The defense gave up no touchdowns and the D scored 76 points and outscored their opponents 638- 8 and the eight points was from a safety and an interception for touchdown. In college Womack led the way at Georgia for Hershell Walkers Heisman winning season. 1976 All-Big Ten Conference football team, 1976 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team, "Bell, Dorsett repeat choices by coaches", "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team", "Butterfield, Fultz make UPI All-America team", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1976_College_Football_All-America_Team&oldid=1134700255, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 20 January 2023, at 03:12. About the ABCA The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Before the game, no one knew the name of junior running back Maurice Drew. That is a compilation of the top 100 recruits in any given class. He was outstanding, but despite his play, division 1 major colleges cited his size as a major concern. Its like the Patriots winning 15 games then they lost the Super Bowl but they are still recognized as a great team that year. Several of these individual teams served as big time pipelines to major college programs. That defensive team should be in the Texas High School Hall of Fame. Page 174. Ever since PARADE selected its first All America High School Football Team in 1963, the magazine has been discovering some of the greatest gridiron legends in history. In Missouri, people think about Webb City more because they have 16 state championships in 30 years. #1) De La Salle (Conord, California) 2001 Most sports fans have heard of the infamous 151 game winning streak by De La Salle High School in Concord, California. Sharp-eyed readers who see an error or a missing record can contact Texas Football managing editor Greg Tepper. The most competition that we experienced was at practice. Always expressionless, the 6-3 leaping Clark singlehandedly won many a game for Gwynn Park. Would have beaten anyone on your listno doubt about it. The Trainers' enforcer was Gary Jordan, a 6-5 shot-blocking whiz with a devil-may-care attitude. Dick has been involved in organized athletics since his days at St. Frances Xavier High School. Change year? Go Dreadnaughts! That atmosphere was probably the coolest atmosphere Ive ever been a part of, head coach Ben McDaniels said. Center Cody Wheeler, a future Texas Tech signee sured up the o-line. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Over 15 D-1 players on team. Over 20 players ended up playing division 1 football. Johnny Joseph a top 100 corner back nationally, went to Bowling Green. 1977-78. Three players were unanimously selected by all four official selectors and all five unofficial selectors. 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The tough games strengthen their resume, all of the close games were against top 50 teams nationally. Best was Gordon Bell (Michigan) and Elmo Boyd (Eastern Kentucky) Both were in NFL. The team that standouts over the others, is the 2001 version of the Spartans. The future Gators would later prove to be a serious contributors to Florida's championship runs of the late 2000s. High school football | American Football Database | Fandom Jesse Canion played at East Carolina and fellow defensive back Rusty Smith played at Navy. They tried to remove Carter from the playoffs and the Dallas Independent School District ended up appealing the decision. The speedster Dorsett went on to the U, before staring in the NFL. This team was able to pull talent from across the nation, a clear advantage that most high schools dont have. In week 4 they destroyed Georgia power Camden County 42-28, in which they racked up over 600 yards of offense. The controversy was a hot topic in the state, it was complicated by mysterious academic rule changes 3 years either. But up pops "Little Stretch," Claude, and it is the same grief all over again. #8) Miami Northwestern Senior High School (Florida) 2007 Northwestern has a tradition that is among the best in the nation. With the nickname Dreadnaught's one could expect the school and fan base to have pretty crazy traditions, this assumption would be correct. The Wake Forest transfer was the key to the Spartans' revival under second-year coach Mel Tucker. 20001 Long Beach Poly was widely regarded as the most talented in school history, with six players listed in SuperPrep's top 100. High School College Nationality; Tim Andree--Bloomfield, MI-Brother Rice High School (MI) Notre Dame: United States: Sam Bowie: C: 7-1: 235: Lebanon, PA: Mar 17, 1961: Lebanon High School (PA . They set a number of records during the season most wins 14, most points 592, most TDs 84, most offensive yards 5,062. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. They also played powerhouses John Tyler and Killeen in the regular season. Edwards originally signed with Houston, and Derric Evans, signed with Tennessee, although neither would ever play college ball. Clifton Abraham, a defensive back, played at Florida State and went on to have a three-year NFL career. For the more modern era of the game, we have compiled Recruiting Services Consensus Index Rankings back to 1998. In a rivalry game they beat Kathleen High 29-26. While it depends on the type of athlete, most have pretty unique diets compared to the average joe. Lineman Roosevelt Patterson played at Alabama, where he helped the Tide win the national title in 1992. All-Metropolitan, headline a contingent of rim-benders and sharpshooters on The Washington Post's 1977 All-Met team. 1973 Roster - Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays Temple. They destroyed St. Thomas Aquinas 70-0 and then Massillon 27-14. Local Florida school Osceola High School gave them a scare in a close 7 - 3 victory. We were hard-working and talented. Jacob Rudock was a feared Quarterback in high school, he eventually went to Iowa after he had his pick of big time schools. One local newspaper claimed that the linebacker injured 20 different players during his senior season. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2:56PM. Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. The Chuck Taylor All-America team was picked from the most outstanding performers in the game. Seven players, including 1960 Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino of Navy, and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Mike Ditka of Pitt and Bob Lilly of TCU, were unanimously named first-team All-Americans by all six official selectors. Sophomore and future NFL pro bowler TJ Ward wasn't good enough to play a down the Spartans that year. Every position had a potential Division I football player in it," Darrell Williams said. Linebacker Tay Evans was leader of the defense, the future Sooner intimidated opponents and provided a pass rushing nightmare for offenses. They blew through the most difficult leave in the nation (Catholic League in OC) and also beat a few team that were and still finished nationally ranked teams like Bishop Gorman, IMG Florida, and Bosco out of SoCal. CO. QB. The future five time NFL pro bowler was unstoppable to say the least. The Lions would clean shop in the playoffs, getting in only one close game. Find out more. Linebacker Sean Spence and lineman Marcus Forston, Ben Jones, Brandon Washington also signed with Miami. The 1960 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1960. Although the passing game wasn't chopped liver, no one in the state could contend with the pure power of the burly offensive line. Led by head coach Bob Ladicer, the Spartans didn't loose for over 12 years. Their defense is considered one of the greatest ever, they had 8 shutouts (including the state championship). In the semifinal they faced they're rival St. Ignatius, the game was a war. 2006 Lakeland may be their crowning jewel. Many cried foul that the two teams couldn't agree on a match-up date, leaving the mystery forever unanswered. His shoulders may have gotten heavy at times but it is hardly reflected in his 24-point, eight-rebound, six-assist and five-steal per game averages from his guard position. They were voted the team of the decade by the Texas media. As a member of the U.S. 400 freestyle relay in '76, she won Olympic gold in world record time. They were 13-0. Parochial schools recruit the best players and I generally dont speak very highly of their greatest teams because of it. Numerous noteworthy unsigned recruits are set to announce their commitment decisions on Jan. 2 . They also had two future division 1 players at defensive back. A live telecast was available nationwide on DirecTV, and attendance at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach swelled to 17,321. Scalpers were charging up to $50 for $10 tickets. The only close game they played all year was against the legendary Odessa Permian. For openers, the Cadets whipped the Stags three times to earn a shot against McKinley for the city title. He had the single-game high this year with 51 points. Linebacker Mitch Davis, a junior in 1988, signed with Georgia the next year. Junior to Dennis Harrison, The Tennessean's 1970s All-Decade football team Mike Organ Nashville Tennessean Published. McKinley boasted several other Division I college players, including a trio of future Kent State players. ET. Saginaw, MI, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ihler. Texas and some other states still depend (parents have to move to district) on players in their district. McKinley's racehorse style of basketball earned it the Interhigh championship. Shame on you for not recognizing excellence. All-American Football Team Honors for the 2021 College Football season Id give the edge to Texas coaches just because they dont get to recruit every single position. "You know a lot of kids you can't find? After their dominant playoff run they were named Georgia state champions and "mythical" co-national champions with Moeller High School of Ohio. The standout lineman was two way starter and nationally ranked Derek Landri. My biggest gripe is Mater Dei, De La Salle, Gorman, IMG, many morethey pull players from all over their regions and the US. #10) Allen High School (Texas) 2013 The most recent team on our list was 2013 Allen, a dominant collection of college talent. 487 pts for in 10 games #9) Warner Robbins (Georgia) 1976 The best team the state of Georgia has ever produced, was the 1976 Warner Robbins team. The junior nearly replicated his sophomore season with 1,472 rushing yards and 20 rushing TDs, and he became more of a threat out of the backfield . Glad to see the 76 Warner Robins demons on this list! That record still stands 42 years later Nationwide and does not get the recognition it deserves. Giving the state of Florida a 3 year run, with one of their high school teams winning the high school national championship. Start time: 1 p.m. Alao had Randy Walker who was head coach at Miami, OH and Northwestern. St. Louis. All-time AP Polls and All-Ohio Teams for football and boy's and girl's basketball. Kim was a two-time U.S. Olympian in 1972 and 1976. The Warriors swept top honors on the All-State team with David Hughes edging out Radfords Homer Jones, Pac-Fives Lia Moevao and Warriors teammate Keoni Jardine for back of the year honors. They were the ultimate collection of players willing to make unique sacrifices. Founded in 1887, Rawlings is an authentic global sports brand, trusted by generations of athletes of all skill levels. The No. 14. The Bulldogs generally depressed their opponents, in their first six games they beat Akron Garfield, GlenOak, Jackson, Mentor, Glenville and Central Catholic by a combined score of 314-31. In 2014, the list was trimmed to 20 players. Knapple. Im not even a fan of them, but watching their Youtube highlights, I dont think ANY time you listed could of beat them. The prep school circuit has given birth to new teams that are loaded, with out of town talent. ALL-STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HONORS (First Team only) Miles Fox: Quarterback: 1926: Ernie Lewis . Had Earl Campbell, Ronnie Lee, Gary Don Johnson, and Andrew Mellontree all of which made it and were starters in the NFL. How determined were the Lions you ask? And Eddie Anderson played on the 1981 National champ squad , which was 15-0. Who made up this list? All the teams mentioned ,with the exception of the 76 Demons, are from the ESPN TV era and the flawed USA Today rating system. Future West Virginia running back Daquan Hargett was featured at running back and recorded over 880 yards and 12 touchdowns. Southwest. I think it's going to take a while for another team to be like that '88 team." The three-time All-American beat by a half-yard the career average of first-team punter Ray Guy, and for years, few others approached them. Teams. The powerful Jimmy Womack was a big bruising full back who blocked for future NFL player James Brooks. The 2010 team was back for revenge, off their 2009 state championship defeat. Linebacker. The only team from Alabama that can boast a national title on its resume. They featured future NFL players James White, Giovanni Bernard, Phillip Dorsett and Rashad Greene. We hope you enjoy this new addition to the site. Bourgeois in Gray, LA consistently produces the nations best football team. After that, from 1947-1955 All-State teams were selected by Associated Press and United Press International. If onw wants a lengthy argument, just stand among a group of Interhigh followers and ask "who is the best player in the league?" € . How about 1973 Tyler John Tyler. Greatest High School Football Teams of All Time . 1998 West Monroe was one of the best team in Louisiana history. The Spartans were peeved about going into any game relegated to second. For his efforts, Jackson has been selected as the Player of the Year. The only really competitive game Allen played was against DeSoto, which it won, 42-35. She was also a member of the U.S. Pan American Games team in '71 and '75, where she garnered five gold medals. Prince George's AB title. Their opponents, Berry high school did not cross midfield until the second half. He was so outstanding at Allen that he was invited to the ESPYs during his senior season. 1996 McDonalds All-American Rosters - High School Basketball - RealGM This year's chief of staff, Mark (The General: Clark certainly did his part - 23 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two blocked shots - in leading the Yellow Jackets to another (ho hum!) An overly complicated list to research and judge. Since the start of the 1997 season The Beach went 57-1-1. A crowd of 31,896 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium watched as Miami Northwestern won the contest 29-21. If you lined the team up with Kansas or Northwester-you wouldnt tell they were a HS team. It was no accident St. John's dethroned Metro Conference dominator De Matha for the title this season. They were running backs Tony Dorsett of Pittsburgh and Ricky Bell of USC and defensive end Ross Browner of Notre Dame. 2012-13. Your Honorable Mention list is a more representative list of the best teams, but both lists leave off one of the teams that should be on every list of this type 1993 Cleveland Saint Ignatius, which was #1 in every poll from preseason to postseason and the unanimous National Champion. This might have been the first ESPN nationally televised high school game had it been played. Moeller quarterback John Shaffer won another national championship in 1987 as Penn State's starting quarterback.

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