| The Road to Normal | 
| First Round | 
Second Round | 
Quarterfinals | 
Semifinals | 
Finals | 
Champion | 
| (22) Tuscola (7-2) | 
(11) Virden (9-1) 39-20 | 
(6) Galena (11-0) 47-12 | 
(14) Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (11-1) 17-14 | 
(14) Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (12-1) 21-14 | 
(4) Carthage (14-0) 30-26 | 
| (11) @ Virden (8-1) | 
| (27) Ottawa (Marquette) (6-3) | 
(6) @ Galena (10-0) 32-0 | 
| (6) @ Galena (9-0) | 
| (19) Sciota (Northwestern) (7-2) | 
(14) Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (9-1) 35-8 | 
(14) @ Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (10-1) 48-21 | 
| (14) @ Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (8-1) | 
| (30) Orangeville (6-3) | 
(3) @ Concord (Triopia) (10-0) 28-14 | 
| (3) @ Concord (Triopia) (9-0) | 
| (23) Abingdon (7-2) | 
(10) Lexington (9-1) 35-13 | 
(10) @ Lexington (10-1) 24-13 | 
(10) @ Lexington (11-1) 38-19 | 
| (10) @ Lexington (8-1) | 
| (26) Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.) (6-3) | 
(7) @ Arcola (9-1) 40-16 | 
| (7) @ Arcola (8-1) | 
| (18) Chenoa (7-2) | 
(15) Poplar Grove (North Boone) (9-1) 27-2 | 
(15) Poplar Grove (North Boone) (10-1) 20-6 | 
| (15) @ Poplar Grove (North Boone) (8-1) | 
| (31) Jacksonville (ISD) (6-3) | 
(2) @ El Paso (10-0) 41-16 | 
| (2) @ El Paso (9-0) | 
| (21) Princeville (7-2) | 
(12) Toulon (Stark County) (9-1) 27-17 | 
(5) Monmouth (Warren) (11-0) 21-0 | 
(4) Carthage (12-0) 28-20 (2 OT) | 
(4) Carthage (13-0) 30-14 | 
| (12) @ Toulon (Stark County) (8-1) | 
| (28) Kewanee (Wethersfield) (6-3) | 
(5) @ Monmouth (Warren) (10-0) 39-12 | 
| (5) @ Monmouth (Warren) (9-0) | 
| (20) Albion (Edwards County) (7-2) | 
(13) Lewistown (9-1) 46-6 | 
(4) @ Carthage (11-0) 34-14 | 
| (13) @ Lewistown (8-1) | 
| (29) Dakota (6-3) | 
(4) @ Carthage (10-0) 46-8 | 
| (4) @ Carthage (9-0) | 
| (24) Mendon (Unity) (6-3) | 
(9) Auburn (9-1) 12-0 | 
(8) Pleasant Hill (10-1) 16-13 | 
(1) @ Milledgeville (12-0) 53-8 | 
| (9) @ Auburn (8-1) | 
| (25) Freeport (Aquin) (6-3) | 
(8) @ Pleasant Hill (9-1) 40-26 | 
| (8) @ Pleasant Hill (8-1) | 
| (17) Annawan (7-2) | 
(16) Hardin (Calhoun) (8-2) 34-6 | 
(1) @ Milledgeville (11-0) 22-18 | 
| (16) @ Hardin (Calhoun) (7-2) | 
| (32) Sidell (Jamaica) (6-3) | 
(1) @ Milledgeville (10-0) 55-20 | 
| (1) @ Milledgeville (9-0) |