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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Active Coaches with the Most Wins 

    
          The 2022 offseason saw many coaching changes that will affect schools for year to come. Stacy Luker left Clarke County with 236 career wins after winning the first state championship in school history. Wayne Grant retires from Crenshaw Christian after posting 264 career victories.

          No less than twelve other coaches stepped aside or retired with more than 100 victories in their careers. David Powell at Sumiton Christian (239), Phil Lazenby at Bayside Academy (200), Laron White at Sparkman (182), Robert Johnson at Montgomery Academy (181), Drew Noles at Westbrook Christian (159), Jimmy Perry at St. James (157), Harold Wells at Mae Jemison (135), Jason Howard at Spring Garden (134) Chris Hilliker at Southern Academy (127), Clifford Story at Lanett (114), Bruce Breland at Victory Christian (105) and Bobby Parrish at Cottage Hill Christian (104).

           That leaves us with the list below as we enter the 2023 season soon. Terry Curtis with 348 wins leads the way as four other coaches with at least 300 victories follow. Sixty-six head active football coaches in the state have won at least 100 games over the course of their careers.

Active Football Coaches with Most Wins
Coach Team Won Lost Tied Pct.
Terry Curtis UMS-Wright 348 93 0 78.9%
Danny Horn Central Clay County 341 96 0 78.0%
Paul Benefield Fyffe 337 55 0 86.0%
Dale Pruitt Plainview 309 150 0 67.3%
Jack French Faith Academy 306 136 0 69.2%
Rush Propst Pell City 295 108 0 73.2%
Steve Smith Westbrook Christian 283 81 0 77.7%
         
Trent Taylor Andalusia 267 146 0 64.6%
Hugh Fountain W.S. Neal 260 138 0 65.3%
Mark Freeman Thompson 247 55 0 81.8%
Jamie Mitchell Hillcrest Tuscaloosa 242 85 0 74.0%
Brent Hubbert T.R. Miller 221 54 0 80.4%
Bob Godsey Madison Academy 219 78 0 73.7%
Matt Brunson Opp 213 73 0 74.5%
         
Steve Mask Theodore 211 107 0 66.4%
Scott Basden Muscle Shoals 207 74 0 73.7%
Mike Battles Jr. Tallassee 194 100 0 66.0%
Scott Rials Baldwin County 183 103 0 64.0%
Glynn Lott Macon-East Academy 177 122 0 59.2%
Michael Robertson Hokes Bluff 174 127 0 57.8%
Keith Etheredge Auburn 172 57 0 75.1%
         
Josh Floyd Hewitt-Trussville 172 60 1 74.1%
Jeff Smith Walter Wellborn 170 116 0 59.4%
Chris Yeager Mountain Brook 170 81 0 67.7%
Larry Strain Handley 169 116 0 59.3%
Scott Martin Glencoe 169 147 0 53.5%
Jason Allen Chambers Academy 167 83 1 66.8%
Jeff Kelly Saraland 165 69 0 70.5%
         
Jamey DuBose Orange Beach 165 48 0 77.5%
Larry Boykin Southern Choctaw 161 83 0 66.0%
Michael Smith Pickens Academy 161 162 0 49.8%
Ronnie Cottrell Mobile Christian 161 99 0 61.9%
Pat Prestridge Randolph County 158 87 0 64.5%
Mitchell Tuberville Monroe Academy 158 48 0 76.7%
Arlton Hudson Sparta Academy 154 149 0 50.8%


David Parker
  AHSFHS.org
  dparker@ahsfhs.org




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