1975 (6-3)

The 1975 team was a considerable improvement over the two previous seasons but with three league losses, Hart did not make the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Best name ever for a Hart player: Hoss Stamps. It just sounds like someone you really don't want to tangle with.

All-CIF: Linebacker Mark Nocciolo

Date	Location	Opponent	Score
09-19-1975	QHHS	Quartz Hill	11-8
09-29-1975	COC	Arroyo Grande	26-14
10-03-1975	COC	Burbank	27-7
10-10-1975	COC	Blair	7-19
10-17-1975	BHS	Burroughs	?
10-24-1975	COC	Hoover	29-19
11-01-1975	GHS	Glendale	35-0
11-07-1975	GHS	Crescenta Valley	7-27
11-15-1975	COC	Canyon	37-28

1976 (5-3-1)

Hart and Saugus played for the first time with Hart winning handily 27-14. Other than that, it was just another year in the Foothill League with no playoffs.

Linebacker Brain Foraker was selected to the all-CIF team.

The three local teams - Hart, Canyon and Saugus, along with the Hart District - complained mightily to the CIF about the intended move from the Foothill League to a new "Desert League" which would require a lot of additional travel to the Antelope Valley and up to Ridgecrest.

Date	Location	Opponent	Score
09-17-1976	QHHS	Quartz Hill	14-14
09-24-1976	COC-H	Saugus	27-14
10-01-1976	Burroughs HS	Burbank	6-10
10-08-1976	PCC	Blair	24-8
10-15-1976	COC	Burroughs	20-14
10-22-1976	HHS	Hoover	16-13
10-31-1976	COC	Glendale	31-22
11-05-1976	COC	Crescenta Valley	12-28
11-12-1976	COC-A	Canyon	7-12

1977 (6-4)

Hart, Canyon and Saugus moved to the newly formed Golden League. The Indians returned to the playoffs after a five-year absence, losing to Rio Mesa in the first round.

Fun fact: The players came out of the locker room at the Burbank game and found a hearse parked along the sideline which must have been a little disconcerting. It was there for the filming of an episode of the television series "Quincy."

Dan Hetzel was named an all-CIF linebacker.

Date	Location	Opponent	Score
09-19-1977	Birmingham HS	St. Genevieve	16-14
09-23-1977	COC	Hoover	14-7
09-30-1977	COC	Burbank	20-17
10-07-1977	AVHS	Antelope Valley	7-39
10-14-1977	Palmdale	Palmdale	6-14
10-21-1977	COC-A	Saugus	20-7
10-28-1977	COC-H	Canyon	16-7
11-04-1977	QHHS	Quartz Hill	0-44
11-11-1977	COC	Burroughs-Ridgecrest	28-19
11-18-1977	RMHS	Rio Mesa	14-28

1978 (3-5-1)

1978 was another undistinguished year for the Indians. Hart's record was a very mediocre 3-5-1 with the most frustrating aspect of the season being that virtually every game was close. It marked the first time (of two) that Hart lost to both Saugus and Canyon in the same season.

Think litigation is new to high school football? The parents of a player sued to the CIF after he transferred from Saugus to Hart in an attempt to get immediate eligibility. It didn't work.

Dave Holden was selected as an all-CIF tackle.

Date	Location	Opponent	Score
09-22-1978	COC	St. Genevieve	13-10
0-29-1978	HHS	Hoover	9-13
10-06-1978	Burroughs HS	Burbank	6-7
10-13-1978	PHS	Palmdale	14-14
10-20-1978	COC-H	Saugus	7-24
10-27-1978	COC-A	Canyon	13-20
11-03-1978	COC	Quartz Hill	24-20
11-10-1978	Ridgecrest	Burroughs-Ridgecrest	10-7
11-17-1978	COC	Antelope Valley	7-14

1979 (7-4)

Hart's 5-1 Foothill League in 1979 got the Indians to the playoffs where they were eliminated by San Marino.

Joey Charles, who sat out the 1978 season after transferring from Saugus, was the star on offense in most games. Against Saugus, he had 227 rushing yards on 26 carries. For the season, he rushed for over 1100 yards and 17 touchdowns.

The passing game was fairly potent too. Fitzpatrick had 11 receptions and 3 TDs against Palmdale.

Date	Location	Opponent	Score
09-14-1979	COC	Royal	13-22
09-22-1979	BHS	Burroughs-Burbank	0-35(?)
09-28-1979	COC	Hoover	42-7
10-05-1979	AVHS	Antelope Valley	20-3
10-12-1979	COC	Palmdale	43-0
10-19-1979	COC-A	Saugus	19-7
10-26-1979	COC (H)	Canyon	7-14
11-02-1979	QHHS	Quartz Hill	26-21
11-09-1979	COC	Burroughs-R	31-0
11-16-1979	CHS	Crespi	7-6
11-23-1979	SMHS	San Marino	14-21