IHSA's football fact sheet
Here are some facts, provided by the IHSA, about the 2008 high school football playoffs:
ALL CLASSES - HIGHS & LOWS
State championships
Class 4A: 31 combined total state championships in the class
Class 2A: 5 combined total state championships in the class
Class 7A: 14 total schools have won state championships in the past
Class 2A & 5A: 5 total schools have won state championships in the past
By the records
Class 1A has seven 9-0 teams, and Class 2A has two
Class 6A has eight 8-1 teams and Class 4A has three
Class 8A has nine 7-2 teams and Class 1A has three
Class 1A has 13 6-3 teams and Class 3A has five
Class 5A has 13 5-4 teams and Class 1A has three
Carlinville (Class 3A) is the only 4-5 qualifier
Big & small
Hebron (Alden-H.) (1A) is the smallest school competing with an enrollment of 151
Chicago (Lane) (8A) is the largest school competing with an enrollment of 6745
Streaks
Geneseo is making its 33rd playoff appearance
First appearances for: Chicago (C. Hope Academy) (1A); Athens [Coop] (2A); Pleasant Plains (2A); Paris (4A); Belvidere (North) (5A); Chicago (Clark) (5A); Chicago (Harlan) (6A); and Chicago (Lincoln Park) (7A)
Longest first-round trips
261 miles: Chicago (De La Salle) at Belleville (West) (7A)
250 miles: Burbank (St. Laurence) at East St. Louis (Sr.)
232 miles: Belleville (East) at Plainfield (Central) (8A)
Shortest first-round trips:
2 miles Wheaton North at Glenbard West(7A)
2 miles: Fremd at Palatine (8A)
CLASS 1A
State champions (any class)
3: Arcola, Freeport (Aquin), Galena
2: Dakota, Calhoun (Coop)
1: Alexis (United), Triopia (Coop), Routt, Wethersfield, Orangeville, Tuscola
Class by Record
9-0: 7 teams
8-1: 6 teams
7-2: 3 teams
6-3: 13 teams
5-4: 3 teams
Big & small
Enrollment Big: Deer Creek-Mackinaw, 316
Small: Alden-Hebron, 151
Veteran & rookie
23rd playoff appearance for Galena
1st playoff appearance for Chicago Hope Academy
Consecutive appearances (min. 10)
15: Tuscola
13: Toulon (Stark County)
11: Dakota
Long & short trips
163 miles: Cuba at Hebron (Alden-H.)
8 miles: Orangeville at Dakota
CLASS 2A
State champions (any class)
1: Casey-Westfield, Immac. Conception, Flanagan-Cornell, Manlius (Bureau Valley), Maroa-Forsyth
Class by record
9-0: 2 teams
8-1: 6 teams
7-2: 7 teams
6-3: 9 teams
5-4: 8 teams
Big & small
Enrollment Big: Marshall, 438
Small: Bushnell-Prairie City, 319
Veteran & rookie
24th playoff appearance for Casey-Westfield
1st playoff appearances for Athens (Coop) and Pleasant Plains
Consecutive appearances (min. 10)
12: Auburn
10: Lena-Winslow
Long & short trips
131 miles: Immaculate Conception of Elmhurst at Orion
10 miles: Warrensburg-Latham at Maroa-Forsyth
CLASS 3A
State champions (any class)
3: Aledo-Westmer Coop, St. Teresa Decatur, Newman, Stillman Valley
2: DuQuoin, Spring Valley (Hall)
1: Amboy-LaMoille Coop, Anna-Jonesboro, Carterville
Class by record
9-0: 7 teams
8-1: 6 teams
7-2: 4 teams
6-3: 5 teams
5-4: 9 teams
4-5: 1 team
Big & small
Enrollment Big: Stillman Valley, 599
Small: DuQuoin, 444
Veteran & rookie
25th playoff appearance for DuQuoin
2nd playoff appearance for Central-Southeast], Illini West, Monmouth-Roseville
Consecutive appearances (min. 10)
25: DuQuoin
18: St. Joseph-Ogden
15: Tolono (Unity)
14: Carterville
13: Aledo-Westmer Coop, and Wilmington
Long & short trips
156 miles: Fairfield at Pittsfield
25 miles: Camp Point (Central) at Carthage (Illini West)
CLASS 4A
State Champions (any class)
8: Addison (Driscoll)
4: Geneseo
4: Kankakee (McNamara)
3: Bloomington (Cent. Cath.)
3: Hampshire
2: Plano
1: Coal City
1: Genoa (G.-Kingston)
1: Harrisburg
1: Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
1: Mascoutah
1: Mt. Carmel
1: Richmond (R.-Burton)
Class by Record
9-0: 5 teams
8-1: 3 teams
7-2: 6 teams
6-3: 11 teams
5-4: 7 teams
Big & Small
Enrollment Big: Waterloo (H.S.) 918
Small: Aurora (A. Christian) 615.00
Veteran & Rookie
33rd playoff appearance for Geneseo
1st playoff appearance for Paris
Consecutive Appearances (min. 10)
17: Melrose Pk. (Walther Luth.)
13: Geneseo
10: Addison (Driscoll)
Long & Short Trips
197 miles: Paris at Quincy (Notre Dame)
12 miles: Plano at Aurora (Christian)
CLASS 5A
State Champions (any class)
3: Morris
2: Maple Park (Kaneland)
2: Metamora
1: Lombard (Montini)
1: Washington
Class by Record
9-0: 3 teams
8-1: 4 teams
7-2: 4 teams
6-3: 8 teams
5-4: 13 teams
Big & Small
Enrollment Big: Chicago (Clark) 1339
Small: Dunlap 921
Veteran & Rookie
25th playoff appearance for Metamora
1st playoff appearance for Belvidere (North) and Chicago (Clark)
Consecutive Appearances (min. 10)
16: Lombard (Montini)
15: Metamora
11: Rochelle
Long & Short Trips
129 miles: Marion (H.S.) at Taylorville
7 miles: East Peoria at Washington
CLASS 6A
State Champions (any class)
13: Joliet (Catholic Academy)
9: New Lenox (Providence)
2: Oswego (H.S.)
2: Peoria (Richwoods)
2: Springfield (S.H.-Griffin)
1: Chatham (Glenwood)
1: Normal (Community)
Class by Record
9-0: 3 teams
8-1: 8 teams
7-2: 8 teams
6-3: 8 teams
5-4: 5 teams
Big & Small
Enrollment Big: Highland Park 1877
Small: Vernon Hills 1351
Veteran & Rookie
32nd playoff appearance for Joliet (Catholic Academy)
1st playoff appearance for Chicago (Harlan)
Consecutive Appearances (min. 10)
22: Bloomington (H.S.)
18: New Lenox (Providence)
14: Chicago (Hubbard)
13: Normal (Community)
11: Joliet (Catholic Academy)
Long & Short Trips
151 miles: Mt. Vernon (H.S.) at Bloomington (H.S.)
4 miles: Oak Lawn at Chicago (Hubbard)
CLASS 7A
State Champions (any class)
6 : East St. Louis (Sr.)
5: Wheaton (W. Warrenville S.)
3: Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
3: Wheaton (North)
2: Chicago (St. Rita)
2: Woodstock (H.S.)
1: Burbank (St. Laurence)
1: Downers Grove (North)
1: Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
1: Harvey (Thornton)
1: Lake Zurich
1: Libertyville
1: Mundelein (Carmel)
1: Rockford (Guilford)
Class by Record
9-0: 4 teams
8-1: 6 teams
7-2: 7 team
6-3: 9 teams
5-4: 6 teams
Big & Small
Enrollment Big: Chicago (St. Rita) 2514.60
Small: Lansing (T.F. South) 1887
Veteran & Rookie
29th playoff appearance for East St. Louis (Sr.)
1st playoff appearance for Chicago (Lincoln Park)
Consecutive Appearances (min. 10)
11: Lansing (T.F. South)
Long & Short Trips
261 miles: Chicago (De La Salle) at Belleville (West)
2 miles: Wheaton (North) at Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
CLASS 8A
State Champions (any class)
10: Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
2: Naperville (North)
2: Park Ridge (Maine South)
1: Chicago (Brother Rice)
1: Downers Grove (South)
1: Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
1: Naperville (Central)
1: New Lenox (Lincoln-Way C.)
1: Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
Class by Record
9-0: 4 teams
8-1: 5 teams
7-2: 9 teams
6-3: 9 teams
5-4: 5 teams
Big & Small
Enrollment Big: Chicago (Lane) 6745
Small: Schaumburg (H.S.) 2575.00
Veteran & Rookie
25th playoff appearance for Chicago (Mt. Carmel) & Chicago (Simeon)
8th playoff appearance for Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
Consecutive Appearances (min. 10)
23: Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
20: Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
17: Bolingbrook
17: Park Ridge (Maine South)
14: New Lenox (Lincoln-Way C.)
14: Palatine (Fremd)
12: Chicago (Lane)
12: Downers Grove (South)
12: Naperville (North)
Long & Short Trips
232 miles: Belleville (East) at Plainfield (Central)
2 miles: Palatine (Fremd) at Palatine (H.S.)