Fayetteville High School (Arkansas) - Athletics

Athletics

The Fayetteville Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs are highly competitive in the state's largest classification, 7A, and are members of the West conference of that classification. State championships include:

• 12-times Boys' Cross Country Running (1965–1986)
• 9-times Girls' Golf (1973–2005)(2006–2007)
• 8-times Girls' Gymnastics (1998–2005)
• 8-times Boys' Tennis (1970–1990)
• 6-times Boys' Golf (1950–2004)
• 6-time Baseball (1960)(2003)(2006–2009)
• 5-time Girls' Soccer (1998–2001, 2010) 4-time Runner-up (2002, 2004, 2006, 2009)
• 5-time Boys' Basketball (1948, 1975, 1978, 1987, 2009)
• 5-time Girls' Basketball (1979, 1993, 1994, 2009, 2011)
• 3-time Cheerleading (2006)(2010)(2011)
• 2-time Softball (2006)(2007)
• 3-time Football (2007)(2011)(2012)
• 1-time Spirit Squad (2007)
• 1-time Volleyball (2012)

In December of 2011, Fayetteville High's football team upset top-ranked Bentonville and broke their 25-game winning streak with a 29-28 overtime victory in War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock to win their second state football championship. On December 1, 2012, Fayetteville defeated Bentonville again in the 7A state championship game, 31-20, to become the first school in the 7A era to repeat as state champions.

2007 saw the Bulldogs win their first state football championship after 103 years of playing football, defeating Springdale Har-Ber 28-7 in Little Rock.

On Saturday, March 14, 2009, FHS concluded undefeated seasons in both boys and girls basketball and won 7A state championships. The girls finished 32-0 while the boys finished 30-0, with the boys carding a No. 8 final national ranking.

In 2006, Sports Illustrated ranked Fayetteville High School in the nation's Top 20 High School Athletic Programs, stating:

"Located across the street from the University of Arkansas, this school has won a state-best 24 titles in 10 sports since 1996. The Purple Bulldogs’ girls’ gymnastics team has won eight straight state championships, and the girls’ soccer team took four straight from 1998 to 2001, plus one in 2010. Since 1996 the boys’ basketball team has made five appearances in the state semifinals and went to the title game in March. Fayetteville has also won four state championships in indoor track, which is not a recognized sport in the state."