The latest segment of Jim & Brian Talking High School on the Radio involves the IHSA football playoff pairings, which began in a much different format in 1974.
1974-75 (1A)
Preliminary Round
Genoa (G.-Kingston) 7, @Milledgeville 6
LaMoille 18, @Princeville 12 (OT)
@Flanagan 56, Cullom (Tri-Point) 0
@Stronghurst (Southern) 26, Table Grove (VIT) 8
@Casey 10, Broadlands (ABL) 7
@Villa Grove 14, Jacksonville (Routt) 12
@Kincaid (South Fork) 6, New Berlin 0
Concord (Triopia) 45, @Illiopolis 0
Quarterfinals
Genoa (G.-Kingston) 10, @LaMoille 0
Flanagan 46, @Stronghurst (Southern) 12
@Villa Grove 18, Casey 16
@Concord (Triopia) 32, Kincaid (South Fork) 0
Semifinals
Flanagan 37, @Genoa (G.-Kingston) 7
@Concord (Triopia) 14, Villa Grove 0
Championship
Flanagan 13, Concord (Triopia) 8
1974-75 (2A)
Preliminary Round
Galva 29, @Eureka 21
@Sherrard 33, Stockton 8
@Stillman Valley 21, Freeport (Aquin) 7
@Alexis 21, Oneida (ROVA) 0
Watseka 51, @LeRoy 7
@Petersburg (PORTA) 14, Carthage (Hancock Central) 9
Eldorado 8, @Carlinville 6
@Decatur (St. Teresa) 20, Gillespie 3
Quarterfinals
@Sherrard 47, Galva 6
@Alexis 7, Stillman Valley 0
Watseka 60, @Petersburg (PORTA) 8
@Decatur (St. Teresa) 33, Eldorado 0
Semifinals
@Alexis 10, Sherrard 9 (2 OT)
@Decatur (St. Teresa) 20, Watseka 8
Championship
Decatur (St. Teresa) 15, Alexis 6
1974-75 (3A)
Preliminary Round
Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception) 14, @Lisle (Sr.) 7
@Gurnee (Warren) 7, Rockton (Hononegah) 0
@West Chicago (H.S.) 20, Wauconda 14
@Geneseo (Darnall) 37, Aurora (Central Catholic) 22
@Sparta 6, Alton (Marquette) 3
@Mt. Carmel 14, Mt. Zion 13
Quincy (Catholic Boys) 22, @Taylorville 6
@Morton 28, Momence 14
Quarterfinals
Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception) 22, @Gurnee (Warren) 10
West Chicago (H.S.) 3, @Geneseo (Darnall) 0
@Mt. Carmel 32, Sparta 16
Quincy (Catholic Boys) 10, @Morton 8
Semifinals
@West Chicago (H.S.) 20, Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception) 0
Mt. Carmel 3, @Quincy (Catholic Boys) 0 (OT)
Championship
West Chicago (H.S.) 32, Mt. Carmel 0
1974-75 (4A)
Preliminary Round
@Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) 17, Norridge (Ridgewood) 7
@Rockford (East) 30, Belvidere (H.S.) 13
@Joliet (Catholic Academy) 22, Tinley Park (H.S.) 8
Barrington 34, @Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 19
Centralia (H.S.) 32, @Mascoutah 7
@Mattoon 38, Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 21
@Peoria (H.S.) 54, Granite City (North) 21
Normal (Community) 49, @Sterling (H.S.) 26
Quarterfinals
@Rockford (East) 28, Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) 0
@Barrington 28, Joliet (Catholic Academy) 20
@Mattoon 32, Centralia (H.S.) 6
@Normal (Community) 14, Peoria (H.S.) 10
Semifinals
Rockford (East) 31, @Barrington 7
@Normal (Community) 27, Mattoon 22
Championship
Rockford (East) 34, Normal (Community) 15
1974-75 (5A)
Preliminary Round
@Villa Park (Willowbrook) 21, Skokie (Niles West) 3
@Arlington Heights (St. Viator) 19, Deerfield (H.S.) 8
Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 7, @Evanston (Twp.) 6
Franklin Park (East Leyden) 14, @Schaumburg (H.S.) 8
@Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 9, Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 8
Chicago (Gordon Tech) 22, @Hinsdale (Central) 14
@East St. Louis (Sr.) 34, Quincy (Sr.) 21
@Naperville (Central) 19, Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 14
Quarterfinals
Villa Park (Willowbrook) 22, @Arlington Heights (St. Viator) 6
Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 13, @Franklin Park (East Leyden) 0
@Chicago (Gordon Tech) 17, Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 16
East St. Louis (Sr.) 35, @Naperville (Central) 0
Semifinals
@Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 26, Villa Park (Willowbrook) 7
@East St. Louis (Sr.) 46, Chicago (Gordon Tech) 0
Championship
Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 19, East St. Louis (Sr.) 13 (OT)