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List: Teams that lost regular-season finales but won state titles

The Class AAAAA title game featured Gainesville against Ware County. Gainesville QB Deshaun Watson entered the game with 47 TD passes and another 22 TDs rushing.

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The Class AAAAA title game featured Gainesville against Ware County. Gainesville QB Deshaun Watson entered the game with 47 TD passes and another 22 TDs rushing.
By Todd Holcomb
Updated Dec 18, 2019

Buford and Dublin lost their final games of the regular season but shrugged those aside to win state championships. They are the 12th and 13th teams to do that. Their 10th-game opponents are in parentheses.

2019 Buford (Clarke Central)

2019 Dublin (Washington County)

2012 Gainesville (Flowery Branch)

2003 Marist (St. Pius)

2001 Americus (Crisp County)

1994 Thomas County Central (Worth County)

1993 Greene County (Washington County)

1983 Tift County (Valdosta)

1975 Central-Macon (Northside-Warner Robins)

1971 Carrollton (West Rome)

1970 Roswell (North Springs)

1967 Marietta (Rossville)

1952 Calhoun (Model)

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