Tough Tennessee High School teams of the Past

[fooseball96]

Cleveland 11-1

 

1992

 

CHS 21 Baylor 17 

 CHS 45 Soddy Daisy 0

 CHS 30 MBA 7 

 CHS 28 Rhea County 0

 CHS 56 Brainerd 14 

 CHS 26 Bradley Central 0

 CHS 48 Ooltewah 14 

 CHS 61 Austin-East 0 

 CHS 38 McMinn County 16 

 CHS 34 Red Bank 0 

 CHS 14 Riverdale 26

[Frags]

1979 Humboldt High School Vikings - 13-0 State Champions

[BigDave1967]

1985 11-2 Heritage football team

 

Maryville W 14-6

William Blount W 26-6

Morristown West W 17-3

Carter W 34-14

Madisonville W 14-7

Doyle W 28-14

Bearden W 41-0

Alcoa W 17-13

Farragut L 27-13

Sevier County W 49-0

Oak Ridge W 14-7

Science Hill W 21-0

Rhea County L 21-6

[cow451]

The 1968 9-1-1 and 1971 9-2 Bearden teams

 

 

1968

 

Powell W 30-0

Knox Central W 27-13

Oak Ridge L 35-20

Clinton W 26-14

Karns W 49-18

Knox Young T 7-7

Knox West W 54-0

Holston W 40-0

Fulton W 34-14

Seymour W 29-6

Doyle W 27-7

 

1971

 

Science Hill L 20-16

Kirkman W 30-18

Oak Ridge L 6-3

Clinton W 24-7

Knox Central W 19-6

Morristown West W 35-6

Knox West W 50-14

Holston W 44-8

Doyle W 38-8

Fulton W 36-6

 

Optimist Bowl

 

Powell W 30-8

No playoff until 1969. In 1971, Tennessee High was state champion. The common opponent was Science Hill, which THS beat 14-7.

[cow451]

Here's how Oak Ridge did both those seasons

 

1968 7-2-1

 

Austin-East W 33-6

Bearden W 35-20

Cleveland L 28-21

Loudon W 26-7

Science Hill T 7-7

Maryville W 33-7

Baylor W 19-7

Alcoa L 6-0

Dobyns Bennett W 13-0

Knox Central W 32-6

 

1971 9-1

 

Morristown West 27-0

Knox Central 14-0

Bearden W 6-3

McMinn County W 21-0

Science Hill W 12-7

Chattanooga Riverside W 49-35

Baylor L 7-6

Clinton W 24-13

Elizabethton W 34-14

Sevier County W 35-7

In 1971, Tennessee High beat Science Hill 14-7 and Elizabethton 42-14 on the way to state championship.

[PIONEERS12]

Warren County

 

1973 10-1

 

Cookeville W 35-15

Tullahoma W 7-0

Coffee Co. W 27-0

Shelbyville W 23-14

Riverdale W 14-0

Cumberland Co. W 25-0

Franklin Co. W 23-0

Fayetteville W 29-6

White Co. W 28-7 

Lebanon W 28-14

Baylor L 14-34

 

1980 11-2

 

Shelbyville W 34-0

Cookeville W 28-0

Springfield W 25-0

Lebanon W 42-0

Tullahoma W 47-7

Oakland W 35-0

Clarksville W 40-0

Riverdale W 28-7

Franklin Co. W 14-0

Father Ryan L 7-8

Franklin Co. W 22-14

Bradley Central W 14-7

Oak Ridge L 14-29

[CU06]

1994 Riverdale Warriors (15-0)

 

Hillsboro W 38-7

Cookeville W 45-0

Gallatin W 24-7

Warren Co W 38-0

Christian Co (Ky) W 76-3

Beech W 48-0

Hendersonville W 45-14

Mt Juliet W 53-7

Lebanon W 52-3

Oakland W 49-0

Baylor W 49-0

D. Bennett W 28-0

Science Hill W 40-0

Oak Ridge W 21-7

Germantown W 14-10

 

 

2004 Riverdale Warriors (15-0)

 

CPA W 48-28

Smyrna W 65-20

Lincoln Co W 49-0

Lebanon W 34-0

Dickson Co W 38-2

Siegel W 62-0

Oakland W 48-0

Blackman W 56-6

Wilson Central W 41-0

LaVergne W 44-0

Franklin Co W 41-0

Smyrna W 35-0

Cookeville W 28-7

Oak Ridge W 42-28

Franklin W 35-7

[BigDave1967]

9-0-1 1965 Science Hill

 

Lee H Edwards(NC) W 21-6

Morristown W 40-7

Knox Central W 28-13

Tennessee High T 0-0

Hampton W 33-0

Oak Ridge W 13-7

Elizabethton W 6-0

Greeneville W 35-7

Unicoi County W 37-7

Church Hill W 32-13

[REBELRON]

I was at that game.

 

 

Me too.

[SweetScience]

1994 Riverdale Warriors (15-0)

 

Hillsboro W 38-7

Cookeville W 45-0

Gallatin W 24-7

Warren Co W 38-0

Christian Co (Ky) W 76-3

Beech W 48-0

Hendersonville W 45-14

Mt Juliet W 53-7

Lebanon W 52-3

Oakland W 49-0

Baylor W 49-0

D. Bennett W 28-0

Science Hill W 40-0

Oak Ridge W 21-7

Germantown W 14-10

 

 

 

Most talented HS team I have ever seen in this state.

[BigDave1967]

10-0 1970 Dresden team

 

Decatur County-Riv W 26-16

Halls W 16-8

Greenfield W 44-15

Obion County W 33-14

Gleason W 34-14

Alamo W 33-0

Munford W 20-16

Fulton(KY) W 52-8

Newbern W 56-17

South Fulton W 39-6

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

No playoff until 1969. In 1971, Tennessee High was state champion. The common opponent was Science Hill, which THS beat 14-7.

Would have loved to see a game between them and Milan that year. We were undefeated and AA state champs.