Ironton Football Dot Com - Playoff Appearances By Year

Class AA 1973
State Semi-finals
Ironton 7	At Fulton Field - Lancaster	Cincinnati Reading 0

State Championship
Ironton 13	At Paul Brown Stadium - Massillon	Cleveland Benedictine 38

Class AA 1975
State Semi-finals
Ironton 7	At Welcome Stadium -Dayton	Cincinnati Wyoming 26

Class AA 1979
State Semi-finals
Ironton 21	At Groveport Madison Stadium	Hamilton Badin 6

State Championships
Ironton 7	AT Rubber Bowl - Akron	Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's 6

1980 Division III
Ironton 7	At Tank Stadium	New Concord John Glenn 20

1982 Division III
Ironton 35	Tank Stadium	McConnelsville Morgan 8

State Semi-finals
Ironton 28	At Groveport Madison Stadium	Urbana 20

State Championship
Ironton 14	Ohio Stadium - Columbus	Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's 21

1985 Division III
Ironton 20	At Tank Stadium	Gallipolis 9
Ironton 33	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	Thornville Sheridan 20

State Semi-finals
Ironton 19	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	Columbus DeSales 24

1986 Division III
Ironton 14	At Tank Stadium	St. Clairsville 29

1987 Division III
Ironton 20	At Peden Stadium - Athens	Coshocton 0
Ironton 14	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	Thornville Sheridan 27

1988 Division III
Ironton 30	At Tank Stadium	Portsmouth West 8
Ironton 38	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	Licking Valley 10

State Semi-finals
Ironton 28	At Ohio Stadium - Columbus	Urbana 7

State Championship
Ironton 12	At Ohio Stadium - Columbus	Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's 14

1989 Division III
Ironton 28	At Peden Stadium - Athens	Orrville 0
Ironton 27	At Peden Stadium - Athens	St. Clairsville 7

State Semi-finals
Ironton 14	At Dublin	Hamilton Badin 13

State Championship
Ironton 12	At Ohio Stadium - Columbus	Campbell Memorial 7

1990 Division III
Ironton 41	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	Portsmouth West 7
Ironton 6	At Lancaster	Licking Valley 19

1991 Division III
Ironton 50	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	South Point 8
Ironton 27	Fulton Field - Lancaster	Columbus DeSales (2 OT) 28

1992 Division III
Ironton 14	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	Nelsonville-York 0
Ironton 49	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	Thornville Sheridan 12

State Semi-finals
Ironton 24	Dublin	Germantown Valley View 0

State Championship
Ironton 7	Paul Brown Stadium - Massillon	Mentor Lake Catholic 31

1993 Division III
Ironton 28	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	Proctorville Fairland 6
Ironton 27	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	Vinton County (ot) 21

State Semi-finals
Ironton 29	Welcome Stadium - Dayton	Germantown Valley View 9

State Championship
Ironton 10	Paul Brown Tiger Stadium - Massillon	Wauseon 13

1994 Division III
Ironton 0	Fulton Field Lancaster	Columbus DeSales 13

1995 Division IV
Ironton 41	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	Wheelersburg 8
Ironton 21	At Portsmouth Spartan Stadium	Rock Hill 0

State Semi-finals
Ironton 14	Welcome Stadium - Dayton	Versailles 15

1998 Division IV
Ironton 20	Washington Court House - Gardner Park	Germantown Valley View 50

1999 Division IV
Ironton 28	Cincinnati Wyoming Bob Lewis Stadium	Cincinnati Wyoming 14
Ironton 21	Spartan Stadium - Portsmouth	Cincinnati Indian Hill 7

	Regional Finals
Ironton 38	Princeton Viking Stadium - Cincinnati	Germantown Valley View 29

State Semi-finals
Ironton 34	Sulsberger Memorial Stadium - Zanesville	Youngstown Mooney 24

State Championship
Ironton 14	Paul Brown Stadium - Massillon	Sandusky Perkins 16

2000 Division IV
Ironton 43	At Tank Stadium	Martins Ferry 7
Ironton 27	At Groveport Madison Stadium - Groveport	Coshocton 6

Regional Final
Ironton 7	At Fulton Field - Lancaster	Newark Licking Valley 10

2001 Division IV
Ironton 41	At Tank Stadium	Portsmouth West 12
Ironton 27	At Tank Stadium *See Note	Portsmouth 35
NOTE: Ironton and Portsmouth agreed to a coin toss, winner would host second game in order to avoid long away drive

2002 Division IV
Ironton 14	At Lancaster Fairfield Union Falcon Stadium	Lancaster Fairfield Union 13
Ironton 20	At Peden Stadium Athens	Portsmouth 35

2003 Division IV
Ironton 48	At Tank Stadium	Rock Hill 7
Ironton 14	Sulsberger Stadium Zanesville	Bellaire 20

2004 Division IV
Ironton 41	At Tank Stadium	Westfall 21
Ironton 0	Peden Stadium - Athens	New Albany 10

2005 Division IV
Ironton 28	At Tank Stadium	Rock Hill 14
Ironton 21	At Holzer Field - Jackson	Westfall 7

Regional Final
Ironton 28	At Peden Stadium - Athens (3 -OT)	Bellaire 34

2006 Division IV
Ironton 35	At Westfall	Westfall 42

2008 Division IV
Ironton 41	At Tank Stadium	Westfall 31
Ironton 6	At Jackson Holzer Field	New Lexington 38

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)	(12)	(1)	45

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

AS OF END OF 2007 SEASON

Most appearances in the finals (5 or more appearances)

1) Newark Catholic 13 (8-5)

2) Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 11 (7-4)

3) Cleveland St. Ignatius 10 (9-1)

4 tie) Versailles 9 (6-3)

4 tie) Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 9 (6-3)

6 tie) St. Henry 8 (6-2)

6 tie) Ironton 8 (2-6)

8 tie) Cleveland Benedictine 7 (6-1)

8 tie) Columbus St. Francis DeSales 7 (3-4)

8 tie) Mogadore 7 (3-4)

11 tie) Canton McKinley 6 (3-3)

11 tie) Cincinnati Princeton 6 (3-3)

13 tie) Akron St.Vincent-St. Mary 5 (4-1)

13 tie) Maria Stein Marion Local 5 (4-1)

13 tie) Steubenville 5 (3-2)

13 tie) Amanda-Clearcreek 5 (2-3)

13 tie) Cincinnati St. Xavier 5 (2-3)

11 teams have been in the finals exactly 4 times.

1 is 4-0

4 are 3-1

3 are 2-2

3 are 1-3

none are 0-4

13 teams have been in the finals exactly 3 times.

2 are 3-0

4 are 2-1

3 are 1-2

4 are 0-3

29 teams have been in the finals exactly twice.

5 are 2-0

16 are 1-1

8 are 0-2

89 teams have been in the finals exactly once.

33 are 1-0

56 are 0-1

159 teams have been in at least one final

91 teams have won at least one championship

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	2008	2009

2009 Division IV
Ironton 36	At Tank Stadium	Highland 0
Ironton 20 (OT)	At Nelsonville Boston Field	Heath 14
Regional Final
Ironton 14 (OT)	At Nelsonville Boston Field	Coshocton 20