Most Playoff Appearances
(Updated 12/23/2022) Our list of coaches with the most football playoff appearances is very similar to our list of coaches with the most wins. The same names are on both lists in close to the same order near the top. Over the years qualifying for the playoffs has become easier than it once was prior to 1984. The current playoff system allows roughly one half the teams in each classification to qualify for the playoffs. That is why most of the coaches on our list are active this season or recently retired. |
Coach Buddy Anderson |
Qualifying for the
playoffs does not carry the same significance it once did but it is still
the first goal of every team taking the field each season. Coach Buddy Anderson of Vestavia Hills tops out list with thirty one playoff appearances in his forty-three year football coaching career. Danny Horn and Terry Curtis tied his record in 2022 when both coaches qualified for the playoffs. Below is a list of the coaches with at least twenty-four playoff appearances during their high school football coaching careers. |
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David Parker
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dparker@ahsfhs.org
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.
The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.