Michigan High School Football State Champions listed since 1894
This following list consists of mythical champions and champions who were determined by playoff games and a final game. The following data was
1894-- Detroit Central
1895-- Detroit Central
1896-- Ann Arbor, Detroit Central, and Grand Rapids Central
1897-- Ann Arbor and Detroit Central
1898-- Ann Arbor
1899-- Pontiac
1900-- Ishpeming
1901-- Ishpeming
1902-- Ishpeming
1903-- Benton Harbor
1904-- Escanaba
1905-- Ishpeming
1906-- Benton Harbor
1907-- Benton Harbor and Escanaba
1908-- Ann Arbor
1909-- Ann Arbor
1910-- Detroit Central
1911-- Detroit Central and Bay City Eastern
1912-- Grand Rapids Central
1913-- Detroit Central
1914-- Detroit Central
1915-- Detroit Central
1916-- Detroit Central
1917-- Detroit Northwestern and Lansing Central
1918-- Lansing Central
1919-- Lansing Central
1920-- Muskegon
1921-- Muskegon
1922-- Flint Central and Detroit Eastern
1923-- Ann Arbor and Muskegon
1924-- Flint Central and Grand Rapids South
1925-- Flint Central, Grand Rapids Union, and Port Huron
1926-- Muskegon
1927-- Detroit Northwestern and Muskegon
1928-- Bay City Central and Muskegon
1929-- Bay City Central and Benton Harbor
1930-- Flint Northern and Jackson
1931--
1932-- Flint Central
1933-- Flint Northern, Lansing Eastern, and Muskegon Heights
1934-- Lansing Eastern and Muskegon Heights
1935-- Muskegon Heights
1936-- Muskegon
1937-- Lansing Central and Muskegon
1938-- Lansing Central
1939-- Lansing Central and Flint Northern
1940-- Flint Northern
1941-- Cooley
1942-- Wyandotte Roosevelt, Detroit Catholic Central, Flint Northern, Jackson, and Muskegon
1943-- Ann Arbor, Fordson, and Grand Rapids Catholic Central
1944-- Mackenzie, Grand Rapids South, Muskegon, Wayne Memorial, and Saginaw
1945-- Muskegon Heights and Wayne Memorial
1946-- Muskegon Heights, Ypsilanti, and Sexton
1947-- Muskegon Heights, Ypsilanti, and Flint Central
1948--
1949-- Grand Rapids Catholic Central, and River Rouge
1950-- Flint Northern and Cadillac
1951-- Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Niles, and Muskegon
1952-- Ann Arbor and Bad Axe
1953-- Pershing and Ironwood
1954-- Grosse Pointe and Grand Haven
1955-- Ann Arbor and East Grand Rapids
1956-- Flint Northern and Sault Ste. Marie
1957-- Midland and Marshall
1958-- Flint Central and Bay City Central
1959-- Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Manistique, and Kalamazoo University
1960-- Denby and Flint Northern, Riverview, and Kalamazoo University
1961-- Sexton, Bay City Handy, St. Ambrose, and Marysville
1962-- Ann Arbor, St. Ambrose, Galesburg Augusta and Bad Axe
1963-- Denby, Sexton, Hillsdale, Willow Run, and Kalamazoo St. Augustine
1964-- East Lansing, Albion, and Middleville
1965-- Bay City Central, Buchanan, Jackson St. Johns, and Middleville
1966-- Battle Creek Central, Buena Vista, and Galesburg Augusta
1967-- Bay City Central, Albion, Buena Vista, Bay City St. Joseph, and Galesburg Augusta
1968-- Battle Creek Central, Midland, Riverview, Frankenmuth, and DeTour
1969-- Bay City Central, Monroe Saint Mary Catholic Central, Sturgis, Frankenmuth, and Cheboygan Catholic Central
1970-- North Farmington, Northview, Galesburg Augusta, and Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart
1971-- Muskegon, Chelsea, Hackett, North Muskegon, and Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart
1972-- Ferndale, Bay City Central, Hillsdale, Hudson, and Indian River-Inland Lakes
1973-- Arthur Hill, Divine Child, Hudson, and Traverse City Saint Francis
1974-- Brother Rice, Muskegon Catholic Central, Hudson, and Traverse City Saint Francis
1975-- Franklin, Divine Child, Ishpeming, and Crystal Falls Forest Park
1976-- Midland Dow, East Grand Rapids, Flat Rock, and Crystal Falls Forest Park
1977-- Brother Rice, Jackson Lumen Christi, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, and Flint Holy Rosary
1978-- Traverse City Central, Warren Woods, Forest Hills Northern, and DePorres
1979-- Detroit Catholic Central, Jackson Lumen Christi, Ishpeming, and Norway
1980-- Brother Rice, Muskegon Catholic Central, Munising, and Norway
1981-- Escanaba, Farmington Hills Harrison, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port, and DePorres
1982-- Farmington Hills Harrison, Muskegon Catholic Central, DePorres, and Mendon
1983-- Brother Rice, East Grand Rapids, DePorres, and Saint Ignace LaSalle
1984-- Pioneer, Wyoming Park, DePorres, and Gobles
1985-- Traverse City Central, Divine Child, Lansing Catholic Central, and Battle Creek Saint Phillip
1986-- Muskegon, Marysville, Country Day, and Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
1987-- Pioneer, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Erie Mason, and Martin
1988-- Traverse City Central, Farmington Hills Harrison, DePorres, and Schoolcraft
1989-- Muskegon, Farmington Hills Harrison, Schoolcraft, and Mendon
1990-- Detroit Catholic Central, Brother Rice, Dowagiac Union, Robichaud, DePorres, Muskegon Catholic Central, Marion, and Frankfort
1991-- Arthur Hill, East Lansing, Farmington Hills Harrison, Monroe Saint Mary Catholic Central, Pennfield, Muskegon Catholic Central, Mendon, and Frankfort
1992-- Detroit Catholic Central, Reeths-Puffer, Oxford, Marysville, DePorres, Traverse City Saint Francis, Lake Linden-Hubbell, and Portland Saint Patrick
1993-- Fordson, Farmington Hills Harrison, East Grand Rapids, Kingsford, Hartford, Iron Mountain, Mendon, and Fowler
1994-- Troy, Farmington Hills Harrison, Monroe Jefferson, Belding, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Ravenna, Maple City Glen Lake, and Beal City
1995-- Detroit Catholic Central, Lapeer West, East Grand Rapids, Country Day, DePorres, Muskegon Catholic Central, Mendon, and Fowler
1996-- Walled Lake Western, Grandville, Marshall, Jackson Lumen Christi, DePorres, Ravenna, Pittsford, and Fowler
1997-- Detroit Catholic Central, Farmington Hills Harrison, Ogemaw Heights, Belding, Oakridge, Ravenna, Lawrence, and Lake Linden-Hubbell
1998-- Detroit Catholic Central, Farmington Hills Harrison, Menominee, Chesaning, Montrose, Unionville Sebewaing, Middleton Fulton, and Fowler
1999-- Walled Lake Western, Saginaw, Farmington Hills Harrison, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Country Day, Saint Charles, Traverse City Saint Francis, and Mendon
2000-- Grand Ledge, Brother Rice, Farmington Hills Harrison, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Jackson Lumen Christi, Whittemore-Prescott, Iron Mountain, and Muskegon Catholic Central
2001-- Detroit Catholic Central, Chippewa Valley, Farmington Hills Harrison, Chesaning, Jackson Lumen Christi, Schoolcraft, DePorres, and Mendon
2002-- Detroit Catholic Central, Lowell, East Grand Rapids, South Christian, Montrose, Negaunee, Mendon, and Our Lady of the Lakes
2003-- Detroit Catholic Central, Rochester Adams, East Grand Rapids, Three Rivers, Jackson Lumen Christi, Ravenna, Traverse City Saint Francis, and DePorres
2004-- Rockford, Muskegon, Lowell, Orchard View, Jackson Lumen Christi, Constantine, Unionville Sebewaing, and Climax-Scotts
2005-- Rockford, Brother Rice, Caledonia, Flint Powers, Oakridge, Kingsley, Traverse City Saint Francis, and Mendon
2006-- Dakota, Muskegon, East Grand Rapids, Zeeland West, Menominee, Nouvel, Muskegon Catholic Central, and New Lothrop
2007-- Dakota, King, East Grand Rapids, Marine City, Menominee, Nouvel, Mendon, and Crystal Falls Forest Park
2008-- Rockford, Muskegon, East Grand Rapids, Holland Christian, Oakridge, Montague, Traverse City Saint Francis, and Muskegon Catholic Central
2009-- Detroit Catholic Central, Lowell, East Grand Rapids, Marshall, Jackson Lumen Christi, Montague, Traverse City Saint Francis, and Beal City
2010-- Lake Orion, Farmington Hills Harrison, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapid Catholic Central, West Catholic, Ithaca, Hudson, and Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart Academy
2011-- Cass Tech, Brother Rice, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Zeeland West, Flint Powers, Ithaca, Nouvel, and Mendon
2012-- Cass Tech, Brother Rice, Grand Rapids Christian, South Christian, Portland, Ithaca, Ishpeming, and Harbor Beach
2013-- Clarkston, Brother Rice, Zeeland West, Marine City, Grand Rapids West Catholic, Ithaca, Ishpeming, and Muskegon Catholic Central
2014--Clarkston, De La Salle, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, South Christian, West Catholic, Saint Mary Catholic Central, Loyola, and Muskegon Catholic Central
2015--Romeo, Detroit King, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Zeeland West, West Catholic, Ithaca, Ishpeming, and Muskegon Catholic Central
2016--Cass Tech, Detroit King, Orchard Lake Saint Mary's, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, West Catholic, Lumen Christi, Pewamo-Westphalia, and Muskegon Catholic Central
2017--Clarkston, De La Salle, Muskegon, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, West Catholic, Lumen Christi, Pewamo-Westphalia, and Ottawa Lake Whiteford
2018--Chippewa Valley, De La Salle, Detroit King, Edwardsburg, Unity Christian, Lumen Christi, New Lothrop, and Reading
2019-- Davison, Mona Shores, River Rouge, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Lansing Catholic, Saint Mary Catholic Central, Pewamo-Westphalia, and Reading
2020-- West Bloomfield, Mona Shores, DeWitt, Country Day, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Montague, New Lothrop, and Centreville
2021-- Belleville, De La Salle, Detroit King, Chelsea, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Lansing Catholic, Pewamo-Westphalia, and Hudson
2022-- Belleville, De La Salle, Detroit King, Grand Rapids South Christian, Gladwin, West Catholic, Lumen Christi, and Ottawa Lake Whiteford
2023 - Southfield A&T, Muskegon, Forest Hills Central, Harper Woods, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Kingsley, Lumen Christi, and Ubly
That 2008 season was one to remember! 4 of 8 state champions from within the borders of good ol' Muskegon County - 12th in the state in population at just 170,000.