District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association
The District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association is the public high school athletic league in Washington, D.C. The league was founded in 1958. The original high school conference for D.C. schools was the Inter-High School Athletic Association, formed around 1896. That organization was segregated, and black schools in the District formed their own athletic association. The Inter-High League was renamed the DCIAA in 1989 to bring the District of Columbia in line with other states with interscholastic athletic programs.
The DCIAA sponsors varsity championships in basketball, baseball, bowling cross country, football, Flag football, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and wrestling.
Members
Football Divisions
To increase the parity in DCIAA football, two separate divisions based on ability were created, rather than the East-West division structure of previous years. The Stars Division is the more competitive division and those schools will be eligible for the historic Turkey Bowl game.Stars Division
- Roosevelt
- Ballou
- Dunbar
- Eastern
- H.D. Woodson
- Wilson
- Bell
- Cardozo
- Coolidge
- McKinley Tech
- Phelps
- Anacostia
- Ron Brown
In 2018-2019, Roosevelt moved up to the “Stars Division”.
Football Championships
The biggest and most-celebrated DCIAA sport, the football champion of the Stars Division is decided in the annual Turkey Bowl on Thanksgiving Day. Here is the history of the DCIAA football champions.Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
1955 | Cardozo | Spingarn | 26-6 |
1956 | Anacostia | Cardozo | 14-0 |
1957 | Anacostia | Wilson | 12-0 |
1958 | Eastern | Wilson | 20-14 |
1959 | Eastern | Wilson | 19-13 |
1960 | Eastern | Bell | 25-6 |
1961 | Eastern | Theodore Roosevelt | 27-0 |
1962' | Theodore Roosevelt | Eastern | 2-0 |
1963 | Theodore Roosevelt | Eastern | 13-6 |
1964 | Bell | Phelps | 12-0 |
1965 | Bell | Spingarn | 31-19 |
1966 | Bell | McKinley Tech | 13-3 |
1967 | Western | Eastern | 19-13 |
1968 | Cardozo | McKinley Tech | 24-19 |
1969 | Coolidge | McKinley Tech | 20-2 |
1970 | McKinley Tech | Cardozo | 19-0 |
1971 | Eastern | Dunbar | 18-8 |
1972 | Coolidge | Anacostia | 14-12 |
1973 | Anacostia | Theodore Roosevelt | 22-0 |
1974 | Theodore Roosevelt | Anacostia | 13-6 |
1975 | H.D. Woodson | Dunbar | 14-0 |
1976 | Theodore Roosevelt | Spingarn | 14-8 |
1977 | Eastern | Theodore Roosevelt | 13-0 |
1978 | Eastern | Dunbar | 13-0 |
1979 | Theodore Roosevelt | Spingarn | 20-19 |
1980 | Coolidge | Ballou | 18-8 |
1981 | H.D. Woodson | Theodore Roosevelt | 7-6 |
1982 | H.D. Woodson | Coolidge | 33-0 |
1983 | Anacostia | Dunbar | 30-6 |
1984 | Anacostia | Theodore Roosevelt | 26-13 |
1985 | Coolidge | H.D. Woodson | 35-6 |
1986 | Coolidge | H.D. Woodson | 32-13 |
1987 | H.D. Woodson | Coolidge | 21-6 |
1988 | Anacostia | Cardozo | 20-19 |
1989 | Anacostia | Wilson | 38-26 |
1990 | Eastern | Wilson | 13-6 |
1991 | Wilson | Anacostia | 27-6 |
1992 | Dunbar | Anacostia | 23-12 |
1993 | H.D. Woodson | Anacostia | 14-12 |
1994 | H.D. Woodson | Anacostia | 6-0 |
1995 | Anacostia | Dunbar | 40-31 |
1996 | Cardozo | Anacostia | 36-32 |
1997 | H.D. Woodson | Anacostia | 26-22 |
1998 | Dunbar | Theodore Roosevelt | 28-20 |
1999 | Dunbar | Eastern | 22-0 |
2000 | Dunbar | Ballou | 35-12 |
2001 | Dunbar | H.D. Woodson | 16-14 |
2002 | H.D. Woodson | Dunbar | 19-3 |
2003 | Dunbar | Ballou | 33-20 |
2004 | Dunbar | H.D. Woodson | 33-0 |
2005 | Dunbar | Coolidge | 43-14 |
2006 | Ballou | Dunbar | 34-33 |
2007 | Dunbar | HD Woodson | 20-9 |
2008 | H.D. Woodson | Dunbar | 24-6 |
2009 | H.D. Woodson | Ballou | 30-26 |
2010 | H.D. Woodson | Dunbar | 44-12 |
2011 | Dunbar | Coolidge | 33-21 |
2012 | Anacostia | Dunbar | Dunbar stripped of 12-8 title due to Ineligible Player |
2013 | H.D. Woodson | Wilson | 25-13 |
2014 | H.D. Woodson | Ballou | 16-12 |
2015 | H.D. Woodson | Wilson | 40-24 |
2016 | H.D. Woodson | Wilson | 22-20 |
2017 | Ballou | H.D. Woodson | 21-14 |
School | Championships | Runners-up | Total Appearances |
H.D. Woodson | 15 | 6 | 21 |
Dunbar | 10 | 9 | 20 |
Anacostia | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Eastern | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Roosevelt | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Coolidge | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Cardozo | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Bell | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Wilson | 1 | 8 | 9 |
Ballou | 2 | 5 | 7 |
McKinley Tech | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Western | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Spingarn | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Phelps | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Baseball Championships
- 1991 - Bell
- 1992 - Bell
- 1993 - Wilson
- 1994 - Wilson
- 1995 - Wilson
- 1996 - Wilson
- 1997 - Wilson
- 1998 - Wilson
- 1999 - Wilson
- 2000 - Wilson
- 2001 - Wilson
- 2002 - Wilson
- 2003 - Wilson
- 2004 - Wilson
- 2005 - Wilson
- 2006 - Wilson
- 2007 - Wilson
- 2008 - Wilson
- 2009 - Wilson
- 2010 - Wilson
- 2011 - Wilson
- 2012 - Wilson
- 2013 - Wilson
- 2014 - Wilson
- 2015 - Wilson
- 2016 - Wilson
- 2017 - Wilson
- 2018 - Wilson
- 2019 - Wilson
Swimming Championships
- 2018 -
Former Schools
- Spingarn High School-Closed in 2013
- Western High School-Now Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Alumni
Baseball
- Emmanuel Burriss, San Francisco Giants infielder
- Maury Wills, former Major League Baseball shortstop/manager
Basketball
- Elgin Baylor, NBA Hall of Famer
- Dave Bing, NBA Hall of Famer
- Jerry Chambers, former NBA forward
- Sherman Douglas, former NBA player
- Gene Littles, former NBA player and head coach
- Ben Warley, former NBA player
- Kermit Washington, former NBA player
Football
- Marvin Austin, Former NFL defensive tackle
- Arrelious Benn, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver/kick returner
- Willie J. Bennett, Jr., Former NCAA Football Coach/Current Assistant AD for DCIAA
- Orlando Brown Sr., Former NFL Player
- Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland Browns wide receiver/kick returner
- Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers tight end
- Cato June, Indianapolis Colts linebacker
- Byron Leftwich, NFL quarterback
- Josh Morgan, Washington Redskins wide receiver/kick returner
- Lovell Pinkney, St. Louis Rams wide receiver
- Jerry Porter, Oakland Raiders wide receiver
- Larry Pinkard, NFL wide receiver
- Reggie Rucker, former NFL wide receiver Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns