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Santa Margarita Eagles Football
CIF-SS Division 1 Champions
The Eagles route the Corona Centennial Huskies 42-7 in from of 8,000 fans at the Rose Bowl. WR Tren Mosley caught 10 passes for 293 yards with 2 TD receptions and 2 rushing TDs.

Santa Margarita Eagles Football
Trinity League Champions
The Eagles finished the 2025 season tied with Mater Dei and St. John Bosco as Trinity League champions. The Eagle's only league loss was to St. John Bosco who lost to Mater Dei in the final game of the season.

Santa Margarita Eagles Football
Carson Palmer Named Head Coach
Santa Margarita Catholic High School is excited to announce the hiring of former Eagle and Heisman Trophy winner, Carson Palmer as our new head football coach.
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Santa Margarita Eagles Football
Carson Palmer - College Football HOF
Congratulations to 1998 Santa Margarita graduate Carson Palmer for being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The winner of the 2002 Heisman Trophy, Carson Palmer helped ushered in a new era of dominance at USC and finished his career as the Pac-10's all-time leading passer. At Santa Margarita Carson led the Eagles to 2 CIF-SS championships and the 1997 California Division II State Championship.
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SMCHS Football Tradition

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CALIFORNIA
STATE CHAMPIONS
1997 California Division II State Champions
2011 California Division I State Champions

1996 CIF-SS Division V Champions
1997 CIF-SS Division V Champions
1998 CIF-SS Division V Finalist
2011 CIF-SS PAC-5 Champions
2017 CIF-SS Academic Champions

2015 CIF-SS D1 Champions


NATIONALLY RANKED TOP 50
1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2025
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CIF-SS
CHAMPIONS
CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

CIF-SS QUARTER-FINALS
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025

CIF-SS SEMI-FINALS
1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2011, 2025
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NFL
ATHLETES
1 Heisman Trophy Winner
1 Outland Trophy Winner
1 Johnny Unitas Award Winner
1 Walter Peyton Award Winner
1 Rimington Award Finalist
3 Elite 11 Quarterbacks
#9 Maxpreps Most Dominant Program
in California (2008-18)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2025
(Sea View, Serra, Trinity)

* SMCHS competes in the Trinity League which is ranked as the toughest High School Football league in America.

279
COLLEGE ATHLETES
8 per year average *
99.9%
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE
* 33 Varsity Seasons
20
IVY LEAGUE ATHLETES
0.61 per year average *

Alumni in the Pros

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