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Trivia: Most recent team to lose regular-season finale but win state title
Buford's Hayden Olsen (85) hits the game-winning field in overtime during the GHSA AAAAA state championship game at Georgia State Stadium on Friday, December 13, 2019. Buford won 17-14 over Warner Robins. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Buford and Dublin lost their final games in the regular season but bounced back to win state titles. Buford lost to Clarke Central while Dublin lost to Washington County. What 2012 team featuring a future NFL quarterback lost to Flowery Branch in game 10 on the way to a state championship?
Answer: Gainesville in 2012 had been the most recent GHSA state champion to lose its final game of the regular season. Gainesville's quarterback that season was Deshaun Watson.
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