PIAA Football Champions

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The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) has crowned champions in football since 1988. Each classification champion from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) has qualified for the PIAA Championships since its inception, with PIAA District VII claiming a total of 58 state champions in the sport.

The WPIAL has produced multiple PIAA football champions 15 times, and brought home a record four state titles in 2021. A total of 17 different WPIAL schools have won multiple PIAA titles, with Aliquippa, Clairton and Thomas Jefferson’s five tied for the most in league history. The other schools who have won two or more are: Central Catholic (4), North Allegheny (3), Pine-Richland (3), Rochester (3), Belle Vernon (2), Central Valley (2), Farrell (2), Jeannette (2), McKeesport (2), Penn Hills (2), South Fayette (2), South Park (2), and Upper St. Clair (2).

A full list of champions by year and classification can be found below. The only year the WPIAL did not produce a PIAA champion was in 1992.

Year School Class Results
2025 Avonworth     3A def. Northwestern Lehigh (31-7), Penn Cambria (31-15)
Clairton 1A def. Bishop Guilfoyle (35-3), Greenville (57-0)
2023 Aliquippa 4A def. Selinsgrove (52-32), Dallas (60-14)
Belle Vernon 3A def. Hickory (42-16), Northwestern Lehigh (38-7)
2022 Pine-Richland 5A def. Cathedral Prep (21-14), Cocalico (34-12), Imhotep Charter (28-14)
  Belle Vernon 3A def. Central (21-17), Neumann Goretti (9-8)
2021 Mt. Lebanon 6A def. McDowell (47-14), State College (49-28), St. Joseph’s Prep (35-17)
  Penn-Trafford 5A def. Exeter Township (49-14), Imhotep Charter (17-14, OT)
  Aliquippa 4A def. Jersey Shore (41-16), Bishop McDevitt (34-27)
  Central Valley 3A def. Central (35-21), Wyomissing (7-0)
2020 Pine-Richland 5A def. Governor Mifflin (48-44), Cathedral Prep (48-7)
  Thomas Jefferson 4A def. Oil City (62-0), Jersey Shore (21-14)
  Central Valley 3A def. Bedford (49-20), Wyomissing (35-21)
2019 Thomas Jefferson 4A def. Cathedral Prep (28-13), Lampeter-Strasburg (44-2), Dallas (46-7)
2018 Penn Hills 5A def. Archbishop Wood (20-13), Manheim Central (36-31)
  Aliquippa 3A def. Sharon (41-7), Middletown (35-0)
2017 Pine-Richland 6A def. State College (49-21), Manheim Township (28-7), St. Joseph’s Prep (41-21)
  Quaker Valley 3A def. Sharon (43-23), Middletown (41-24)
  Jeannette 1A def. Farrell (17-6), Homer Center (42-12)
2016 Beaver Falls 3A def. Central (14-7), Middletown (30-13)
  Steel Valley 2A def. Wilmington (49-13), Southern Columbia (49-7)
2015 Central Catholic 4A def. State College (19-3), Cumberland Valley (24-7), Parkland (21-18)
2014 South Fayette 2A def. Karns City (42-15), Hickory (44-14), Dunmore (28-16)
2013 South Fayette 2A def. Karns City (57-21), Hickory (23-20), Imhotep Charter (41-0)
  North Catholic 1A def. Tussey Mountain (48-7), Clarion (39-12), Old Forge (15-14, OT)
2012 North Allegheny 4A def. McDowell (48-6), Wilson (45-10), Coatesville (63-28)
  Clairton 1A def. Berlin Brothersvalley (53-0), Port Allegany (44-12), Dunmore (20-0)
2011 Clairton 1A def. North Star (44-0), Sharpsville (35-33), Southern Columbia (35-19)
2010 North Allegheny 4A def. State College (35-26), Cumberland Valley (35-17), La Salle College (21-0)
  Clairton 1A def. North Star (52-0), Farrell (48-8), Riverside (36-30)
2009 Clairton 1A def. Conemaugh Township (46-0), Farrell (13-7), Bishop McCort (15-3)
2008 Thomas Jefferson 3A def. Strong Vincent (34-14), West York (49-21), Archbishop Wood (34-7)
2007 Central Catholic 4A def. Cathedral Prep (44-6), Harrisburg (14-6), Parkland (21-0)
  Thomas Jefferson 3A def. Selinsgrove (24-10), Strong Vincent (35-6), Garnet Valley (28-3)
  Jeannette 2A def. Karns City (35-6), Wilmington (41-21), Dunmore (49-21)
2006 Upper St. Clair 4A def. Cathedral Prep (30-7), State College (28-20), Liberty (47-13)
2005 McKeesport 4A def. Cathedral Prep (42-7), Bishop McDevitt (20-17), Liberty (49-10)
  Franklin Regional 3A def. Selinsgrove (35-7), General McLane (27-21), Pottsville (23-13)
  South Park 2A def. Forest Hills (63-22), Reynolds (28-2), Wilson (28-17)
2004 Central Catholic 4A def. McDowell (44-3), Bishop McDevitt (15-0), Neshaminy (49-14)
  Thomas Jefferson 3A def. Selinsgrove (20-14, OT), Strong Vincent (13-2), Manheim Central (56-20)
2003 Aliquippa 2A def. Slippery Rock (28-15), Northern Lehigh (32-27)
2002 Hopewell 3A def. Perry Traditional Academy (20-3), Strath Haven (21-10)
2001 West Allegheny 3A def. Perry Traditional Academy (28-14), Strath Haven (28-13)
  Washington 2A def. Bishop McCort (42-21), Pen Argyl (19-12)
  Rochester 1A def. Bishop Carroll (32-6), Southern Columbia (16-0)
2000 Rochester 1A def. Sharpsville (27-3), Southern Columbia (22-14)
1999 South Side 1A def. Bishop Carroll (53-6), Southern Columbia (27-21)
1998 Rochester 1A def. Smethport (41-6), Southern Columbia (18-0)
1997 South Park 2A def. Wilmington (33-7), South Williamsport (20-0)
1996 Farrell 1A def. Moshannon Valley (14-10), Southern Columbia (14-12)
1995 Penn Hills 4A def. McDowell (28-0), Lower Dauphin (17-14)
  Farrell 1A def. Smethport (14-0), Southern Columbia (6-0)
1994 McKeesport 4A def. Central (7-6), Downingtown (17-14)
1993 North Hills 4A def. Central (15-7), Central Bucks West (15-14)
  Duquesne 1A def. Laurel Valley (25-12), South Williamsport (24-21)
1991 Aliquippa 2A def. Forest Hills (12-6), Hanover (27-0)
1990 North Allegheny 4A def. Cathedral Prep (35-17), Ridley (21-14)
1989 Upper St. Clair 4A def. Hollidaysburg (51-21), Wilson (12-7)
1988 Central Catholic 4A def. Brashear (19-14), Cedar Cliff (14-7)