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Football in the state of Florida makes unwanted history

By Austen Bundy | Last updated Nov 11, 2024 10:58 PM ET

Something unprecedented happened on Sunday. All 11 pro and college football teams in Florida that played over the weekend lost their respective games.

It's the first time that's ever happened, per the Associated Press' Tim Reynolds.

On the college side, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Central Florida, Southern Florida, Florida Atlantic, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M and Stetson all lost Saturday.

And it could've been worse. Florida International was on bye or there was the possibility the state would've been 0-12 on the weekend.

It was a ROUGH weekend for Florida teams in Week 11

Every single FCS and FBS team in the Sunshine State lost, except for FIU who was on a bye ‍ pic.twitter.com/johrwJYmes
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 11, 2024

In the NFL, the Tampa Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars both lost their respective games on Sunday.

But the Miami Dolphins managed to salvage the week as a whole with their 23-15 win over the Los Angeles Rams on "Monday Night Football."

So, in the end, the state of Florida went 1-11 in major football contests for the week.

The no-good, very bad weekend is just an indicator of the poor state of the sport in Florida.

Believe it or not, every team (pro, FBS, FCS) save for two (Miami Hurricanes, Florida A&M) has a sub-.500 record.

Florida is one of the few places in the country where this kind of sports phenomenon is possible. With so many schools and teams, it was just a matter of chance.

California and Texas are two others where it could be possible to rack up that many wins or losses.

Austen Bundy

Austen Bundy is a journalist and sports junkie from the Washington, D. C. area

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