Teddy Bridgewater wins state championship in first season as Miami Northwestern head coach

Bridgewater's Bulls cruised past Raines Saturday night at Pitbull Stadium for the Class 3A state championship

Robson Lopes

MIAMI, FLORIDA- Teddy Bridgewater has done it.

The former NFL quarterback led his alma mater, Miami Northwestern, to the Class 3A state championship when the Bulls easily defeated Raines, 41-0, on Saturday night at Pitbull Stadium.

What made it more special for Bridgewater was winning a state championship in his first season at the helm for the Bulls, finishing the season at 12-2.

Through the playoffs, Bridgewater's Bulls out-scored their five opponents by a whopping 263-12.

Down below is the 2024 season and wins that Bridgewater led Miami Northwestern to en route to the Class 3A crown:

MIAMI NORTHWESTERN'S 2024 SEASON/PLAYOFFS

Aug. 22: Coconut Creek, 45-0 win

Aug. 30: Venice, 42-48 loss

Sep. 6: Carol City, 42-7 win

Sep. 13: Miami Norland, 17-21 loss

Sep. 27: Miami Jackson, 48-6 win

Oct. 4: Miami Central, 1-0 forfeit win

Oct. 11: Key West, 50-14 win

Oct. 17: Columbus, 23-18 win

Oct. 25: St. Brendan, 57-7 win

Nov. 15: Barron Collier, 69-0 win (playoffs)

Nov. 22: Lely, 64-12 win (playoffs)

Nov. 29: Cypress Lake, 48-0 (playoffs)

Dec. 6: Eau Gallie, 40-0 (playoffs)

Dec. 14: Raines, 41-0 (Class 3A state championship)

The former NFL veteran was officially named the head coach of the Bulls in early February, being back excitement to a Miami Northwestern program that had finished below the .500 mark in 2023. Bridgewater finishes the season with a fairy tale ending by leading his former high school team to a state championship, eighth in program history. 

Now is the wait and see if Bridgewater returns for season No. 2 at Northwestern as the former NFL'er hinted in November at a return to the professional ranks.

Bridgewater, via his X head coaching account for Miami Northwestern, posted the interesting tweet on Nov. 19, hinting at a return to the NFL. Down below is the post Bridgewater made on X:

"So many QB jobs available for me after we make this state title run. I can't wait to return back to the NFL."

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