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YEAR | TOP TEAM (S) | NORTHERN TITLE GAME |
2015 | Penn (12-2), Bishop Dwenger (14-1), FW Snider (13-1) | Bishop Dwenger 20, Snider 17 (Oct 9) |
Penn lost to Center Grove 28-16 for 5A Title; Bishop Dwenger defeated East Central 27-3 for 4A Title; Snider defeated New Pal 64-61 for 5A Title. |
2014 | Penn (12-1), Rensselaer Central (15-0), Andrean (14-1) | none |
Rensselaer defeats Mater Dei 45-21 in 2A Title game; Andrean loses to Tri-West in 3A Title game; Penn loses to Carmel in 6A Semi-State. |
2013 | Andrean (15-0), (Penn 12-1) | none |
Andrean defeated Brebeuf Jesuit 35-28 in 3A Title game; Penn loses to Carmel in 6A Semi-State. |
2012 | FW Snider (14-1) | FW Snider 42, Merrillville 39 (Nov 16) |
FW Snider lost 14-39 to Lawrence Central in 5A Title game. |
2011 | Penn (14-1), Bishop Luers (13-1) | Penn 28, FW Snider 10 (Nov 18) |
Penn loses to Carmel 54-0 in 5A Title game; Bishop Luers defeats Mater Dei 41-17in 2A Title game. |
2010 | Bishop Dwenger (13-1), Bishop Luers (14-1), Valparaiso (13-1) | Bishop Dwenger 36, Bishop Luers 14 (Oct 15) |
Bishop Dwenger loses to Cathedral 31-20 in 4A Title game; Bishop Luers defeats N. Putnam 26-14 in 2A Title game. |
2009 | Lowell (13-2), Bishop Dwenger (13-1), Merrillville (12-2) | Lowell 24, Bishop Dwenger 21 (Nov 21) |
Lowell losses in 4A Title game 23-9 to Evansville Reitz; Bishop Luers defeats Monrovia 24-17 in 2A Title game. |
2008 | Bishop Dwenger (14-1), FW Snider (11-2), Lowell (13-1) | Bishop Dwenger 27, Ft. Wayne Snider 24 (Oct 10) |
Bishop Dwenger loses to Cathedral in 4A Title game 10-7; Bellmont wins 3A Title 28-14 over Evansville Memorial. |
2007 | Merrillville (12-2), Penn (12-1), Lowell (13-2) | Merrillville 21, Penn 20 (Nov 09) |
Lowell losses to Reitz 33-14 in 4A Title game; Indpls. Chatard defeats SB St. Joseph 31-7 in 3A Title game; Bishop Luers wins 2A Title 21-6 over Heritage Christian. |
2006 | Concord (14-1), Norwell (14-1), Bishop Dwenger (12-2) | Concord 48, Bishop Dwenger 21 (Nov 17) |
Concord loses to Cathedral 38-14 in 4A Title game; Norwell losses to Indpls. Chatard 7-0 in 3A Title game; Harding wins 2A Title game over Southridge 20-7. |
2005 | Fort Wayne Snider (12-1), Crown Point (11-1). | none |
Lowell wins 4A title 28-27 over Roncalli; NorthWood wins 3A title 7-0 over Chatard; Jimtown wins 2A title 35-7 over North Posey. |
2004 | Fort Wayne Snider (14-1) | Ft. Wayne Snider 49, Penn 7 (Nov 19) |
Ft. Wayne Snider loses 5A title game to Warren Central 35-23; Wawasee loses to Roncalli 35-10 in 4A Title game; Andrean wins 3A title 21-14 over Heritage Hills. |
2003 | Penn (13-2), East Noble (14-1) | Penn 62, Ft. Wayne Snider 27 (Nov 21) |
Penn loses 5A title game to Warren Central 57-7; East Noble loses to Roncalli 17-0 in 4A Title game. |
2002 | Ft. Wayne Snider (13-1), Bishop Dwenger (13-2) | Ft. Wayne Snider 28, Valparaiso 17 (Nov 22) |
Ft. Wayne Snider loses 5A title game to Ben Davis 31-7; Ft. Wayne Dwenger loses to Roncalli 24-21 in 4A Title game; Andrean loses to Bishop Chatard 31-12 in 3A Title game; Ft. Wayne Luers wins 2A title 36-30 over Southridge; Southwood wins 1A Title with a 17-14 win vs. South Putnam. |
2001 | Ft. Wayne Luers (14-0), Valparaiso (13-2) | Valparaiso 45, Ft. Wayne Snider 13 (Nov 16) |
Ft. Wayne Luers wins 2A title 57-29 over Evansville Mater Dei; Valparaiso loses 5A title to Ben Davis 35-16; Andrean loses 3-0 to Bishop Chatard in 3A Title game; Southern Wells wins 1A Title game 30-7 vs. Perry Central. |
2000 | Penn (14-1), East Noble (14-1) | Penn 28, Valparaiso 7 (Nov 10) |
Penn wins 5A title 21-0 over Center Grove; East Noble wins 4A title 28-7 over Plainfield; Bishop Luers loses 2A Title game to Evansville Mater Dei 56-10; Adams Central wins 1A Title over Attica 29-21. |
1999 | Penn (13-2) | Penn 28, Ft. Wayne Northrop 18 (Nov 19) |
Penn loses 5A title game to Ben Davis 27-3; Goshen loses 4A Title game to Cathedral 24-21; Norwell loses 3A Title game to Roncalli 24-14; Ft. Wayne Luers wins 2A title 38-7 over Danville. |
1998 | Homestead (14-1), Jimtown (15-0) | Homestead 9, Penn 7 (Nov 20) |
Homestead loses 5A title game to Bloomington South 35-14 ; Jimtown wins 2A title 28-0 over Western Boone; Concord loses 4A Title game to Cathedral 38-7; NorthWood loses 3A Title game to Chatard 23-6. |
1997 | Penn (14-1), Jimtown (15-0), Griffith (14-1) | Penn 16, Ft. Wayne Snider 13 OT (Nov 21) |
Penn wins 5A title 21-20 over Bloomington South; Jimtown wins 2A title 63-0 over Clarksville; Griffith wins 4A Title 49-7 over Hamilton Southeastern; Andrean loses 3A Title game to Bishop Chatard 27-24. |
1996 | Penn (13-1) | Penn 24, Portage 21 (Nov 15) |
Penn wins 5A title 17-14 over Ben Davis; Hobart loses 4A Title game to Cathedral 27-7, Bishop Dwenger loses 3A Title game to Zionsville 14-7; Bishop Luers loses 2A Title game to North Montgomery 37-34. |
1995 | Penn (14-0) | Penn 21, Portage 8 (Nov 10) |
Penn wins 5A title 35-13 over Evansville North; Ft. Wayne Wayne wins 4A title 28-8 over Franklin County; SB St. Joseph's wins 3A title 28-0 over Jasper; Bremen loses 2A Title to North Montgomery 20-17. |
1994 | Portage (13-1) | Portage 14, Ft. Wayne Snider 3 (Nov 18) |
Portage loses 5A title game to Castle 30-12; Bremen wins 2A title game 38-10 over Evansville Mater Dei. |
1993 | Hobart (13-1), Lake Central (11-3) | Lake Central 41, Homestead 6 (Nov 19) |
Hobart wins 4A title 31-18 over East Central; Homestead loses 5A title to Bloomington South 33-27. |
1992 | Ft. Wayne Snider (14-0) | Ft. Wayne Snider 14, Merrillville 7 (Nov 20) |
Ft. Wayne Snider wins 5A title 24-21 over Ben Davis; Ft. Wayne Luers wins 2A title 17-14 over Westfield. |
1991 | Penn (13-1), Hobart (13-1) | Penn 41, Mishawaka 0 (Nov 22) |
Penn loses 5A Ben Davis 38-14 to Ben Davis; Hobart wins 4A title 20-0 over Seymour; FW Dwenger wins 3A title 34-27 vs. Cathedral; Jimtown wins 1A title 13-7 over Indpls. Ritter. |
1990 | Ft. Wayne Dwenger (14-0), Hobart (13-1) | Hobart 14, Andrean 13 (Nov 09) |
FW Dwenger wins 3A title 56-14 over New Palestine; Hobart loses 4A title to Franklin Central 34-14 |
1989 | Penn (13-1), Hobart (13-1) | Penn 20, Valparaiso 6 (Nov 17) |
Penn loses 5A title game to Carmel 10-7; Hobart wins 4A title 17-7 vs. Franklin Central; Hammond Noll wins 3A title 20-14 vs. Roncalli; FW Luers wins 2A title 24-22 vs. Tri-West; Bremen wins 1A title 31-8 vs. Springs Valley. |
1988 | Goshen (14-0) | Goshen 39, Hammond 14 (Nov 18) |
Goshen wins 4A title 24-10 over Franklin Central. |
1987 | Hobart (14-0) | Penn 39, Ft. Wayne North 32 OT (Oct 23) |
Hobart wins 4A title 31-0 over Jasper; Rochester wins 2A title 23-20 over Indpls. Ritter; Highland starts the year 1-4 and ends up losing in 5A title game to Ben Davis 14-7. |
1986 | Ft. Wayne Snider (13-1) | Ft. Wayne Snider 20, Valparaiso 14 (Nov 21) |
Ft. Wayne Snider loses 5A title game 20-17 in OT to Carmel; DeKalb wins 4A title 28-7 over Franklin Central. |
1985 | Valparaiso (12-2), Hobart (13-1) | Valparaiso 20, Ft. Wayne Snider 7 (Nov 22) |
Valparaiso loses 5A title game 41-7 to Warren Central; Hobart loses 4A title game to Brownsburg 23-17; FW Luers wins 2A title 25-7 over Lawrenceburg. |
1984 | Hobart (13-1) | Hobart 27, Ft. Wayne North 7 (Nov 17) |
Hobart loses 4A title game 28-8 to Warren Central. Game of the year: #1 Penn 14, #2 Elkhart Central 7 on Sep 28 at Freed Field before 12,000 fans. |
1983 | Penn (14-0), Ft. Wayne Dwenger (14-0) | Penn 17, Hobart 0 (Nov 12) |
Penn wins 4A title 25-14 over Indpls. Washington; FW Dwenger wins 3A title 22-21 over Roncalli. |
1982 | Hobart (13-1) | Hobart 15, Ft. Wayne Snider 0 (Nov 12) |
Hobart loses AAA title game to Castle 26-23. |
1981 | Ft. Wayne Snider (12-2) | Ft. Wayne Snider 37, Hobart 0 (Nov 13) |
Ft. Wayne Snider loses AAA title game to Carmel 27-0. |
1980 | Hobart (11-2), Ft. Wayne Luers (10-0), SB St. Joseph's (10-0) | Hobart 33, Mishawaka 14 (Nov 07) |
Hobart loses AAA title game to Carmel 13-7. |
1979 | Hobart (11-1), Ft. Wayne North (10-0), SB St. Joseph's (10-0) | Hobart 27, Penn 20 (Nov 09) |
Hobart loses AAA title game to Columbus East 21-14; Tippecanoe Valley wins A title 44-14 over Hamilton Southeastern. |
1978 | Ft. Wayne Dwenger (12-1) | Ft. Wayne Dwenger 21, Hammond 0 (Nov 10) |
FW Dwenger losses AAA title game to 35-18 to Carmel; Goshen wins AA title 9-0 over Brownsburg. |
1977 | Portage (12-1) | Portage 14, SB Washington 7 (Nov 11) |
Portage wins AAA title 33-14 over Evansville Reitz.; Plymouth wins AA title 24-14 in 2OT over Jasper. |
1976 | Merrillville (11-1), Mish. Marian (12-0) | Merrillville 21, SB St. Joseph's (Nov 12) |
Merrillville wins AAA title 28-24 over Cathedral; Marian wins AA title 34-7 over Jasper. |
1975 | Valparaiso (12-0) | Valparaiso 31, Penn 19 (Nov 07). |
Valparaiso wins AAA title 14-13 over Carmel; Mishawaka Marian wins AA title 34-0 over Greenfield. |
1974 | Mishawaka (10-2) | Mishawaka 28, Portage 21 (Nov 08) |
Mishawaka loses in AAA title game to Indpls. Washington 19-12; Garrett wins A title 20-6 over North Knox. |
1973 | South Bend Washington (12-0) | SB Washington 27, Hammond Gavit 14 (Nov 09) |
SB Washington wins the first IHSAA Tile game (Class AAA) 19-13 over Cathedral before 13,000 at School Field on Nov 16. Marian wins Class A Title 21-14 over Providence. |
1972 | Ft. Wayne Luers (10-0), East Gary (10-0) | Ft. Wayne Luers 30, SB St. Joseph's 28 (Oct 07) |
1971 | Elkhart (9-1), Mishawaka Marian (9-1). | Elkhart 35, Hammond Morton 7 (Nov 12) |
1970 | Elkhart (10-0), Mishawaka Marian (10-0), Valparaiso (10-0). | Elkhart 27, Hammond Morton 0 (Nov 13) |
1969 | SB Washington (10-0), Mishawaka Marian (10-0), Gary Andrean (10-0). | SB Washington 33, EC Roosevelt 7 (Nov 07) |
1968 | Elkhart (10-0), Gary Andrean (10-0), Chesterton (10-0) | none |
1967 | South Bend Washington (8-0-1), Mishawaka Marian (10-0) | none |
1966 | Gary Wallace (10-0), South Bend Adams (9-0) | Gary Wallace 14, E. Chicago Roosevelt 0 (Nov 11) |
1965 | Hammond Morton (10-0) | SB Riley 12, Hammond Tech 7 (Nov 12) |
1964 | SB St. Joseph's (9-0-1), SB Riley (9-0-1), SB Washington (8-0-2) | SB Riley 26, Gary Wallace 20 (Nov 13) |
1963 | Elkhart (10-0) | Elkhart 21, Hammond 12 (Nov 08) |
1962 | Hammond (10-0), LaPorte (7-0-2) | Hammond 20, SB Riley 7 (Nov 09) |
1961 | Hammond Morton (9-0), SB Washington (9-0-1) | SB Washington 20, Gary Mann 6 (Nov 10) |
1960 | Hammond (10-0) | Hammond 19, Michigan City 7 (Nov 10) |
1959 | South Bend Central (10-0) | SB Central 14, EC Roosevelt 7 (Nov 13) |
1958 | South Bend Central (10-0), Hammond (8-0-1) | SB Central 46, Gary Mann 0 (Nov 07) |
Game of the year: Central 20, Adams 18 before 15,000 on Oct 04 at School Field. |
1957 | East Chicago Roosevelt (8-0-1) SB Central (8-1-1) | EC Roosevelt 13, SB Central 13 (Nov 15) |
1956 | South Bend Adams (9-1) | SB Adams 26, Hammond 0 (Nov 09) |
1955 | East Chicago Roosevelt (9-0) | EC Roosevelt 13, South Bend Adams 7 (Nov 11) |
1954 | Whiting (8-1), SB Riley (9-1), EC Roosevelt (8-1). | Whiting 12, South Bend Riley 6 (Nov 19) |
1953 | South Bend Washington (10-0) | SB Washington 28, EC Washington 18 (Nov 20) |
1952 | E. Chicago Washington (8-1), Gary Emerson (6-1). | EC Washington 28, SB Washington 14 (Nov 14) |
1951 | Hammond Noll (9-0-1), South Bend Riley (7-0-2). | SB Central 25, Gary Emerson 12 (Nov 16) |
1950 | Mishawaka (9-1), Ft. Wayne Central Catholic (10-0), Gary Roosevelt (8-0-1) | Mishawaka 14, Gary Emerson 6 (Nov 17) |
1949 | East Chicago Roosevelt (10-0) | EC Roosevelt 32, South Bend Riley 6 (Nov 18) |
1948 | Whiting (10-0) | Whiting 18, South Bend Central 6 (Nov 20) |
1947 | East Chicago Roosevelt (9-0) | EC Roosevelt 15, SB Washington 0 (Nov 14) |
1946 | East Chicago Roosevelt (10-0) | EC Roosevelt 30, LaPorte 0 (Nov 15) |
1945 | East Chicago Roosevelt (10-0) | EC Roosevelt 23, South Bend Central 0 (Nov 16) |
1944 | South Bend Washington (9-0-1), Hammond Clark (8-1-1) | SB Washington 19, Hammond Clark 7 (Nov 17) |
1943 | South Bend Washington (10-0) | SB Washington 31, Hammond Clark 0 (Nov 19) |
1942 | E. Chicago Washington (8-1), SB Washington (9-1), Gary Emerson (8-1) | E. Chicago Washington 27, SB Washington 6 (Nov 21) |
1941 | Gary Wallace (9-0) | Gary Wallace 14, SB Washington 7 (Nov 15) |
1940 | Fort Wayne North (8-0) | SB Central 13, Gary Wallace 0 (Nov 30) |
1939 | SB Washington (9-0-1), Ft. Wayne Central (9-0) | SB Washington 16, Gary Emerson 6 (Nov 17) |
1938 | Elkhart (10-0) | Elkhart 6, Gary Emerson 12 Forfeit win for Elkhart (Nov 24) |
1937 | Hammond (10-0), South Bend Washington (9-0-1), Ft. Wayne North (8-0) | Hammond 14, South Bend Riley 0 (Nov 24) |
1936 | Gary Mann (9-1) | Gary Mann 40, Michigan City 0 (Nov 24) |
1935 | Mishawaka (10-2) | Mishawaka 14, Gary Mann 0 (Nov 23) |
1934 | South Bend Central (10-2), Whiting (10-1) | South Bend Central 20, Whiting 0 (Nov 29) |
1933 | South Bend Central (6-2-3), EC Washington (8-1-1) | South Bend Central 14, Whiting 13 (Nov 30) |
1932 | E. Chicago Washington (7-3), Elkhart (11-1-1) | E. Chicago Washington 14, Elkhart 6 (Nov 24) |
1931 | South Bend Central (11-0) | South Bend Central 19, Gary Mann 6 (Nov 26) |
1930 | Gary Emerson (7-1-1) | Gary Emerson 7, Mishawaka 0 (Nov 22) |
First year for the NIC playoff which was won by Emerson over Mishawaka. |
1929 | Gary Mann (9-1) | Gary Mann 38, Ft. Wayne Central 0 (Nov 23) |
1928 | Gary Froebel (7-1), South Bend (9-0-2) | Gary Froebel 13, Gary Emerson 6 (Nov 20) |
1927 | Gary Froebel (9-0) | Gary Froebel 22, Gary Emerson 14 (Nov 12) |
First year for the Northern Indiana Conference; Gary Froebel defeated Indpls. Shortridge 70-0 on Nov 24 for "mythical" state title. |
1926 | Gary Emerson (8-0-1), Mishawaka (8-0) | Mishawaka 14, Elkhart 7 (Nov 13); Gary Emerson 20, South Bend 0 (Nov 20) |
1925 | Mishawaka (8-0), Gary Emerson (6-1-1) | Mishawaka 54, Elkhart 0 (Nov 14); Gary Emerson 13, South Bend 6 (Nov 21) |
1924 | Elkhart (9-0), Gary Emerson (7-0-1) | none |
Elkhart defeated Bicknell 28-6 on Nov 29 at Rice Field for "mythical" state title. |
1923 | Gary Emerson (9-0-1) | Gary Emerson 0, South Bend 0 tie |
1922 | Gary Emerson (9-0) | Gary Emerson 33, Warsaw 0 (Nov 25) |
1921 | Gary Emerson (6-0-1), Gary Froebel (7-0-1) | Gary Emerson 7, Gary Froebel 7 tie (Nov 19) |
1920 | Mishawaka (7-0-2) | Mishawaka 10, South Bend 6 (Nov 20 |
1919 | Hammond (6-1) | Hammond 20, Gary Emerson 0 (Nov 08) |
1918 | none | none |
Spanish Influenza pandemic pretty much wipes out the 1918 season. Gary Emerson, South Bend and Garrett are the only teams to even get some games played! |
1917 | Hammond (4-1-1), Gary (5-1), South Bend (3-1-1) | Hammond 7, Gary 0 (Nov 10) |
1916 | Gary (6-1-1), South Bend (5-1-1) | South Bend 0, Gary 0 (Nov 04) |
1915 | Gary (6-0), East Chicago (6-0), Kendallville (6-0) | Gary 20, Hammond 0 (Nov 6) |
1914 | South Bend (7-1) | none |
1913 | South Bend (6-0) | none |
South Bend outscored it's opponents 509-0. Hammond cancelled the Nov. 8 game with South Bend. |
1912 | South Bend (5-1-1), Elkhart (6-0-1) | South Bend 0, Elkhart 0 (Oct 5) |
1911 | South Bend (6-0) | none |
1910 | Michigan City (4-1-3), Topeka (4-0-1) | none |
1909 | Goshen (6-0-1), Hammond (4-1-1) | Goshen 15, South Bend 5 (Nov 25) |
1908 | Elkhart (7-0-2) | none |
1907 | Michigan City (7-1-1), Elkhart (4-1-4) | none |
1906 | Michigan City (5-0-2), South Bend (4-2-2) | none |
1905 | South Bend (5-1-1) | none |
1904 | Elkhart (5-0-2), Goshen (5-1-2), Crown Point (4-0) | none |
1903 | Goshen (8-1) | none |