Miramonte football recorded their first
NCS CIF championship in 1981, defeating
San Lorenzo 23–7 in the
Oakland Coliseum. In 1983, the Miramonte Matadors, known as the Mats, were voted CIF State Champions in all divisions after defeating
Cardinal Newman High School on December 3, 1983, at
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in the NCS 2A Championship game. The Mats were also NCS 2A South Champions and FAL Champions. In 1997, the Mats again won the NCS 2A Championship after defeating
Granada High School in the championship game at the Oakland Coliseum. The Mats also won NCS 2A titles in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003 in their victory over San Lorenzo in a rematch of their 1981 championship game. In 2013, after finishing 2nd in the DFAL, the Mats defeated Tennyson,
Northgate and number two-seeded
Clayton Valley Charter to reach the championship at Rancho Cotate High School against 13–0 Casa Grande. In the game, Miramonte scored two touchdowns in the last two minutes to win their 8th NCS football championship, 42–28 to finish 12–2 on the season. In 2008–09, Miramonte's water polo team was named "2008-09 ESPN RISE Magazine Boys' Team of the Year" (includes all sports). Since 1967, the team has won 15 NOR CAL championships and 26 League Championships. The so-called "Dream Team" were the California State Champions that year. == Academics ==