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RANKED: The 10 Most Improved Texas High School Football Defenses in 2018

Mar 15, 2019, 3:48 PM

Dave Campbell's Texas Football takes a look at the Texas high school football programs that made the biggest defensive leaps in 2018.

RANKED: The 10 Most Improved Texas High School Football Defenses in 2018

While offense may get the headlines, especially in the high-octane world of Texas high school football, the path to glory lies on the defensive side. Don’t believe us? While 11-man Texas high school football team scored 27 points per game on average in 2018, the ten state champions allowed just half that — 13.5 points per game.

Which puts a premium on defensive improvement. So let’s take a look at the most improved defenses in Texas high school football of 2018 — we’re doing this by comparing the points-allowed-per-game average (shorthand: PAPG) from 2017 to their points-allowed-per-game average from 2018 of every UIL 11-man Texas high school football team.

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