Indiana Eight-Man Football 2026

[hhpatriot04]

Eight-Man Teams

• Waldron Mohawks
• Morristown Jackets
• Indiana Deaf Orioles
• Wabash Apaches
• Greenwood Christian Hawks
• Union (Dugger) Bulldogs
• Tri-State Crusaders
• Kosciusko Thunder
• South Newton Rebels

For all your eight-man news and discussions!

[Muda69]

Just a fad or here to stay?   Will co-ops or possible school consolidations make 8-man a less desirable format?

[Coach Nowlin]

Co Op no matter how much you and others think is the best option it is not, will not be the forefront of the IFCA it seems.    Why Co op  over 8 man  ?   

[Gipper]

As a SN alumnus, I’m happy there will still be games.  But the circumstances will be quite different, most notably in competition.  The MWC has been whittled down into a very manageable league, with pretty easy travel times across the board.  NN to Frontier is the furthest at about an hour away.   I like how the folks of Kentland, Goodland, and Brook will have another chance to get together, but I’m most happy for the players.

[Muda69]

13 hours ago, Coach Nowlin said:

Co Op no matter how much you and others think is the best option it is not, will not be the forefront of the IFCA it seems.    Why Co op  over 8 man  ?   

Because traditional 11-man tackle football is the superior form of the game.  And does the IHSAA really want to start sanctioning state tournaments in two different "flavors" of tackle football?  No, 8-man football ultimately waters down the entire game, another race to mediocrity. 

 

[hhpatriot04]

8 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Because traditional 11-man tackle football is the superior form of the game.  And does the IHSAA really want to start sanctioning state tournaments in two different "flavors" of tackle football?  No, 8-man football ultimately waters down the entire game, another race to mediocrity. 

I agree with you in a perfect world. But if the question is 8-man football vs. no football, I'll choose 8-man. And that seems to be the question these schools have answered.

I also agree that the IFCA and IHSAA should permit co-oping. Let the market of ideas win the day.