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2025-26 Trinity League Champions
For the 2nd year in a row, the Eagles finished the season as the Trinity League champions.

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2025 California State Champions
The Eagles routed the De La Salle Spartans 47-13 in the 2025 Open Division State Championship Game at Saddleback JC. WR Trent Mosley caught 11 passes for 183 yards with 2 TD receptions and 1 rushing TD.

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2025 CIF-SS Division 1 Champions
The Eagles route the Corona Centennial Huskies 42-7 in front of 8,775 fans at the Rose Bowl. WR Trent Mosley caught 10 passes for 293 yards with 2 TD receptions and 2 rushing TDs.

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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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SMCHS Football Tradition

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CALIFORNIA
STATE CHAMPIONS

1997 California Division II State Champions
2011 California Division I State Champions
2025 California 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
2025 CIF-SS D1 Champions

NATIONALLY RANKED TOP 50
1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026

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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, 2026

CIF-SS QUARTER-FINALS
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

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
294 College Athletes
#9 Maxpreps Most Dominant Program
in California (2008-18)
2025 Cal-Hi Sports Team of the Year

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2025, 2026
(Sea View, Serra, Trinity)

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