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2013 OHSAA Football Jamboree Application
May 14 - The 2013 OHSAA football jamboree explanation and application are now available. What is a jamboree? Click here to read more.

Click here Jamboree explanation  |  Click here for the application (.doc)

2013 Football Practice Start Date Amended
Feb. 15 - At its February 2013 Board of Directors meeting, the board approved an OHSAA proposal regarding the start of football practice in 2013. For schools that start classes August 16 or earlier, football practice may begin on Thursday, August 1. All other schools may begin practice on the previously established date of Monday, August 5.

2013 NFHS Football Rule Changes Release
Feb. 7 - Three risk-minimization additions were among 10 rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee at its January 18-20 meeting in Indianapolis. Click here for more.

2012 OHSAA State Football Championships Information

• 2012 OHSAA Football Tournament Central

• Statewide Tournament Brackets and Tournament Information

• Football State Championships Coverage Page

• Media Information

• Schedule

State Tournament Information for Fans

• Ticket Information

• State Tournament Ticket Sales

• State Football Championships Coverage Page

• State Football Championships on Facebook

• Directions to Paul Brown Tiger Stadium & Fawcett Stadium

• Tournament Souvenirs

• Stark County Football Finals Web Site

2012 OHSAA Football Offensive Statistical Leaders
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has compiled its initial listing of individual state statistical leaders in football for the 2012 regular season. Because not all areas of the state responded to the OHSAA’s request for statistical information, the following lists of top scorers, rushers, passers and receivers should be noted as "unofficial leaders." Click here to view.

Weekly Computer Point Ratings
Beginning after Week 4 of the regular season, the OHSAA posts the football computer point ratings every Tuesday afternoon. The ratings are also emailed to the OHSAA's media database and posted in the AP Marketplace.

     Football Computer Point Ratings (PDF format, sorted by region)

     Oct. 28 Press Release
           Sept. 18 | Sept. 25 | Oct. 2 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 16 | Oct. 23

     How the Computer Point Ratings are Tabulated

Associated Press Ohio High School State Football Polls
How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school football teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2012.
Sept. 10 | Sept. 17 | Sept. 24 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 8 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 22 | Oct. 29 (Final)

2012 Football Radio Broadcast Listing
The OHSAA is pleased to once again compile a list of radio stations around the state that broadcast high school football games. Stations planning to broadcast in 2012 should contact the OHSAA to confirm their plans. Click here to view the list.

In addition, stations are invited to carry any of the state championship game broadcasts of the OHSAA Radio Network.

          - OHSAA Radio Network Website

          - 2011 Radio Audio Files for all six championship games

2011 Information and State Tournament Coverage, Stats & Recaps

• State Championship Recaps & Stats: Div. I | Div. II | Div. III | Div. IV | Div. V | Div. VI

• Football State Championships Coverage Page

• Football State Championship Preview Release

• Final OHSAA Football News Release (Recaps)

• Final Football Computer Rankings

• Final AP Poll

• All-Ohio Teams

• 2011 OHSAA State Football Statistical Leaders

• 2011 Football Radio Broadcast Listing

• Maty Mauk, Kenton - Five NFHS National Records