SEOAL Football History Part 5: The SEOAL and the OHSAA Playoffs

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SEOAL Football History Part 5: The SEOAL and the OHSAA Playoffs

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The SEOAL and the OHSAA Playoffs

OHSAA Playoffs Background
The OHSAA began holding an official football tournament in 1972, replacing various wire service polls as the method for deciding a state champion. A computer aided system designed by Jack Harbin became the method by which teams were selected to compete in the football tournament.

From 1972-1979 the state was divided into three classes (AAA, AA, and A) and each class was divided into four regions each, with the top team from each region qualifying for the playoffs. A total of 12 teams qualified for the postseason across the entire state over this period.

Beginning in 1980, five divisions (I-V) replaced the three classes and two teams per region qualified until 1984, bringing the total number of playoff teams to 40. Starting in 1985, four teams per region qualified for the postseason bringing the number of playoff teams to 80.

In 1994 the OHSAA added a sixth division growing the post season to 96 participants. In 1999, the OHSAA doubled the number of teams per region raising the number of participants to 192.

In 2013 the OHSAA added a seventh division, adding 32 teams to the tournament and the total qualifiers to 224.


SEOAL By the Numbers
Nine of the total 20 SEOAL football members have qualified for the tournament at least once. Five schools - Middleport, Nelsonville, Nelsonville-York, New Boston Glenwood, and Pomeroy - left the league before the playoffs were instituted. A sixth team - Point Pleasant (WV) - was a three time playoff qualifier in West Virginia.

The five teams that were members of the SEOAL during the playoff era, but who did not qualify while members of the SEOAL are Meigs, River Valley, Warren, Waverly, and Wellston.

Total SEOAL Playoff Appearances: 43 (Jackson leads with 11)
Overall Record: 26-42

State Champions: 1; Ironton in 1979

State Runners-Up: 2; Ironton in 1973, 1982

Regional Champions: 4; Ironton in 1973, 1975, 1979, and 1982

Regional Runners-Up: 5; Gallipolis in 1999, Ironton in 1980, Jackson in 1996 and 2015, and Logan in 2000


Game-by-Game results by school:

Year-Division-Location-Opponent-Result

Athens Bulldogs
Total Playoff Appearances: 1 (1990)
Overall Playoff Record: 0-1

1990 - Div. II - Lancaster Fulton Field - VS Columbus St. Francis DeSales - Loss, 0-42

Gallipolis Gallia Academy Blue Devils
Total Playoff Appearances: 10 (1985, '86, 1999, 2000, '01, '02, '03, '05, '06, 2012)
Overall Playoff Record: 6-10

1985 - Div. III - Ironton Tanks Memorial Stadium - VS Ironton - Loss, 09-20

1986 - Div. III - Columbus Mifflin Puncher Stadium - VS Columbus Mifflin - Loss, 00-21

1999 - Div. III - Jackson Stadium - AT Jackson - WIN, 35-7
1999 - Div. III - Portsmouth Spartan Stadium - VS New Richmond - WIN, 47-12
1999 - Div. III - Chillicothe Herrnstein Field - VS Dayton Chaminade-Julienne - Loss, 6-43 [Regional Final]

2000 - Div. III - Gallipolis Memorial Field - VS Cincinnati Purcell-Marian - Loss, 12-41

2001 - Div. III - Gallipolis Memorial Field - VS Alliance Marlington - WIN, 19-7
2001 - Div. III - Lancaster Fulton Field - VS John Glenn - Loss, 21-31

2002 - Div. III - Gallipolis Memorial Field - VS Circleville - WIN, 30-21
2002 - Div. III - Hillsboro Richards Memorial Field - VS Columbus St. Francis DeSales - Loss, 20-38

2003 - Div. III - Beaver Local Stadium - AT Beaver Local - Loss, 13-38

2005 - Div. III - Gallipolis Memorial Field - VS Sheridan - Loss, 35-42 (OT)

2006 - Div. III - Lancaster Fairfield Union Stadium - AT Fairfield Union - WIN, 14-9
2006 - Div. III - Athens Ohio University Peden Stadium - VS New Albany - Loss, 2-43

2012 - Div. III - Gallipolis Memorial Field - VS Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas - WIN, 37-35
2012 - Div. III - Mt. Orab Kibler Field - VS Dayton Thurgood Marshall - Loss, 9-68

Ironton Fighting Tigers
Total Playoff Appearances: 8
Overall Playoff Record: 8-7

1973 - Class AA - Lancaster Fulton Field - VS Cincinnati Reading - WIN, 7-0 [State Semi-Final]
1973 - Class AA - Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium - VS Cleveland Benedictine - Loss, 13-38 [State Championship game]

1975 - Class AA - Dayton Welcome Stadium - VS Cincinnati Wyoming - Loss, 7-26 [State Semi-Final]

1979 - Class AA - Groveport-Madison Cruiser Stadium - VS Hamilton Badin - WIN, 21-6 [State Semi-Final]
1979 - Class AA - Akron Rubber Bowl - VS Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary - WIN, 7-6 9 [State Championship]

1980 - Div. III - Ironton Tanks Memorial Stadium - VS John Glenn - Loss, 7-20 [Regional Final]

1982 - Div. III - Ironton Tanks Memorial Stadium - VS Morgan - WIN, 35-8 [Regional Final]
1982 - Div. III - Groveport-Madison Cruiser Stadium - VS Urbana - WIN, 28-20 [State Semi-Final]
1982 - Div. III - Columbus Ohio Stadium - VS Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary - Loss, 14-21 [State Championship game]

2006 - Div. IV - Williamsport, OH - AT Williamsport Westfall - Loss, 35-42

2008 - Div. IV - Ironton Tanks Memorial Stadium - VS Williamsport Westfall - WIN, 31-31
2008 - Div. IV - Jackson Alumni Stadium - VS New Lexington - Loss, 6-38

2009 - Div. IV - Ironton Tanks Memorial Stadium - VS Sparta Highland - WIN, 36-0
2009 - Div. IV - Nelsonville Dave Boston Field - VS Heath - WIN, 20-14 (OT)
2009 - Div. IV - Nelsonville Dave Boston Field - VS Coshocton - Loss, 14-20 (OT)

Jackson Ironmen

Total Playoff Appearances: 11
Overall Playoff Record: 7-11

1996 - Div. III - Portsmouth Spartan Stadium - VS Hillsboro - WIN, 7-3
1996 - Div. III - Lancaster Fulton Field - VS Columbus St. Francis DeSales - Loss, 7-21 [Regional Final]

1997- Div. III - Cambridge McFarland Stadium - VS Youngstown East - Loss, 14-20

1999 - Div. III - Jackson Stadium - VS Gallipolis - Loss, 7-35

2000 - Div. III - Portsmouth Spartan Stadium - AT Portsmouth - Loss, 6-34

2003 - Div. II - Jackson Stadium - VS Cincinnati Mt. Healthy - WIN, 35-21
2003 - Div. II - Hillsboro Richards Memorial Field - VS Kings Mills Kings - Loss, 14-38

2004 - Div. II - Cincinnati Taft Stargell Stadium - AT Cincinnati Withrow - WIN, 36-35
2004 - Div. II - Washington Courthouse Panther Stadium - VS Cincinnati Glen Este - Loss, 13-32

2006 - Div. III - Waverly Raidiger Field - AT Waverly - Loss, 20-26 (OT)

2010 - Div. III - Eaton Park Avenue Field - AT Eaton - Loss, 7-26

2011 - Div. III - The Plains R. Basil Rutter Field - AT Athens - WIN, 27-7
2011 - Div. III - Logan Chieftain Stadium - VS Jonathan Alder - Loss, 7-28

2014 - Div. III - Jackson Alumni Stadium - VS Logan Elm - WIN, 28-17
2014 - Div. III - Chillicothe Herrnstein Field - VS Columbus St. Francis DeSales - Loss, 14-24

2015 - Div. III - Jackson Alumni Stadium - VS Bexley - WIN, 49-14
2015 - Div. III - Chillicothe Herrnstein Field - VS Columbus Bishop Watterson - WIN, 14-0
2015 - Div. III - The Plains R. Basil Rutter Field - VS Zanesville - Loss, 21-38 [Regional Final]

Logan Chieftains
Total Playoff Appearances: 8
Overall Playoff Record: 4-8

1987 - Div. I - Groveport-Madison Cruiser Stadium - VS Sandusky - Loss, 7-21

1999 - Div. I - Pickerington Tiger Stadium - AT Pickerington - Loss, 23-39

2000 - Div. I - Westerville South Wildcat Stadium - AT Westerville South - WIN, 53-20
2000 - Div. I - Lancaster Fulton Field - VS Pickerington - WIN, 28-26
2000 - Div. I - Columbus Mapfre Stadium - VS Upper Arlington - Loss, 13-45

2001 - Div. I - Logan Bill Sauer Field - VS Dublin Coffman - Loss, 14-20

2006 - Div. I - HIlliard Davidson Athletic Complex - AT Hilliard Davidson - Loss, 8-38

2007 - Div. II - Logan Bill Sauer Field - VS Tri-Valley - Loss, 26-31

2008 - Div. II - Logan Chieftain Stadium - VS Dublin Jerome - WIN, 23-7
2008 - Div. II - Zanesville Sulsberger Memorial Stadium - VS Lousiville - Loss, 0-7

2009 - Div. II - Logan Chieftain Stadium - VS Canal Winchester - WIN, 30-7
2009 - Div. II - Hamilton Township Stadium - VS Columbus Brookhaven - Loss, 10-21

Marietta Tigers

Total Playoff Appearances: 1
Overall Playoff Record: 0-1

2002 - Div. II - East Liverpool Patterson Field - AT East Liverpool - Loss, 14-20

Portsmouth Trojans
Total Playoff Appearances: 1
Overall Playoff Record: 0-1

2007 - Div. IV - Pastaskala Licking Hts. HS Football Stadium - AT Licking Heights - Loss, 34-42

Zanesville Blue Devils

Total Playoff Appearances: 1
Overall Playoff Record: 0-1

2007 - Div. II - Columbus SFD Alumni Stadium - AT Columbus St. Francis DeSales - Loss, 7-50
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