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FOOTBALL FACTS

ALL-TIME RECORD:

658-424-32 (.591)
[through end of 2023 season]

OHSAA PLAYOFFS

Appearances – 10 (Record 8-10):

1978 (Class AAA State Semifinals)
1997 (Division II Regional Finals)
2007 (Division II Regional Quarterfinals)
2010 (Division II Regional Quarterfinals)
2012 (Division II Regional Quarterfinals)
2013 (Division II State Semifinals)
2015 (Division III - State Semifinals)
2019 (Division III - Regional Quarterfinals)
2020 (Division III - Regional Second Round)
2021 (Division III - Regional First Round)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Central Ohio League (21): 1928, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1984
Buckeye Central Conference (3): 1987, 1988, 1993
Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (1): 1998
South East Ohio Athletic League (0)
East Central Ohio League (1): 2013
Licking County League (0)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS

YEAR	RECORD	COACH	NOTES
1900	1-0-2	Claude Culbertson	First victory: 20-0 over Boys Club, in third game
1901	3-1-1	Dr. Edgar Allen	First game with Newark: won 41-0
1902	4-2	Howland
1903	1-1-1	Al Evans
1904	1-3	Al Evans
1905	1-1	Al Evans
1906	6-1-1	Al Evans	All six victories by shut-out
1907	2-1	Al Evans	Rest of schedule cancelled due to fatal injury to Albert Flowers
1908	2-3-2	Vandenbark
1909	2-4	Whartenby
1910	2-3	Horn & Harold Gates
1911	3-4	Harold Gates & White
1912	1-5	Harold Gates
1913	—	—	No team
1914	2-6	Kent Pfeiffer
1915	5-2	Kent Pfeiffer
1916	7-0	Kent Pfeiffer
1917	2-8	R.E. Diehl & J. Roy Richards
1918	0-1	Young & J. Roy Richards	Remainder of season cancelled due to influenza pandemic
1919	2-5	George Bowman
1920	3-6	Charles F. Farry
1921	1-7	Charles F. Farry
1922	7-1	Henry Orth
1923	5-4-1	Henry Orth
1924	6-2-1	C.E. Clifford
1925	4-4-1	Gail Vannorsdall
1926	4-3-1	Gail Vannorsdall
1927	5-3-1	Gail Vannorsdall
1928	6-1-1	Gail Vannorsdall	Central Ohio League Champions
1929	4-5	Gail Vannorsdall
1930	0-8	Elgin Strong
1931	0-7-2	Elgin Strong
1932	2-5-1	Elgin Strong
1933	3-4-1	Elgin Strong
1934	6-2-1	John Brammer
1935	8-1	John Brammer	Central Ohio League Champions
1936	5-3-1	John Brammer
1937	2-7	John Brammer
1938	6-3	John Brammer	Central Ohio League Champions
1939	6-3	John Brammer	Central Ohio League Champions
1940	5-4	John Brammer	Last year in Mark Park
1941	3-6	John Brammer	First year in Gant Municipal Stadium
1942	5-3-1	Charles "Punk" Cartledge
1943	5-3-1	Joe Austin
1944	6-2-1	Joe Austin
1945	5-4	Joe Austin
1946	7-2	George Vlerebome	Central Ohio League Champions
1947	6-2-1	George Vlerebome	Central Ohio League Champions
1948	5-4	George Vlerebome
1949	7-2	George Vlerebome	Central Ohio League Champions
1950	8-0-1	George Vlerebome	Central Ohio League Champions
1951	9-0	George Vlerebome	Central Ohio League Champions
1952	8-1	George Vlerebome
1953	6-3	George Vlerebome
1954	6-3	George Vlerebome
1955	8-1	George Vlerebome	Central Ohio League Champions
1956	7-2	George Vlerebome	Central Ohio League Champions
1957	8-1	George Vlerebome
1958	8-1	George Vlerebome	Central Ohio League Champions
1959	7-2	George Vlerebome
1960	8-2	George Vlerebome	Central Ohio League Champions
1961	7-3	George Vlerebome	Central Ohio League Champions
1962	9-0-1	George Vlerebome	Central Ohio League Champions
1963	5-4-1	George Vlerebome
1964	8-2	George Vlerebome	Final season in Gant Municipal Stadium
1965	7-3	George Vlerebome	First full season in Sulsberger Stadium
1966	6-3-1	Mel Adams
1967	8-0-2	Mel Adams
1968	6-4	Mel Adams
1969	6-4	Ron Apperson	Central Ohio League Champions
1970	3-7	Ron Apperson
1971	6-4	Ron Apperson
1972	8-2	Ron Apperson	Central Ohio League Champions
1973	8-2	Ron Apperson
1974	7-2-1	Ron Apperson
1975	7-2-1	Ron Apperson
1976	8-2	Ron Apperson
1977	7-2-1	Ron Apperson
1978	10-1	Ron Apperson	Central Ohio League Champions OHSAA Playoffs \| Class AAA State Semifinals
1979	9-1	Ron Apperson	Central Ohio League Champions
1980	7-3	Ron Apperson
1981	7-3	Bob Drobney
1982	6-4	Bob Drobney
1983	4-6	Bill Jones
1984	6-4	Whit Parks	Central Ohio League Champions
1985	9-1	Whit Parks
1986	7-3	Whit Parks
1987	8-2	Whit Parks	Buckeye Central Conference Champions
1988	8-2	Whit Parks	Buckeye Central Conference Champions
1989	6-4	Whit Parks
1990	5-5	Clarence Perry
1991	4-6	Clarence Perry
1992	6-4	Clarence Perry
1993	5-5	Clarence Perry	Buckeye Central Conference Champions
1994	4-6	Whit Parks
1995	4-6	Whit Parks
1996	6-4	Whit Parks
1997	10-2	Whit Parks	OHSAA Playoffs \| Division II Regional Finals
1998	8-1	Whit Parks	Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Champions
1999	5-5	John Lucas
2000	3-7	John Lucas
2001	4-6	John Lucas
2002	5-5	John Lucas
2003	2-8	John Lucas
2004	2-8	Dave Everson
2005	1-9	Dave Everson
2006	4-6	Dave Everson
2007	8-3	Chad Grandstaff	OHSAA Playoffs \| Division II Regional Quarterfinals
2008	5-5	Chad Grandstaff	First season on artificial surface installed in Sulsberger Stadium
2009	9-1	Chad Grandstaff
2010	9-2	Chad Grandstaff	OHSAA Playoffs \| Division II Regional Quarterfinals
2011	6-4	Chad Grandstaff
2012	9-2	Chad Grandstaff	OHSAA Playoffs \| Division II Regional Quarterfinals
2013	13-1	Chad Grandstaff	East Central Ohio League Champions OHSAA Playoffs \| Division II State Semifinals
2014	5-5	Chad Grandstaff
2015	12-2	Chad Grandstaff	OHSAA Playoffs \| Division III State Semifinals
2016	2-8	Chad Grandstaff
2017	3-7	Chad Grandstaff
2018	7-3	Chad Grandstaff
2019	7-4	Chad Grandstaff	OHSAA Playoffs \| Division III Regional Quarterfinals
2020	4-6	Chad Grandstaff	OHSAA Playoffs \| Division III Regional 2nd Round
2021	6-4	Chad Grandstaff	OHSAA Playoffs \| Division III Regional 1st Round Artificial surface replaced
2022	3-7	T.J. Langermeier
2023	1-9	T.J. Langermeier	Artificial surface replaced

ALL-TIME COACHES RECORDS (through 2023)

NAME	YEARS	GAMES	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	WIN PCT.
George Vlerebome (1946-65)	20	186	144	38	4	.774
Chad Grandstaff (2007-21)	15	162	105	57	0	.648
Ron Apperson (1969-80)	12	121	86	32	3	.711
Whit Parks (1984-89; 1994-98)	11	111	76	35	0	.684
John Brammer (1934-41)	8	72	41	29	2	.569
Gail Vannorsdall (1925-29)	5	43	23	16	4	.535
Mel Adams (1966-68)	3	30	20	7	3	.667
Clarence Perry (1990-93)	4	40	20	20	0	.500
John Lucas (1999-2003)	5	50	19	31	0	.380
Joe Austin (1943-45)	3	28	17	9	2	.607
Kent Pfeiffer (1914-16)	3	22	14	8	0	.636
Bob Drobney (1981-82)	2	20	13	7	0	.650
Henry Orth (1922-23)	2	18	12	5	1	.667
Al Evans (1903-07)	5	20	11	7	2	.550
Dave Everson (2004-06)	3	30	7	23	0	.233
Clarence E. Clifford (1924)	1	9	6	2	1	.667
Charles "Punk" Cartledge (1942)	1	9	5	3	1	.556
Elgan Strong (1930-33)	4	33	5	24	4	.151
Howland (1902)	1	6	4	2	0	.667
Bill Jones (1983)	1	10	4	6	0	.333
T.J. Langermeier (2022-2023)	2	20	4	16	0	.250
Charles F. Farry (1920-21)	2	17	4	13	0	.235
Dr. Edgar Allen (1901)	1	5	3	1	1	.600
Harold Gates & White (1911)	1	7	3	4	0	.429
Horn & Harold Gates (1910)	1	5	2	3	0	.400
Whartenby (1909)	1	6	2	4	0	.333
Vandenbark (1908)	1	7	2	3	2	.286
G.A. Bowman (1919)	1	7	2	5	0	.286
R.E. Diehl & J. Roy Richards (1917)	1	10	2	8	0	.200
Claude Culbertson (1900)	1	3	1	0	2	.333
Harold Gates (1912)	1	6	1	5	0	.167
Young & J. Roy Richards (1918)	1	1	0	1	0	.000
TOTALS	122	1,114	658	424	32	.591