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State Champions – Computer Playoffs (1972 to 2023)

Legend: “Reg. Rank” is the regional placement within the Harbin computer program. “State Rank” is the final overall ranking determined through playoff game performance.

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Year	Coach	Record	Division	Region	Reg. Rank *	State Rank **	Lost to	Regional Champion	State Champion
1972	Bob Commings	10-1	AAA	3	1	3	Cincinnati Princeton	Massillon	Warren Western Reserve
1973	Bob Commings	8-0-1	AAA	3	2	n.a.		Yng. Cardinal Mooney	Yng. Cardinal Mooney
1974	Chuck Shuff	6-4	AAA	3	22	n.a.		New Philadelphia	Warren Harding
1975	Chuck Shuff	6-3-1	AAA	3	8	n.a.		Newark	Cincinnati Moeller
1976	Mike Currence	8-2	AAA	3	3	n.a.		Yng. Cardinal Mooney	Cincinnati Moeller
1977	Mike Currence	8-2	AAA	3	2	n.a.		Canton McKinley	Cincinnati Moeller
1978	Mike Currence	9-0-1	AAA	3	14	n.a.		Zanesville	Cincinnati Princeton
1979	Mike Currence	10-1	AAA	3	1	3	Parma Padua	Massillon	Cincinnati Moeller
1980	Mike Currence	10-2-1	I	3	2	2	Cincinnati Moeller	Massillon	Cincinnati Moeller
1981	Mike Currence	7-3	I	3	7	n.a.		Canton McKinley	Canton McKinley

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State Champions – Sportswriters’ Poll (1947-1971)

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Year	Coach	Record	Class	Rank	1st	2nd	3rd
1947	Bud Houghton	6-4	n.a.		Barberton	Elyria	Canton McKinley
1948	Chuck Mather	9-1	n.a.	1	Massillon	Canton McKinley	Hamilton
1949	Chuck Mather	9-1	n.a.	1	Massillon	Mansfield	Canton McKinley
1950	Chuck Mather	10-0	n.a.	1	Massillon	Hamilton	Barberton
1951	Chuck Mather	9-1	n.a.	1	Massillon	Steubenville	Springfield
1952	Chuck Mather	10-0	n.a.	1	Massillon	Springfield	East Liverpool
1953	Chuck Mather	10-0	n.a.	1	Massillon	Portsmouth	Dayton Chaminade
1954	Tom Harp	9-1	n.a.	1	Massillon	Alliance	Canton McKinley
1955	Tom Harp	8-1-1	n.a.	2	Canton McKinley	Massillon	East Liverpool
1956	Lee Tressel	8-2	n.a.	8	Canton McKinley	Fremont Ross	Mansfield

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Note: Massillon was the UPI state champion and the national champion in 1961

State Champions – Popular Acclaim (1895-1946)

Ref: Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Website

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Year	Champion	Champion	Champion
1895	Cleveland Central
1896	Sandusky
1897
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1899	Oberlin
1900	Oberlin	Youngstown Rayen	Cleveland Central
1901	Youngstown Rayen	Toledo Central
1902	Fostoria
1903	Kenyon Military Academy
1904	Toledo Central

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National Champions (Massillon only)

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Year	Coach	Record	Ranking
1935	Paul Brown	10-0	1
1936	Paul Brown	10-0	1
1939	Paul Brown	10-0	1
1940	Paul Brown	10-0	1
1950	Chuck Mather	10-0	1
1952	Chuck Mather	10-0	1
1953	Chuck Mather	10-0	1
1959	Leo Strang	10-0	1
1960	Leo Strang	10-1	7
1961	Leo Strang	11-0	1

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All-American Conference Champions (1963-1979)

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Year	Coach	Champion	Champion
1963	Leo Strang	Massillon
1964	Earl Bruce	Massillon
1965	Earl Bruce	Massillon
1966		Niles McKinley
1967	Bob Seaman	Massillon
1968		Canton McKinley	Warren Harding
1969		Canton McKinley
1970	Bob Commings	Massillon
1971		Warren Harding
1972	Bob Commings	Massillon

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