Past 25 Years

[cbg]

I did a little research and learned the following facts about Tennessee prep football over the past 25 years. In the top classifications of 5A & 3A (before we had five classifications) Middle Tennessee play's much better football than the rest of the state.

 

State Champions:

Knoxville & Upper East Tennessee 4

Middle Tennessee 17

Chattanooga 1

Memphis & West Tennessee 3

 

State Runner-ups:

Knoxville & Upper East Tennessee 4

Middle Tennessee 14

Chattanooga 2

Memphis & West Tennessee 5

 

Largest Attendance:

1988 Dickson County vs Oakland 32,000

(The TSSAA no longer publishes the attendance on their website)

Edited November 15, 2006 by cbg

[wareagles67]

nice

[Live4FridayNite615]

I did a little research and learned the following facts about Tennessee prep football over the past 25 years. In the top classifications of 5A & 3A (before we had five classifications) Middle Tennessee play's much better football than the rest of the state.

 

State Champions:

Knoxville & Upper East Tennessee 4

Middle Tennessee 17

Chattanooga 1

Memphis & West Tennessee 3

 

State Runner-ups:

Knoxville & Upper East Tennessee 6

Middle Tennessee 14

Chattanooga 0

Memphis & West Tennessee 5

 

Largest Attendance:

1998 Dickson County vs Oakland 32,000

(The TSSAA no longer publishes the attendance on their website)

Dang, can you imagine trying to get a ticket or a seat for that thing.. you would have to camp out to be able to see the game before half..

[Buzzman]

I did a little research and learned the following facts about Tennessee prep football over the past 25 years. In the top classifications of 5A & 3A (before we had five classifications) Middle Tennessee play's much better football than the rest of the state.

 

State Champions:

Knoxville & Upper East Tennessee 4

Middle Tennessee 17

Chattanooga 1

Memphis & West Tennessee 3

 

State Runner-ups:

Knoxville & Upper East Tennessee 6

Middle Tennessee 14

Chattanooga 0

Memphis & West Tennessee 5

 

Largest Attendance:

1998 Dickson County vs Oakland 32,000

(The TSSAA no longer publishes the attendance on their website)

 

Very nice research. I'd like to see it after population statistics are factored in.

Edited November 15, 2006 by Buzzman

[SergeantOwl22]

I did a little research and learned the following facts about Tennessee prep football over the past 25 years. In the top classifications of 5A & 3A (before we had five classifications) Middle Tennessee play's much better football than the rest of the state.

 

State Champions:

Knoxville & Upper East Tennessee 4

Middle Tennessee 17

Chattanooga 1

Memphis & West Tennessee 3

 

State Runner-ups:

Knoxville & Upper East Tennessee 6

Middle Tennessee 14

Chattanooga 0

Memphis & West Tennessee 5

 

Largest Attendance:

1998 Dickson County vs Oakland 32,000

(The TSSAA no longer publishes the attendance on their website)

 

I would put 4 in lower East Tennessee (Chattanooga to McMinn County) Cleveland 3 and Red Bank 1 sorry your research needs to be tweaked a little. Go work though

[Buzzman]

I would put 4 in lower East Tennessee (Chattanooga to McMinn County) Cleveland 3 and Red Bank 1 sorry your research needs to be tweaked a little. Go work though

 

I think he was just using 5A schools (used to be 3A until classifications were modified). I believe both Red Bank and Cleveland were playing in 4A when they won their championships?

[thorough97]

Red Bank's was in 5A in 2000, they dropped to 4A in 2001. Also, Rhea County was a runner-up in 1981 & 1985 and you didn't count that for Chattanooga.

[bellgo]

I did a little research and learned the following facts about Tennessee prep football over the past 25 years. In the top classifications of 5A & 3A (before we had five classifications) Middle Tennessee play's much better football than the rest of the state.

 

State Champions:

Knoxville & Upper East Tennessee 4

Middle Tennessee 17

Chattanooga 1

Memphis & West Tennessee 3

 

State Runner-ups:

Knoxville & Upper East Tennessee 6

Middle Tennessee 14

Chattanooga 0

Memphis & West Tennessee 5

 

Largest Attendance:

1998 Dickson County vs Oakland 32,000

(The TSSAA no longer publishes the attendance on their website)

 

If you are talking about the Class AAA title game between Dickson County and Oakland, the year was 1988, not 1998.

[cbg]

If you are talking about the Class AAA title game between Dickson County and Oakland, the year was 1988, not 1998.

 

 

Yes, it should have read 1988 and not 1998.

 

Red Bank's was in 5A in 2000, they dropped to 4A in 2001. Also, Rhea County was a runner-up in 1981 & 1985 and you didn't count that for Chattanooga.

 

 

I added Rhea County to Knoxville & East Tennessee. Would they not be closer to Knoxville than Chattanooga?

[thorough97]

no, Rhea Co. is actually touching Hamilton Co. (which Chattanooga is in) and RCHS is about 30 minutes from downtown Chattanooga, it's over a hour away from Knoxville.

[cbg]

no, Rhea Co. is actually touching Hamilton Co. (which Chattanooga is in) and RCHS is about 30 minutes from downtown Chattanooga, it's over a hour away from Knoxville.

 

I fixed the mistake. Thanks for the help.

Edited November 15, 2006 by cbg

[stush96]

Good work.

 

Although things have drasticly changed over recent years. I would say East TN domination. Am I wrong?