NHIAA Football is the sport of high school football overseen by the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. There are currently 58 high school football programs (including four multi-school co-operative teams) throughout the state.
Division memberships The NHIAA divided football into as few as three, but as many as six divisions between 1992 and 2017. There are four divisions in the state starting with the 2018 season.
(*) indicates multi-school co-op programs
Division I (21 teams in three divisions)
West Bedford Bishop Guertin Goffstown Keene Merrimack Nashua North Nashua South
Central Alvirne Concord Londonderry Manchester Central Pinkerton Salem Windham
East Dover Exeter Manchester Memorial Portsmouth-Oyster River* Spaulding Timberlane Winnacunnet
Division II (16 teams in two divisions)
East Bow Kennett Kingswood Merrimack Valley Pembroke Plymouth St. Thomas Aquinas Trinity
West ConVal Hanover Hollis Brookline John Stark Manchester West Milford Pelham Souhegan
Division III (13 teams in two division)
East Campbell Epping–Newmarket* Gilford Inter-Lakes–Moultonborough* Laconia Sanborn Somersworth
West Fall Mountain Kearsarge Lebanon Monadnock Newport Stevens
Division IV (8 teams in one division) Bishop Brady Farmington–Nute* Franklin Hillsboro-Deering Mascoma Valley Newfound Raymond Winnisquam
State champions (1951–present)
NHIAA state football champions since 1951:
2018–present (four divisions)
Year Division I Division II Division III Division IV 2025 Bedford Trinity Gilford Hillsboro-Deering 2024 Pinkerton Souhegan Campbell Mascoma Valley 2023 Bedford Pelham Trinity Somersworth 2022 Bedford Pelham Campbell Somersworth 2021 Londonderry Timberlane Pelham Somersworth 2020 Nashua North Souhegan Pelham Newport 2019 Londonderry Hollis Brookline Trinity Winnisquam 2018 Bedford Plymouth Monadnock Winnisquam
2013–2017 (three divisions)
Year Division I Division II Division III 2017 Winnacunnet Plymouth Campbell 2016 Bedford Plymouth Stevens 2015 Goffstown St. Thomas Aquinas Newport 2014 Pinkerton Windham Campbell 2013 Concord Plymouth Bow
2008–2012 (six divisions)
Year Division I Division II Division III Division IV Division V Division VI 2012 Exeter Winnacunnet Portsmouth Plymouth Monadnock Franklin 2011 Exeter Bishop Guertin Portsmouth Trinity St. Thomas Inter-Lakes 2010 Pinkerton Academy Bishop Guertin Souhegan Lebanon Kearsarge Newport 2009 Salem Bishop Guertin Souhegan Plymouth Trinity Inter-Lakes 2008 Nashua South Bishop Guertin Souhegan Plymouth Pelham Franklin
2004–2007 (five divisions)
Year Division I Division II Division III Division IV Division V 2007 Pinkerton Academy Exeter Plymouth Laconia Pelham 2006 Pinkerton Academy Bishop Guertin Plymouth St. Thomas Bishop Brady 2005 Pinkerton Academy Bishop Guertin Plymouth Hanover Bishop Brady 2004 Concord Bishop Guertin Souhegan Hanover Bow
1994–2003 (four divisions)
Year Division I Division II Division III Division IV 2003 Manchester Central Exeter Plymouth Milford 2002 Manchester Central Exeter Plymouth Hanover 2001 Manchester Central Timberlane Plymouth St. Thomas Aquinas 2000 Concord Winnacunnet Plymouth St. Thomas Aquinas 1999 Manchester Central Timberlane Laconia St. Thomas Aquinas 1998 Londonderry Exeter Plymouth Bishop Brady 1997 Nashua Exeter Plymouth Somersworth 1996 Londonderry Dover Kingswood Somersworth 1995 Manchester Central Salem Laconia Newport 1994 Pinkerton Londonderry Laconia Plymouth
1992–1993 (three divisions)
Year Division I Division II Division III 1993 Pinkerton Kennett Somersworth 1992 Pinkerton Kennett Somersworth
1989–1991 (three classes)
Year Class L Class I Class M-S 1991 Pinkerton Somersworth Franklin 1990 Spaulding Kennett Newport 1989 Concord Kennett Newport
1972–1988 (three divisions)
Year Division I Division II Division III 1988 Trinity Londonderry Kennett 1987 Concord Merrimack Plymouth 1986 Pinkerton Londonderry Kennett 1985 Pinkerton Londonderry Plymouth 1984 Nashua Milford Bishop Brady 1983 Salem Winnacunnet Bishop Brady 1982 Spaulding Timberlane Newport 1981 Portsmouth Somersworth Bishop Brady 1980 Nashua Somersworth Plymouth 1979 Spaulding Milford Bishop Brady 1978 Nashua Milford Bishop Brady 1977 Portsmouth Milford Plymouth 1976 Portsmouth Milford Kingswood 1975 Salem Bishop Guertin Plymouth 1974 Concord St. Thomas Aquinas Kennett 1973 Manchester Memorial Bishop Guertin Newport 1972 Manchester Memorial Somersworth Plymouth
1957–1971 (four divisions)
Year Division I Division II Division III Division IV 1971 Manchester Memorial Spaulding Bishop Guertin Newport 1970 Manchester Central/Keene Laconia Bishop Guertin/Pinkerton Bishop Brady/Newport 1969 Manchester Memorial Laconia Somersworth Plymouth 1968 Manchester Central Dover Stevens Hanover/Winnacunnet 1967 Portsmouth Laconia Somersworth Plymouth 1966 Manchester Central Laconia Somersworth Franklin 1965 Manchester Memorial Spaulding Exeter Berlin 1964 Portsmouth Laconia Exeter Towle*/Franklin 1963 Nashua St. Thomas Aquinas Exeter Towle* 1962 Manchester Memorial Portsmouth Stevens Hanover 1961 Bishop Bradley** Portsmouth Somersworth Towle* 1960 Nashua Keene St. John's*** Littleton 1959 Nashua Laconia Exeter Winnacunnet 1958 Nashua Keene Exeter/Pinkerton St. Anthony's** 1957 Nashua Spaulding Exeter Woodbury****
1951–1956 (three classes)
Year Class L Class M Class S 1956 (No Champion) Pinkerton Littleton 1955 Nashua Exeter St. Anthony's** 1954 Nashua Stevens Hampton***** 1953 Nashua Somersworth St. Anthony's** 1952 Nashua Somersworth Towle* 1951 Bishop Bradley** Laconia Plymouth
NOTES:
(*) Newport's Towle High School closed and was converted to an elementary school in 1966 as high school students moved into the new Newport High School. (**) Three Manchester Catholic high schools, St. Anthony's High School, Bishop Bradley High School and Immaculata High School, closed and were merged into Trinity High School in 1970. (***) Concord's St. John's High School was converted into an elementary/middle school in 1963 upon the opening of Bishop Brady High School. (****) Salem's Woodbury High School was converted to a middle school upon the opening of Salem High School in 1966. (*****) Hampton Academy and High School was converted to a junior high school (Hampton Academy) after the opening of Winnacunnet High School in 1958.
References
External links NHIAA official site