TIMELINE: 50 years of high school football playoffs in Tennessee

July 27, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. | Updated January 16, 2020 at 2:24 p.m.

by Allison Collins and Stephen Hargis

Hudson Petty waves to the Tiger fans. The Whitwell Tigers defeated the Connersville Bulldogs, 7 to 6 to win the TSSAA Class 1A state football championship at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville on December 1, 2018. Staff photo by Robin Rudd.
Hudson Petty waves to the Tiger fans. The Whitwell Tigers defeated the Connersville Bulldogs, 7 to 6 to win the TSSAA Class 1A state football championship at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville on December 1, 2018. Staff photo by Robin Rudd.

Part 1: Celebrating 50 years of high school football playoffs in Tennessee

Part 2: The championship recipe varies for each Chattanooga-area high school football team

View top high school football state playoffs' stats here.

View a photo gallery of state playoffs in Tennessee over the years here.

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