DID YOU KNOW?
- FOOTBALL BEGAN AS A REGULAR SPORT DURING THE 1913 - 1914 SCHOOL YEAR, ALTHOUGH THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A TEAM DURING THE 1893 - 1894 SCHOOL YEAR.
- MONTICELLO'S FIRST EVER FOOTBALL GAME PLAYED UNDER THE LIGHTS PLAYED ON SEPT. 19TH, 1940 AGAINST MAQUOKETA AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. MONTICELLO WON 33-0.
- FRESH / SOPH FOOTBALL BEGAN UNDER COACH NICK AVELCHAS DURING THE 1952 - 1953 SCHOOL YEAR.
- MONTICELLO HAS WON 3 EASTERN IOWA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 34, 39 & 40, 10 WAMAC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 43, 53, 56, 60, 61, 63, 64, 72, 76, & 77, 1 BIG BEND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP(1991) AND 1 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP (2006)
- COACH DEAN NELSON COACHED IN THE FIRST SHRINE BOWL GAME IN 1974
1893 - 1894 Football Team
YOU CAN FIND A PICTURE OF THE 1893 FOOTBALL TEAM IN THE MONTICELLO EXPRESS ISSUE: THEY PLAYED ONLY TWO GAMES THAT YEAR.
1940 IOWA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
1953 WAMAC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
