The dominance of the Armwood Hawk defense prompted us to look up some of the top defenses in the state. Not much success there. But we were able to find numbers for the top defenses historically in Hillsborough County.

Top 5 in Hillsborough County Defenses in the playoff era…

Regular Season (10 Games)

1969 Brandon
Points Allowed: 20
Shutouts: 8
Team Record: 8-0-2 District Champions Head Coach, Charles Livingston

1963 Robinson
Points Allowed: 20
Shutouts: 7
Team Record: 10-0 District Champions Head Coach Holland Aplin

2014 Armwood
Points Allowed: 23
Shutouts: 7
Team Record: 10-0 District Champions Head Coach Sean Callahan

Team Record:
1975 Jesuit
Points Allowed: 36
Shutouts: 6
Team Record: 10-0 District Champions Head Coach Bill Minahan

1973 East Bay
Points Allowed: 36
Shutouts: 5
Team Record: 9-1 District Champions Head Coach, Doug Erwin

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The best in state that we came across in the playoff era was Lake Wales 1979 8 shutouts, 19 points (10 games)! That year, Lake Wales was 9-1 in the regular season.