Top 20 most dominant Idaho high school football programs of the last decade

By Staff Report Apr 25, 2020, 8:38am

Who is the Gem State's team of the decade?

Video: Jack Prka - 2019 Highlights
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Propelled by three state titles in four seasons between 2010 and 2013, Coeur d'Alene is the most dominant high school football team from Idaho in the last decade.

Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Vikings amassed 313 points from play over 2010 to 2019, to edge Highland, which finished second with 259 points.

Coeur d'Alene won state crowns in 2010, 2011 and 2013, while placing second in 2012, 2017 and 2019 to pick up additional points. The Vikings have been among the top 10 teams in the state the entire decade.

Highland won state 5A crowns in 2014 and 2017, including a 12-0 season in 2014.



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. Coeur d'Alene (313)
State championships: 2010 (5A), 2011 (5A), 2013 (5A)
State runner-up: 2012 (5A), 2017 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (1), 2012 (4), 2013 (1), 2014 (9), 2015 (6), 2016 (6), 2017 (2), 2018 (4), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Highland (Pocatello) (259)
State championships: 2014 (5A), 2017 (5A)
State runner-up: 2013 (5A), 2018 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (22), 2011 (6), 2012 (5), 2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2015 (4), 2016 (9), 2017 (1), 2018 (3), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Bishop Kelly (Boise) (256)
State championships:
2010 (4A), 2013 (4A), 2014 (4A), 2015 (4A)
State runner-up: 2016 (4A), 2018 (4A)
State Top 25: 2010 (5), 2012 (7), 2013 (3), 2014 (5), 2015 (9), 2016 (7), 2017 (16), 2018 (8), 2019 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Mountain View (Meridian) (234)
State championships:
2016 (5A)
State runner-up: 2014 (5A), 2015 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (13), 2011 (4), 2012 (11), 2013 (8), 2014 (6), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (4), 2018 (6), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Rocky Mountain (Meridian) (228)
State championships:
2015 (5A), 2018 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (2), 2012 (19), 2013 (5), 2014 (3), 2015 (1), 2016 (5), 2017 (3), 2018 (1), 2019 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Fruitland (189)

State championships: 2010 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2017 (3A)
State runner-up: 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A), 2013 (3A), 2014 (3A)
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2011 (9), 2012 (10), 2013 (18), 2016 (13), 2017 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Blackfoot (179)
State championships:
2011 (4A), 2012 (4A)
State runner-up: 2010 (4A). 2014 (4A). 2019 (4A)
State Top 25: 2010 (10), 2011 (3), 2012 (2), 2014 (4), 2016 (23), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Capital (Boise) (178)
State championships:
N/A
State runner-up: 2016 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (3), 2011 (5), 2012 (8), 2013 (4), 2014 (7), 2015 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (8), 2018 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A



9. Eagle (177)
State championships:
N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (9), 2011 (2), 2012 (16), 2013 (10), 2014 (8), 2015 (11), 2016(2), 2017 (9), 2018 (11), 2019 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Madison (Rexburg) (144)
State championships:
2012 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (25), 2012 (1), 2014 (10), 2015 (3), 2016 (10), 2017 (6), 2018 (9), 2019 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Declo (143)
State championships:
2012 (2). 2013 (2A), 2017 (2A), 2018 (2A)
State runner-up: 2016 (2A)
State Top 25: 2012 (15), 2013 (17), 2017 (14), 2018 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

State championships: 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (23), 2012 (21), 2014 (12), 2015 (10), 2016 (3), 2017 (5), 2018 (16), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Shelley (126)
State championships:
2012 (3A), 2013 (3A)
State runner-up: 2016 (3A)
State Top 25: 2010 (12), 2012 (3), 2013 (11), 2014 (22), 2016 (14), 2017 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (125)
State championships:
2018 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (18), 2011 (11), 2012 (9), 2014 (11), 2015 (16), 2017 (10), 2018 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. West Side (Dayton) (117)
State championships:
2010 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2019 (2A)
State runner-up: 2013 (2A)
State Top 25: 2010 (17), 2013 (21), 2014 (15), 2018 (20), 2019 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A



16. (tie) Middleton (104)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (4A), 2012 (4A)
State Top 25: 2011 (13), 2012 (6), 2014 (19), 2016 (16), 2017 (19), 2018 (13), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. (tie) Rigby (104)
State championships: 2019 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (13), 2015 (15), 2016 (19), 2017 (7), 2018 (17), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. Snake River (Blackfoot) (96)
State championships:
2011 (3A), 2014 (3A)
State runner-up: 2010 (3A), 2017 (3A)
State Top 25: 2010 (25), 2011 (7), 2014 (14), 2015 (24), 2019 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19. Skyview (Nampa) (94)
State championships:
N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (4A)
State Top 25: 2010 (15), 2011 (15), 2012 (18), 2013 (6), 2014 (24), 2016 (11), 2017 (12), 2018 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Sugar-Salem (Sugar City) (88)
State championships:
2018 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (24), 2013 (25), 2015 (22), 2018 (7), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A