List of California state high school football champions


Below is a list of California state and regional high school football champions sanctioned by the California Interscholastic Federation since the organization began holding state championship games in 2006. High schools in the state are divided into four divisions based roughly on enrollment; since 2008, there has also been an Open Division for which all schools are eligible. Starting in 2015, a new format was implemented to increase the number of state bowl games from 5 to 13, thus allowing every CIF Section champion to qualify.

State Champions

YearOpen DivisionOpen Division Small SchoolsDivision 1-AADivision 1-ADivision 2-AADivision 2-ADivision 3-AADivision 3-ADivision 4-AADivision 4-ADivision 5-AADivision 5-ADivision 6-AADivision 6-ADivision 7-AA
2015De La Salle def. Centennial 28-21Central Catholic def. San Marino 56-21Mission Viejo def. Bellarmine 24-0Narbonne def. Clayton Valley Charter 28-14Del Oro def. Camarillo 16-13Citrus Hill def. St. Francis 23-20La Mirada def. Campolindo 27-3Rancho Bernardo def. Sacred Heart Prep 35-14Hanford def. Bonita Vista 33-21Sierra def. Chowchilla 20-15Mater Dei Catholic def. Immanuel 56-21St. Bernard's def. Saddleback Valley Christian 28-21East Nicolaus def. Coronado 16-6Not awardedNot awarded
2016St. John Bosco def. De La Salle 56-33Not awardedCathedral Catholic def. St. Mary's 38-35 OTSan Clemente def. Del Oro 22-17Madison def. Valley Christian 21-17Sierra Canyon def. Serra 42-40Paraclete def. Menlo-Atherton 39-21Oakdale def. Bishop's 47-0Campolindo def. Bakersfield Christian 31-7Pleasant Valley def. St. Anthony 50-49 OTBishop O'Dowd def. Valley View 43-24McClymonds def. La Jolla Country Day 20-17Rancho Christian def. Amador 38-13St. Patrick-St. Vincent def. Strathmore 29-28Not awarded
2017Mater Dei def. De La Salle 52-21Not awardedFolsom def. Helix 49-42Narbonne def. Pittsburg 28-21Serra def. Cajon 38-14St. Francis def. Grace Brethren 22-13Bishop Diego def. Shasta 41-6Steele Canyon def. Half Moon Bay 44-42Crenshaw def. Placer 46-43Milpitas def. Southwest 45-41McClymonds def. Golden West 42-12Fortuna def. Katella 54-33Strathmore def. Orange 31-29Galileo def. Vincent Memorial 38-20Not awarded
2018Mater Dei def. De La Salle 35-21Not awardedFolsom def. Cathedral Catholic 21-14 OTLiberty def. Sierra Canyon 19-17Grace Brethren def. Del Oro 21-14Lawndale def. San Joaquin Memorial 20-12Menlo-Atherton def. Lincoln 21-7Wilcox def. Kaiser 41-27Pleasant Valley def. Central Valley Christian 43-14McClymonds def. Garfield 32-6Rio Linda def. San Gorgonio 38-35San Diego def. Colfax 21-10Hilmar def. Strathmore 49-0Lincoln def. Orange Glen 24-13Denair def. Santee 42-14
2019St. John Bosco def. De La Salle 49-28Not awardedCentral def. Sierra Canyon 34-19Corona del Mar def. Serra 35-27Clayton Valley Charter def. Aquinas 10-7Pacifica def. McClymonds 34-6Cardinal Newman def. El Camino 31-14Bakersfield Christian def. Rancho Cotate 42-21Ripon def. Highland 31-28Escalon def. La Jolla 52-21El Monte def. Del Norte 32-7Milpitas def. Reseda 34-0St. Bernard's def. South 34-20Salesian def. Bishop Union 37-18Lincoln def. Gardena 35-26

Regional Champions

Northern California Champions

YearOpen DivisionOpen Division Small SchoolsDivision 1-AADivision 1-ADivision 2-AADivision 2-ADivision 3-AADivision 3-ADivision 4-AADivision 4-ADivision 5-AADivision 5-ADivision 6-AADivision 6-AA Play-in GameDivision 6-ADivision 6-A Play-in GameDivision 7-AA
2015De La Salle Central Catholic def. Marin Catholic 49-14Bellarmine def. Folsom 42-35Clayton Valley Charter def. Oak Grove 21-3Del Oro def. Liberty 28-24St. Francis def. Pleasant Valley 29-7Campolindo def. Milpitas 27-24Sacred Heart Prep def. McClymonds 56-20Hanford def. Sonora 42-18Sierra def. Sutter 17-13Immanuel def. Bradshaw Christian 31-21St. Bernard's def. Fall River 55-0East Nicolaus def. Stone Ridge Christian 34-14Stone Ridge Christian def. Mission 70-21Not awardedNot awardedNot awarded
2016De La Salle Not awardedSt. Mary's def. Freedom 49-40Del Oro def. Bakersfield 57-16Valley Christian def. Cardinal Newman 31-6Serra def. Sanger 49-36Menlo-Atherton def. Manteca 49-21Oakdale def. Sutter 27-10Campolindo def. Palma 30-21Pleasant Valley def. Milpitas 24-21Bishop O'Dowd def. Capital Christian 24-21McClymonds def. East Nicolaus 45-26Amador def. Mendota 21-14Amador def. Lincoln 45-20St. Patrick-St. Vincent def. Brookside Christian 47-18Brookside Christian def. Biggs 52-30Not awarded
2017De La Salle Not awardedFolsom def. Central 54-35Pittsburg def. Granite Bay 37-14Serra def. Tulare Union 76-43St. Francis def. Manteca 28-23Shasta def. Marin Catholic 40-27Half Moon Bay def. Sutter 28-7Placer def. Salinas 43-42 OTMilpitas def. Campolindo 52-38McClymonds def. East Nicolaus 35-12Fortuna def. Bear River 34-20Strathmore def. St. Patrick-St. Vincent 49-35Strathmore def. Hilmar 53-52 2OTGalileo def. Rio Vista 20-14Not awardedNot awarded
2018De La Salle Not awardedFolsom def. Central 84-46Liberty def. Valley Christian 33-21Del Oro def. St. Francis 14-13 San Joaquin Memorial def. Tulare Union 69-25Menlo-Atherton def. Eureka 27-20Wilcox def. Capital Christian 34-30Pleasant ValleyMcClymonds def. Aptos 28-20Rio Linda def. West Valley 21-13ColfaxHilmar def. East Nicolaus 48-14Not awardedLincoln Not awardedDenair
2019De La Salle Not awardedCentral def. Oak Ridge 38-32Serra def. San Joaquin Memorial 28-18Clayton Valley Charter def. Elk Grove 28-26McClymonds def. Manteca 46-13Cardinal Newman def. Los Gatos 42-7Rancho Cotate def. Sierra 10-0Ripon def. Sutter 31-14Escalon def. Pleasant Valley 41-17Del Norte def. King's Academy 21-14Milpitas def. Caruthers 26-19St. Bernard's def. East Nicolaus 45-29Not awardedSalesian def. Santa Cruz 35-14Not awardedLincoln def. Mariposa County 21-14

Southern California Champions

YearOpen DivisionOpen Division Small SchoolsDivision 1-AADivision 1-ADivision 2-AADivision 2-ADivision 3-AADivision 3-ADivision 4-AADivision 4-ADivision 5-AADivision 5-ADivision 6-AADivision 6-ADivision 7-AA
2015Centennial San Marino def. Sierra Canyon 36-35Mission Viejo def. Helix 32-28Narbonne def. Ridgeview 35-20Camarillo def. La Habra 63-49Citrus Hill def. Calabasas 56-21La Mirada def. Oceanside 36-14Rancho Bernardo def. Oak Hills 31-30Bonita Vista def. Canyon 24-21Chowchilla def. Fairfax 28-16Mater Dei Catholic def. Notre Dame 21-14Saddleback Valley Christian def. Kennedy 59-45Coronado def. Belmont 14-0Not awardedNot awarded
2016St. John Bosco Not awardedCathedral Catholic def. Narbonne 35-28San Clemente def. Edison 39-35Madison def. Calabasas 60-53 OTSierra Canyon def. Los Angeles 21-6Paraclete def. Mater Dei Catholic 34-18Bishop's def. Valley Christian 29-8Bakersfield Christian def. Selma 28-27St. Anthony def. Yorba Linda 55-23Valley View def. San Gorgonio 31-14La Jolla Country Day def. Arroyo 63-42Rancho Christian def. Franklin 56-21Strathmore def. Horizon Christian Academy 62-22Not awarded
2017Mater Dei Not awardedHelix def. Oaks Christian 28-13Narbonne def. Paraclete 56-14Cajon def. Rancho Verde 70-23Grace Brethren def. Aquinas 24-8Bishop Diego def. Quartz Hill 41-7Steele Canyon def. El Modena 28-26Crenshaw def. El Camino 13-10Southwest def. San Joaquin Memorial 31-28Golden West def. Big Bear 41-21Katella def. Monte Vista 36-35Orange def. Caruthers 46-43 OTVincent Memorial def. Huntington Park 40-18Not awarded
2018Mater Dei Not awardedCathedral Catholic def. Narbonne 24-21Sierra Canyon def. Upland 7-3Grace Brethren def. St. Augustine 28-14Lawndale def. South Hills 42-14Lincoln def. Culver City 54-42Kaiser def. Eisenhower 48-40Central Valley Christian def. Morse 30-14Garfield def. Kennedy 42-10San Gorgonio def. Western 43-28San Diego def. Linfield Christian 42-31Strathmore def. Adelanto 28-7Orange Glen def. Locke 22-14Santee
2019St. John Bosco Not awardedSierra Canyon def. Helix 38-20Corona del Mar def. Oceanside 14-7Aquinas def. San Juan Hills 24-10Pacifica def. Birmingham 44-15El Camino def. Temecula Valley 34-18Bakersfield Christian def. Sunny Hills 42-21Highland def. Selma 42-29La Jolla def. Marina 27-14El Monte def. Serra 30-18Reseda def. Esperanza 28-0South def. Canoga Park 47-28Bishop Union**Gardena def. Francis Parker 27-13