Most Title Game Appearances By Decade

[OldSchoolLion]

Below are teams that have appeared in 3 or more state title games in one or more of the past 5 decades(including this year's results).  In the 1970's and 1980's, no team in the larger classes appeared in more than 3 state title games in one decade.  That changed in 1990, when 3 teams did it.   

So far this decade, 5 teams in the larger classes have already appeared in 5 or more title games...more than last decade.  That number may well grow next season, since there are presently numerous teams with 4 appearances.  

Personally, I enjoy seeing different teams compete year-to-year, but the trend is leaning toward more and more repeat performances.  I think of the 1990's as the birth of the "superteam" in Florida.  

1970’s (5)

Atlantic/Delray-3

FAMU-3

Glades Central-3

Merritt Island-3

Milton-3

 

1980’s (6)

Glades Day-8 

Baker-5 

Manatee-3

Suwanee-3

Titusville-3

Woodham-3

 

1990’s (10)

Bolles-5

Southridge-4

St Thomas Aquinas-4

University Christian-4

Frostproof-3

Glades Central-3

Glades Day-3 

North Florida Christian-3 

Southeast-3

Union County-3

 

2000’s (16)

St Thomas Aquinas-7

Bolles-6

Pahokee-6

North Florida Christian-5

Fort Meade-4

Lakeland-4

Northwestern-4

Armwood-3

Chaminade-3

Edgewater-3

Madison County-3

Naples-3

Nease-3

Plant-3

Trinity Catholic-3

Trinity Christian-3

 

2010’s (18)

Armwood-7

Miami Central-6

St Thomas Aquinas-6

Miami Booker T Washington-5

Trinity Christian-5

American Heritage/Delray-4

American Heritage/Plantation-4

Bolles-4

Champagnat-4

Cocoa-4

Madison County-4

University Christian-4

Apopka-3

Chaminade-Madonna-3

Dr Phillips-3

Plant-3

Raines-3

Trenton-3

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[Bocefous70]

8 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Below are teams that have appeared in 3 or more state title games in one or more of the past 5 decades(including this year's results).  In the 1970's and 1980's, no team in the larger classes appeared in more than 3 state title games in one decade.  That changed in 1990, when 3 teams did it.   

So far this decade, 5 teams in the larger classes have already appeared in 5 or more title games...more than last decade.  That number may well grow next season, since there are presently numerous teams with 4 appearances.  Next season, Armwood will have a chance to become the first team ever to appear in 8 state finals in one decade.

Personally, I enjoy seeing different teams compete year-to-year, but the trend is leaning toward more and more repeat performances.  I think of the 1990's as the birth of the "superteam" in Florida.  

1970’s (5)

Atlantic/Delray-3

FAMU-3

Glades Central-3

Merritt Island-3

Milton-3

 

1980’s (6)

Glades Day-8 *****

Baker-5 

Manatee-3

Suwanee-3

Titusville-3

Woodham-3

 

1990’s (10)

Bolles-5

Southridge-4

St Thomas Aquinas-4

University Christian-4

Frostproof-3

Glades Central-3

Glades Day-3 

North Florida Christian-3 

Southeast-3

Union County-3

 

2000’s (16)

St Thomas Aquinas-7

Bolles-6

Pahokee-6

North Florida Christian-5

Fort Meade-4

Lakeland-4

Northwestern-4

Armwood-3

Chaminade-3

Edgewater-3

Madison County-3

Naples-3

Nease-3

Plant-3

Trinity Catholic-3

Trinity Christian-3

 

2010’s (18)

Armwood-7

Miami Central-6

St Thomas Aquinas-6

Miami Booker T Washington-5

Trinity Christian-5

American Heritage/Delray-4

American Heritage/Plantation-4

Bolles-4

Champagnat-4

Cocoa-4

Madison County-4

University Christian-4

Apopka-3

Chaminade-Madonna-3

Dr Phillips-3

Plant-3

Raines-3

Trenton-3

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[Pipe Dreams]

There are only 6 large class programs (6A/7A/8A) in the 2010’s list... recent history is weighted heavily by programs in the lower classes.

We’ve had lots of consistency in state title game representation from 1A to 5A.

[Pipe Dreams]

Cool stat I never considered...

Apopka and Dr. Phillips have represented the large class ‘north bracket’ in the title game 6 of the last 9 years — and the stat was 6/8 before this season. APK went 2-1 and DP went 1-2.

Mandarin (2018) represents this year obviously — Plant (2011) and Osceola (2015) were the others.