From 1919 when football championships were awarded by the NJSIAA, to the first on the field championships in 1974, NJ.com documents the changes that led to the first public group championships in 2022.
The NJSIAA declared its first football champions. Barringer was awarded the public championship and Peddie Institute the prep school trophy. According to a
, it was around 1919 when the NJSIAA added a clause to its constitution, which would stymie expansion to group champions for nearly 100 years. The clause simply stated: “no state champion should be declared in football.”: The NJSIAA adopted the Colliton System, developed by J. Whitney Colliton, a math teacher from Trenton. The system was so revolutionary, NJSIAA secretary Walter E. Short declared: “I don’t know of anything quite like it anywhere in the country.
While the plan contained elements in place today, it never gained much support across the state because of concerns regarding the loss of traditional holiday rivalries, extended travel, an earlier starting date and lengthening of the season by two weeks. At least three attempts to enact the plan, with modifications each time failed.
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