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Irving, TX(01-29-2026): For the second consecutive year the DeWitt Panther football team has been recognized by the National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame as one of 95 state winners of the NFF National High School Academic Excellence presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation eligible for the NFF Hatchel Cup. Winners of the Hatchell Cup will receive a $10,000 Please read the article to see the qualifications for this prestegious award and all of the state winners, Five teams from Michigan have been recognized, Rockford, DeWitt, Chelsea, Breckenridge and Fletch North Dickenson.
The 2025 State Champs also received Academic All-State for the 17th season in program history.
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DeWitt, MI(01-18-2026): How do you get from DeWitt to Tuscaloosa,
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Did You Know?
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This century, yep, this century, 2000 though 2025... teams that have been in Division 1-4 exclusively, these are the top teams with number of wins.
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School
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Wins
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Losses
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DeWitt
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272
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50
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Muskegon
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263
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57
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Rockford
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242
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62
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DCC
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237
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76
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Lowell
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235
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69
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King
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235
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74
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Oakridge
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233
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63
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EGR
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227
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73
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Cass Tech
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223
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79
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GR West Catholic
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215
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76
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OLSM
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214
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90
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Brother Rice
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195
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86
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Top 3 - Total Touchdowns scored in a season in Michigan High School football history.
1) Ottawa Lake Whiteford - 103 (2017)
2) DeWitt - 102 (2025)
3) DeWitt - 101 (2024)
Top 3 - Total Offense in a season in Michigan High School football history.
1) DeWitt - 6,715 (2024)
2) DeWitt - 6,697 (2025)
3) Ottawa Lake Whiteford - 6,570 (2017)
Top 3 - Rushing yards in a season in Michigan High School Football History.
1) DeWitt - 5,638 - (2025)
2) Edwardsburg - 5,490 (2017)
3) Muskegon - 5,417 (2018)
Source: Michigan High School Athletic Association
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Sports Page Links
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DeWitt Athletics Twitter
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DeWitt Athletics Site
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Lansing State Journal
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WLNS 5th Quarter
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WILX Sports Blitz
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The Game 730AM
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Detroit Free Press
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Detroit News
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MLIVE High School Sports
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State Champs Network
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MHSAA Football
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Geoff Kimmerly Second Half Sports
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DeWitt Athletic Hall of Fame
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Other Panther links of interest.
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Memorial Stadium Upgrades
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Panther Football Facilities
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Panther Traditions
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Panther All-State Players
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Alabama? No problem, I-69 south to Indianapolis to I-65 south. Take you 11 plus hours but a straight shot.
Well, Yes. But for one former Panther, he chose another way. It has taken him 10 years. He included stops in East Lansing, Cincinnatti and Mobile.
Cameron Cleminson, a 2014 graduate of DeWitt High and lineman on the 2013 Panther Ford Field team has recently signed onto be an assistant to the outside linebacker coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Cleminson worked as an MSU football graduate assistant during the Dantonio era, then a Bearcat assistant linebacker coach at Cincinnatti and linebacker coach for the Jaguars at University of South Alabama under head coach Major Applewhite. 
Cam had 56 tackles with a couple of sacks for the Panthers in 2013 and helped Big Ben Heinritz become an All-State running back along side of Josh Hanna and Chris Bukoski.
Congratulations, Cameron.
DeWitt, MI(01-31-2026): It certainly was an exciting season for DeWitt Panther Football and its fans and community. Here is the season by the numbers.
* 15,800 - Number of high school football teams in the country.
* 13,412 - Total yards combined from the last two (2024, 2025) seasons.
* 6,697 - Total yards (rushing and passing)
* 5,889 - Total kickoff yards by Vincent Rose
* 5,638 - Total yards rushing (3.2 miles)
* 4,334 - Total yards rushing for Trav Moore career.
* 2,922 - Total yards yielded
* 2,482 - Total yards rushing for Trav Moore
* 2,021 - Total punt yards by opponents
* 1,978 - Total yards rushing for Mike Cowdrey (1989)
* 1,865 - Total passing yards by opponents
* 1,279 - Total yards rushing in five playoff games by Trav Moore
* 1,203 - Rushing yards by opponents
* 1,184 - Yards rushing Channing Ridley
* 1,059 - Total yards passing
* 859 - Yards in penalties
* 727 - Total points
* 639 - Total yards vs Mt. Pleasant
* 626 - Total yards vs Fenton
* 593 - Rushing yards for Tyler Bayshore
* 580 - Total rushing attempts
* 575 - Yards rushing vs Mt. Pleasant
* 570 - Total yards vs East Lansing
* 523 - Yards rushing vs Fenton
* 517 - Total wins in program history (15th place)
* 516 - Total penalties called against opponents
* 478 - Total yards average per game
* 450 - Total yards of punts
* 397 - Yards rushing for Trav Moore vs Mt. Pleasant
* 320 - Yards rushing for Trav Moore vs Detroit DeLaSalle
* 299 - First downs
* 279 - Yards rushing for Elliott Larner vs Hurricane, WV (2024)
* 276 - Wins at DeWitt for Rob Zimmerman
* 275 - Yards rushing for Mike Cowdrey vs Williamston (1989)
* 241 - First downs rushing
* 208 - Points in season for Trav Moore
* 186 - Points in a season for Abram Larner (2024)
* 180 - Points in a season for Mike Cowdrey (1989)
* 126 - Teams that finished undefeated in country (.7% of 15,800)
* 103 - Total touchdowns
* 103 - Total penalties
* 99 - Longest kickoff return (Jadon Bender)
* 99 - Longest interception return (Griffin Braman)
* 96.8 - Percent of extra points made by Vincent Rose
* 95 - Number of extra points attempted by Vincent Rose
* 92 - Number of extra points made by Vincent Rose
* 92 - Longest rush (Griffin Braman)
* 91 - Kickoff return for Channing Ridley vs Fenton
* 76 - Rushing touchdowns
* 70 - Touchdowns for Trav Moore career
* 70 - Points scored in a game twice (Owosso & Fenton)
* 63 - Points scored in first half vs Owosso
* 61 - Punts by opponents
* 61 - Penalties called against opponents
* 55 - Losses at DeWitt for Rob Zimmerman
* 53 - Longest pass reception (Landon Kurncz)
* 53 - Total tackles by Everett Cooper
* 51 - Total tackles by Braylon Wright-Moore
* 50 - Total tackles by Lucas Brandell
* 50 - Total tackles by Noah DeNeen
* 49 - Points scored in first half vs Fenton
* 45 - Total batted passes by defense
* 42 - Solo tackles by Lucas Brandell
* 40 - Solo tackles by Noah DeNeen
* 33 - Rushing touchdowns Trav Moore
* 31st - Playoff appearance
* 26 - Rushing touchdowns Mike Cowdrey (1989)
* 22 - Interceptions by defense
* 22 - Kickoff touchbacks by Vincent Rose
* 19th - Consecutive playoff appearance
* 16 - Rushing touchdowns Channing Ridley
* 14 - Touchdowns scored passing
* 14 - Wins
* 12 - Games with 100 yards or more rushing by Trav Moore
* 12 - Total punts by DeWitt
* 12 - Total touchdowns by returns (interception, kickoff, punt, fumble)
* 12 - Rushing touchdowns by opponents
* 12 - Passing touchdowns by opponents
* 8 - Interceptions by Jadon Bender
* 8 - Batted passes by Jadon Bender
* 7th - Highest scoring team in nation
* 7.3 - Touchdowns per game average
* 7.0 - Sacks by Everett Cooper
* 7 - Interceptions by Lucas Brandell
* 5 - Of top scoring teams in nation that went undefeated
* 5 - Coin flip tosses won
* 5 - SMUKS by Jacob Schorfhaar
* 4 - Teams that finished undefeated in Michigan
* 3 - 40 yard field goals made by Vincent Rose
* 2 - Of highest scoring undefeated teams in nation were public schools. The other was in CA with 6,000+ students
* 2nd - State Championship for DeWitt
* 1.7 - Touchdowns per game yielded
* 1 - Time behind at half time (behind 13-7 vs Detroit LaSalle)
* 1 - Ranked in Division 4
* 1 -Total sacks of Panther QB
* 0 - Losses for the season.
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