The Nebraska Eight Man Football Coaches Association has released the rosters for its annual Sertoma 8-Man All-Star game. The game, in its 47th year, will be contested at Hastings College on Saturday, June 15th. Kickoff is slated for 6:00 pm...

*167 Teams played 8-Man football in 1962 and here is as close to a full list of all the schools playing the 8-Man game that I could come up with; Adams, Alexandria, Alvo-Eagle, Amherst, Arthur, Ashton, Axtell, Barneston, Bartlett, Bartley, Beatrice St. ...

*154 Teams played 8-Man football in 1961The number of schools playing 8-Man football actually decreased for the first time since making its debut in 1951 when seven teams gave the game a go. The decrease was mostly due to the teams playing 11-Man increased by 16, contributing to the 8-Man team pool shrinking from 167 to 154...

Let me bring you out one more time, Ladies. Play it again Sam, just one last time. I’ve replayed the video every single day since Saturday. It was so inspiring. It even brought me to tears. Such an emotional piece that Tiny Dancer. Never saw or heard a Dance routine like it before. Accompanied by the grace and flow of five high school girls and driven by a head Dance Coach that demands near perfection, the piece was transformed into a stunning performance that brought the house down...

*167 Teams played 8-Man football in 1960The number of schools playing 8-Man football flattened out a bit in 1960, increasing from 163 to 167. Thirteen 8-Man football teams finished with unbeaten records in 1960...

*163 Teams played 8-Man football in 1959For the 6th straight season (since its creation) Nebraska 8-Man football saw more schools playing the game. Twenty-one more schools hopped on board, going from 6-Man to 8-Man while the teams playing 11-Man football in Nebraska remained the same at 185...

*145 Teams played 8-Man football in 1958 (Up from 120 in 1957) Eight-Man football continued its growth pattern in 1958, as the 6-Man ranks shrunk even further. And remember, there was still a Class D 11-Man class in existence at this time...

The game of 8-Man football received another boost in 1957 when several 6-Man teams, who had the player numbers to justify it, decided to move up to the popular way to play football in the Husker state. The 6-Man game took the biggest hit in 1957, shrinking from 105 teams playing in 1956, down to 78...

1956 was a banner year for 8-Man football growth in Nebraska, as the game swelled from 47 to 83 teams. The 44% increase prompted the ratings experts to split 8-Man football into two classes, 8-Man A and 8-Man B. The Omaha World-Herald final ratings included both classes with Class B placing three teams in that final mythical grouping...

!955 saw an explosion of Nebraska high school football teams playing 8-Man football, increasing from a meager 15 teams in its first season to a whopping 47 teams. Exeter was once again the King of 8-Man football, being declared as such by the great Gregg McBride from the Omaha World-Herald. Crofton was a close second, being led by the phenomenal Jerry Steffen, who scored 26 touchdowns for Crofton’s unbeaten forces...

Two coaches and ten players have been named to the 2024 NEMFCA Eight-Man Football Hall of Fame. They will be inducted during ceremonies to be held on Saturday, June 15th at The Tom Osborne Family Sports Complex in Hastings, NE...

Eight-Man football made it’s Nebraska in 1954, making room for schools outgrowing the 6-Man man game. There were 16 teams competing in this initial campaign, a southern division known as the Trailways Conference and a northern group deemed the Corntassel Conference...

1995 Football State Championships The 1995 State Football Playoffs were held during the 10th, 11th, and 12th weeks of the football season. Class D1/Eight Man and Class D2/Eight Man began playoffs with 32 teams in each class on October 26. Playoff rounds continued with quarterfinals on November 6 and semifinals on November 13. Finals were held in all classes on Saturday, November 18. The D1 and D2 schools were all schools playing 8-man football...

The 1994 State Football Playoffs were held during the 10th, 11th, and 12th weeks of the football season. D1 and D2 Eight-Man football playoffs were played November 18. The D1 and D2 schools were all schools playing 8-man football. There were 56 schools in each 8-man class. The D1, and D2 playoff formula included sixteen teams qualifying for the playoffs. All qualifiers were selected on the basis of the point system...

By Bobby Mills (1000 Yard Guy) *Here is a Christmas Day trip back in time 40 years to revisit the 1983 Nebraska State High School Football playoffs. Enjoy the trip back in time. I’m sure you will recognize many of these names. An 18-year-old senior would be 58 years old right now. *...

Super-State Offense QB - Anthony Rezac-Omaha Westside, 6-4, 190, Senior RB - Payton Prestito-Papillion LaVista, 5-11, 190, Senior RB - Jahmez Ross-Omaha Westside, 5-10, 190, Senior...

SANDY CREEK HS A 39 yard highlight reel touchdown run by smooth-as-silk Stanton quarterback Barrett Wilke with NO TIME remaining in the first half, and a critical fumble recovery by the Mustangs at the Sandy Creek 37 midway through the 3rd quarter, spelled the difference in Stanton’s 48-36 win over a powerhouse Sandy Creek squad...

*Trent McCain, Dylan Hurlburt, Aidan Ryschon-Ord - The speedy McCain zipped for 158 yards and 3 TDs on 22 carries in Ord’s impressive 47-21 win over offensive juggernaut Mitchell. McCain also flashed some serious foot speed on a sparkling 87 touchdown pass reception from QB Dylan Hurlburt. That gives McCain 1,322 yards rushing with 16 touchdowns on the season...

ORD, NE Ord’s team speed and physicality was too much for visiting Mitchell as the hometown Chanticleers raced to a 26-0 halftime advantage, enroute to a convincing 47-21 victory over the Tigers. While the blitzing Ord defense was shutting down the high-powered Mitchell run game, the Chanticleer offense was in high gear, showcasing the running of senior standouts Trent McCain (RB) and quarterback Dylan Hurlburt...

*11-Man Section*Blake Macklin, Eli Holt, Austen Holt, Titan O-Line-Norris - The Houdini-like Blake Macklin zigged and zagged his way to 234 yards and 4 TDs on 17 touches in the Titans huge 50-14 victory over GI Northwest in the Class B playoffs last Friday. ...