1A Champions and Coaches
NCHSAA 1-A STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS: COACHES AND CONFERENCES
| YEAR | STATE CHAMPION | RECORD | HEAD COACH | CONFERENCE | ||||
| 1972 | North Duplin | 11-2 | Richard Kaleel | Tri-County | ||||
| 1973 | Robbinsville | 11-2 | Bob Colvin | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1974 | Robbinsville | 10-2 | Bob Colvin | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1975 | Maxton | 13-0 | Roy Vaughn | Cape Fear | ||||
| 1976 | Robbinsville | 13-0 | Bob Colvin | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1977 | Robbinsville | 13-0 | Bob Colvin | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1978 | Midway | 12-1 | Tommy Sloan | Carolina | ||||
| 1979 | Robbinsville | 10-3 | Bob Colvin | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1980 | Robbinsville | 13-0 | Bob Colvin | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1981 | Robbinsville | 11-2 | Bob Colvin | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1982 | Robbinsville | 11-2 | Bob Colvin | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1983 | Robbinsville | 11-2 | Bob Colvin | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1984 | Jamesville | 13-0 | Jerry Godley | Tobacco Belt | ||||
| 1985 | Swain County | 12-3 | Boyce Deitz | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1986 | Murphy | 15-0 | David Gentry | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1987 | Murphy | 15-0 | David Gentry | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1988 | Swain County | 14-1 | Boyce Deitz | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1989 | Swain County | 13-2 | Boyce Deitz | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1990 | Swain County | 13-2 | Boyce Deitz | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1991 | Murphy | 14-1 | David Gentry | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1992 | Robbinsville | 13-2 | Dale Smallen | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1993 | Hobbton | 14-1 | Al Britt | Carolina | ||||
| 1994 | North Edgecombe | 13-2 | Raymond Cobb | Tobacco Belt | ||||
| 1995 | Williamston | 13-2 | Harold Robinson | Albemarle | ||||
| 1996 | Murphy | 14-0 | David Gentry | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1997 | North Edgecombe | 15-0 | Raymond Cobb | Tobacco Belt | ||||
| 1998 | Starmount | 15-1 | Joe Hutchens | Northwest | ||||
| 1999 | Williamston | 15-0 | Harold Robinson | Northeastern-Albemarle | ||||
| 2000 | Graham | 14-2 | Pat Moser | Central Tar Heel | ||||
| 2001 | 1A: Swain County | 13-2 | Rod White | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1AA: Albemarle | 15-1 | Jack Gaster | Yadkin Valley | |||||
| 2002 | 1A: Elkin | 14-2 | Richard Grissom | Northwest | ||||
| 1AA: Albemarle | 16-0 | Jack Gaster | Yadkin Valley | |||||
| 2003 | 1A: Elkin | 16-0 | Richard Grissom | Northwest | ||||
| 1AA: Albemarle | 16-0 | Jack Gaster | Yadkin Valley | |||||
| 2004 | 1A: Swain County | 14-0 | Rod White | Smoky Mountain | ||||
| 1AA: Thomasville | 13-3 | Benji Brown | Yadkin Valley | |||||
| 2005 | 1A: Elkin | 15-1 | Richard Grissom | Northwest | ||||
| 1AA:Thomasville | 16-0 | Benji Brown | Yadkin Valley | |||||
| 2006 | 1A: Elkin | 13-3 | Richard Grissom | Northwest | ||||
| 1AA: Thomasville | 16-0 | Benji Brown | Yadkin Valley | |||||
| 2007 | 1A: Plymouth | 16-0 | Robert Cody | Albemarle | ||||
| 1AA: James Kenan | 16-0 | Ken Avent, Jr. | Super Six | |||||
| 2008 | 1A: Mount Airy | 16-0 | Kelly Holder | Northwest | ||||
| 1AA: Thomasville | 16-0 | Allen Brown | Yadkin Valley | |||||
| 2009 | 1A:Wallace-Rose Hill | 14-2 | Joey Price | Tri-County | ||||
| 1AA: Albemarle | 16-0 | Baxter Morris | Yadkin Valley |