As of May 22, 2017 THE GREAT TEAMS

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1 As of May 22, 2017 THE GREAT TEAMS No matter the size of the school, no matter what division some schools played in, all of the schools listed in this file honors some very great teams that have distinguished themselves in one way or another: On offense or defense, or both. These teams have set the bar for others to emulate. There are also lists of long win streaks listed as well. While the listing of the teams doesn't cover all the great "11's" it does give you a sense of the history of high school football in this state. Here is an attempt to honor the best teams Wisconsin has yet produced. Some Records of the Top Teams The first high school or college in Wisconsin to field an organized football team was Delafield St. John's Military Academy in For several years they played other high schools, town teams, semi-pro, YMCA teams, prep schools and colleges. As time moved into the 1890's high school football (And sports in general) became more organized with the creation of the WIAA in Coaches were, for the most part, called "managers" until the 1920's. It was common up to World War I for high schools to play college teams (Usually the freshman team but sometimes the varsity). The WIAA took a more active role in regulating the types of schedule schools set beginning in the 1920's. The practice of scheduling college teams continued for prep schools up until To give you an idea of the variety of teams a school could play, take a look at the 1896 Delafield St. John's record: Coach Price M. Davis 32 Company H, Wis. National Guard 0 0 Pewaukee Athletic Association 16 8 Fond du Lac Athletic Association 6 10 Milwaukee South Side 6 (Now Milwaukee South Division H.S.) 12 Carroll College (Varsity) 6 6 The Reserves 0 6 Milwaukee East Side 4 (Now Milwaukee Riverside H.S) 10 Madison High School Wayland Academy 0 12 Whitewater Normal (Varsity) 4 (Now U.W. Whitewater) 0 Lawrence University (Varsity) The 1897 first great team, Madison High School, was Wisconsin's and America's first "National Champion". Their team manager, Joseph Jackson, a student at Madison H.S. was also the coach. Jackson, who also acted as a scheduler and promoter, setting up games with as many opponents as he could. The year before he tried playing football but quit as a player when he lost a tooth. He decided to stick to pitching on the baseball team, as a player. Football at this time was more like rugby. The scoring was different as a touchdown was worth four points and an extra point was worth two. In early December Jackson heard about a team from New York who claimed to be the "Champion of the East". He made contact with the team and set up a game for Christmas Day in Detroit. Jackson, with the help of Henry C. Cecheas and Joe Dean (Founder of the Madfison based Dean Medical Clinics) prepared three hours a day for the game. With the Madison squad leading14-0 at halftime on a cold and snowy afternoon, North Tonawanda refused to come out and finish the game. Madison was declared the winner and had the first "National Championship". The team record was vs high school teams and vs. known college teams. It is believed that they played at least a total of 14 games but newspaper accounts are incomplete. The 1897 Madison High School National Champions Listed are the known scores against teams that they played. Their record against high schools doesn't include their forfit win vs. Eau Claire H.S. Coached by Joseph Jackson 32 Oregon H.S Evansville H.S. 0 0 Univ. of Wisconsin 8 10 Whitewater Normal 10 (Now U W.Whitewater) 30 Waukesha H.S. 0 0 Univ. of Wisconsin Minneapolis South H.S. 0 Milwaukee High (Score and actual school is not known) 22 Delafield St. John s 0 28 Elgin H.S., IL 0 14 North Tonawanda, N.Y. 0 (NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME)

2 The next season, Milwaukee South Side High School, later re-named South Division, destroyed its seven opponents and should be considered alongside Madison High as one of the first truly great high school teams in Wisconsin Milwaukee South Side Coached by George F. Downer Undefeated, Untied and Unscored Upon 17 Racine H.S Carroll College 0 39 Delafield St. John s 0 35 Milwaukee East Side H.S Marquette College 0 28 Fond du Lac H. S Lake Geneva H. S Early Mythical State Champions , prior to the advent of the UPI and AP press polls or the playoffs, there were a number of schools besides Madison High School and Milwaukee South Side that were touted as the mythical state champion. The list is incomplete but those that are known are shown below: 1896 Madison High School 1897 Madison High School 1898 Milwaukee South Side (Now South Division) 1899 Oshkosh 1900 Milwaukee South Side (Now South Division) 1901 Eau Claire Memorial 1902 Fort Atkinson 1903 Eau Claire Memorial 1904 Eau Claire Memorial 1907 Eau Claire Memorial 1908 Oshkosh 1908 Fort Atkinson 1909 Chippewa Dfalls 1911 Green Bay West 1912 Oshkosh 1914 Green Bay West 1914 Delafield St. John's Military Academy 1915 Milwaukee East (Now Riverside) 1916 Edgerton 1917 Watertown 1918 Superior Central 1918 Green Bay East 1919 LaCrosse 1919 Watertown 1920 Superior Central 1922 Marinette 1926 Marinette 1927 Milwaukee Pio Nono 1929 Delafield St. John's Military Academy 1932 Delafield St. John's Military Academy

3 Early Mythical State Champions (Cont.) 1940 Wausau 1941 Wausau 1942 Delafield St. John's Military Academy 1942 Wausau 1943 Wausau 1944 Wausau 1945 Wausau 1947 Wausau 1948 Wausau 1949 Kenosha 1912 Oshkosh H.S Mythical State Champion Coached by G.A. Gleyer 14 Waupun 0 13 Grand Rapids 0 22 Appleton 0 24 Wayland Academy 0 10 Merrill 7 24 Kaukauna 3 28 Janesville After winning the first six games Oshkosh set up a championship game against undefeated Janesville. Tbey romped to the title as they complated what they claimed to be their fifth consecutive state title even though others also made the same claim. Oscar Damerow, a fan from Fond du Lac who watched a number of teams play submitted what may be the first All-State team. Printed throughout the state in many papers it included four players from Oshkosh: Note: Many newspapers didn't print players first names in their stories so only two of the top 11 players are known. End Muenshl Fort Atkinson Quarterback Eber Simpson Oshkosh End DeVinney Oshkosh Halfback Faitger Janesville Tackle Cotter Merrill Halfback Covey Oshkosh Tackle Chamberlin Milwaukee South Division Fullback Berg Waupun Guard Chaney Eau Claire Guard Bondl Madison Center Farrand Rideout Oshkosh 1916 Edgerton H.S Mythical State Champion Coached by Dick Lamoreaux 14 Milwaukee North Division 6 6 Stoughton 0 78 Fort Atkinson 0 99 Janesville 0 20 Watertown 0 28 Monroe 0 47 Milton College 0 34 Stoughton 0 6 Milwaukee Marquette H.S. 0 7 LaCrosse Rollie Williams was the offensive power behind Edgerton's attack as he scored 25 touchdown's. He did well on defense as well as in the 99-0 win vs. Janesville where he scored nine touchdown's, three on interception returns as Janesville tried in vain to make a comback. Lineman Rube Blattner was the top overall defensive performer as he was a demon against the run. After seven games, several teams around the state claimed they were the state champions including Oshkosh, Green Bay East and La Crosse. Oshkosh ended with a record, ties of vs. Green Bay West and 0-0 vs. Green Bay East. Meanwhile, East had a record as they tied Marinette 7-7, 0-0 against Green Bay West and a third tie, 0-0 vs. Oshkosh. Since Edgerton and LaCrosse were undefeated and untied most newspapers claimed the Thanksgiving Day game between the two was for the real state title.

4 Early Northern Powerhouse Superior Central cruised through the 1918 season playing "all comers" much like the 1897 Madison team. The Vikings solicited games against teams as far away as Milwaukee, DesMoines and St. Paul but they ended up playing against more local Wisconsin and Minnesota teams as they were crowned the "Twin Cities Champion" and the "Northern Minnesota Champion". Most of the time Superior used a spread formation the linemen set up six feet apart forcing their opponents to spread themselves out as well. This helped them to score over 61 points in four of their games. Halfback John (Nicknamed "Ronc" by the Superior Telegram and "Bone" by his teammates) Hancock scored 6-td's vs. Duluth Denfield along with 13 extra points for 49 points and 8-td's and 3 extra points for a total of 51 points vs. Hibbing. Against Two Harbors quarterback Harold "Fat" Steel connected with Ted Whereatt for nine catches, 279 yards (A state record for receiving yards in a game that held until 1981) and three td's, totals unheard of for that era. Another star was the great Ernie Nevers, a sophomore who went on to become a member of the College Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. At Superior he played tackle as a sophmore and end as a junior for the Vikings. Coach Tubbs who was a teacher at the school and also the varsity basketball coach eventually moved on to became the head football coach at Superior State College (Renamed from Superior Normal), the University of Miami (FL) and the University of Iowa Superior Central H.S Coached by Irl I. Tubbs 27 Duluth Cathedral, MN Duluth Denfeld, MN Superior Normal-College Varsity 0 (Now UW Superior) 75 Two Harbors, MN Hibbing, MN Duluth Central, MN Ashland 0 19 Eau Claire It was during this period that many schools around the state were claiming to be the "Mythical State Champion". In 1919, the Superior Central team claimed this title in early November, along with 10 other schools from all over the state. Schools like Madison High School, Green Bay East, Merrill, Marinette, Kenosha, Jefferson, Beloit, Waukesha, LaCrosse and Watertown. Upon beating Ashland, a game with LaCrosse was set up and when Superior lost they set their claim aside. Team after team set up new matches or they shut their season down as basketball season would be on them soon. An example is that undefeated Merrill played Waukesha and lost and then Waukesha lost to an unknown opponent. There was no real regulation as to post regular season play. Such was the condition of high school football in the state. In the end, LaCrosse and Watertown were considered the states top teams for The next season Superior Central roared to the mythical title as they posted a record. Newspaper accounts in The Superior Telegram, The Wisconsin State Journal and the Green Bay Press Gazette all positioned schools from their cities for a December confrontation. At first, Superior Central tried to schedule a game against Green Bay East (With star halfback Jim Crowley of Notre Dames famed Four Horsemen. Crowley played against Stanford and Ernie Nevers in the 1925 Rose Bowl game) but negotiations dragged on and. soon a matchup with Madison High was set and the game with East never materialized after the Vikings defeated Madison because of the lateness in the season. After the victory against Madison High both the Superior Telegram and the Wisconsin State Journal declared the Vikings as the state champion. Afer scoring 26 td's and 21 extra points in 1918 as a sophmore, John "Roc" Hancock, the teams fullback and leading tackler again led the 1919 team with 25 td's and 3 extra ponts. Against Superior Nelson Dewey, Hancock scored 55 points on nine td's and an extra point. Ernie Nevers, playing tackle and end, kicked 21 extra points and scored a td on the season. He moved to California for his senior year. But, back for his senior year and dispite being injured often, Hancock scored 22 td;s and 23 extra points. This gave him a catreer total of 73 touchdowns and 47 extra points totaling 485 pounts. Hancock was not a one man team as the Vikings played as a cohesive unit offensivly as they occasionally used an inovative passing attack to set up the run. No yardage records other than the 1918 game vs. Two Harbors passing stats are known but the team was ahead of it's time for utilizing the pass Superior Central H. S Coached by Irl I. Tubbs 115 Superior Nelson Dewey 0 73 Two Harbors, MN Duluth Cathedral, MN Duluth Denfeld, MN. 0 0 Virginia, MN Duluth Central, MN. 0 7 St. Paul Mechanic Arts H.S., MN Ashland LaCrosse Against Nelson Dewey, Two Harbors and Denfeld John Hancock either didn't start or was pulled early until the second half to keep the score down but when he did play in those games he reaked havoc scoring 19 of his 25 touchdowns for the season. The lose to Duluth Cathedral was considered by both the Superior and Duluth newspapers to be controversial due to poor officiating and interpitation of some of the rules. The go ahead touchdown was called back late in the game.

5 1920 Superior H.S State Champions Coached by Irl I. Tubbs 27 Spooner 0 7 Duluth Cathedral, MN Two Harbors, MN Superior Nelson Dewey 0 48 Duluth Denfeld Duluth Central 0 14 Ashland 0 50 Anyigo 7 47 Madison High School Green Bay West Coached by Murph White 14 G.B. West Alumni 0 6 Menominee 0 32 Sheboygan 0 19 Marinette 6 39 Manitowoc 0 48 Oshkosh 0 12 Appleton 0 20 Fond du Lac 0 7 Green Bay East Voted in 1993 in a poll of then current and past coaches and sportwriters determined that West's Arnie Herber was the top all-time Wisconsin high school quarterback. Herber threw 8 td's and scored 11 td's, kicked 14 extra points and kicked a 40 yard drop-kick field goal. Herber was a proflic passer in an era when passing wasn't in style. He played 15 years in the NFL for the Greeb Bay Packers and the New York Giants. In 1946 and 1957 he was voted as Packers all-time quarterback, He is a member of the NFL Hall of Fame Kenosha H.S Shutouts Coached by Fred Bauer 19 Milwaukee South Division 0 7 Madison West 0 6 Madison Central Janesville 0 19 Madison East 0 44 Racine Horlick 0 19 Beloit 0 18 Milwaukee Boy's Tech 0 28 Racine Park 0 6 Rockford, IL The Red Devils shutout nine opponents, giving up only 12 points and that was in their lone loss to Madison Central. Newspapers considered them to be one of the top public school teams of the year,

6 1939 Milwaukee Washington H. S Pat Harders Scoring 28 Wauwatosa points 3td's-4extra points 28 West Allis 6 19 points 2td's-1extra point-1field goal 28 Milwaukee West 0 16 points 2td's-4extra points 16 Milwaukee King points 1td-1extra point-1field goal 16 Milwaukee South 0 16 points 2td's-1extra point-1field goal 20 Milwaukee North 7 14 points 2td's-2extra points 27 Milwaukee Custer 0 21 points 2td's-3extra points-2 field goals 31 Milwaukee East 0 25 points 3td's-4extra points-1 field goal If there was ever a "one-man" show or team, it might have been the 1939 Milwaukee Washington squad. Pat Harder led the Purgolders as a high scoring fullback and a great defensive player. Harder scored 70% of his team points, 143 on 17 touchdowns, 23 extra point kicks and 6 field goals as well as having nearly 100 tackles. In many of the games it was Harder who scored most of the points, made the crucial kicks and made the important stops on defense. Delafield St. John's Military Academy started the first formal high school football program in Wisconsin in During the period of St. John's produced some of the best teams in Wisconsin. Because they were a private prep school with unusually very good talent they played many college freshman and sometimes varsity teams. From St. John's posted a record with most of the losses and ties to college teams. And talk about talent. The 1936 Big Ten Championship team at Northwestern University had seven Academy graduates as starters and two bench players!!! 1914 Delafield St. John's State Champions Coached by Ralph Fletcher 34 Oshkosh Normal 0 (Now UW Oshkosh) 21 Carroll College Lawrence University (Reserves) 0 42 Lewis College 0 47 Beloit College 7 35 Wayland Academy 7 18 Chippewa Falls 10 0 Whitewater Normal 13 (Now UW Whitewater) Southeastern Wisconsin newspapers declared St. John's as the mythical state champion prior to the title matchup vs. Chippewa Falls, the top team of the northwest. That game was set for Thanksgiving Day. Since Green Bay West was considered by newspapers as the top team of the northeast St. John's attempted to meet them for the crown but they were unable to agree to the game. The Milwaukee Sentinal again declared St. John's the champion. St. John's then accepted a challenge against Whitewater Normal with only five days preperation. They lost to Whitewater but still claimed the mythical title Delafield St. John's Coached by Harry Wilhelm Winner of the 1929 "Western Prep Champions Trophy 18 Great Lakes Naval 0 Training Center, IL. 13 Marquette Univ. Freshman 7 12 Ripon College Freshman 0 25 Platteville School of Mines 0 (Now UW Plateville) 20 Oshkosh Teachers College 12 (Now UW Oshkosh) Reserves 33 Shattuck Military School 0 13 Louisville Du Pont Manual 2 H.S., KY 25 Culver Military Acad., IN 7 (Played at Chicago's Soldiers Field) 31 Elgin Academy, Il Some of the stars from this team were quarterback/kicker Russell Geaslen, backs Edwin McDevitt and Otto Scheiner and lineman Fred Riggen. Harry Wismer, future star at Michigan State, Hall-of Fame Broadcaster and owner of the AFL New York Titans (Later changed to Jets) was a was a backup quarterback. Illinois High School Hall of Fame Coach (!7 years head coach at Chicago Schurz High School) said that when he was a freshman on Marquette University's Freshman 1929 team that in all four years of college football, St. John's was the toughest team he played against.

7 1932 Delafield St. John's Including Coached by Edison Lerch 2-forfits. Winner of the "National Prep Championship" trophy 51 Oshkosh Normal Freshman 0 (Now UW Oshkosh) 45 Lawrence College Fresh Platteville Sch. of Mines 6 (Now UW Plateville) 39 Ripon College Freshman 0 20 De Paul Univ. Freshman 0 26 Culver Military Acad., IN 0 (Played at Chicago's Soldier Field) Following the victory over Culver before over 40,000 fans, St. John's was awarded the "National Prep Championship" trophy as America's top top prep football program. Ward Eastman was the starting quarterback with star halfbacks Robert Geyer and Robert Swisher, end George Wilson (Future member of the NFL Hall of Fame as an end for the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions). The top linemen were Park Wray, Frank Riley and Vange Burnett Delafield St. John's Coached by Edison Lerch 20 Dubuque Loras Acad., IA 0 19 Chicago Lake View, IL 6 25 Chicago Pullman Tech, Il 6 18 Ripon College Freshman 7 44 Lake Forest Academy, Il 6 19 Culver Military Acad., IN 3 47 Morgan Park Acad., Il Chicago Kelly, Il The St. John's squad played a major Mid-West schedule with Ripon College their only in-state opponent. Undefeated Wausau looked into playing a season ending game against St. John's at a neutral site. However, St. John's still had late season games against Morgan Park and Chicago Kelly. The game would be in late November and they couldn't agree due to the start of basketball season for Wausau. If they had played each other it might have been the best matchup in the country of the 1940's. Senior Terry Lenz led the team with 17 touchdowns followed by freshman Robert Mulloning with 13 scores. End/kicker Davis Devonald, linemen Al Eckardt, Greg Walsh and Hernry Weber also stared. No team dominated the state football scene in the 1940's like Wausau High School. Immediately below is a posting of their top team but further down in this file you you will find the schools entire record seasonal schedules where the Lumberjack's posted an outstanding record along with eight mythical state titles!!! 1942 Wausau H.S Coached by Win Brockmeyer Undefeated, Untied and Unscored Upon 6 Stevens Point 0 28 Rhinelander 0 13 Antigo 0 42 Wisconsin Rapids 0 45 Marshfield 0 67 Nekoosa 0 24 Merrill This powerhouse was led by fullback Roger Trotzer who scored 17 td's 4 extra points for a total of 106 points, besting the 102 points scored bt Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch for the 1940 team. Tackle Jake Pahm, center Gordan Saindow, guard Fred Bliese, ends Chet Wyzkowski and Cyril Koppa were also named to the first team all-conference squad (6 of 11 first teamers!). Wausau only palyed a conference schedule but did talk to Delafield St. John's Military Academy about playing a late game but it never materialized. NOTE: Nekoosa went and gave up 222 points while failing to score!!

8 1943 Marinette Coached by Harry J. Anderle 28 Stephenson, MI Pestigo 0 27 Watertown Norway Oconto 0 33 Escanaba, MI Eau Claire 7 7 Menominee, MI Earl "Jug" Girard was the force behind the "Marines" undefeated season. Playing tailback in the single-wing offense he was also a masterful punter. Only 5-9, 145 pounds Girard passed for 6 td's as well as scoring 13 td's and 13 extra points. He played at Wisconsin and for 10 seasons with the Packers, Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers. There have a few other teams who went through an entire season undefeated, untied and unscored upon besides the 1897 Milwaukee South Side and the 1942 Wausau squads. The 1932 Kenosha High School (As noted earlier) came close, shutting out nine opponents while giving up only 12 points. The 1950 Arcadia, 1961 Weyauwega, 1969 Chilton and the 1980 Cashton teams are the remaining units that went a full regular season without a blemish on the defensive side of the scoring ledger. There have been other teams with long winning streaks but none like those of Kimberly, Manitowoc Lincoln and Stratford. There were schools that had 10 shutouts in a season or scored huge amounts of points. They are also listed below. In addition, I've added player and team stats where I have the info. Some Records of the Top 1950's and 1960's Teams As you will see below, two schools dominated the 1950's. Kenosha and Green Bay West high schools put together teriffic records. They were the most consistant teams. From 1950 until 1967 Scholastic Coach Magazine published a listing of the top teams around the country including Wisconsin. Here are some of those listings: 1950: Kenosha (with FB Alan Ameche and HB Mario Bonofiglio) and Green Bay East (Led by HB Robert Young) were the top teams. Other teams listed were: Undefeated and unscored on Arcadia was the top small school. Milwaukee East, Milwaukee Puaski, Milwaukee Marquette and undefeated Menomonie, Bloomer Wausau and Tomah were the other top schools. 1951: Stevens Point, Waukesha and Milwaukee West Division were the top undefeated teams in the state. 1952: Milwaukee West Division, Waukesha and Green Bay West were undefeated. Kenosha had one loss. Eau Claire Regis and Milwaukee Marquette were the top Catholic schools. Amoung the smaller schools Wisconsin Dells, Menomonie, New London, Medford, Mukwonago, Kewaunee, Arcadia, Spencer and St. John's of Little Chute were top teams. 1953: Wausau, Green Bay West (Coached by F.L. "Frosty" Ferzacca who moved on the next year to coach Marquette University) and Whitefish Bay were the top large schools followed by Racine Horlick, Beloit and Menasha. Top small schools were Lake Geneva, Racine Country Day, Sun Prairie, West DePere, Medford, New Lisbon, Wautoma, Winneconne and Waunakee. 1954: Green Bay West (Riding a 32-game win streak), Whiterfish Bay, Madison West and Racine Horlick were the top large schools followede by a trio of Milwaukee City teams, South Division, Boy's Tech and Washington tied for the City. Other undefeated and untied teams were: Jefferson, Beaver Dam, Berlin, Bloomer, Boscobel, Hudson, Hurley, West DePere, Westfield, Marion, Blair and DePere St. Norbert. 1955: Kenosha was the top team led by HB All-American Eddie Hart. Green Bay West's season was cut short due to an area polio epidemic. Rufus King ruled the Milwaukee City Conference with an record.. Other top teams were Whitefish Bay, Cudahy, Racine St. Catherine and Wausau 1956: Starting in 1956 Scholastic Coach stopped listing ALL the top schools in each state but published a list of the top schools in the country. Kenosha, coached by by Chuck Joskwhich, was They scored 241 points and allowed 91. They averaged 291 yards rushing per game and 122 yards passing. Neenah, coached by Tom Porter, was also They scored 244 points and allowed 79. No offensive stats were listed.

9 1957: Madison West, coached by Fred Jacoby, was the top team running the T-formation to a perfect They had a high powered offense scoring 333 points (41.6 points per game) averaging 276 yards rushing and 127 yards passing per game. Win Brockmeyer coached Wausau to a record employing the Single Wing offense. They did't score a lot of points, just 217 but they were stingy on defense giving up only 38 points. On offense they averaged 266 yards per game rushing and 40 yards a game passing. 1958: Only one Wisconsin school was listed in the years story. Coach Marv Crowley's Superior Central was the top school posting an record. Employing the Split-T offwnse they scored 273 points and allowed 71. Central averaged 373 yards rushing per game and 38 yards passing per game while playing eight players both way's. 1959: Kenosha was back in the top spot, again under the direction of coach Chuck Joskwhich as they posted an record. They scored 233 points and allowed only 64 while piling up 327 yards per game (263 yards per game rushing and 64 yards passing). Coached by John Biolo, Green Bay West employed the Wing-T (As did Kenosha) and rolled up 183 points while allowing 46. West averaged 180 yards a game rushing and 46 yards a game passing. 1960: Again, only one school was listed in the recap article from that year and it was Green Bay West. Coach John Biolo directed his team to an record. Still employing the Wing-T offense they didn't put up a lot of points (Only 171) but they also didn't give up many (49). Their offense did just enough to get the job done as they averaged 208 yards rushing and 72 yards passing per game a nine players were 2-way men. 1961: Eau Claire Memorial and Madison West were the top two teams of the year. Cy Berg coached Memorial to an record scoring 236 points and allowing only 44. They had a fairly balanced offense rushing for yards per game and passing for Madison West headed by Bert Hable didn't score a lot of points only 156, but they produced five-shutouts, giving up only 21 points as they drovce to an record. Not much in the way of offense, 131 yards rushing and 118 yards passing per game but they only allowed about 130 total yards each game. 1962: Sheboygan South rulled the state, rolling to an mark under the direction of Leroy Anderson. Employing the Wing-T South scored 189 points and gave up only 47 as they averaged 236 yards rushing and 72 yards passing each game. 1963: Wausau ruled the northern and Waukesha the southern parts of the state this season. Win Brockmeyer was back with another powerhouse squad as Wausau rolled up 337 points and allowed only 43 running the Single-Wing. They posted a record, averaging 356 yards rushing per game and 27 yards passing as they were ranked #1 by the UPI. Kenneth Holub directed Waukesha to an record and the #2 ranking in the UPI poll. Employing the T-formation the Blackshirts. scored 187 points and allowed only 40 as they averaged 251 yards rushing and 65 yards passing per game. 1964: Top ranked Oshkosh, coached by Harold Schomerth, was tough on both offense and defense as they scored 253 points and allowed only 31. Their offense averaged 281 yards rushing per game and 69 yards passing. #2 Superior Central, coached by Marv Crowley, employed the I-formation, as did Oshkosh. Central was just as productive on offense and stingy on defense, scoring 350 points and allowing only 53. Superior was a bit more balanced on offense as they ran for an average of ran 273 yards per game and passed for 75. For the first time Wisconsin schools listed their offensive line size as both teams averaged over 200 pounds per man (202 by Oshkosh and 209 buy Superior Central). Superior had 10 two-way performers. 1965: This year brought a listing of three top Wisconsin teams. The best was Coach Harold Schomorth's Oshkosh team as they were listed #1 in both the UPI and AP polls. The team scored 286 points and again was stingy on defense, allowing only 40 points. His squad averaged 329 yards rushing and 35 yards per game passing. Coach Jim Richardson's Milwaukee Boy's Tech squad posted a perfect record ranking #2 in the AP the City Conference champion scored 283 points and posted six shutouts as they allowed only 26 points. Tech averaged 277 rushing yards per game and 32 yards passing. Green Bay East, #2 in the UPI poll, was back on the list, also posting a record. Like Tech, East employed the wing-t as they scored 188 points and gave up only 57 behind an offensive line that averaged 208 pounds. They averaged 205 yards rushing and 45 yards passing per game 1966: This season brought one team listed in the yearly article and Neenah was that team. In a coaches poll they were listed as the top team. Coach Ben Meid directed directed the Rockets to an record utilizing the Multiple-T formation. Neenah scored 326 points and allowed 33. The team averaged 218 yards rushing and 129 yards passing per game. 1967: 1967 was the final year that Scholastic Coach Magazine listed the top teams in the country. Milwaukee Boy's Tech was the AP top team as they were the only squad listed, posting a record. Again cosched by Jim Richardson, Tech scored 272 points and allowing only 40. They averaged rushing for 191 yards and passing for 116 yards per game.

10 The Polls Along with the above listings of top teams of top teams there were newspaper polls who declared the top schools in the state. Prior to the advent of the playoff system to determine the best team in Wisconsin both the United Press International and The Associated Press presented polls creating a better way of determining a mythical state champions than any previous way. In 2005 Bob Kieckbusch and Andy McKillop wrote an online article that covered the polls that they were able to discover for the years Included on the lists below is some additional information going back a few years earlier than Coach's voted on the UPI poll and sportswriters voted on the AP poll. Prior to 1958 I found mention in newspaper articles about several teams being "voted #1 by the coaches from around the state". I found no poll, just the mention in the story. The story made no mention that there was a UPI poll but I have included those citations under the UPI listing below. From there was an AP newspaper weekly story, beginning about the fourth or fifth week of the season and continuing to the end of the season listing the undefeated teams from around the state and undoubtedly this is where Scholastic Coach got much of their information. In 1961 the UPI split their poll between large and small schools. The AP poll appeared for the first time in In 1973 the AP poll split into three team sizes: large, medium and small schools. The last UPI poll found by Kieckbusch and McKillop was The first playoffs began in 1969 sponsored by WISAA followed by the WIAA in UPI Poll AP Poll 1950 #1 Kernosha (Coaches Poll) XXX 1955 #1 Kenosha (Coaches Poll) XXX 1956 #1 Kenosha (Coaches Poll) XXX 1958 #1 Superior Central XXX 1958 #2 Waukesha XXX 1959 #1 Kenosha XXX 1959 #2 Green Bay West (Tie) XXX 1959 #2 Shorewood (Tie) XXX 1960 #1 Green Bay West XXX 1960 #2 Marinette XXX 1961 #1 Eau Claire Memorial (Large) XXX 1961 #2 Madison West (Large) XXX 1961 #1 Ladysmith (Small) XXX 1961 #2 Whitefish Bay (Small) XXX 1962 #1 Sheboygan South (Large) XXX 1962 #2 Whitefish Bay (Large) XXX 1962 #1 Cornell (Small) XXX 1962 #2 Waunakee (Small) XXX UPI Poll AP Poll 1963 #1 Wausau (Large) XXX 1963 #2 Waukesha (Large) XXX 1963 #1 Thorp (Small) XXX 1963 #2 Lodi (Small) XXX 1964 #1 Oshkosh (Large) XXX 1964 #2 Superior Central (Large) XXX 1964 #1 Gale-Ettrick (Small) XXX 1964 #2 Waupaca (Small) XXX 1965 #1 Oshkosh (Large) #1 Oshkosh (Large) 1965 #2 Green Bay East (Large) #2 Milwaukee Boys Tech (Large) 1965 #1 Barron (Small) #1 Randolph (Small) 1965 #2 Alma (Small) #2 Lomira (Large) 1966 #1 Neenah (Large) #1 Neenah (Large) 1966 #2 Madison Edgewood (Large) #2 D.C. Everest (Large) 1966 #1 Durand (Small) #1 Durand (Small) 1966 #2 Denmark (Small) #2 Denmark (Small) 1967 #1 Madison La Follette (Large) #1 Milwaukee Boys Tech (Large) 1967 #2 Milw. Boys Tech (Large) #2 Madison La Follette (Large) 1967 #1 Durand (Small) #1 Kohler (Small) 1967 #2 Bloomer (Small) #2 Stratford (Small) 1968 #1 Oshkosh (Large) #1 Oshkosh (Large) 1968 #2 Madison East (Large) #2 Madison East (Large) 1968 #1Greenwood (Small) #1 Greenwood (Small) 1968 #2 Boscobel (Small) #2 Boscobel (Small)

11 1969 #1 Fond du Lac (Large) #1 Antigo (Large) 1969 #1 Chippewa Falls McDonell (Small) #1 Gale-Ettrick (Small) 1969 #2 Gake-Ettrick (Small) #2 Chippewa Falls McDonell (Small) 1970 #1 G.B. Premontre (Large) #1 G.B. Premontre (Large) 1970 #2 D.C. Everest (Large) #2 D.C. Everest (Large) 1970 #1 Auburndale (Small) #1 Gale-Ettrick (Small) 1970 #2 Gale-Ettrick (Small) #2 Kohler (Small) 1971 #1 Oshkosh (Large) #1 D.C. Everest Large) 1971 #2 D.C. Everest (Large) #2 Oshkosh (Large) 1971 #1 Elmwood (Small) #1 Kohler (Small) 1971 #2 Kohler (Small) #2 Belleville (Small) (Tie) XXX #2 Port Edwards (Small) (Tie) 1972 #1 Antigo (Large) 1972 #2 Beloit Memorial (Large) 1972 #1 Port Edwards (Small) 1972 #2 Oostburg (Small) 1973 #1 Antigo (Large) 1973 #2 Beloit Memorial (Large) 1973 #1 Mosinee (Medium) 1973 #2 Ripon (Medium) 1973 #1 Marathon (Small) 1973 #2 Spring Valley (Small) 1974 #1 Fond du Lac (Large) 1974 #2 Janesville Craig (Large) 1974 #1 Little Chute (Medium) 1974 #2 Colby (Medium) 1974 #1 Princeton (Small) 1974 #2 Spring Valley (Small) 1975 #1 Antigo (Large) 1975 #2 La Crosse Logan (Large) 1975 #1 Neilsville (Medium) 1975 #2 Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs (Medium) 1975 #1 Spring Valley (Small) 1975 #2 Iola-Scandinavia (Small) Oshkosh finished #1 four times in the UPI polls. Kenosha finished #1 one time in the UPI poll and three times it was mentioned in the newspapers that they were #1 in the "Coaches Poll". Antigo finished three times as #1 in the AP polls. Oshkosh finished the 1965 season as the only team with a blemish (A tie in their season) for large schools. Chippewa Falls McDonell (8-0-1) in 1969 and Kohler (7-0-1) in 1971 were the only small teams to finish with a blemish. Whitefish Bay finished #2 in the 1961 small school poll the #2 in 1962 in the large school poll and 1971 are the only seasons the two polls differed as to the #1 team. Green Bay Pfremontre, the 1970 champion is the only none public school to end up #1 in either poll Kenosha H. S #1 ranked team in the "coaches poll" Coached by Chuck Jaskwhich 45 Fond du Lac Racine Horlick 0 60 Beloit 0 54 Madison Central 7 27 Racine Park 7 14 Madison East Janesville 7 57 Madison West With Alan Ameche leading the way with 102 carries, 821 yards and 18 td's the Red Devils roared past all eight opponents and averaged 43.3 points per game while giving only 6.8 points per game.

12 1950 Green Bay East Coached by Al Reed 37 West De Pere 0 35 Sheboygan Central 14 9 Oshkosh 0 30 Fond du Lac 0 14 Appleton 6 21 Manitowoc 0 32 Sheboygan North 0 28 Green Bay West Considered the top team in northern Wisconsin, the East Wildcats were led by Bob "Toughy" Young, a fleet footed halfback who carried the ball 113 times for 1153 yards, a 10.2 average per carry and 19 td's Arcadia H. S Undefeated, Untied, Unscored Upon Coached by Bill Cashen 30 Gailsville 0 40 Durand 0 27 Augusta 0 33 Osseo 0 28 Whitehall 0 54 Black River Falls 0 26 Mondovi Wausau H.S Coached by Win Brockmeyer 13 LaCrosse Central 6 31 Antigo 0 47 Rhinelander 0 21 Merrill Wisconsin Rapids 0 46 Marshfield Stevens Point 0 20 Marinette Wausau again had a powerfull team as the Lumberjacks rolled to an undefeated season. For several years Wausau had been criticized for playing what many thought was a soft schedule, playing mainly conference opponents. Having the largest by far student population in the Big Rivers Conference, Coach Brockmeyer advocated adding such schools as LaCrosse Central, Marinette (Two teams they played in 1953) and Eau Claire Memorial to strengthen things up in the conference and drop some of the smaller schools. The conference re-aligned in 1956 with all three schools joining the Big Rivers. Because of their winning reputation it was often hard for Wausau to schedule non-conference opponents. Their large school size remained an issue until the late 1960's when Wausau's school population was split between three schools: Wausau East (The original campus), Wausau West (New school) and D.C. Everest (A blend of some Wausau students and those from Scofield and Rothchild). The spliting of the school population led to the demise of Wausau's dominance in the area and allowed schools like Antigo and D.C. Everest to come to prominance. The Lumberjacks in 1953 were led by Jim Tremel ( )

13 1954 Green Bay West H.S Coached by John Biolo 20 Green Bay Catholic Central Sheboygan North 6 27 Oshkosh 7 10 Manitowoc 7 14 Sheboygan Central 0 34 Fond du Lac 7 26 Appleton 0 13 Green Bay East Riding a 32-game undefeated streak, West won the Fox River Valley Conference for the fourth consecutive season. Led by quarterback Dick LaTour who had stats of passing and rushing. Fred Scheffen ran for time All Conference back Bill Anderson gained plus he kicked 17 extra points and 1 field goal for 86 points. Their undefeated streak would end the next season after 35 games Kenosha H.S #1 ranked team in the state "coaches poll" Coached by Chuck Jaskwhich 12 Waukegan, IL Janesville 7 40 Beloit Madison Central 6 48 Racine Park Racine Horlick Madison West 0 41 Madison East All-American halfback Eddie Hart was the leader of the Red Devil attack ( td's and 2 extra points). Sophomore quarterback Tom Bonofiglio ( ) and fullback Chuck Hujik ( ) were additional offensive stars Kenosha H.S #1 ranked team in the state "coaches poll" Coached by Chuck Jaskwhich 13 Waukegan, IL Madison West 7 27 Janesville 7 19 Madison East Racine Park Racine Horlick Beloit Madison Central Tom Bonofiglio ( ) was back for his junior year as he led the Red Devils to their second consecuttive mythical state title and the third of the decade. The running game was powered by Sr. Wayne Cog ( ) and future actor and star of the 1980's hit tv series "Hill Street Blues" junior fullback Daniel J. Travanti (Starting only four games), he rushed Superior Central H.S #1 in the UPI poll Coached by Marv Crowley 39 St. Cloud Cathedral, MN Duluth Cathedral, MN Duluth Denfeld, MN Superior East 0 58 Ashland 0 23 Duluth Central, MN Duluth East, MN International Falls, MN Halfback Don VanBibber led the team with 17 td's while rushing 81 times for 972 yards and a a 12.0 average per carry.

14 1960 Green Bay West #1 U.P.I. Coached by John Biolo 7 Oshkosh 6 20 Sheboygan South 0 14 Appleton Manitowoc 7 27 Sheboygan North 0 46 Fond du Lac 9 43 Green Bay East While piling up up only seven wins in as many games the team was voted the top team in the state. Many college coaches and newspaper reporters thought that this was "the perfect team" because of the way they were coached and how precisely they performed. On the first team All-Fox Valley team the entire backfield consisting of quarterback Jim Hennog who led the conference in rushing and scoring, halfback Allan Reichwald, halfback Ron Schafer and fullback Fran Hyska Eau Claire Memorial H.S Ranked #1 in the U.P.I. poll Coached by Cy Berg 25 Wisconsin Rapids 6 47 La Crosse Logan 0 20 Menominee (MI) 6 26 La Crosse Central 6 53 Menomonie (WI) 6 27 Marinette 6 13 Wausau 7 25 Chippewa Falls Led by All-America Quarterback Dick Hanson who was passing and rushing. Hansonalso returned 2 kickoffs for 169 yards and 2 td's, returned 4-punts for 54 yards and 3 interceptions for 61 yards. He had 9 total td;s and scored 18 extra points. Fullback Mike Pope carried 65 times for 501 yards yards and 4td's in 5-games. All-State receiver Dick Arnold had 22 catches for 663 yards and 9 td receptions with another td rushing. End Terry Bell was receiving and TE Dale Lyon was As a team Memorial gained 1763 yards rushing and 1237 yards passing while holding opponents to 844 yards rushing and 296 yards passing ( total yards per game average vs. a average) Weyauwega Undefeated, untied and scored upon Coached by Keith French 20 Seymour 0 27 Omro 0 51 Plainfield 0 32 Waupaca 0 24 Manawa 0 6 Bonduel 0 27 Marion 0 28 Wittenberg QB Jack Woldt led the team, passing

15 1963 Wausau H. S Ranked #1 in the UPI poll Coached by Win Brockmeyer 32 Marinette Stevens Point La Crosse Logan 0 47 Eau Claire North 0 12 Eau Claire Memorial 0 53 Menomonie 7 38 Eau Claire Central 0 13 Superior Central 0 54 Chippewa Falls H.S. All-American RB Art Kuchl led the team with 127 carries, 1140 yards, for a 9.0 yards per carry average and he scored 163 points. This was Win Brockmeyer's last great team Oshkosh H.S Ranked #1 in the UPI poll Coached by Hal Schumerth 31 Green Bay East 0 21 Madison East Appleton 0 40 Green Bay Southwest 6 18 Oshkosh North 7 61 Fond du Lac 6 21 Manitowoc 0 19 Sheboygan South 0 28 Green Bay West Led by honorable mention All-American fullback Roger Lienhard ( ) the Indians averaged 281 yards per game rushing and 69 yards passing 1964 Superior Central H.S Ranked #2 in the UPI poll Coached by Marv Crowley 32 Brainard, MN Antigo, WI St. Paul Highland Park, MN Duluth Denfeld, MN Crosby-Ironton, MN Duluth Cathedral, MN Duluth Central, MN Duluth East, MN Wausau, WI Led by Honorable Mention All-Americans fullback Bob Olson ( ) and halfback Ed Paquette ( ) the Vikings again ruled the north Platteville H. S Coached by Verne Vradenburg 32 Lancaster 0 27 Mt. Horub 0 6 Dodgeville 0 27 Mineral Point 0 46 Darlington 0 18 Boscobel 7 53 Prairie du Chien 0 33 Cuba City Fullback Larry Butson was the power behind the Hillman's great season as he rushed and leading the team with 112 tackles

16 1965 Milwaukee Boy's Tech #2 by the A.P Coached by Jim Richardson 40 Milwaukee Juneau 0 26 Milwaukee Washington 7 26 Milwaukee Lincoln Milwaukee Bay View 6 39 Milwaukee Pulaski 0 32 Milwaukee Riverside 0 58 Delafield St. John's Military Acad Milwaukee Custer 0 38 Milwaukee South Neenah H. S #1 in the AP and UPI polls Coached by Ben Meixl 19 Monona Grove Clintonville 0 35 Kaukauna 7 28 Kimberly 6 47 Menasha 0 46 New London 7 61 Shawano 0 42 Two Rivers Gary Loose was the team leader and All-State quarterback who passed The running game was led by Chuck Wismer who carried 80 times for 728 yards and 14 td's. Junior Dan Jankowski was the team leader as the top receiver (13 catches for 196 yards and 4 td's) as well as kicking 31 extra points Milwaukee Boy's Tech #1 by the A.P. and #2 by the UPI. Coached by Jim Richardson 18 Milwaukee Marshall 0 26 Milwaukee South 0 14 Milwaukee Rufus King 6 46 Milwaukee Washington Milwaukee Pulaski 7 41 Milwaukee Custer 7 40 Milwaukee Bay View 6 55 Milwaukee Riverside Eau Claire Memorial Coached by Cy Berg 51 Superior Central Schofield D.C. Everest Hopkins (MN) Chippewa Falls 0 59 La Crosse Central 6 45 Eau Claire North 6 26 Menomonie 13 6 Wausau La Crosse Logan Memorial again produced an All-America quarterback in Greg Bohleg who was passing and plus seven extra points. Bohlig wasn't the only star as All-State back Tom Poquette gained 708 yards on 113 carries and scored 18 td's and 5 extra points. Receiving he hauled in , returned 6 kickoffs for 184 yards and 1-td. He also returned 7 punts for 70 yards and scored 23 td's and 143 points overall. All-State receiver Rich Hagen caught 50 balls for 647 yards and 7 td's.

17 1969 Chilton H.S Ranked #8 in the A.P. Coached by Neil Nelson poll and #11 by the U.P.I. Undefeated, Untied, Unscored Upon 7 Sun Prairie 0 48 Evansville 0 73 Delafield St. John s 0 47 Kiel 0 33 Valders 0 53 Sheboygan Falls 0 40 Plymouth 0 62 New Holstein Pro football Hall-of-Fame tight end Dave Casper played linebacker also for this great team. When they needed to punt, which wasn't often, Casper handled those chores as well. He caught 9 passes for 231 yards and 4 td s. Nick Pfeffer led the team with 11 receptions for 184 yards and 3 td's. Bob Hanssen led the team with 86 carries for 747 yards and 16 td s. Quarterback Jeff Thompson was passing. He split duties with Ken Schommek was Chilton forced 38 turnovers (21 fumbles and 17 interceptions) vs 7 (6 fumbles and 1 interception) for themselves. Chilton held opponents to 116 yards rushing and 283 yards for 399 total yards while they gained 1882 yards rushing and 700 yards passing!!!!! Their final game against New Holstein was typical of their great play. Chilton gained 314 yards (202 rushing,112 passing) and held New Holstein to minus 49 yards rushing and only 25 yards passing while picking off 6 passes!! Some Records of the Top 1970's and 1980's Teams Antigo dominated the state from winning three mythical state titles and three WIAA playoff titles. D.C. Everest won a mythical title in 1971 as well as three three WIAA titles in the 1980's. Manitowoc won three consecutive playoff titles and 48 consective wins between Manitowoc's records are posted in the "The Great Winning Streaks" section of this file Green Bay Premontre #1 in both the UPI and AP polls The only team from a private school to be named #1 in either of the polls. Coached by Ron Miller 35 Little Chute St. John Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 0 14 DePere Abbot Pennings Madison Edgewood Oshkosh Lourdes 0 36 Manitowoc Roncalli 0 61 Menasha St. Mary Marinette Central 6 25 Appleton Xavier 0 36 Milwaukee Don Bosco 16 6 La Crosse Aquinas The Cadets won the second WISAA state championship as they cruised to the title game and atop the polls.

18 1972 Antigo H. S #1 in the UPI and AP polls Coached by Gordon Schofield 34 Marshfield Columbus 0 36 Wausau West 0 27 D.C. Everest Shawano 0 33 Rhinelander 0 47 Wisconsin Rapids 0 49 Merrill Marshfield 0 28 Stevens Point This was the best of the three Antigo teams that won the title as "mythical state champion". They were a running ballclub, gaining 2996 yards on the ground and passing for only 336 yards. On defense the Red Robins gave up only 813 yards rushing and 615 yards passing. The offense were led by Joe Pilecky ( ) and Dave Packard ( ) Antigo H.S Division 1 Champions Coached by Gordon Schofield 14 Stevens Point Rhinelander 7 36 Wisconsin Rapids 0 21 Marshfield 6 28 D.C. Everest 7 34 Eau Claire Memorial Shawano Wausau East 7 35 Wausay West Merrill Green Bay East Madison Memorial Of the three Antigo teams that won WIAA playoff titles, the 1978 team was probably the best. All-American Jerry Schedlbauer carried the team to the title by rushing 271 times for 1842 yards, a 6.8 average per carry and a whopping 34 touchdowns and four extra points for a total of 208 points Cashton Coached by Gary Hanson Shutouts in 19 of 20 Games 45 West Salem 0 20 Martin Luther Prep 0 35 New London 0 32 Bangor 0 55 Hillsboro 0 36 Necedah 0 22 Royal 0 34 Wonewoc Center

19 1981 Cashton Shutouts Division 6 Champions Coached by Gary Hanson 33 West Salem 0 13 North Crawford 0 27 Bangor 0 35 Necedah 0 39 New Lisbon 0 24 Stratford 3 35 Wonewoc Center 0 32 Hillsboro 0 40 Royal 0 21 DeSoto 0 36 Black Hawk 0 32 Poynette Cashton did not make the playoffs in 1980 due to playing only eight games but they swept through the next season and won the Division 6 title in Cashton is is the last school to have a undefeated, untied and unscored upon season. They shut out all eight opponents that season and then held the first five opponents in 1981 scoreless. That set a state record record for the most consecutive shutouts (13). After Stratford scored a field goal in game six in 1981 Cashton then proceeded to shut out the remaining six opponents. That made it 19 shutouts in 20 games!!! The 1981 Eagles were led by backs Brucde Hemmersbach ( ) and Eric Schwarz ( ) Schofield D.C. Everest Division 1 Champion Coached by Wayne Steffenhagen 44 Green Bay Premontre Stevens Point Wausau East Eau Claire North 3 34 Wausau West 0 31 Marshfield 6 55 Rhinelander 0 28 Wisconsin Rapids 0 42 Merrill Antigo Janesville Craig 0 28 Superior Waukesha North The first of four playoff championships (Winning again in 1989, 1998 and 2003), the Evergreens had a high powered offense to go along with a tough defense. Quarterback Brian Owen passed and ran The running game was led by halfback Mark Tughkowski with and fullback Steve Zagerbacki with All-State defensive back Paul Gauerke intercepted 10 passes and on offense led the team in receiving with