A History of the Northern Indiana Playoff, 1930-72: A look back at Indiana high school football’s original postseason classic

Long before Indiana high school football had an official postseason playoff, a conference in Northern Indiana had been doing it for over 40 years. Take a look back at the history of the Northern Indiana Playoff, from the inaugural playoff in 1930, to the end in 1972. Throughout its history, the game usually pitted the top high school football teams in the state against one another, oftentimes with the state championship on the line.