Burlington Football

Mythical State Champions (2)

State Playoff Appearances (9)
* - Lost before round of 16

Pre-Playoffs Undefeated Seasons (5)

All-State Players (88)
(includes all IDPA/INA/IPSWA and Des Moines Register selections)
1915 (1st) QB - McFarland, Burlington
1915 (2nd) G - Nau, Burlington
1927 (3rd) C - Ralph Olson, Burlington
1930 (3rd) G - Schoell, Burlington
1932 (1st) G - Ralph Bennett, Burlington
1934 (4th/1st) G - Kenneth Huneke, Burlington
1935 (3rd/3rd) G - Mark Baker, Burlington
1935 (-/2nd) HB - Don Pease, Burlington
1936 (6th/2nd) E - Ralph White, Burlington
1936 (6th/-) T - Hugh McCartney, Burlington
1936 (-/3rd) G - Don Shupe, Burlington
1937 (5th/-) T - Hugh McCartney, Burlington 2nd time
1937 (5th/1st) HB - Jack Birkenstock, Burlington
1938 (-/2nd) OL - Carl Van Etten, Burlington
1938 (-/3rd) FB - Alvin Walters, Burlington
1939 (-/2nd) T - Bob Rothlauf, Burlington
1940 (5th/-) E - Milford Bonar, Burlington
1940 (6th/1st) FB - Edsel Schweizer, Burlington
1941 (1st/1st) C - Dave Cowles, Burlington
1942 (3rd/1st) FB - Frank McGhee, Burlington
1942 (-/2nd) G - Ray Morris, Burlington
1943 (2nd/1st) G - Ray Morris, Burlington 2nd time
1943 (6th/2nd) E - Chick Murphy, Burlington
1944 (3rd/3rd) E - Dick Meyer, Burlington
1944 (5th/-) G - Kline, Burlington
1944 (-/1st) B - Carl Bowen, Burlington
1945 (4th/-) T - Robert Henry, Burlington
1945 (-/1st) T - Leo Miller, Burlington
1946 (5th/-) HB - Don Angier, Burlington
1947 (2nd/1st) E - Jerry Franklin, Burlington
1947 (4th/2nd) C - Jim Galvin, Burlington
1947 (7th/-) T - George Taeger, Burlington
1948 (1st/1st) T - Jim Howard, Burlington
1948 (2nd/3rd) HB - Bill Savage, Burlington
1948 (6th/-) QB - Jess Beardsley, Burlington
1948 (7th/-) E - McBride, Burlington
1949 (2nd/3rd) T - Jack Hols, Burlington
1949 (3rd/1st) FB - John Wilson, Burlington
1950 (-/3rd) B - Jim Gahn, Burlington
1951 (1st/1st) HB - Mel Knotts, Burlington
1951 (4th/-) T - Dick Courtney, Burlington
1951 (6th/2nd) E - Don Ulm, Burlington
1952 (3rd/2nd) G - Ray Trosen, Burlington
1954 (2nd/-) E - Jim Haberichter, Burlington
1954 (4th/1st) T - LeRoy Peterson, Burlington
1955 (1st/-) C - Bob Moerke, Burlington
1955 (1st/1st) QB - Ed Bedell, Burlington
1955 (-/3rd) E - Don Crowder, Burlington
1956 (1st/1st) T - Bob Moerke, Burlington 2nd time
1956 (2nd/-) C - Winston Ferguson, Burlington
1956 (-/2nd) E - Bill Bailey, Burlington
1957 (4th/1st) QB - Jerry Schwartz, Burlington
1958 (4th/-) FB - Dean Stoller, Burlington
1958 (6th/3rd) C - Bob Berry, Burlington
1959 (1st/2nd) C - Bob Berry, Burlington 2nd time
1959 (1st/1st) FB - Dean Stoller, Burlington 2nd time
1959 (3rd/-) G - Wayne Thimmesch, Burlington
1960 (1st/-) G - Wayne Thimmesch, Burlington 2nd time
1960 (-/2nd) C - Gary Imthurn, Burlington
1961 (-/3rd) B - Tony Baker, Burlington
1962 (2nd/1st) FB - Tony Baker, Burlington 2nd time
1965 (3rd/1st) E - Ted Sherwood, Burlington
1965 (-/3rd) C - Steve Hahn, Burlington
1967 (-/3rd) G - Merrill Miller, Burlington
1968 (4th/-) HB - Mike Wendling, Burlington
1974 (2nd/2nd) LB - Rich Dansdill, Burlington
1974 (3rd/4th) DE - Rick White, Burlington
1975 (4A-1st/1st) QB - Mike Harkness, Burlington
1975 (4A-2nd/4th) RB - Dave Dansdill, Burlington 2nd time
1977 (4A-1st/3rd) G - Paul Breckner, Burlington
1984 (4A-1st/1st) DB - Lawrence Ross, Burlington
1984 (4A--/3rd) K/P - Chris Courtney, Burlington
1988 (4A-2nd/2nd) OL - Bill Welch, Burlington
1989 (4A-1st/2nd) E - Anthony Harris, Burlington
1990 (4A--/2nd) DT - Mike Dean, Burlington
1991 (4A-3rd/-) OL - Jacob Wiemann, Burlington
1992 (4A-3rd/-) E - Matt Walker, Burlington
1998 (4A-1st/1st) LB - Trent Cooperman, Burlington
1998 (4A-3rd/2nd) QB - Jesse Heyland, Burlington
2001 (4A-2nd/2nd) RB - Merquiche Lewis, Burlington
2001 (4A--/2nd) DL - Ryan Phillips, Burlington
2003 (4A-1st/1st) LB - Mitch King, Sr., Burlington
2008 (4A-1st/3rd) DL - Jake Riley, Sr., Burlington
2010 (4A--/3rd) RB - Josh Osborn, Sr., Burlington
2010 (4A-2nd/-) LB - Austin Shaver, Burlington
2011 (4A--/2nd) TE/WR - Derrick Willies, Jr., Burlington
2014 (4A-2nd/-) RB - Garrett Grimshaw, Burlington
2018 (4A--/2nd) KR - Taven Harris, Sr., Burlington


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