Northern Indiana Playoff

From 1930 to 1962, the Northern Indiana High School Conference staged a playoff between its Eastern and Western Division champions.

After the 1962 season, several schools broke away to form the Northwestern Conference. From 1963 to 1965, those two conference champions played each other after the regular season. In 1966, the NWC began to have their own conference championship game, and the series was ended.

In 1969, several schools had left the NWC and formed what became the Lake Shore Conference. The playoff was resumed until 1972, when the IHSAA implemented a postseason tournament.

For a deep dive into the history of this series, please purchase our book, "A History of the Northern Indiana Playoff, 1930 to 1972".

Year Northern Indiana Playoff
1930 Gary Emerson 7, Mishawaka 0
1931 South Bend Central 19, Gary Mann 6
1932 East Chicago Washington 14, Elkhart 6
1933 South Bend Central 14, Whiting 13
1934 South Bend Central 20, Whiting 0
1935 Mishawaka 14, Gary Mann 0
1936 Gary Mann 40, Michigan City 0
1937 Hammond 14, South Bend Riley 0
1938 Elkhart 1, Gary Emerson 0 (forfeit)
1939 South Bend Washington 16, Gary Emerson 6
1940 South Bend Central 13, Gary Wallace 0
1941 Gary Wallace 20, South Bend Washington 14
1942 East Chicago Washington 27, South Bend Washington 6
1943 South Bend Washington 31, Hammond Clark 0
1944 South Bend Washington 19, Hammond Clark 7
1945 East Chicago Roosevelt 23, South Bend Central 0
1946 East Chicago Roosevelt 30, LaPorte 0
1947 East Chicago Roosevelt 15, South Bend Washington 0
1948 Whiting 18, South Bend Central 6
1949 East Chicago Roosevelt 32, South Bend Riley 6
1950 Mishawaka 14, Gary Emerson 6
1951 South Bend Central 25, Gary Emerson 12
1952 East Chicago Washington 24, South Bend Washington 14
1953 South Bend Washington 28, East Chicago Washington 18
1954 Whiting 12, South Bend Riley 6
1955 East Chicago Roosevelt 13, South Bend Adams 7
1956 South Bend Adams 26, Hammond 0
1957 East Chicago Roosevelt 13, South Bend Central 12
1958 South Bend Central 46, Gary Mann 0
1959 South Bend Central 14, East Chicago Roosevelt 7
1960 Hammond 19, Michigan City 7
1961 South Bend Washington 20, Gary Mann 6
1962 Hammond 20, South Bend Riley 7
1963 Elkhart 21, Hammond 12
1964 South Bend Riley 26, Gary Wallace 20
          South Bend Washington 35, East Chicago Roosevelt 20 (runner-up)
1965 South Bend Riley 12, Hammond Tech 7
1966-68 no playoff
1969 South Bend Washington 33, East Chicago Roosevelt 7
1970 Elkhart 27, Hammond Morton 0
1971 Elkhart 35, Hammond Morton 7
1972 Mishawaka 41, Hammond Morton 28

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