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rivalsjp
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 Posted - 11/23/2025 : 21:01:19
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Great discussion on the podcast this week. I know there are some older teams that gave up zero points in a season but TP wondered in the modern era who gave up fewest in a season in light of Maplesville only giving up 27 so far this season. In particular a 15 game season. I did a little research.
The lowest I can find is 1994 Clay County which gave up 22 points in 15 games. Maplesville has given up 27 so far in 2025 so this will stand. Still unbelievable defensive stats this year for Maplesville. Clay County shut out 10 teams that season. Amazingly they actually lost a game to finish 14-1. The loss was to Cleburne County who made it to the 4A title game while Clay County was just a 2A. Another interesting note on that Cleburne County loss is that it was the first game of the season and Clay County didn?t lose again for 55 games. Still the state record for consecutive wins.
The 1995 Clay County team had 9 shutouts and allowed 42 points going 15-0 and winning the 2A title. They beat an equally amazing Hazlewood team and defense 7-6 in the 2A state championship game. Hazlewood also pitched 9 shutouts and only gave up 47 points the entire season. Imagine being that dominant, being 14-0, having 9 shutouts and no one was within two touchdowns of them all season and running in to a Clay County team that was in the middle of the most historical defensive run in state history and losing 7-6.
The 1996 Clay County team has the state record for shutouts with 11 in a season. Interestingly they gave up points for the first time in week 8 to Beulah. Clay County was winning 79-0 when Beulah scored twice and the game ended 79-12. They probably should?ve had 12 or 13 shutouts that year. Probably the best 2A team of all time. Arguably the best team in any classification that year.
In a 3 year span Clay County shut out 30 of 45 opponents and allowed a total of 106 points over a span of 3 years and 45 games. Unbelievable. I cannot imagine we ever see a run that dominant again.
With two games left this Maplesville team could tie or even theoretically break the Clay County 11 shutouts record. I doubt they can shut out Leroy and there?s a virtual zero percent chance they will shutout Wadley. Though unlikely we could see the record tied but a near certainty they wont break the Clay County record. Still an amazing season with even 10 shutouts and only something a few teams in state history have ever done. Who knows, maybe they will shutout Leroy and at least tie the record at 11.
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marengo
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Posted - 11/24/2025 : 07:18:32
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| 1969 Excel Panthers 1a champs.32 total points points 9 shutouts.18 points in one game with Frisco City. |
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dparker
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jtoddo
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Posted - 11/24/2025 : 11:13:05
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| 1970 Addison, 13-0, 9 shutouts, only 8 points given up regular season. Only 23 points all year. Most points in a game that year was 8 and that was in the second round of the playoffs. Gave up 7 in the state title game and that was on the opening second half kickoff. |
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rivalsjp
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Posted - 11/24/2025 : 12:14:43
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Originally posted by dparker
You can find a list of the scoring records on the site at:
https://www.ahsfhs.org/records/teamrecords3.asp?sort1=6
Scroll down find the most shutouts in a season and the fewest points allowed in a season.
David Parker
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Very cool feature. But I would point out that none of the ones on fewest points allowed are in modern playoff era though. Thats what I thought I heard being asked by TP but maybe I misunderstood. The most recent on the fewest points allowed list was 1969 and the most games any of those teams played were 10. But modern playoff era where you?re going to have to play an extra five games and play increasingly more difficult competition is a different beast than just playing 9 or 10 regular season games.
It?s impressive anyway you look at it, but i think a lot of people kind of look at stats from modern playoff era and pre modern playoff era as comparing apples and oranges.
Same as it isn?t really fair or the same to compare offensive numbers from those eras either. They weren?t playing as many games to accrue points but they also weren?t playing some of the best teams in the playoffs which could bring down per points/yards or whatever per game.
The tools and history on this site are amazing that we can even have these kinds of discussions. I?m certainly appreciative of the labor of love that was poured in to that. |
Edited by - rivalsjp on 11/24/2025 12:23:48 |
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rivalsjp
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Posted - 11/24/2025 : 12:19:42
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Originally posted by jtoddo
1970 Addison, 13-0, 9 shutouts, only 8 points given up regular season. Only 23 points all year. Most points in a game that year was 8 and that was in the second round of the playoffs. Gave up 7 in the state title game and that was on the opening second half kickoff.
Yes I saw that one and thought it might be the best, even though 1970 is playoff era, it?s still not full 15 game era. Even still, that was the strongest I found in any playoff era until I saw the Clay County allowing 22 points in 15 games. I did only check state champs and runner ups because they would be the only one that could play the most games in any season. It?s possible I missed one but 94 Clay County was the lowest I found. |
Edited by - rivalsjp on 11/24/2025 12:21:02 |
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