Best teams of all time by each year

[nolebull813]

I tried to do this one time and want to actually complete it. I want to figure out who was the number 1 team in the state for each year. I know there can be debates like a smaller/medium school going undefeated with ridiculous scores against a large school power that has a loss and a tie. This will be a work in progress, and it will look very incomplete and messy until it’s been fine tuned. I will post the reasoning I chose these teams in parentheses. 

 

 

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1905-1919

1905 Pensacola (beat the only other Florida team with football Pensacola Classical 6-5. It is the first ever game in the history of the state)

 

 

 

 

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1906 Pensacola Classical (Classical beat Pensacola in the head to head. There was still no other high school football teams in the state until 1907)

1907 Bartow 1-0-1 (beat Lakeland 52-0. Tied Hillsbrough who went 0-1-1 against Hyde Park)

1908 Bartow 4-0 (best 3 college teams. And beat Orlando by 43. Lakeland went 3-1-1 and tied Orlando)

1909 Duval High 4-0 (beat 3 college teams as well as Orlando High)

1910 Hillsborough 6-0 (beat Duval, Ocala twice and Bartow. 3 of only a couple teams playing football at the time)

1911 Ocala High 3-0 (beat Hillsborough and 2 college teams. Hillsborough beat Duval) 

1912 Duval High 4-3 (beat Hillsborough in an advertised state championship. Lost to 2 college teams)

1913 Hillsborough 5-2 (beat Duval by 49. One loss was avenged and other was against a college team)

1914 Duval High 5-0 (Crushed quality teams from SC and GA. Also beat Hillsborough worse than 4-0 Manatee did)

1915 Manatee 9-0 (claimed myth state title)

1916 Hillsborough 7-0-1 (beat the other quality teams in state. Tie to Manatee but had a better overall record) 

1917 

1918 Hillsborough 5-0 (beat the 5 other teams who played football since everyone else cancelled due to flu/war)

1919 Gainesville 7-1 (beat most top teams in state. Only loss was post game against GA champs Boys High)

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1920-1929

1920 Duval High 8-1 (beat every FL team. Only loss in postseason bowl to Northeast Champ Haverhill,MA)

1921 Duval High 8-0 (Won MNC)

1922 Gainesville 11-0 (beat every top team in state)

1923 Lakeland 10-0 (claimed myth state title)

1924 Duval High 7-0-1 

1925 St Petersburg 10-0 (beat every top team in state. Duval went 8-0)

1927 Jacksonville Jackson 9-0 (beat Hillsborough in mythical state title)

1928 Hillsborough 11-2 (State Champ (lost 2 postseason games)

1929 Miami 10-0-1 (beat every top team in state. Tied Jax Jackson but had a better record. Also beat the Northeast champion Salem,Mass in a bowl game)

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1930-1939

1930 Miami High 11-1 (only L was to college team)

1931 Robert E Lee 8-1 (only loss to Military Academy, beat Georgia State Champ Valdosta 39-0)

1932

1933

1934

1935 Lakeland 10-0-1 (beat Athens GA and Miami All Stars in a postseason game)

1936

1937

1938 Robert E Lee 9-0 (beat every other top teams in state)

1939 Miami High 9-1 (lost MNC game to Garfield,NJ 13-16)

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1940-1949

1941 Miami High 10-0-1 (tied GA champ)

1942 Miami High 9-0 (won MNC)

1943 Miami 9-0 (won MNC)

1944 Hillsborough 11-0 (beat every other top team in the state)

1945 Hillsborough 10-0 (only other team in contention was Miami High but they finished with a loss and tie)

1946

1947

1948

1949 Robert E Lee 8-0-1 (tied undefeated Landon, but Landon ended with a loss and Lee had a tougher schedule according to the Dickinson System)

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1950-1959

1950

1951 Miami High 9-1 (lost to Miami Jackson but beat undefeated Edison who beat Jackson. Miami Herald had Miami High above Edison and Jackson in the final poll. Also national poll had Miami ranked the highest)

1952 Miami Jackson 8-1 (lost to Miami, but beat undefeated Edison 20-0 who beat Miami. Jackson finished above Edison in the final state rankings. Jackson was led by QB Lee Corso)

1953 Pensacola High 8-0 (beat teams from 4 different states including Louisiana state champion and national power Jesuit High. Miami Herald voted them top in the state)

1956 Coral Gables 9-0 (unanimous number 1 team in the state according to local and national publications)

1957 Miami Edison 10-0 (beat every other top team in the state as well as Mass State Champ Lawrence. Finished number 2 nationally)

1958 Pensacola 9-0 (beat teams from 4 different states. Edged out Miami high who finished with a loss and a tie)

1959 Miami Edison 9-0-1 (won the mythical state title. Beat England Champ Salem Mass 48-7 in a postseason bowl game)

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1960-1969

1960 Miami High 9-0-1 (won MNC)

1961

1962 Miami High 9-0 (won MNC)

1963 Coral Gables 11-1 (won the first ever official state championship against Robert E Lee) 

1964 Coral Gables 12-0 (won MNC)

1965 Miami High 12-0 (won MNC)

1966 Bradford County 11-0-1 (no losses and a tie gives them the slight edge over 1 loss Melbourne)

1967 Coral Gables 13-0 (won MNC)

1968 Coral Gables 12-1 (won MNC)

1969 Coral Gables 10-0 (won MNC)

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1970-1979

1970 Miami Edison 13-0 (beat defending national champion Coral Gables for the title. Gables had 4 future NFL players in that game)

1971

1972

1973

1974 Leon 13-0 (7 shutouts. Slight nod over 13-0 Forest for doing it in a larger class)

1975 Hialeah Miami Lakes 14-0 (first team in the history of Florida to win 14 games in a season)

1976

1977 Carol City 14-0 (won the first 4A title. The whole D-Line went Division 1 with 2 making the NFL)

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1980-1989

1980 Tate 13-1 (razor thin edge over Gainesville. Beat a tougher team by a wider margin in a larger class finals. Dominated their season whereas Gainesville won 14-7 and 7-0 against two teams who were a combined 7-13)

1981

1982

1983 Manatee 14-0 (beat 13-0 Miami Southridge in the largest class state finals)

1984 Woodham 13-0 (won the large class 4A title and also beat the 3A champ Escambia in the regular season)

1985 Manatee 12-2 (took the top spot over 13-1 Escambia mainly because Escambia beat Woodham 23-21 in the regular season but Manatee beat Woodham 50-22 in the finals)

1988 Pine Forest 14-0 (won MNC)

1989 Manatee 13-1 (super tough decision with 13-1 Dillard. Manatee takes the edge being in a larger class and finishing top 10 in the country)

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1990-1999

1990 Buchholz 14-0 (Beat 13-0 Dillard by 3 scores in the title game. finished number 3 in the country)

1991 Fort Walton Beach 14-0 (led by future Heisman Winner Danny Wuerffel, they beat previously undefeated St Thomas Aquinas 39-14 in the title game)

1992

1993 Miami Southridge 15-0 (set 19 championship game records in the 69-36 destruction of state power Manatee. Finished top 5 in the country)

1994

1995

1996 Lakeland 15-0 (obliterated St Thomas Aquinas 40-6 in the state title game)

1997 Carol City 15-0 (finished top 5 in the country according to USAToday)

1998 Miami Northwestern 15-0 (3 future NFL players. Beat Miami Jackson in front of 45,000 fans which is still a state record)

1999 Lakeland 15-0 (top 10 in the country. Dominated their title game much better than STA or Lincoln did)

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2000-2009

2000 Venice 15-0 (obliterated Dwyer 77-14 in the title game. Finished top 10 in the country in the USA Today poll)

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005 Lakeland 15-0 (won MNC)

2006 Lakeland 15-0 (won MNC)

2007 Mia Northwestern 15-0 (won MNC)

2008 STA 15-0 (won MNC)

2009 

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2010-2019

2010 STA 15-0 (won MNC)

2013 Booker T Wash. 14-0 (won MNC)

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2020-2025

2021 Tampa Jesuit 15-0 (beat State champ STA in the regular season to hand them their only loss)

2022 Miami Central 14-0 (won a share of the national championship. Beat national top 5 IMG Academy)

2023 Chaminade 14-0 (beat 2 national out of state teams as well as top in state teams. Finished undefeated above 1-loss STA)

2025 STA 14-1 (beat 2 state champions. Only loss to national top 10 team)

[i4football]

1976 - Godby HS went 14-0, defeated ledgendary Gene Cox, Leon Lions for the 1st time in school history in its last game of the regular season. Beat a Carol City Team, (that would come back the next year to win the 1977 state title), 21-15 in Lakeland, FL for the 1976 4A title. Two members of that Godby team (Sammy Knight, Chris Hobbs) would then lead FAMU to a upset win over the University of Miami.

1978 - Meritt Island - Beat Carl Madison coached (going to see the name Carl Madison alot through out the 80's),Pine Forrest for the 4A state Title 20-16 and would go on to be repeat state champs winning the 1979 state 4A state title as well, seeing Pine Forrest once again in the Finals

1979 - Merritt Island - Beat Pine Forrest 19-14

1980 - Argument could be made that 3A state Champ Gainesville HS was the states best, as they defeated Titusville on Titusville's home field 21-15, but in the end Carl Madison's (who we'll talk about again in the 80's), Tate HS has to be considered the state best destorying Miami Columbus HS 35-7!

1981 - Again 3A would again have to be where the state's best team played. Palatka after struggling in its 1st round game went on to dominate evenutally winning the state title 42-2 over Suncoast. Unlike Vero Beach (which won the 4A state itle that year), Palatka was loaded with star power, with 2 of its players eventually playing in the NFL (John L Williams, and Jarvis Williams)

1982 - Going 3A once again as Titusville would shutout 3 of its 4 playoff opponents, winning the state title over Osceola 33-0

1983 - 4A Manatee High School goes 14-0 for its 1st state title and the beginning of a dynasty through out the 80's and into the early 90's

 

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[nolebull813]

5 hours ago, i4football said:

1976 - Godby HS went 14-0, defeated ledgendary Gene Cox, Leon Lions for the 1st time in school history in its last game of the regular season. Beat a Carol City Team, (that would come back the next year to win the 1977 state title), 21-15 in Lakeland, FL for the 1976 4A title. Two members of that Godby team (Sammy Knight, Chris Hobbs) would then lead FAMU to a upset win over the University of Miami.

1978 - Meritt Island - Beat Carl Madison coached (going to see the name Carl Madison alot through out the 80's),Pine Forrest for the 4A state Title 20-16 and would go on to be repeat state champs winning the 1979 state 4A state title as well, seeing Pine Forrest once again in the Finals

1979 - Merritt Island - Beat Pine Forrest 19-14

1980 - Argument could be made that 3A state Champ Gainesville HS was the states best, as they defeated Titusville on Titusville's home field 21-15, but in the end Carl Madison's (who we'll talk about again in the 80's), Tate HS has to be considered the state best destorying Miami Columbus HS 35-7!

1981 - Again 3A would again have to be where the state's best team played. Palatka after struggling in its 1st round game went on to dominate evenutally winning the state title 42-2 over Suncoast. Unlike Vero Beach (which won the 4A state itle that year), Palatka was loaded with star power, with 2 of its players eventually playing in the NFL (John L Williams, and Jarvis Williams)

1982 - Going 3A once again as Titusville would shutout 3 of its 4 playoff opponents, winning the state title over Osceola 33-0

1983 - 4A Manatee High School goes 14-0 for its 1st state title and the beginning of a dynasty through out the 80's and into the early 90's

 

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Yeah in the 70’s-90’s the debate will most likely be between the top 2 largest class state champs 

[nolebull813]

For 1997 I picked Carol City over Raines. It was tough but CC finished top 5 in the nation according to USAToday. And they played a tougher schedule. It’s tough when you have the top 2 teams both undefeated. 

[nolebull813]

Here is a tough one. 1980 Gainesville or Tate. Both 13-1

Here is the tape of the tape. Please let me know what you think. 
 

Tale of the tape. 
 

Tate - class 4A

only loss was against 8-2 Choctaw by 4 points 

beat 12-1 Miami Columbus in the title game 35-7 but the game was in Pensacola. Meaning Columbus had to drive almost 10 hours 

Gainesville - class 3A

only loss was against 10-1 Palatka by 8 points 

beat Titusville 21-0 in the title game on the road in Titusville

[FBGUY1989]

@nolebull813 I didn't see Bolles, Cocoa or Miami Central on your list 

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7 hours ago, FBGUY1989 said:

@nolebull813 I didn't see Bolles, Cocoa or Miami Central on your list 

What years? I haven’t completed them all yet 

[nolebull813]

2022 is Miami Central

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@LAZ I would be curious to see your number one team throughout the years that you have documented