(After games of Saturday, Nov. 22)
(*Forfeit loss not included)
(All teams listed in alpa order)
Acalanes (Lafayette) 11-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) in NCS D1/Open playoffs.
Alameda 7-1
Lost on Saturday, Oct. 25 to Arroyo (San Lorenzo).
Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco) 12-0
Bakersfield Christian 12-0
California (San Ramon) 7-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 24 to Monte Vista (Danville).
Calvary Chapel (Santa Ana) 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 14 to Quartz Hill in CIFSS D8 playoffs.
Campolindo (Moraga) 6-1
Lost on Friday Oct. 17 to Acalanes (Lafayette).
Carlsbad 7-1*
Lost on Friday, Oct. 24 to La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad).
Chavez (Stockton) 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to Granite Bay in Sac-Joaquin Sec D2 playoffs.
Chico 6-1
Lost on Friday Oct. 17 to Pleasant Valley (Chico).
Corona del Mar (Newport Beach) 9-1
Lost on Thursday, Oct. 30 to Yorba Linda.
Crean Lutheran (Irvine) 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 7 to Leuzinger (Lawndale) in CIFSS D2 playoffs.
Crespi (Encino) 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 7 to Roosevelt (Eastvale) in CIFSS D6 playoffs.
Dana Hills (Dana Point) 8-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 24 to Laguna Beach.
De La Salle (Concord) 12-0
Ferndale 12-0
Fillmore 7-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 17 to Agoura (Agoura Hills).
Gridley 12-0
Hamilton (Hamilton City) 12-0
Immanuel (Reedley) 12-0
Imperial 9-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 31 to Holtville.
Laguna Beach 9-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 31 to Orange.
Liberty (Madera Ranchos) 12-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to Bishop in Central Section D5 playoffs.
Liberty Ranch (Galt) 11-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to Ripon Christian in SJS D6 playoffs.
Lincoln (San Jose) 6-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 7 to Live Oak (Morgan Hill).
Los Alamitos 8-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 24 to San Clemente.
Los Altos (Hacienda Heights) 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 7 to Upland in CIFSS D6 playoffs.
Manteca 11-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to St. Mary’s (Stockton) in SJS D2 playoffs.
Mariposa County (Mariposa) 7-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 7 to Stone Ridge Christian (Merced).
McLane (Fresno) 11-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to Immanuel (Reedley) in Central Sec D4 plyoffs.
Menlo School (Atherton) 7-1
Lost on Saturday, Oct. 25 to Los Gatos.
Merced 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to Vanden (Fairfield) in Sac-Joaquin Sec D3 playoffs.
Mission Bay (San Diego) 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to San Diego High.
Norwalk 9-1*
Lost on Friday, Nov. 7 to Warren of Downey in CIFSS D9 playoffs.
Pacifica (Oxnard) 13-0
Palisades (Pacific Palisades) 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 14 to Garfield (Los Angeles) in LA City Section Open Div playoffs.
Palma (Salinas) 11-1
Lost on Friday, No. 21 to Los Gatos in CCS Open/D1 playoffs.
Palm Springs 8-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 24 to Palm Desert.
Pierce (Arbuckle) 9-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 7 to Winters.
Point Loma (San Diego) 11-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to San Marcos in SD Section D1 playoffs.
Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) 7-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 17 to Oceanside.
Redding Christian 12-0
Rim of the World (Lake Arrowhead) 8-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 24 to Colton.
Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) 13-0
Rowland (Rowland Heights) 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 7 to San Dimas in CIFSS D9 playoffs.
Salesian (Richmond) 6-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 17 to El Cerrito.
Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach) 12-0
Santa Teresa (San Jose) 10-1*
Lost on Saturday, Nov. 22 to Sacred Heart Cathedral (SF) in CCS D2 playoffs.
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 14 to Santa Margarita in CIFSS D1 playoffs.
Soquel 8-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 31 to Palma (Salinas).
Sonora 12-0
Stevenson (Pebble Beach) 9-1
Lost on Thursday, Nov. 6 to King City.
St. Bernard’s (Eureka) 8-1
Lost on Saturday, Nov. 1 to Fortuna.
St. Helena 11-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland) in NCS D6 playoffs.
St. John Bosco (Bellflower) 9-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 31 to Mater Dei (Santa Ana).
St. Vincent de Paul (Petaluma) 7-1
Lost on Saturday, Oct. 25 to Ukiah.
Sutter 9-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 31 to Casa Roble (Orangevale).
Templeton 12-0
Torrance 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 7 to Redondo in CIFSS D9 playoffs
Twelve Bridges (Lincoln) 11-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to East Union (Manteca) in SJS D4 playoffs.
Vintage (Napa) 6-1
Lost on Friday, Oct. 17 to Marin Catholic (Kentfield).
Western Christian (Upland) 12-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 21 to Baldwin Park in CIFSS D11 playoffs.
Westlake (Westlake Village) 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 7 to Villa Park in CIFSS D4 playoffs
Woodcreek (Roseville) 7-1
Lost on Oct. 17 to Inderkum (Sacramento).
Woodside 10-1
Lost on Friday, Nov. 14 to San Mateo in CCS D3 playoffs.
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