Oklahoma power has won 49 straight, five state titles while Virginia school looking for 51st victory with new coach.
The two longest active high school football win streaks in the nation belong to a pair of schools who now own the longest all-time win streak in their respective states.
Riverheads (Staunton, Va.) has won 50 games in a row (including one by forfeit) after finishing 14-0 last year. The Gladiators will be under new leadership this year, however, as longtime coach Robert Casto has stepped down after 26 seasons and nine state championships. Riverheads has won the last six VHSL Group 1 championships under Casto. Last year, the Gladiators broke the state record of 45 in a row, previously held by Phoebus.
Bixby (Okla.), meanwhile has 49 straight wins and is now the all-time longest streak in the Sooner State. Bixby broke the record of 48 in a row, held by Wagoner. The Spartans will be looking for their fifth straight Oklahoma state championship.
Other teams in the top 10 for longest active streaks include Westlake (Austin, Texas) with 40, Andale (Kan.) with 38, Catholic Central (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and John Milledge Academy (Milledgeville, Ga.) with 36, Royal (Royal City, Wash.) with 33, West Side (Dayton, Idaho) with 32, Shiner (Texas) with 30 and Chardon (Ohio), Oakland (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Center Grove (Ind.) with 28 each.
Read on to see who holds the longest current streak and all-time mark in your state.
Bixby, seen after its 2020 Oklahoma 6A title win, enters the 2022 season with a state-record 49-game win streak. It's the second-longest streak in the nation behind Riverheads (Va.), which begins the year with 50 straight wins.
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Clay-Chalkville (Pinson), 15
State record: Edgewood Academy (Elmore), 71 (2010-15)
Alaska
Redington (Wasilla), 10
State record: Soldotna, 59 (2012-18)
Arizona
Snowflake, 13
State record: Blue Ridge (Lakeside), 63 (1994-98)
Arkansas
Robinson (Little Rock), 14
State record: Barton (Lexa), 63 (1989-90)
California
Fall River (McArthur), 18
State record: De La Salle (Concord), 151 (1992-2003)
Colorado
Eaton, 16
State record: Limon, 50 (2003-06)
Connecticut
Cromwell/Portland (Cromwell), 14
State record: Cheshire, 49 (1992-96)
Delaware
Archmere Academy (Claymont), 12
State record: Middletown, 53 (1962-67)
Florida
Jesuit (Tampa), 15
State record: Lakeland, 53 (2004-07)
Georgia
John Milledge Academy (Milledgeville), 36
State record: Buford, 47 (2001-04)
Hawaii
Kahuku, 11
State record: St. Louis (Honolulu), 55 (1985-90)
Idaho
West Side (Dayton), 32
State record: Snake River (Blackfoot), 54 (1998-2003)
Illinois
Joliet Catholic (Joliet), 20
State record: Pittsfield, 64 (1966-73)
Indiana
Center Grove (Greenwood), 28
State record: Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette), 48 (2008-12)
Iowa
West Hancock (Britt), 13
Van Meter, 13
Harlan, 13
State record: Regina (Iowa City), 56 (2010-14)
Kansas
Andale, 38
State record: Smith Center, 79 (2004-09)
Kentucky
Beechwood (Fort Mitchell), 23
State record: Trinity (Louisville), 50 (1988-91)
Louisiana
Zachary, 15
Sterlington, 15
State record: Bastrop, 49 (2006-08)
Maine
Thornton Academy (Saco), 11
Foxcroft Academy (Dover-Foxcroft), 11
State record: Orono, 48 (1977-82)
Maryland
Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 16
State record: Damascus, 53 (2015-18)
Massachusetts
Marblehead, 20
State record: Acton-Boxborough (Acton), 52 (2001-05)
Michigan
Catholic Central (Grand Rapids), 36
State record: Hudson, 72 (1968-75)
Minnesota
Lakeville South (Lakeville), 21
State record: Caledonia, 70 (2015-2021)
Mississippi
Scott Central (Forest), 15
State record: South Panola (Batesville), 89 (2003-08)
Missouri
Smithville, 13
Christian Brothers (St. Louis), 13
State record: Jefferson City, 71 (1958-66)
Montana
Sentinel (Missoula), 21
State record: Sidney, 42 (1990-93)
Nebraska
Archbishop Bergan (Fremont), 13
Bennington, 13
State record: Cambridge, 48 (1996-99)
Nevada
Moapa Valley (Overton), 15
State record: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 55 (2013-17)
New Hampshire
Pelham, 18
State record: Plymouth, 57 (2005-10)
New Jersey
Caldwell (West Caldwell), 15
Cedar Creek (Egg Harbor City), 15
State record: Paulsboro, 63 (1992-97)
New Mexico
Cleveland (Rio Rancho), 22
State record: Animas, 69 (1984-90)
New York
Madison (Brooklyn), 20
State record: Maine-Endwell (Endwell), 62 (2011-15)
North Carolina
Tarboro, 14
State record: Independence (Charlotte), 109 (2000-07)
North Dakota
Sheyenne (West Fargo), 12
State record: Shanley (Fargo), 54 (1964-70)
Ohio
Chardon, 28
State record: St. John's (Delphos), 57 (1996-2001)
Oklahoma
Bixby, 49
State record: Bixby, 49 (2018-present)
Oregon
Central Catholic (Portland), 14
Marshfield (Coos Bay), 14
State record: Amity, 45 (1999-2002)
Pennsylvania
Central Valley (Monaca), 27
State record: Clairton, 66 (2009-13)
Rhode Island
Narragansett, 11
State record: Rogers (Newport), 34 (1988-90)
South Carolina
Daniel (Central), 24
Hilton Head Christian Academy (Hilton Head Island), 24
State record: Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville), 55 (2010-15)
Tennessee
Oakland (Murfreesboro), 28
State record: Maryville, 74 (2004-08)
Texas
Westlake (Austin), 40
State record: Celina, 68 (1998-2002)
Utah
Ridgeline (Millville), 13
State record: Duchesne, 48 (2010-14)
Vermont
Bellows Falls, 11
State record: Middlebury, 32 (2013-15)
Virginia
Riverheads (Staunton), 50
State record: Riverheads, 50 (2018-present)
Washington
Royal (Royal City). 33
State record: Bellevue, 67 (2010-14)
West Virginia
Ritchie County (Ellenboro), 10
State record: Martinsburg, 57 (2016-20)
Wisconsin
Waunakee, 21
State record: Kimberly, 70 (2013-17)
Wyoming
Lyman, 19
State record: Laramie, 34 (1959-63)
