Indiana high school football champions – smaller schools

In 1973, the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) established a three class state playoff system in football. In 1983, the tournament split into four classes, in 1985 into a five class system, and in 2013 into a six class system, with 6A for big schools and 1A for the smallest schools. This page represents all smaller school class tournament champions.

Indiana Class 6A State Football Champions
For all large school football champions since 1920 see Indiana Big School Football Champions.

Indiana Class 5A State Football Champions
2013 – Indianapolis Cathedral (11)

2014 – Indianapolis Cathedral (12)

2015 – Fort Wayne Snider (2)*

2016 – Westfield

2017 – Columbus East (3)*

2018 – New Palestine (2)

2019 – New Palestine (3)

2020 – Indianapolis Cathedral (13)

2021 – Indianapolis Cathedral (14)

2022 – Valparaiso (2)

2023 – Fort Wayne Snider (3)*

''For 1985–2012 see Indiana Big School Football Champions. Some multiple champion listings occur across classes. *Fort Wayne Snider won a big school title in 1992. Columbus East won a big school title in 1979''

Indiana Class 4A State Football Champions
1985 - Brownsburg (2)

1986 - DeKalb

1987 - Hobart

1988 - Goshen (2)

1989 - Hobart (2)

1990 - Franklin Central

1991 - Hobart (3)

1992 - Harrison (West Lafayette)

1993 - Hobart (4)

1994 - East Central

1995 - Fort Wayne Wayne

1996 - Indianapolis Cathedral (3)

1997 - Griffith

1998 - Indianapolis Cathedral (4)

1999 - Indianapolis Cathedral (5)

2000 - East Noble

2001 - Jasper

2002 - Indianapolis Roncalli (6)

2003 - Indianapolis Roncalli (7)

2004 - Indianapolis Roncalli (8)

2005 - Lowell

2006 - Indianapolis Cathedral (6)

2007 - Evansville Reitz (6)*

2008 - Indianapolis Cathedral (7)

2009 - Evansville Reitz (7)*

2010 - Indianapolis Cathedral (8)

2011 - Indianapolis Cathedral (9)

2012 - Indianapolis Cathedral (10)

2013 - Columbus East (2)*

2014 - New Palestine

2015 - Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (4)

2016 - Indianapolis Roncalli (9)

2017 - East Central (2)

2018 - Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (5)

2019 - Evansville Memorial

2020 - Indianapolis Roncalli (10)

2021 - Mt. Vernon

2022 - East Central (3)

2023 - East Central (4)

''For 1983-84 see Indiana Big School Football Champions. Some multiple champion listings occur across classes. *Evansville Reitz won big school state championships in 1948, '57, '60, '61, and '71. Columbus East won a big school title in 1979''

Indiana Class 3A State Football Champions
1983 - Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger

1984 - Brownsburg

1985 - Indianapolis Roncalli

1986 - Indianapolis Cathedral

1987 - Zionsville

1988 - Indianapolis Roncalli (2)

1989 - Hammond Bishop Noll (2)*

1990 - Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (2)

1991 - Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (3)

1992 - Indianapolis Cathedral]] (2)

1993 - Indianapolis Roncalli (3)

1994 - Indianapolis Roncalli (4)

1995 - South Bend St. Joseph's (2)*

1996 - Zionsville (2)

1997 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (3)

1998 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (4)

1999 - Indianapolis Roncalli (5)

2000 - Heritage Hills

2001 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (5)

2002 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (6)

2003 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (7)

2004 - Merrilville Andrean

2005 - NorthWood

2006 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (8)

2007 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (9)

2008 - Bellmont

2009 - West Lafayette (2)

2010 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (10)

2011 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (11)

2012 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (12)

2013 - Merrilville Andrean (2)

2014 - Tri-West (4)

2015 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (13)

2016 - Fort Wayne Concordia

2017 - Evansville Memorial

2018 - West Lafayette (3)

2019 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (14)

2020 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (15)

2021 - Gibson Southern

2022 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (16)

2023 - Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (17)

''For 1973-82 see Indiana Big School Football Champions. Some multiple champion listings occur across classifications. *South Bend St. Joseph won a big school state championship in 1964, Hammond Bishop Noll in 1951.''

Indiana Class 2A State Football Champions
1973 - Greenfield-Central

1974 - Blackford

1975 - Mishawaka Marian (2)

1976 - Mishawaka Marian (3)

1977 - Plymouth

1978 - Goshen

1979 - Blackford (2)

1980 - Franklin Central

1981 - Franklin Central (2)

1982 - Franklin Central (3)

1983 - Indianapolis Chatard

1984 - Indianapolis Chatard (2)

1985 - Fort Wayne Luers

1986 - Whitko

1987 - Rochester

1988 - Western Boone

1989 - Fort Wayne Luers (2)

1990 - Indianapolis Scecina

1991 - Indianapolis Scecina (2)

1992 - Fort Wayne Luers (3)

1993 - West Lafayette

1994 - Bremen (2)

1995 - North Montgomery

1996 - North Montgomery (2)

1997 - Jimtown (2)

1998 - Jimtown (3)

1999 - Fort Wayne Luers (4)

2000 - Evansville Mater Dei

2001 - Fort Wayne Luers (5)

2002 - Fort Wayne Luers (6)

2003 - Tri-West (2)

2004 - Tri-West (3)

2005 - Jimtown (4)

2006 - Fort Wayne Harding

2007 - Fort Wayne Luers (7)

2008 - Heritage Christian

2009 - Fort Wayne Luers (8)

2010 - Fort Wayne Luers (9)

2011 - Fort Wayne Luers (10)

2012 - Fort Wayne Luers (11)

2013 - Indianapolis Ritter (4)

2014 - Rensselaer Central

2015 - Monrovia

2016 - Indianapolis Ritter (5)

2017 - Southridge

2018 - Western Boone (2)

2019 - Western Boone (3)

2020 - Western Boone (4)

2021 - Merrilville Andrean (3)

2022 - Evansville Mater Dei (2)

2012 - Fort Wayne Luers (12)

Some multiple champion listings occur across classifications.

Indiana Class 1A State Football Champions
1973 - Mishawaka Marian

1974 - Garrett

1975 - Lawrenceburg

1976 - Lafayette Central Catholic

1977 - Indianapolis Ritter

1978 - Lawrenceburg (2)

1979 - Tippecanoe Valley

1980 - Sheridan

1981 - Hamilton Southeastern

1982 - Oak Hill

1983 - Fountain Central

1984 - Sheridan (2)

1985 - Eastern Hancock

1986 - South Putnam

1987 - Sheridan (3)

1988 - Sheridan (4)

1989 - Bremen

1990 - South Decatur

1991 - Jimtown

1992 - Sheridan (5)

1993 - North Miami

1994 - North White

1995 - (Flora) Carroll

1996 - Tri-West

1997 - Pioneer

1998 - Sheridan (6)

1999 - Lafayette Central Catholic (2)

2000 - Adams Central

2001 - Southern Wells

2002 - Southwood

2003 - Indianapolis Ritter (2)

2004 - Seeger

2005 - Sheridan (7)

2006 - Sheridan (8)

2007 - Sheridan (9)

2008 - Indianapolis Ritter (3)

2009 - Lafayette Central Catholic (3)

2010 - Lafayette Central Catholic (4)

2011 - Lafayette Central Catholic (5)

2012 - Lafayette Central Catholic (6)

2013 - Tri-Central

2014 - North Vermillion

2015 - Lafayette Central Catholic (7)

2016 - Linton-Stockton

2017 - Pioneer (2)

2018 - Pioneer (3)

2019 - Lafayette Central Catholic (8)

2020 - Indianapolis Covenant Christian

2021 - Indianapolis Lutheran

2022 - Indianapolis Lutheran (2)

2023 - Indianapolis Lutheran (3)

Some multiple champion listings occur across classifications.