Mayfield Football Playoff History

RECORD CLASS COACH PLAY-OFFS

2012    14-1     1-A      Joe Morris                               (five games)

beat Caverna 56-6
beat Louisville Holy Cross 38-14
beat Kentucky Country Day 38-14
beat Beechwood 35-14
beat Fairview in Championship 55-8

2011    14-1     1-A      Joe Morris                               (five games)

beat Caverna 65-8
beat Kentucky Country Day 53-7
beat Louisville Holy Cross 44-0
beat Beechwood 19-14
lost to Hazard in Championship 6-24

2010    15-0     1-A      Joe Morris                               (five games)

beat Caverna 63-14
beat Ballard Memorial 56-7
beat Louisville Holy Cross 59-14
beat Beechwood 38-14
beat Hazard in Championship 47-6

2009    13-2     1-A      Joe Morris                               (five games)

beat Caverna 70-0
beat Ballard Memorial 48-0
beat Crittenden County 31-28
beat Beechwood 38-0
lost championship to Lexington Christian 19-55

2008    7-6       1-A      Joe Morris                               (three games)

beat Bardstown Bethlehem 44-13
won at Louisville Holy Cross 24-7
lost at Crittenden County 13-26

2007    9-4       1-A      Joe Morris                               (three games)

beat Crittenden County 24-21
won at Fulton City 48-20
lost at Frankfort 14-35

2006    11-3       1-A        Joe Morris                               (four games)

beat Ballard Memorial 56-22
beat Murray 56-0
won at Metcalfe County 28-12
lost semi-final at Danville 0-27

2005    11-4      1-A      Joe Morris                               (five games)

beat Hancock County 37-10
beat Crittenden County 34-6
beat Metcalfe County 34-0
beat Bardstown 35-21
lost championship to Newport Central Catholic 7-42

2004    8-5        1-A        Joe Morris                               (four games)

beat Caverna 35-0
beat Crittenden County 35-28
won at Hancock County 47-21
lost semi-final at Danville 14-33

2003    10-4       1-A        Joe Morris                               (four games)

beat McLean County 34-0
beat Hancock County 28-21
beat Metcalfe County 14-7
lost semi-final to Danville 3-25

2002    15-0      1-A        Joe Morris                               (five games)

beat Hancock County 56-7
beat Ballard Memorial 28-0
won at Crittenden County 41-12
won at Danville 17-7
won championship over Beechwood 14-7

2001    8-6         1-A        Joe Morris                               (four games)

beat McLean County 56-0
beat Murray 28-7
beat Ballard Memorial 34-6
lost semi-final to Danville 10-17

2000    13-1       1-A        Joe Morris                               (four games)

beat Russellville 55-8
beat Ballard Memorial 55-6
beat Murray 19-0
lost semi-final at Danville 7-35

1999    9-4         1-A        Joe Morris                               (three games)

beat Todd County Central 49-7
beat Crittenden County 48-14
lost to Hancock Count 10-36

1998    14-1       1-A        Paul Leahy                              (five games)

beat Trigg County 67-20
beat Murray 38-7
won at Crittenden County 57-6
won at Campbellsville 38-6
lost championship to Middlesboro 6-27

1997    10-2      1-A        Paul Leahy                              (two games)

beat Crittenden County 24-0
lost to Murray 0-7

1996    12-2      1-A        Paul Leahy                              (four games)

beat Russellville 40-6
beat Fulton County 34-6
beat Todd County Central 26-0
lost semi-final at Harrodsburg 7-28

1995    14-1       1-A       Paul Leahy                              (five games)

beat Crittenden County 35-14
beat Todd County Central 34-6
beat Murray 27-14
beat Harrodsburg 21-0
won championship over Beechwood 28-27

THIS MARKS THE END OF THE 2-A TEAMS

1994    11-3     2-A      Paul Leahy                              (four games)

beat McLean County 41-20
beat Ft. Campbell 28-7
won at Owensboro Catholic 24-14
lost semi-final at Bullitt East 18-49

1993    12-3       2-A        Paul Leahy                              (five games)

beat Muhlenberg South 47-0
beat McLean County 23-0
beat Webster County 14-0
beat Ft. Knox 28-10
won championship over Prestonsburg 13-12

1992    13-2       2-A       Jack Morris                              (five games)

beat Breckinridge County 40-0
beat Owensboro Catholic 7-35
beat Ft. Campbell 6-21
won at Elizabethtown 40-7
lost championship to Danville 7-34

1991    13-2       2-A        Jack Morris                              (five games)

beat Breckinridge County 35-0
beat Caldwell County 35-13
beat Ft. Campbell 10-6
beat Lawrence County 21-18
lost championship to Danville 14-17

1990    11-2       2-A        Jack Morris                              (three games)

won at McLean County 54-16
won at Ft. Campbell
lost semi-final at Ft. Knox 7-21

1989    12-2       2-A        Jack Morris                              (four games)

beat Breckinridge County 27-7
beat Ft. Campbell 28-13
beat Monroe County 47-0
lost championship to Danville 3-7

1988    11-3       2-A        Jack Morris                              (three games)

beat McLean County 42-7
beat Ft. Campbell 24-6
lost semi-final at Ft. Knox 14-21

1987    13-2       2-A        Jack Morris                              (four games)

beat Edmonson County 28-0
beat Ft. Campbell 24-0
beat Elizabethtown 28-10
lost championship to Danville 23-24

1986    12-1       2-A        Jack Morris                              (three games)

beat Todd County Central 31-12
beat Ft. Knox 17-13
won championship over Newport Central Catholic 21-20 (OT)

1985    12-2       2-A        Jack Morris                              (three games)

beat Todd County Central 38-6
beat Ft. Knox 24-14
won championship over Newport Central Catholic 18-8

1984    11-2       2-A        Jack Morris                              (two games)

won at Todd County Central 21-0
lost semi-final at Ft. Knox 21-22

1983    11-2       2-A        Jack Morris                              (two games)

beat Hancock County 22-0
lost semi-final to Ft. Knox 0-7

1982    10-3       2-A        Jack Morris                              (two games)

won at Ft. Campbell 24-14
lost at Glasgow 0-6

1981  9-3          2-A        Jack Morris                              (three games)

beat Ft. Campbell 27-21
beat Warren East 28-13
lost semi-final to Bardstown 14-17

1980    9-2        2-A           Jack Morris                              —

1979    10-2      2-A        Jack Morris                              —

1978    13-0       2-A        Jack Morris                              (three games)

won at Glasgow 7-3
won at Ft. Knox 28-7
won championship over Somerset 22-6

1977    12-1       2-A        Jack Morris                              (three games)

beat Warren East 36-13
beat Bardstown 21-14
won championship over Corbin 14-13

1976    12-2       2-A        Jack Morris                              (three games)

won at Edmonson County 48-6
won at Bardstown 21-7
lost championship to Corbin 0-6

1975    9-3        2-A        Jack Morris                  lost to Green County

1974                  2-A        Jack Morris                  lost at Owensboro 13-28

1973                 2-A        Jack Morris                              —

1972    7-4         2-A        Jack Morris                              —

1971    8-1-2      2-A        Jack Morris                              —

1970    9-1         2-A        Jack Morris                  lost at Madisonville 14-41

1969    11-1       2-A        Jack Morris                              (two games)

beat Madisonville 13-3 (in the “Ice Bowl”)                May.    13-3            May.
lost semi-final to Elizabethtown 0-26

1968    11-2       2-A        Virgil Rains                             (two games)

beat Daviess County 20-13                                         Mad.    14-20            Mad.
lost semi-final to Elizabethtown 6-14

1967                  “        Virgil Rains                                      May.    68-0     May.

1966                  “        Virgil Rains                                      Mad.    14-0     May.

1965                  “        Virgil Rains                                      May.    33-13   May.

1964                  “        Virgil Rains                                      Mad.    14-19   Mad.

1963                  “        Virgil Rains                                      May.    33-13   May.

1962                  “        Virgil Rains                                      Mad.    7-34     Mad.

1961                  “        Virgil Rains                                      May.    28-20   May.

1960                  “        Virgil Rains

1959                  “        Virgil Rains                                      Mad.    7-7       (tie)

1958                            Virgil Rains                                      May.    0-6       Mad.

1957                            Bill Tucker                                       Mad.    6-43     Mad.

1956                            Jess Crawford                                 May.    2-7       Mad.

1955                            Ray Mills                                           Mad.    27-26   May.

1954                            Ray Mills                                           May.    25-0     May.

1953                            Ray Mills                                           Mad.    13-20   Mad.

1952                            Ray Mills                                           May.    13-13   (tie)

1951                            Ray Mills–1

1950

1949                            Red Herndon                                    May.    14-13   May.

1948                            Red Herndon                                    Mad.    6-25     May.

1947                            Red Herndon                                    May.    28-6     May.

1946                            Henry Cochran                                Mad.    3-0       May.

1945                            Dick Bacon

1944

1943                            Val Killebrew

1942                            Henry Cochran

1941                            Henry Cochran

1940                            Henry Cochran

1939    8-2                   Henry Cochran

1938                            Ray Ross                                            Mad.    2-0       Mad.

1937                            Ray Ross

1936                            Ray Ross

1935                            Ray Ross

1934                            Ray Ross

1933                            Ray Ross                                             May.    0-19     May.

1932                            Ray Ross

1931                            Ray Ross

1930                            Ray Ross

1929                            Ray Ross

1928                            Ray Ross

1927                            Ray Ross

1926                            Ray Ross

1925                            Ray Ross

1924                            Carlisle Cutchins

KEY POINTS IN KENTUCKY FOOTBALL HISTORY

2007:  Schools were divided into six classes (instead of 4,) but Mayfield remained 1-A.

1991:  Starting this year, the top 4 teams in each district qualified for the post-season.

1987:  Starting this year, there were 4 regions/8 districts in each of the four classes with 2 playoff teams per district.

1975:  Starting this year, there were 4 classes (instead of 3,) but Mayfield remained 2-A.

1959:   KHSAA instituted class football…and the playoffs…with Jefferson County schools being 3-A and the rest of         the state divided into 1-A and 2-A

1952:   finished 2nd in the Western Kentucky Conference…to Sturgis

1951:   finished 3rd…behind Murray and Bowling Green

1947    WKC champs!  only loss was season finale to Paducah 6-54  (Pad. was not in the conference at that time)

1942:   Henry Cochran agreed to become Paducah’s coach just before the start of the season…then changed his mind    and went back to Mayfield…for what turned out to be one more season)    Cardinals tied for 2nd in the WKC

1939:   Henry Cochran, former Paducah and Alabama star…after coaching one year of high school ball in Alabama…      hired by Mayfield

1924:   the “Little Ten Conference”…forerunner to the Western Kentucky Conference…began play with nine charter members…including Mayfield

Thank you to Bob Mays for this information.  As you can see, there are some missing parts to this list, if you have anything to add or know some of the missing pieces, feel free to send us an email to mhscardinals@gmail.com and we will get this list updated, thanks.