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Class 3A History

1973 - IHSAA establishes Class 3A Football Championship Tournament; teams divided into four regions, with each regional winner advancing to playoffs for a total of four teams; teams qualified using a points system
1976
- The championship expanded to include the top two teams from each region, bringing the total to eight.
1981
- The championship expanded to include the top four teams from each region, bringing the total to sixteen.
1983
- altered the way teams qualified; teams now divided into sixteen districts, with each district winner advancing to playoffs
1985
- teams now divided into eight sectionals, with all teams advancing into playoffs

Class 3A State Champs

Year Final Score Winning Coach Location
1973 South Bend Washington 19, Indianapolis Cathedral 13 Bob Van Camp South Bend Washington
1974 Indianapolis Washington 19, Mishawaka 12 Bob Springer Indianapolis Washington
1975 Valparaiso 14, Carmel 13 Tom Stokes Valparaiso
1976 Merrillville 28, Indianapolis Cathedral 24 Ken Haupt Indianapolis Cathedral
1977 Portage 33, Evansville Reitz 14 Les Klein North Central (Indianapolis)
1978 Carmel 35, Fort Wayne Dwenger 18 Dick Dullaghan North Central (Indianapolis)
1979 Columbus East 21, Hobart 14 John Stafford North Central (Indianapolis)
1980 Carmel 13, Hobart 7 Jim Belden North Central (Indianapolis)
1981 Carmel 27, Fort Wayne Snider 0 Jim Belden North Central (Indianapolis)
1982 Castle 26, Hobart 23 John Lidy North Central (Indianapolis)
1983 Fort Wayne Dwenger 22, Roncalli 21 Andy Johns Warren Central
1984 Brownsburg 17, Concord 12 Mike Godan Hoosier Dome
1985 Roncalli 37, Wawasee 3 Bill Kuntz Hoosier Dome
1986 Indianapolis Cathedral 12, NorthWood 0 Mike McGinley Hoosier Dome
1987 Zionsville 23, Elwood 7 Rick Wimmer Hoosier Dome
1988 Roncalli 14, Tipton 13 Bill Sylvester Hoosier Dome
1989 Hammond Noll 20, Roncalli 14 Jerry Vlasic Hoosier Dome
1990 Fort Wayne Dwenger 56, New Palestine 14 Andy Johns Hoosier Dome
1991 Fort Wayne Dwenger 34, Indianapolis Cathedral 27 Andy Johns Hoosier Dome
1992 Indianapolis Cathedral 33, Northwestern 14 Rick Streiff Hoosier Dome
1993 Roncalli 14, NorthWood 12 Bruce Scifres Hoosier Dome
1994 Roncalli 35, Tipton 14 Bruce Scifres RCA Dome
1995 South Bend St. Joseph’s 28, Jasper 0 Frank Amato RCA Dome
1996 Zionsville 14, Fort Wayne Dwenger 7 Larry McWhorter RCA Dome
1997 Indianapolis Chatard 27, Andrean 24 Craig Barr RCA Dome
1998 Indianapolis Chatard 23, NorthWood 6 Craig Barr RCA Dome
1999 Roncalli 24, Norwell 14 Bruce Scifres RCA Dome
2000 Heritage Hills 27, Zionsville 24, OT Bob Clayton RCA Dome
2001 Indianapolis Chatard 3, Andrean 0 Tom Dilley RCA Dome
2002 Indianapolis Chatard 31, Andrean 12 Tom Dilley RCA Dome
2003 Indianapolis Chatard 39, NorthWood 0 Vince Lorenzano RCA Dome
2004 Andrean 21, Heritage Hills 14 Brett St. Germain RCA Dome
2005 NorthWood 7, Indianapolis Chatard 0 Rich Dodson RCA Dome
2006 Indianapolis Chatard 7, Norwell 0 Vince Lorenzano RCA Dome
2007 Indianapolis Chatard 31, South Bend St. Joseph's Vince Lorenzano RCA Dome
2008 Bellmont 28, Evansville Memorial 14 Toney Bergman Lucas Oil Stadium
2009 West Lafayette 24, Evansville Memorial 10 Marshall Overley Lucas Oil Stadium
2010 Indianapolis Chatard 28, South Bend St. Joseph’s 14 Vince Lorenzano Lucas Oil Stadium

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