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Ironton's 25 State Playoff Appearances Ties Them With Cincinnati Moeller For Having The Second Most In The State!

1973 1975 1979 1980 1982
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1998 1999 2000 2001
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Top Ten Teams By State Final Appearances  UPDATED Ohio Playoff Success Rankings UPDATED!
Class AA 1973
State Semi-finals
Ironton 7 ------ Cincinnati Reading 0
State Championship
Ironton 13 ------ Cleveland Benedictine 38

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Class AA 1975
State Semi-finals
Ironton  7 ------ Cincinnati Wyoming  26

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Class AA 1979
State Semi-finals
Ironton 21 ------ Hamilton Badin 6
State Championships
Ironton 7 ------ Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's 6

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1980 Division III
Ironton 7 ------ New Concord John Glenn 20

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1982 Division III
Ironton 35 ------ McConnelsville Morgan 8
State Semi-finals
Ironton 28 ------ Urbana 20
State Championship
Ironton 14 ------ Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's 21

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1985 Division III
Ironton 20 ------ Gallipolis 9
Ironton 33 ------ Thornville Sheridan 20
State Semi-finals
Ironton 19 ------ Columbus DeSales 24

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1986 Division III
Ironton 14 ------ St. Clairsville 29

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1987 Division III
Ironton 20 ------ Coshocton 0
Ironton 14 ------ Thornville Sheridan 27

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1988 Division III
Ironton 30 ------ Portsmouth West 8
Ironton 38 ------ Licking Valley 10
State Semi-finals
Ironton 28 ------ Urbana 7
State Championship
Ironton 12 ------ Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's 14

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1989 Division III
Ironton 28 ------ Orrville 0
Ironton 27 ------ St. Clairsville 7
State Semi-finals
Ironton 14 ------ Hamilton Badin 13
State Championship
Ironton 12 ------ Campbell Memorial 7

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1990 Division III
Ironton 41 ------ Portsmouth West 7
Ironton 6 ------ Licking Valley 19

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1991 Division III
Ironton 50 ------ South Point 8
Ironton 27 ------ Columbus DeSales (2 OT) 28

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1992 Division III
Ironton 14 ------ Nelsonville-York 0
Ironton 49 ------ Thornville Sheridan 12
State Semi-finals
Ironton 24 ------ Germantown Valley View 0
State Championship
Ironton 7 ------ Mentor Lake Catholic 31

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1993 Division III
Ironton 28 ------ Proctorville Fairland 6
Ironton 27 ------ Vinton County (ot) 21
State Semi-finals
Ironton 29 ------ Germantown Valley View 9
State Championship
Ironton 10 ------ Wauseon 13

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1994 Division III
Ironton 0 ------ Columbus  DeSales 13

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1995 Division IV
Ironton 41 ------ Wheelersburg 8
Ironton 21 ------ Rock Hill 0
State Semi-finals
Ironton 14 ------ Versailles 15

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1998 Division IV
Ironton 20 ------ Germantown Valley View 50

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1999 Division IV
Ironton 28 ------ Cincinnati Wyoming 14
Ironton 21 ------ Cincinnati Indian Hill 7
Ironton 38 ------ Germantown Valley View 29
State Semi-finals
Ironton 34 ------ Youngstown Mooney 24
State Championship
Ironton 14 ------ Sandusky Perkins 16

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2000 Division IV
Ironton 43 ------ Martins Ferry 7
Ironton 27 ------ Coshocton 6
Ironton 7 ------ Newark Licking Valley 10

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2001 Division IV
Ironton 41 ----- Portsmouth West 12
Ironton 27 ------ Portsmouth 35

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2002 Division IV
Ironton 14 Regional Quarter-Final Lancaster Fairfield Union 13
Ironton 20 Regional Semi-Final Portsmouth 35

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2003 Division IV
Ironton 48 Regional Quarter-Final Rock Hill 7
Ironton 14 Regional Semi-Final Bellaire 20

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2004 Division IV
Ironton 41 Regional Quarter-Final Westfall 21
Ironton 0 Regional Semi-Final New Albany 10

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2005 Division IV
Ironton 28 Regional Quarter-Final Rock Hill 14
Ironton 21 Regional Semi-Final Westfall 7
Ironton 28 Regional Final Bellaire 34

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2006 Division IV
Ironton 35 Regional Quarter-Final  Westfall 42

Playoff Success Rankings As Of 2006
This chart gauges the success of Ohio high school football programs since the inception of the Ohio Football Playoffs using the formula of::
1 point per playoff appearance
2 points per playoff victory
3 points per championship
Rank Team Win/Loss Record Playoff Appearances Championships

Points
1 Newark Catholic (57-22) (29)  (7) 164
2 St. Ignatius  (50-10) (19) (9) 146
3 Versailles  (43-10) (16)  (6)  120
4 Youngstown Cardinal Mooney  (39-14) (20)  (6)  116
5 Cincinnati Moeller  (33-18)   (25) (7)  112
6 tie Mogadore  (40-17)  (20) (3)  109
6 tie St. Henry  (39-7) (13) (6)  109
8 Ironton  (37-23) (25) (2)  105
9 tie Cleveland Benedictine (34-10)  (16)  (6)  102
9 tie Columbus DeSales (38-14)  (17) (3)  102
11 Steubenville  (36-16)  (19) (3)  100
12 Canton McKinley  (31-13)  (16) (3)  87
13 tie Amanda Clearcreek  (32-13) (15)  (2) 85
13 tie Columbus Watterson  (32-17)  (18)  (1)  85
15 tie Delphos St. John's  (30-6)  (10)  (4) 82
15 tie Germantown Valley View  (30-10)  (13)  (3)  82
17 Mentor Lake Catholic  (24-12)  (15) (3)  72
18 Maria Stein Marion Local  (26-6)  (9)  (3)  70
19  Warren JFK  (25-15)  (16)  (1)  69
20 tie  Akron Buchtel  (25-10)  (12) (2) 68
20 tie Orrville  (23-18)  (19)  (1)  68
22 Coldwater  (26-11)  (12)  (1)  67
23 Marion Pleasant (20-13)  (16)  (3)  65
24 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's  (20-8)  (12)  (4) 64
25 tie Cincinnati St. Xavier  (22-13)  (14) (1)  61
25 tie Liberty Center  (23-11)  (12)  (1) 61
25 tie St. Marys Memorial  (19-11)  (14)  (3)  61
28 tie Cincinnati Princeton  (19-10) (13)  (3)  60
28 tie  Massillon  (22-16)  (16)  (0) 60
30 tie Chardon (22-10) (11)  (1)  58
30 tie Wheelersburg  (18-18) (19)  (1)  58
32  Cincinnati Colerain  (22-9) (10)  (1) 57*
33 tie Cincinnati Elder  (19-9)  (11)  (2)  55
33 tie Dola Hardin Northern  (20-11)  (12)  (1)  55
35 tie Walsh Jesuit  (19-12) (13)   (1) 54
35 tie  Fostoria  (18-10)  (12)  (2)  54
37 tie  Avon Lake  (19-11)  (12) (1) 53
37 tie Hamilton Badin  (17-15) (16)  (1)  53
39 Elyria Catholic  (15-9)  (12)   (3) 51
40 tie  C.A.P.E  (16-6)  (9)   (3) 50
40 tie Piqua  (19-8)  (9)   (1) 50
42 tie Norwalk St. Paul  (19-10)   10)  (0)  48
42 tie  Toledo St. Francis  (15-10)  (12)   (2) 48
42 tie  Uniontown Lake  (17-14)  (14)   (0) 48
45 tie  Gahanna Columbus Academy  (15-8)  (10)  (2) 46
45 tie  Lakewood St. Edward  (16-14)  (14) (0)  46
45 tie  Newark Licking Valley  (18-10)  (10)  (0)  46
48 tie  Bellaire  (18-9) (9)  (0)  45
48 tie  Canton Central Catholic (15-7) (9)  (2)  45
48 tie  Youngstown Ursuline  (15-11)

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A Big Thanks To Steve Ginsburg For Updating This List For Us All. Thanks Steve, We Appreciate It!

TOP TEAMS BY NUMBER OF APPEARANCES IN FINALS UPDATED THROUGH 2007

1) Newark Catholic 12  (7-5)
2) Cincinnati Moeller 11  (7-4)
3) Cleveland St. Ignatius 10  (9-1)
4) Versailles 9  (6-3)

5 tie) St. Henry 8  (6-2)
5 tie) Youngstown Mooney 8  (6-2)
5 tie) Ironton 8  (2-6)
8 tie) Mogadore 7  (3-4)
8 tie) Columbus DeSales 7  (3-4)
8 tie) Cleveland Benedictine 7  (6-1)
11 tie) Cincinnati Princeton 6  (3-3)
11 tie) Canton McKinley 6  (3-3)
13 tie) Akron SVSM 5  (4-1)
13 tie) Steubenville 5  (3-2)
13 tie) Amanda-Clearcreek 5  (2-3)
 
The following hasn't been updated since 2004, soon to be updated

* 8 teams have been in the finals 4 times... none are 4-0, 4 are 3-1, 2 are 2-2, 2 are 1-3, and none are 0-4
* 17 teams have been in the finals 3 times... 3 are 3-0, 5 are 2-1, 5 are 1-2,  and 4 are 0-3
* 26 teams have been in the finals 2 times... 5 are 2-0, 13 are 1-1, and 8 are 0-2
* 80 teams have been in the finals once... 30 of them won their sole appearance but 50 lost
* Total of 145 teams have been in the finals... 83 have won at least one title

 

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