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The best of the best in Alabama High
School Football over the past 100 seasons.
Most Playoff Appearances
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(Updated 12/11/2025) 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 |
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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. An active coach sits at the top our list as Danny Horn of Central Clay County has taken his teams to the playoffs a total of thirty-four times during his careers. In 2025 he broke a tie with Terry Curtis for the lead. Coach Buddy Anderson of Vestavia Hills was once the leader with thirty-one playoff appearances in his forty-three year football coaching career. Below is a list of the coaches with at least twenty-five playoff appearances during their high school football coaching careers. | |
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David Parker
AHSFHS.org
dparker@ahsfhs.org
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden was a star quarterback at Woodlawn high school in Birmingham.
Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden was a star quarterback at Woodlawn high school in Birmingham.
