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).


 1950-51
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Winnetka (New Trier) | 1 | | Rockford (East) | 2 | | Aurora (West) | 3 | | Elgin (H.S.) | S 3 | | Freeport (H.S.) | 3 | | LaGrange (Lyons) | S 3 | | Rockford (West) | 3 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S | | Galesburg (H.S.) | S | | Mattoon | S | | Petersburg | S | |
 1951-52
School Titles Pl W L T Coach LaGrange (Lyons) | 1 | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | S 2 | | Granite City | S 3 | | DeKalb | S 4 | | Freeport (H.S.) | 4 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | 4 | | Rockford (East) | 4 | | Champaign (H.S.) | S | | Kewanee (H.S.) | S | | Lincoln | S | |
 1952-53
School Titles Pl W L T Coach LaGrange (Lyons) | 1 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | 2 | | Winnetka (New Trier) | 2 | | Champaign (H.S.) | S 4 | | Rockford (East) | S 4 | | Aurora (West) | S | | Carbondale (University) | S | | Jacksonville (H.S.) | S | | Rock Island (H.S.) | S | |
 1953-54
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Pekin | 1 | | Freeport (H.S.) | 2 | | Aurora (West) | S 3 | | Granite City | S 3 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | S 3 | | Rock Island (H.S.) | 3 | | Bloomington (H.S.) | S | | Carbondale (University) | S | | Elgin (H.S.) | S | | Lincoln | S | | West Frankfort (Frankfort) | S | |
 1954-55
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elgin (H.S.) | S 1 | | East Moline (United) | 2 | | Granite City | S 2 | | Rockford (East) | 2 | | Champaign (H.S.) | S 5 | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | S 5 | | Galesburg (H.S.) | S 5 | | Lincoln | S 5 | | Normal (University) | 5 | | Winnetka (New Trier) | 5 | | Normal (Community) | S | |
 1955-56
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Freeport (H.S.) | 1 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | 2 | | Winnetka (New Trier) | S 2 | | Lincoln | S 4 | | Aurora (West) | 4 | | Granite City | 4 | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | S | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S | | Geneseo (Darnall) | S | | Mattoon | S | |
 1956-57
School Titles Pl W L T Coach LaGrange (Lyons) | 1 | | Elgin (H.S.) | 2 | | Freeport (H.S.) | 2 | | Downers Grove (H.S.) | S 4 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | S 4 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | S | | Normal (University) | S | | Rockford (East) | S | | Roodhouse | S | |
 1957-58
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Elgin (H.S.) | 1 | | Calumet City (Thornton Fracti | S 2 | | Pekin | S 2 | | Arlington Heights (Arlington) | S 4 | | Champaign (H.S.) | 4 | | DuQuoin (H.S.) | 4 | | Peoria (Woodruff) | 4 | | East Peoria | S | | Granite City | S | | Jacksonville (Routt) | S | | Kewanee (H.S.) | S | | Normal (University) | S | | Springfield (Lanphier) | S | |
 1958-59
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Arlington Heights (Arlington) | 1 | | Aurora (West) | 2 | | Elgin (H.S.) | 2 | | Freeport (H.S.) | 2 | | Winnetka (New Trier) | S 2 | | Bloomington (H.S.) | S | | Carbondale (University) | S | | Galesburg (H.S.) | S | | LaGrange (Lyons) | S | | Springfield (Lanphier) | S | |
 1959-60
School Titles Pl W L T Coach Aurora (West) | S 1 | | Rockford (West) | 1 | | Sterling (H.S.) | S 1 | | Freeport (H.S.) | S 4 | | Granite City | S 5 | | Champaign (H.S.) | 5 | | Elmhurst (York) | 5 | | Hillside (Proviso West) | S | | Lincoln | S | | Normal (University) | S | |