University Interscholastic League (UIL)
The University Interscholastic League, which governs literary and athletic competition among schools in Texas, was organized in 1910 as a division of the University of Texas extension service. Initially, it sponsored forensic competition. By 1920, the UIL organized the structure of the high school football game in response to the growing popularity of the sport in Texas. Town football teams had begun competing around the state in the early 1890s.
From 1920 until 1947, the UIL named only one state football champion for the larger schools. Smaller schools were limited to regional titles. Beginning in 1948, champions were named by divisions based on school enrollment, with the introduction of City, AA and A divisions.
Over the years, other adjustments have been made in determining the divisions, so that today the divisions range from six-man competition for the smaller schools, designated 1A in 2014, to the largest 6A schools. In the 1990s, subdivisions were added within 2A-5A divisions, with the larger schools included in the Division I. Subdivisions were added to the two other divisions for the season competition in 2006.
Following are listed the champions by UIL division, along with the runner up, and the points scored by each team in the championship game. Included in years 1940-68 are the teams competing in the Prairie View Interscholastic League (PVIL, first called the Interscholastic League of Colored Schools). Between 1965 and 1968, the schools were integrated into the UIL.
Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS)
The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) is the largest group of private schools in the state with more than 225 schools. The interscholastic competition began in 1978 and was significantly expanded when the Texas Christian Interscholastic League ceased to exist in 2000 and many of those schools moved into TAPPS.
Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC)
The Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC), established in 1952, is an athletic conference of certain private schools in Oklahoma and Texas.
(OT refers to overtime.)
Sources: The University Interscholastic League at uiltexas.org and other sources.
Year | Division | Champion | Runner Up |
UIL 2021-22 | 1A Division I | Westbrook 72 | May 66 |
1A Division II | Strawn 73 | Motley County (Matador) 28 | |
2A Division I | Shiner 47 | Hawley 12 | |
2A Division II | Stratford 39 | Falls City 27 | |
3A Division I | Lorena 35 | Brock 18 | |
3A Division II | Franklin 49 | Gunter 35 | |
4A Division I | Stephenville 38 | Austin Johnson 21 | |
4A Division II | China Spring 31 | Gilmer 7 | |
5A Division I | Katy Paetow 27 (OT) | College Station 24 | |
5A Division II | South Oak Cliff (Dallas) 23 | Liberty Hill 14 | |
6A Division I | Galena Park North Shore 17 | Duncanville 10 | |
6A Division II | Austin Westlake 40 | Denton Guyer 21 | |
TAPPS 2021-22 | 11-Man Football | ||
Division I | Parish Episcopal 56 | Midland Christian 17 | |
Division II | Dallas Christian 33 | Second Baptist 14 | |
Division III | Cypress Christian (Houston) 16 | Trinity Christian (Lubbock) 7 | |
Division IV | St. Paul Catholic (Shiner) 36 | Sacred Heart Catholic (Muenster) 8 | |
6-Man Football | |||
Division I | The Emery/Weiner School 69 | San Marcos Academy 24 | |
Division II | Live Oak Classical 46 | Faith Academy of Marble Falls 41 | |
Division III | Covenant Classical (Fort Worth) 68 | Bracken Christian 66 | |
UIL 2020-21 | 1A Division I | Sterling City 68 | May 22 |
1A Division II | Balmorhea 74 | Richland Springs 38 | |
2A Division I | Shiner 42 | Post 20 | |
2A Division II | Windthorst 22 | Mart 21 | |
3A Division I | Tuscola Jim Ned 29 | Hallettsville 28 | |
3A Division II | Canadian 35 | Franklin 34 | |
4A Division I | Argyle 49 | Lindale 21 | |
4A Division II | Carthage 70 | Gilmer 14 | |
5A Division I | Denton Ryan 59 | Cedar Park 14 | |
5A Division II | Aledo 56 | Crosby 21 | |
6A Division I | Austin Westlake 52 | Southlake Carroll 34 | |
6A Division II | Katy 51 | Cedar Hill 14 | |
TAPPS 2020-21 | Division I | Dallas Parish Episcopal 42 | Fort Worth Nolan Catholic 28 |
Division II | Austin Regents 26 | Dallas Christian 20 | |
Division III | Colleyville Covenant 40 | Houston Cypress Christian 30 | |
Division IV | Shiner St. Paul 63 | Waco Reicher Catholic 13 | |
UIL 2020-21 | 1A Division I | Blum 58 | McLean 52 |
1A Division II | Richland Springs 62 | Matador Motley County 16 | |
2A Division I | Refugio 28 | Post 7 | |
2A Division II | Mart 25 | Hamlin 20 | |
3A Division I | Grandview 42 | Pottsboro 35 | |
3A Division II | Gunter 43 | Omaha Pewitt 22 | |
4A Division I | Carthage 42 | Waco La Vega 28 | |
4A Division II | Texarkana Pleasant Grove 35 | Wimberley 21 | |
5A Division I | Alvin Shadow Creek 28 | Denton Ryan 22 | |
5A Division II | Aledo 45 | Fort Bend Marshall 42 | |
6A Division I | Galena Park North Shore 31 | Duncanville 17 | |
6A Division II | Austin Westlake 24 | Denton Guyer 0 | |
TAPPS 2019-20 | Division I | Dallas Parish Episcopal 42 | Plano John Paul II 14 |
Division II | Cedar Hill Trinity 48 | Austin Regents 19 | |
Division III | Boerne Geneva 49 | Lubbock Christian 21 | |
Division IV | Shiner St. Paul 20 | Hallettsville Sacred Heart 16 | |
SPC 2019-20 | 3A Division | Fort Worth Country Day 41 | The Woodlands John Cooper 0 |
4A Division | Bellaire Episcopal 42 | Houston Kinkaid 21 | |
UIL 2018 | 1A Division I | McLean 100 | Milford 70 |
1A Division II | Strawn 48 | Follett 0 | |
2A Division I | Mason 44 | New Deal 6 | |
2A Division II | Mart 76 | Gruver 33 | |
3A Division I | Grandview 35 | Malakoff 21 | |
3A Division II | Newton 21 | Canadian 16 | |
4A Division I | La Vega (Waco) 35 | Liberty Hill 21 | |
4A Division II | Cuero 40 | Pleasant Grove (Texarkana) 28 | |
5A Division I | Highland Park (Dallas) 27 | Alvin Shadow Creek 17 | |
5A Division II | Aledo 55 | Fort Bend Marshall 19 | |
6A Division I | North Shore (Houston) 41 | Duncanville 36 | |
6A Division II | Longview 35 | Beaumont West Brook 34 | |
TAPPS 2018 | Division I | Dallas Bishop Dunne 13 | Dallas Bishop Lynch 9 |
Division II | Cedar Hill Trinity 49 | Austin Regents 24 | |
Division III | Willow Park Trinity Christian 15 | Boerne Geneva 14 | |
Division IV | Shiner St. Paul 29 | Fort Worth Lake Country 21 | |
Division V | Katy St. John XXIII 38 | San Antonio St. Mary’s Hall 27 | |
UIL 2017 | 1A Division I | Borden County 60 | Jonesboro 22 |
1A Division II | Strawn 78 | Balmorhea 42 | |
2A Division I | Mart 34 | Refugio 21 | |
2A Division II | Muenster 27 | Tenaha 20 | |
3A Division I | Rockdale 45 | Brock 29 | |
3A Division II | Newton 40 | Gunter 16 | |
4A Division I | Carthage 49 | Kennedale 21 | |
4A Division II | Pleasant Grove 41 | West Orange-Stark 21 | |
5A Division I | Highland Park (Dallas) 53 | Manvel 49 | |
5A Division II | College Station 20 | Aledo 19 | |
6A Division I | Allen 35 | Lake Travis (Austin) 33 | |
6A Division II | Cypress-Fairbanks 51 | Midway (Waco) 35 | |
TAPPS 2017 | Division I | Plano Prestonwood Christian 42 | Houston St. Pius 41 |
Division II | Cedar Hill Trinity 62 | Austin Regents 30 | |
Division III | Houston Cypress Christian 68 | McKinney Christian 34 | |
Division IV | Colleyville Covenant 14 | The Woodlands Legacy Prep 0 | |
Division V | El Paso Cathedral 31 | Houston Village School 28 |