Camden High School Historical Records: 1894-2010

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(Pictures and information courtesy of Carolina Sports Inc, Camden Archives, Tom Didato & the Chronicle-Independent, Buster Beckham, Red Lynch, and Gridiron Legends- The Camden Bulldogs)

 

Camden Football Milestones

1894-1917

1894 - Intramural Football begins at the Camden Graded School with two squads - the Athenians and the Spartans, coached by Leonard T. Baker.
1895 - Camden Graded School plays their first out-of-town game with a Columbia football team.
1903 - Football is played at the dedication of the high school on Laurens Street.
1917 - Superintendent J.G. Richards becomes coach.

 

1920's

1920 - Team becomes known as Bull Dogs.
1926 - Camden enters "B" Class competition, loses Lower State title game to Mullins 21-0. 
1927 - Lower State title game loss to Batesburg-Leesville 19-2.
1928 - District 5 and 7 Champions. Lower State title game loss to B-L 14-13.
1929 - J.M. Villepigue becomes head coach. Zemp Field is dedicated on November 7. State title game loss to Chester 19-13.

 

1930's

1931 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (Class B) - over Chester 32-7.

1933 - Upper state champions, state title loss to Johnston 20-15.

1934 - Lower state champions, state title loss to Great Falls 21-6.
1936 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (Class B) - over Honea Path 26-0. 

1937 - Class A Ranking, state title loss to Easley in heavy rain and fog 13-7.
 

1940's

1940 - CHS band makes on-field marching debut.
1944 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP claimed due to undefeated season, with no title game being played due to war blackout and gas rationing.

1947 - First Homecoming Queen is crowned.
 

1950's

1956 - AA ranking.

1957 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (Class AA) - over Lancaster 13-6. CHS also wins state titles in Boys' and Girls' basketball and baseball.

 

1960's

1963 - W.L. "Red" Lynch becomes first CHS player to return as head coach
1964 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (Class AA) - over Easley 26-0. All class champions and named Best defensive team in the nation. Perfect season, un-scored upon in regular season. 

 

1970's

1970 - Camden High and Jackson High consolidate in 1970-71. Class AAAA.
1971 - Lynch steps down as head coach. 
1972 - Billy Ammons, 1964 CHS quarterback, named head coach. 
1975 - Region 6-AAAA Champions. Loss to Middleton 12-7 in First round of playoffs.
1976 - Shrine Jamboree debuts at Zemp Stadium. Loss to Dillon 28-6 in playoffs.
1978 - Region 4-AAAA Champions. Win over Middleton, win over Sumter but loss to Summerville 30-14 in Lower State Championship.
1979 - Loss to Dillon 14-7 in AAAA playoffs.

 

1980's

1980 - Region 4-AAAA Champions. Win over Conway, but loss to Summerville 17-7.
1981 - Defeated Dreher, loss to Hartsville in AAAA playoffs.
1983 - Region IV-AAAA Champions. Undefeated regular season (10-0). Loss to Walterboro 19-13 in second round of playoffs.
1984 - Reclassified in AAA. Loss to Myrtle Beach in second round playoffs.
1985 - Loss to Strom Thurmond 14-13 in AAA playoffs.
1988 - Loss to Daniel 13-7 in second round of playoffs.
1989 - Win over Byrnes, loss to Seneca 17-14 in second round of AAA Upper state playoffs.

 

1990's

1990 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (Class AAA) over Hilton Head 13-3. Defeated Daniel 27-7 in Upper State Championship. 15-0 season. 

1991 - 8-5 overall with 10-7 loss to state champ Daniel in second round.
1994 - CHS Celebrates 100th year of football.
1995 - Loss to Berea 17-0 in AAA Playoffs.
1997 - Loss to Dillon 14-3 in Lower State playoffs. Billy Ammons steps down as head coach. 
1998 - Jimmy Neal becomes third former CHS player to be named as head coach.  
1999 - Region IV-AAA Co-champions, loss to Marion 19-14 in second round of Lower State playoffs.

 

2000's

2000 - Region IV-AAA Champions, defeated Marion 13-9 in third round, but lost to Manning 7-0 in Lower State Championship
2001 - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (Class AAA) over Union 24-21 (OT). Defeated Newberry 34-14 in Lower State Championship. 15-0 season.

2002 - State Runner-up (Class AAA). Title game loss to Union 61-28. Defeated Dillon in Lower State Championship 42-7. 13-2 season.

2005 - Dogs reach playoffs for seventh straight season, defeating Pickens 24-17 before falling to Greenville 45-42 in second round.

2008 - Dogs reach Lower-State semi-finals for fifth time during Jimmy Neal's tenure at Camden.

2009- CHS Celebrates 115th year of football; claim 600th school victory against Lakewood in Week 9; Head Coach Jimmy Neal earns 100 victories at CHS; CHS Boys Basketball wins AAA State Title

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CHS Football Records: 1920-2010

1920	7-1-1	1951	1-9-1	1976	7-4	2001	15-0 (State Champions)
1925	8-1-1	1952	7-5	1977	4-6	2002	13-2
1928	9-1	1953	11-1	1978	9-4	2003	9-4
1929	7-2-1	1954	6-3	1979	8-3	2004	8-3
1930	8-1-1	1955	4-5-1	1980	10-2	2005	7-5
1931	13-0 (State Champions)	1956	5-5-1	1981	4-8	2006	4-6
1932	7-1-1	1957	10-0-2 (State Champions)	1982	5-5	2007	3-8
1933	7-4	1958	3-7-1	1983	11-1	2008	7-6
1934	5-5	1959	3-8	1984	7-4	2009	8-4
1935	8-3	1960	5-5-1	1985	8-3	2010	9-2
1936	11-0 (State Champions)	1961	2-9	1986	5-5	2011	2-8
1937	10-1	1962	4-6	1987	6-4
1938	11-1	1963	3-8	1988	10-3
1939	8-5	1964	13-0 (State Champions)	1989	11-2
1940	6-4	1965	1-10	1990	15-0 (State Champions)
1941	9-1	1966	3-6-1	1991	8-5
1942	7-2-1	1967	7-2-1	1992	5-7
1943	8-1	1968	7-3	1993	7-4
1944	11-0 (State Champions)	1969	6-4	1994	8-4
1945	6-3-2	1970	4-6	1995	8-4
1946	5-6	1971	0-10	1996	4-7
1947	10-1	1972	3-7	1997	3-8
1948	8-2	1973	1-8-1	1998	4-6
1949	9-1	1974	2-9	1999	10-2
1950	2-8-1	1975	9-2	2000	12-2

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