Top 20 most dominant Wyoming high school football programs of last decade

By Staff Report Jun 16, 2020, 11:00am

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Powered by five state titles and two second-place finishes, Sheridan is the most dominant high school football team from Wyoming over the last decade.

Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Broncs amassed 322 points from play over 2010 to 2019, to edge Natrona County, which finished second with 303 points.

Sheridan won championships in 2011 and 2019, and three consecutive starting in 2015. It also placed second in 2010 and 2018.

Natrona County captured three state titles during the decade and placed second three times.



Our methodology includes:

• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps state computer rankings (25 points awarded to the No. 1 team, 24 for No. 2 and so on).

• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps national computer rankings (50 points for No. 1, 49 for No. 2 and so on).

• State championships (20 points).

• State championship game appearances (10 points).
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
1. Sheridan (322)
State championships: 2011 (4A), 2015 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: 2010 (4A), 2018 (4A)
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2011 (1), 2012 (10), 2013 (11), 2014 (7), 2015 (1), 2016 (2), 2017 (3), 2018 (10), 2019 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Natrona County (Casper) (303)
State championships: 2010 (4A), 2012 (4A), 2014 (4A), 2018 (4A)
State runner-up: 2013 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (4), 2012 (1), 2013 (7), 2014 (1), 2015 (8), 2016 (15), 2017 (5), 2018 (5), 2019 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A



3. Big Horn (273)
State championships: 2013 (2A), 2016 (2A), 2018 (1A), 2019 (1A)
State runner-up: 2014 (2A), 2017 (1A)
State Top 25: 2010 (7), 2012 (8), 2013 (3), 2014 (8), 2015 (18), 2016 (4), 2017 (8), 2018 (2), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Star Valley (Afton) (264)
State championships: 2015 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State runner-up: 2012 (3A)
State Top 25: 2011 (17), 2012 (6), 2013 (9), 2014 (20), 2015 (3), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Cokeville (235)
State championships:
2010 (1A), 2011 (1A), 2013 (1A), 2014 (1A)
State runner-up: 2018 (1A), 2019 (1A)
State Top 25: 2010 (8), 2011 (8), 2012 (13), 2013 (6), 2014 (2), 2017 (11), 2018 (11), 2019 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Powell (226)
State championships: 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A), 2013 (3A)
State runner-up: 2016 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State Top 25: 2010 (17), 2011 (3), 2012 (3), 2013 (1), 2014 (17), 2015 (13), 2016 (6), 2017 (22), 2018 (24), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Douglas (213)
State championships: 2010 (3A)
State runner-up: 2011 (3A), 2013 (3A), 2014 (3A)
State Top 25: 2010 (2), 2011 (5), 2012 (16), 2013 (2), 2014 (5), 2016 (3), 2017 (15), 2018 (13), 2019 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Mountain View (190)
State championships: 2014 (2A), 2017 (2A), 2019 (2A)
State runner-up: 2013 (2A), 2018 (2A)
State Top 25: 2011 (24), 2012 (21), 2013 (13), 2014 (3), 2016 (19), 2017 (10), 2018 (6), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A



9. Campbell County (Gillette) (184)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (4A), 2012 (4A), 2014 (2A), 2015 (2A)
State Top 25: 2010 (4), 2011 (9), 2012 (5), 2013 (4), 2014 (6), 2015 (2), 2016 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Cody (179)

State championships: 2014 (3A), 2017 (3A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (10), 2011 (25), 2012 (18), 2013 (8), 2014 (4), 2015 (23), 2016 (18), 2017 (1), 2018 (9), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. East (Cheyenne) (158)
State championships: 2013 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (15), 2011 (10), 2012 (9), 2013 (5), 2014 (10), 2015 (11), 2016 (17), 2017 (13), 2018 (17), 2019 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

12. Buffalo (142)
State championships: 2018 (2A)
State runner-up: 2010 (3A), 2019 (2A)
State Top 25: 2010 (5), 2011 (11), 2012 (23), 2015 (24), 2016 (25), 2017 (9), 2018 (3), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Lovell (121)
State championships: 2011 (2A)
State runner-up: 2012 (2A)
State Top 25: 2010 (14), 2011 (2), 2012 (4), 2013 (10), 2014 (23), 2015 (14), 2019 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Green River (119)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (3A)
State Top 25: 2010 (20), 2011 (6), 2012 (12), 2015 (10), 2016 (5), 2017 (7), 2018 (18), 2019 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Niobrara County (Lusk) (115)
State championships:
N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (1A), 2011 (1A), 2012 (1A), 2013 (1A), 2014 (1A)
State Top 25: 2010 (11), 2011 (20), 2012 (14), 2013 (12), 2014 (9), 2019 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A



16. Torrington (113)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2017 (3A), 2018 (3A)
State Top 25: 2014 (12), 2015 (5), 2016 (12), 2017 (4), 2018 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. Glenrock (101)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (2A), 2017 (2A)
State Top 25: 2011 (13), 2012 (19), 2013 (25), 2015 (9), 2016 (10), 2017 (17), 2018 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. Upton/Sundance (Upton) (91)
State championships: 2015 (1A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (18), 2015 (7), 2016 (14), 2017 (19), 2018 (15), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19. Lyman (87)
State championships: 2012 (2A)
State runner-up: 2011 (2A)
State Top 25: 2010 (22), 2011 (7), 2012 (2), 2013 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Riverton (85)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (13), 2011 (23), 2012 (15), 2013 (24), 2014 (11), 2015 (12), 2016 (13), 2017 (21), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A