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Interschool competition in New Hampshire
Logo of the 2023 NHIAA Football State Championships
NHIAA Football is the sport of high school football overseen by the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . There are currently 57 schools (with five instances of multi-school co-operative teams) that have participating programs throughout the state.
Division memberships [ edit ]
The NHIAA divided football into as few as three, but as many as six divisions between 1992 and 2017. There are four divisions in the state starting with the 2018 season.[ 1]
(*) indicates multi-school co-op programs
Division I (21 teams in three divisions)[ edit ]
Division II (18 teams in two divisions)[ edit ]
Division III (10 teams in one division)[ edit ]
Division IV (8 teams in one division)[ edit ]
State champions (1951–present)[ edit ]
NHIAA state football champions since 1951:[ 2]
2018–present (four divisions)[ edit ]
Year
Division I
Division II
Division III
Division IV
2023
Bedford[ 3]
Pelham[ 4]
Trinity[ 5]
Somersworth[ 6]
2022
Bedford
Pelham
Campbell
Somersworth
2021
Londonderry
Timberlane
Pelham
Somersworth
2020
Nashua North
Souhegan
Pelham
Newport
2019
Londonderry
Hollis-Brookline
Trinity
Winnisquam
2018
Bedford
Plymouth
Monadnock
Winnisquam
2013–2017 (three divisions)[ edit ]
Year
Division I
Division II
Division III
2017
Winnacunnet
Plymouth
Campbell
2016
Bedford
Plymouth
Stevens
2015
Goffstown
St. Thomas Aquinas
Newport
2014
Pinkerton
Windham
Campbell
2013
Concord
Plymouth
Bow
2008–2012 (six divisions)[ edit ]
Year
Division I
Division II
Division III
Division IV
Division V
Division VI
2012
Exeter
Winnacunnet
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Monadnock
Franklin
2011
Exeter
Bishop Guertin
Portsmouth
Trinity
St. Thomas
Inter-Lakes
2010
Pinkerton Academy
Bishop Guertin
Souhegan
Lebanon
Kearsarge
Newport
2009
Salem
Bishop Guertin
Souhegan
Plymouth
Trinity
Inter-Lakes
2008
Nashua South
Bishop Guertin
Souhegan
Plymouth
Pelham
Franklin
2004–2007 (five divisions)[ edit ]
Year
Division I
Division II
Division III
Division IV
Division V
2007
Pinkerton Academy
Exeter
Plymouth
Laconia
Pelham
2006
Pinkerton Academy
Bishop Guertin
Plymouth
St. Thomas
Bishop Brady
2005
Pinkerton Academy
Bishop Guertin
Plymouth
Hanover
Bishop Brady
2004
Concord
Bishop Guertin
Souhegan
Hanover
Bow
1994–2003 (four divisions)[ edit ]
Year
Division I
Division II
Division III
Division IV
2003
Manchester Central
Exeter
Plymouth
Milford
2002
Manchester Central
Exeter
Plymouth
Hanover
2001
Manchester Central
Timberlane
Plymouth
St. Thomas Aquinas
2000
Concord
Winnacunnet
Plymouth
St. Thomas Aquinas
1999
Manchester Central
Timberlane
Laconia
St. Thomas Aquinas
1998
Londonderry
Exeter
Plymouth
Bishop Brady
1997
Nashua
Exeter
Plymouth
Somersworth
1996
Londonderry
Dover
Kingswood
Somersworth
1995
Manchester Central
Salem
Laconia
Newport
1994
Pinkerton
Londonderry
Laconia
Plymouth
1992–1993 (three divisions)[ edit ]
Year
Division I
Division II
Division III
1993
Pinkerton
Kennett
Somersworth
1992
Pinkerton
Kennett
Somersworth
1989–1991 (three classes)[ edit ]
Year
Class L
Class I
Class M-S
1991
Pinkerton
Somersworth
Franklin
1990
Spaulding
Kennett
Newport
1989
Concord
Kennett
Newport
1972–1988 (three divisions)[ edit ]
Year
Division I
Division II
Division III
1988
Trinity
Londonderry
Kennett
1987
Concord
Merrimack
Plymouth
1986
Pinkerton
Londonderry
Kennett
1985
Pinkerton
Londonderry
Plymouth
1984
Nashua
Milford
Bishop Brady
1983
Salem
Winnacunnet
Bishop Brady
1982
Spaulding
Timberlane
Newport
1981
Portsmouth
Somersworth
Bishop Brady
1980
Nashua
Somersworth
Plymouth
1979
Spaulding
Milford
Bishop Brady
1978
Nashua
Milford
Bishop Brady
1977
Portsmouth
Milford
Plymouth
1976
Portsmouth
Milford
Kingswood
1975
Salem
Bishop Guertin
Plymouth
1974
Concord
St. Thomas Aquinas
Kennett
1973
Manchester Memorial
Bishop Guertin
Newport
1972
Manchester Memorial
Somersworth
Plymouth
1957–1971 (four divisions)[ edit ]
Year
Division I
Division II
Division III
Division IV
1971
Manchester Memorial
Spaulding
Bishop Guertin
Newport
1970
Manchester Central/Keene
Laconia
Bishop Guertin/Pinkerton
Bishop Brady/Newport
1969
Manchester Memorial
Laconia
Somersworth
Plymouth
1968
Manchester Central
Dover
Stevens
Hanover/Winnacunnet
1967
Portsmouth
Laconia
Somersworth
Plymouth
1966
Manchester Central
Laconia
Somersworth
Franklin
1965
Manchester Memorial
Spaulding
Exeter
Berlin
1964
Portsmouth
Laconia
Exeter
Towle*/Franklin
1963
Nashua
St. Thomas Aquinas
Exeter
Towle*
1962
Manchester Memorial
Portsmouth
Stevens
Hanover
1961
Bishop Bradley**
Portsmouth
Somersworth
Towle*
1960
Nashua
Keene
St. John's***
Littleton
1959
Nashua
Laconia
Exeter
Winnacunnet
1958
Nashua
Keene
Exeter/Pinkerton
St. Anthony's**
1957
Nashua
Spaulding
Exeter
Woodbury****
1951–1956 (three classes)[ edit ]
Year
Class L
Class M
Class S
1956
(No Champion)
Pinkerton
Littleton
1955
Nashua
Exeter
St. Anthony's**
1954
Nashua
Stevens
Hampton*****
1953
Nashua
Somersworth
St. Anthony's**
1952
Nashua
Somersworth
Towle*
1951
Bishop Bradley**
Laconia
Plymouth
NOTES:
(*) Newport's Towle High School closed and was converted to an elementary school in 1966 as high school students moved into the new Newport High School.[ 7]
(**) Three Manchester Catholic high schools, St. Anthony's High School, Bishop Bradley High School and Immaculata High School, closed and were merged into Trinity High School in 1970.[ 8]
(***) Concord's St. John's High School was converted into an elementary/middle school in 1963 upon the opening of Bishop Brady High School.[ 9]
(****) Salem's Woodbury High School was converted to a middle school upon the opening of Salem High School in 1966.
(*****) Hampton Academy and High School was converted to a junior high school (Hampton Academy) after the opening of Winnacunnet High School in 1958.[ 10]
^ "Boys Football" (PDF) . NHIAA. Retrieved October 10, 2022 .
^ "FOOTBALL" (PDF) . nhiaa.org . Retrieved August 16, 2024 .
^ "2023 Football : Division I" . nhiaa.org . Retrieved August 16, 2024 .
^ "2023 Football : Division II" . nhiaa.org . Retrieved August 16, 2024 .
^ "2023 Football : Division III" . nhiaa.org . Retrieved August 16, 2024 .
^ "2023 Football : Division IV" . nhiaa.org . Retrieved August 16, 2024 .
^ "Historical Chronology of Newport, N.H." (PDF) . Town of Newport, N.H. Retrieved October 10, 2022 .
^ "History" . Trinity High School. Retrieved October 10, 2022 .
^ "Our Mission and History" . Bishop Brady High School. Retrieved October 10, 2022 .
^ "History" . Winnacunnet High School and Hampton Academy Alumni Association. Retrieved October 10, 2022 .