The Rockhurst Hawklets football team is one of the most successful high school football programs in Missouri. The team is composed of students from Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri and has made the most state championship appearances of any school in Missouri. Their main rivals are Blue Springs High School, Bishop Meige High School, Shawnee Mission East High School, and CBC.

Championships Rockhurst is the only school to win a championship in each major state championship venue in the state of Missouri: Busch Stadium, Arrowhead Stadium, Faurot Field at the University of Missouri, and the Edward Jones Dome. The program also won a championship in a "non-championship" venue: its first championship, in 1971, at William Chrisman High School, against St. Louis Beaumont.

Its nine football championships is ranked fourth in Missouri history, behind Jefferson City, Valle Catholic, and Webb City high schools. The team has been to more state championships (14) than any other school. Five Rockhurst teams have won Missouri state championships with perfect records: 1971, 2000, 2002, 2007, and 2010. The 2000, 2002, 2007, and 2010 teams finished the season nationally ranked 14th, 6th, 20th, and 19th respectively.USA TODAY Super 25 archives Accessed June 26, 2008. All teams finished the season undefeated with records of 14–0, 13–0, 13–0, and 14–0 respectively. The back-to-back state championship teams of 1986 and 1987 also finished nationally ranked, 14th and 13th respectively (after finishing 11–1 and 12–1).

Additionally, the last three head coaches of Rockhurst's football team, Al Davis, Jr., Jerry Culver, and Tony Severino, are all members of Missouri's High School Coaches Hall of Fame, and all won state championships with the Hawklets. Davis was a three-time recipient of the Knute Rockne Award, and Severino was named USA Today's National Coach of the Year in 2000.

State championship appearances

YearRecordResult19699–3Runner-Up197111–0Champions197310–2Runner-Up198112–1Champions198213–1Runner-Up198312–2Champions198611–1Champions198712–1Champions198910–3Runner-Up199912–2Runner-Up200014–0Champions200213–0Champions200713–0Champions201014–0Champions201412–2Runner-Up201811–3Runner-UpState Championships9State Runners-up7

Player awards

The most outstanding high school football player in the greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area is awarded what was first christened the Dr. D.M. Nigro Award in 1931, and known since 1983 as the Thomas A. Simone Memorial Award. The following are the Rockhurst players who have won this award:

1939 – John Steck 1942 – Len Lecluyse 1947 – Bob Williams 1952 – Alonzo Robinson 1954 – Alex George, Jr. 1971 – Chris Cummings 1974 – Carl Tutorino 1986 – Tim Ryan 1987 – Kenyon Rasheed 1998 – Sean Doyle 1999 – Brandon Shelby 2007 – Nathan Scheelhaase

Record

By coach As of May 27, 2020 YearCoachYears at RHSWLTWinning %1916Charlie Alan152071.4%1917Louis Gainey123228.6%1918Doc Nigro111133.3%1919–1925Pat Mason72717654.0%1926–1935Ed Halpin105221665.8%1936–1940Martin O’Keefe52710367.5%1941–1945Godfrey Kobets5346182.9%1946–1948Ralph Cormany3206174.05%1949–1950Gerry Connelly2124170.6%1951Dick Deitchman154055.6%1952–1975Al Davis, Jr. †24154661366.1%1976–1982Jerry Culver †76316079.7%1983–2019Tony Severino †3733888179.1%2020–Present Kelly Donohoe †64024060.0%Totals1057402443572.6%Statistics as of the end of the 2020 season.† Member of the Missouri Coaches Hall of Fame

By opponent As of September 4, 2022 School Years Record**De LaSalle1918–1970 32–13–5Southwest 1925–1995 26–3–5KCKS Catholic/Ward 1916–1978 26–18–3Blue Springs 1981–2021 32–25–0Jefferson City1976–2019 28–15–0Paseo 1926–1963 23–11–2Lee’s Summit 1919–2020 23–1–0St. Agnes/Bishop Miege 1957–2021 24–7–1Columbia Hickman 1971–2015 22–9–0Liberty 1917–2013 18–7–0Liberty North20200–1Pem Day 1916–1959 16–1–1North Kansas City 1941–200116–6–0Blue Springs South 1995–2021 21–6–0Lee’s Summit North 1996–2020 16–0–0Lee’s Summit west 20214–0–0Hogan 1943–1963 13–0–0Southeast 1938–200113–2–0Raytown South 1966–1993 13–6–0Raytown 1955–1999 13–7–1Oak Park 1973–2005 12–1–0Northeast 1930–1952 12–3–0Glennon 1943–1954 11–1–0St. Benedict/Maur Hill 1927–1960 11–2–1Joplin 2002–2011 10–0–0Redemptorist 1943–1954 10–1–0Grandview 1979–1993 9–0–0St. Thomas Aquinas, KS 1991–1999 9–0–0Lillis 1943–1954 9–0–3O’Hara 1971–19819–1–1Columbia Rock Bridge 1981–2019 12–3–0Columbia Battle2019–2020 2–0Westport 1929–1972 9–1–0SM West, KS 1974–1990 9–6–0Immaculata 1933–19418–1–0SM East, KS 1963–201710–3–0St. Joseph Catholic/Christian Bro. 1916–2021 9–9–3KC Central 1924–19978–7–1SM Northwest, KS 1981–1988 7–0–0Kapaun/Mt. Carmel, KS 1957–1986 7–2–0Ruskin 1964–1978 7–3–0Truman 1966–1995 6–0–0Van Horn 1969–1990 6–0–0St. Louis Sumner 1973–20016–2–0Springfield Kickapoo 1989–20167–0–0Hazelwood Central1981–2010 5–0–0Garden City, KS 1996–20015–1–0Hutchinson2008–20135–1–0St. Pius X 1962–1974 5–1–0SM North, KS 1946–1980 5–2–0William Chrisman 1921–1993 5–6–0Park Hill 1982–2021 6–3–0St. Peter/Helias 1942–1948, 2015 5–0–0Topeka Cath./Hayden 1923–1960 4–0–0Wyandotte 1973–1986 4–0–0KC East 1930–1982 4–1–1St. Mary’s, KS 1922–1930 4–1–0Argentine 1916–19414–4–0Ft. Smith Northside, AR 1987–1997 4–6–1Raymore Peculiar 2010–20127–4–0St. Joseph Central 1983–1989 3–0–0Winnetonka 1981–1989 3–0–0Carrollton 1919–1926 3–4–0Central AC 1917–1918 2–0–0Dallas Jesuit, TX 2002–2003 2–0–0Fayetteville, AR 1989–1990 2–0–0Gulf Shores Acad., TX 2002–2003 2–0–0Hickman Mills 1987–1989 2–0–0KC Lincoln 1955–1956 2–0–0Lincoln East, NE 1983–1984 2–0–0Minnetonka, MN 2007–20082–0–0Olathe North, KS 1998–1999 2–0–0Park Hill South 2000–20012–0–0Rosemount, MN 1994–1995 2–0–0SM South, KS 1987–1988 2–0–0Warrensburg 1923–1924 2–0–0Wichita Northwest, KS 1994–1995 2–0–0E. St. Louis Lincoln, IL 1987–2013 2–1–0Lincoln Southeast, NE 1991–1993 2–1–0Becker, MN 2006-20061–0–0Center 1985-1985 1–0–0DeSoto 1920-1920 1–0–0Dowling, IA 1982-1982 1–0–0Edina, MN 2002-2002 1–0–0Edmond Santa Fe, OK 2007-2007 1–0–0Har-Ber, AR2014–2015 1–1–0Harrisonville 1922-1922 1–0–0Haskel 1947-1947 1–0–0Henderson Basic, NV 2000-2000 1–0–0Hopkins, MN 2001-20011–0–0Joliet Catholic, IL 2002-2002 1–0–0Pomona 2017 1–0–0KC Sumner, KS 1965-1965 1–0–0Lathrop 1916-1916 1–0–0Lindbergh 2002-2002 1–0–0Manuel 1929-1929 1–0–0St James Academy KS 20211–0–0Osawatamie, KS 1939-1939 1–0–0Pattonville 2000-2000 1–0–0Poplar Bluff 1985-1985 1–0–0Smithville 1926-1926 1–0–0St. Louis University High 1983-1983 1–0–0Waterloo West, IA 1991-19911–0–0Ctry. Club Dist. AC 1916–1917 1–1–1Desmet 2005–2021 1–2–0Higginsville 1920–1922 1–1–0Mehlville 1999–20071–1–0Mullen, CO 2008–20091–1–0Springdale, AR 1984–1988 1–2–0Bentonville, AR2012–20213–5–0KCKU Prep 1919-1919 0–0–1Norborne 1922-1922 0–0–1Odessa 1923-1923 0–0–1Abilene, TX 2005-2005 0–1–0Excelsior Springs 1917-1917 0–1–0Evangel Christian, LA 2003-2003 0–1–0Gardner 1917-1917 0–1–0Hazelwood East 1989-1989 0–1–0Joplin Parkwood 1975-1975 0–1–0Marshall 1925-1925 0–1–0McCluer 1969-1969 0–1–0McLouth 1922-1922 0–1–0Overland Aurora, CO 1995-1995 0–1–0Blue Valley, KS2020 1–1–0Richmond 1932-1932 0–1–0Webb City2014–2015 0–2–0

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