High school football: Olympus Titans 2012 preview

Oct. 12 — SKYLINE, 7 p.m.

Oct. 17 — at Woods Cross, 7 p.m.

Felt’s Facts for Olympus High School

All-time record: 333-245-9 (59 years)

Region championships: 9 (1964, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1998, 2001 co, 2003 co, 2011)

Playoff appearances: 30

All-time playoff record: 27-28

State championships: 2 (1984, 1998)

State championship record: 2-2

Most played rivalry: 52 meetings with East dating back to 1955. Olympus leads 27-23-2. Last met in 2010.

Felt’s Factoid(s): Olympus holds the championship-game record for most takeaways. The Titans revcovered four fumbles and intercepted seven passes (also a state title-game record) in capturing the 1984 Class 4A title over Alta.

Olympus coaching history

2011-current — Aaron Whitehead (9-2)

2009-2010 — Mike Smith (14-7)

2004-2008 — Mark Smith (17-34)

1998-2003 — Mike Miller (48-20)

1991-1997 — Tom Larson (42-20)

1985-1990 — Marc Lyons (33-29)

1974-1984 — Louie Long (76-37)

1971-1973 — Wayne Startin (16-11-1)

1967-1970 — John Christopulos (12-25-1)

1964-1966 — Ron Startin (16-9-2)

1956-1963 — Gil Meier (34-28-5)

1954-1955 — Bill Green (7-10)

1953 — Don Dixon (5-3)

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Deseret News First Team all-staters the past 10 years

2011 — Scott Porter, QB

2011 — Nate Watchman, OL

2010 — Sam Williams, DB

2009 — Ryan Reynolds, OL

2005 — Ryan Roundy, LB

2003 — Brad Clifford, WR

2003 — Mike Price, OL

2002 — R.J. Rice, RB

To view second team and honorable mention all-staters through the years, check out the Deseret News All-State Archives.