The Independence High Patriots football team represents Independence High School in Charlotte, N.C. During the 2000s, the Independence varsity football team, coached by Tom Knotts and Bill Geiler, won 109 straight games, that included seven straight North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Championships (2000 4A, 2001 4A, 2002 4AA, 2003 4AA, 2004 4AA, 2005 4AA, 2006 4AA). Their streak ended on September 1, 2007, when Cincinnati Ohio’s Elder High School defeated Independence in overtime, 41–34. Independence holds the national record winning streak for a public high school football team, with 109 straight wins without a loss. De La Salle High School holds the longest win streak overall, private or public, with 151 straight wins.
