IHSA

Season Summaries

Debate

Last updated on April 25, 2008.

Season summaries include titles won, final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records. A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Please submit changes or additions for your school by using this form.

Key to titles: Pl–place won, D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier).


 1940-41
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Wheaton (H.S.) | 1 | | Freeport (H.S.) | 2 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | 3 | |
 1941-42
School Titles Pl W L T Coach DuQuoin (H.S.) | 1 | | Calumet City (Thornton Fracti | 2 | | Elgin (H.S.) | 3 | |
 1942-43
School Titles Pl W L T Coach DuQuoin (H.S.) | S 1 | | Elgin (H.S.) | S 2 | | Monmouth (H.S.) | S 3 | | Aurora (West) | S | | Geneseo (Darnall) | S | | Pekin | S | |
 1943-44
School Titles Pl W L T Coach DuQuoin (H.S.) | S 1 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | S 2 | | Aurora (West) | S 3 | | Rockford (East) | S 4 | | Pekin | S 5 | | East Moline (United) | S | |
 1944-45
School Titles Pl W L T Coach DuQuoin (H.S.) | 1 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | S 2 | | East Moline (United) | S 3 | | Mendota | S 3 | | Elgin (H.S.) | S 5 | | Rockford (East) | S 5 | | Morton | S | |
 1945-46
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Winnetka (New Trier) | 1 | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | S 2 | | Aurora (West) | 3 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S 4 | | Kewanee (H.S.) | S 5 | | Paris | S | | Pekin | S | | Rockford (East) | S | |
 1946-47
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Rockford (West) | S 1 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S 2 | | Freeport (H.S.) | 3 | | Aurora (West) | 4 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S 5 | | Charleston | S | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | S | | Petersburg | S | |
 1947-48
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Kewanee (H.S.) | S 1 | | Winnetka (New Trier) | S 2 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | S 3 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S 4 | | Geneseo (Darnall) | 4 | | Charleston (Eastern) | S | | Peoria (Woodruff) | S | |
 1948-49
School Titles Pl W L T Coach LaGrange (Lyons) | 1 | | Rockford (West) | 2 | | Granite City | 3 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S 3 | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | S 5 | | Freeport (H.S.) | S 5 | | Petersburg | S 5 | | Galesburg (H.S.) | 5 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S | | Mattoon | S | |
 1949-50
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Freeport (H.S.) | 1 | | Granite City | S 2 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | S 2 | | Elgin (H.S.) | S 4 | | Pekin | 4 | | Sandwich | 4 | | Geneseo (Darnall) | S | | Mattoon | S | | Normal (University) | S | |