How many consecutive games did the longest high school football winning streak include?
Executive summary
The longest documented consecutive-game winning streak in U.S. high school football history is 151 straight victories by De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) from 1992–2003, a total cited in multiple high-school record compilations [1]. Historical sources caution that unbeaten runs that include ties can be longer — for example Sims (S.C.) had a 96-game unbeaten run that included ties — and record-keeping conventions (wins vs. unbeaten streaks, ties counted or not) create legitimate ambiguity in comparing lists [2].
1. De La Salle’s 151 straight: the headline number and its source
De La Salle’s run of 151 consecutive wins from 1992 through 2003 is widely reported as the all-time consecutive-win record and is explicitly stated in a compiled list of high-school streaks used by sports chroniclers [1]. That figure is the one most modern databases and retrospective articles use when naming the single longest consecutive-game winning streak in American high school football history [1].
2. Why “unbeaten” and “consecutive wins” can diverge: ties, rules and record-keepers
Contemporary compilers and historians differentiate “consecutive wins” from “unbeaten streaks,” because unbeaten runs can include tie games that interrupt a pure win sequence but still leave a team unbeaten over a span; MaxPreps flags Sims (Union County, S.C.) with a 96-game unbeaten stretch that included four ties, and Bedford County Training School with an 82-game unbeaten run reported as 78 wins plus ties — details that mean their run’s exact consecutive-win totals are unclear [2]. Those distinctions matter because some older records and local reportage recorded unbeaten streaks without clearly cataloguing ties, and different archives (state associations, NFHS, local histories) apply different criteria [2].
3. Other historic streaks and state-level leaders that complicate the narrative
Beyond De La Salle, other schools have historically run long streaks that appear in state or national tallies: Hudson (Mich.) is often cited in national record books with a long streak and remains a recognized power in streak listings, and Michigan’s state record of 72 by Hudson is referenced by the Michigan High School Athletic Association as among the nation’s longest [3]. MaxPreps’ historical review notes that while Hudson was long credited, Sims and Bedford County’s unbeaten stretches exceed Hudson in length when ties are included, which complicates a straightforward “longest” claim if ties are permitted in the count [2].
4. Modern active streaks and how they relate to the all-time record
Active streak trackers (MaxPreps, High School Football America, NFL Play Football) regularly publish lists of current streaks — for example Marion Local (Ohio) reached multi-decade runs in the 2020s and was cited with 48–64 wins in different seasons as it extended its streak into the mid-2020s — but none of the active streaks reported in those sources had approached De La Salle’s 151 mark as of 2024–25 reporting [4] [5] [6]. Those outlets underscore the gap between contemporary dynasties and the historic De La Salle benchmark [4] [5].
5. How to read conflicting figures and the limits of the reporting
Record discrepancies arise because local newspapers, state associations and later compilers sometimes report unbeaten runs differently, and some older streaks lack complete box-by-box archival confirmation; MaxPreps explicitly notes exceptions for Sims and Bedford County because exact consecutive-win figures are unknown even though unbeaten totals are reported [2]. Reporting and databases concur on De La Salle’s 151 straight as the longest consecutive-win total recorded, but they also flag unbeaten streaks with ties that are longer overall if ties are counted — a nuance readers and researchers must keep front and center [1] [2].