2008 Indiana High School Football Season
Indiana High School Football was featured on ESPN on Aug. 23, when Class 5A's #1 Carmel defeated Class 4A's #1 Indpls. Cathedral, 28-21.
Forest Park, in their first full year of varsity competition, joined the Pocket Athletic Conference. Tecumseh will become an independent for football, but will remain in the PAC for all other sports.
The White River Conference disbanded following the 2008 season after Lapel left for the Indiana Crossroads Conference.
Gary Wirt closed following the 2008-09 school year, leaving the Northwestern Conference with only three members.
IHSAA State Champions
| Class |
Champion |
Winning Coach |
| Class 5A |
Center Grove (14-1) |
Eric Moore |
| Class 4A |
Indpls. Cathedral (12-2) |
Rick Streiff |
| Class 3A |
Bellmont (14-1) |
Toney Bergman |
| Class 2A |
Heritage Christian (14-1) |
Ron Qualls |
| Class 1A |
Indpls. Ritter (15-0) |
Ty Hunt |
Polls &
Rankings
| Class |
AP Media |
IFCA Coaches |
| Class 5A |
Center Grove (8-1) |
Center Grove (8-1) |
| Class 4A |
Columbus East (9-0) |
Columbus East (9-0) |
| Class 3A |
Indpls. Chatard (8-1) & West Lafayette (9-0) |
Indpls. Chatard (8-1) |
| Class 2A |
North Putnam (9-0) |
Fort Wayne Luers (6-3) |
| Class 1A |
Indpls. Ritter (9-0) |
Indpls. Ritter (9-0) |
Conference Champions
| Conference |
Champion |
| Allen County |
Southern Wells (7-0) |
| Big Eight |
Jasper (6-0) |
| Central Indiana |
Oak Hill (7-0) |
| Conference Indiana |
Southport (7-0) |
| Duneland |
Chesterton (6-1) & Valparaiso (6-1) |
| Eastern Indiana |
East Central (5-0) |
| Great Lakes Athletic |
Hammond Morton (3-0) |
| Greater South Shore |
Wheeler (7-0) |
| Hoosier |
West Lafayette (6-0) |
| Hoosier Crossroads |
Hamilton Southeastern (9-0) |
| Hoosier Heartland |
Lafayette Central Catholic (4-0) |
| Hoosier Heritage |
Delta (7-0) |
| Hoosier Hills |
Columbus East (7-0) |
| Indiana Crossroads |
Indpls. Ritter (3-0) |
| I.P.S. |
Indpls. Broad Ripple (6-0) |
| Metropolitan |
Carmel (6-1) & Center Grove (6-1) |
| Mid-Indiana Athletic |
Lewis Cass (7-0) |
| Mid-Indiana Football |
Indian Creek (4-1), Milan (4-1) & Triton Central (4-1) |
| Mid-Southern |
Charlestown (5-1) & Salem (5-1) |
| Mid-State |
Whiteland (6-0) |
| Midwest |
Pioneer (7-0) |
| North Central |
Kokomo (7-0) |
| Northeast Corner |
Fairfield (8-0) |
| Northeast Hoosier |
Homestead (7-0) |
| Northern Indiana |
Penn (6-0) |
| Northern Lakes |
Plymouth (7-0) |
| Northern State |
Jimtown (7-0) |
| Northwest Crossroads |
Lowell (6-0) |
| Northwestern |
Gary West (3-0) |
| Olympic |
Anderson Highland (3-0) |
| Patoka Lake |
Perry Central (5-0) |
| Pocket |
North Posey (6-1) & Southridge (6-1) |
| Sagamore |
North Montgomery (7-0) |
| Southern Indiana |
Evansville Reitz (7-0) |
| Southwest Seven |
Linton-Stockton (6-0) |
| Summit |
Fort Wayne Dwenger (9-0) |
| Three Rivers |
Rochester (7-0) |
| Tri-Eastern |
Hagerstown (7-0) |
| Wabash River |
Rockville (7-0) |
| West Central |
North Putnam (6-0) |
| Western Indiana |
Edgewood (5-0) |
| White River |
Shenandoah (3-0) |
City Champions
| City |
Champion |
| Evansville |
Reitz (6-0) |
| Indianapolis |
??? |
| South Bend |
St. Joseph's (3-1) & Washington (3-1) |
Trophy Games
| Name |
Score |
| Buehler's Buy-Low East Bowl |
Bosse 35, Harrison 21 |
| Buehler's Buy-Low North Bowl |
North 27, Central 0 |
| West Side Nut Club |
Reitz 26, Mater Dei 0 |
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