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   The best of the best in Alabama High   
  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Active Coaches with the Most Wins 

    
          The 2021 offseason saw many coaching changes that will affect schools for year to come. Bobby Carr with 250 victories left Autauga Academy for Mississippi. Josh Niblett departed Hoover with 236 wins for Gainesville GA.

          Other coaches stepped aside or retired with more than 100 victories in their careers. Tom Causey also left for Georgia after winning 146 games in Alabama most recently at Pelham. Tim Perry retired at Wetumpka (142), Jeff Pugh leaves East Limetsone with 126 wins. Gardner Gilliland leaves Cleveland with 111 victories after fourteen seasons. Steve Meek retires from Decatur Heritage Christian with 103 wins in sixteen seasons. Lastly, Melvin Pete Jr. moves on from Williamson with 103 victories in sixteen seasons as a head coach at several schools.

           That leaves us with the list below as we enter the 2022 season soon. Terry Curtis with 336 wins leads the way as three other coaches with at least 300 victories follow.

Active Football Coaches with Most Wins
Coach Team Won Lost Tied Pct.
Terry Curtis UMS-Wright 336 92 0 78.5%
Danny Horn Central Clay County 332 93 0 78.1%
Paul Benefield Fyffe 322 55 0 85.4%
Dale Pruitt Plainview 275 129 0 68.1%
Steve Smith Piedmont 271 78 0 77.7%
Wayne Grant Crenshaw Christian 256 119 0 68.3%
Trent Taylor Andalusia 253 145 0 63.6%
         
Hugh Fountain W.S. Neal 253 133 0 65.5%
Mark Freeman Thompson 236 52 0 81.9%
David Powell Sumiton Christian 234 94 0 71.3%
Stacy Luker Clarke County 225 96 0 70.1%
Brent Hubbert T.R. Miller 211 52 0 80.2%
Bob Godsey Madison Academy 210 75 0 73.7%
Steve Mask Pell City 210 98 0 68.2%
         
Scott Basden Muscle Shoals 196 72 0 73.1%
Phil Lazenby Bayside Academy 194 103 0 65.3%
Mike Battles Jr. Tallassee 187 95 0 66.3%
Scott Rials Baldwin County 182 94 0 65.9%
Jere Adcock Decatur 178 117 0 60.3%
Laron White Sparkman 177 55 0 76.3%
Robert Johnson Montgomery Academy 176 103 0 63.1%


David Parker
  AHSFHS.org
  dparker@ahsfhs.org




Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The Tuscaloosa Black Bears were considered one of the best programs in the nation from 1925-1931. Their record over that span was an amazing 61-0-3.