Final Daily Oklahoman high school football rankings, 'mythical champions' in 1954

The response to my blog post (and subsequent newspaper story) on the 1954 high school football season has been very cool.

A few questions I’ve gotten in emails made me want to further research it. I found the Nov. 22, 1954 copy of the Daily Oklahoman, where the paper awarded what it called “mythical” state championships to teams in Classes A, B and C since there were no playoffs.

Here are the final Oklahoman rankings and records from the 1954 season for all three classes. The top-ranked team in each class was, obviously, the team the paper awarded the “mythical” state title.

Class A
Team (Record); PF; PA
1. Ada (11-0-0); 497; 100
2. Muskogee (9-0-1); 304; 82
3. Capitol Hill (8-1-0); 276; 72
4. Ardmore (10-1-0); 312; 121
5. Altus (10-0-1); 458; 132
6. Ponca City (9-1-0); 287; 81
7. Classen (9-2-0); 230; 115
8. Clinton (9-0-2); 287; 86
9. Midwest City (9-1-0); 322; 98
10. Barlesville (8-2-0); 306; 110
Second ten: 11. Wewoka (8-2); 12. Tulsa Rogers (6-2-1); 13. Broken Arrow (10-0-1); 14. John Marshall (9-1); 15. Poteau (7-1-1); 16. Wagoner (8-1-1); 17. Cushing (8-2); 18. Putnam City (8-2); 19. Sayre (7-2); 20. Alva (8-2)

Class B
Team (Record); PF; PA
1. Pawnee (10-0-0); 385; 127
2. Wilburton (8-0-2); 287; 75
3. Jenks (10-0-0); 304; 68
4. Marlow (9-2-0); 271; 86
5. Spiro (9-1-1); 269; 85
6. Okemah (6-1-2); 216; 85
7. Fox (10-0-0); 349; 13
8. Tulsa Marquette (9-1-0); 287; 61
9. Yukon (7-1-2); 188; 39
10. Lindsay (8-3-0); 257; 98
Second ten: 11. Picher (7-1-1); 12. Jay (8-2); 13. Chandler (9-2); 14. Collinsville (6-1-1); 15. Cleveland (7-3); 16. Garber (7-3); 17. Heavener (7-3); 18. Purcell (6-2-1); 19. Bethany (7-3); 20. Tecumseh (record unavailable).