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Coaching - Region Records

    
(Updated 12/20/2024)

          When researching the football coaches with the most region wins one thing becomes apparent. The list of coaches with the most region wins resembles that of the coaches with the most overall wins. But, when looking at the coaches with the best region winning percentage we see several coaches that are not readily found on most other coaching lists.

           Dr. Eric Cohu, former coach at Madison Academy, leads our list of coaches with the best overall region winning percentage coming in at an amazing 50-1 record. His only region loss came back in 2011 to Sardis by a score of 28-14. Following that loss, the Mustangs reeled off 35 consecutive region victories.

   
Coach David Lowery

          Coach David Lowery is close to matching Coach Cohu's feat coming in with a region record of 92-3 at Elba and Brantley. Between 2001 and 2012, his Brantley football teams compiled a region record of 75-1. Their lone loss came to McKenzie in 2010 by a score of 18-12. Along the way Brantley set the state record with sixty-two consecutive region wins.

         Coach Terry Curtis The head football coach at UMS-Wright and Paul Benefield of Fyffe lead all coaches with 180 region victories. Amazing these two head coaches are tied atop this list.


Region Coaching Records (Wins thru 2024)  
Coach Teams Won Lost Pct.    
Terry Curtis Shaw, Murphy, UMS-Wright 180 29 86.1%    
Paul Benefield Sylvania, Fyffe 180 17 91.4%    
Danny Horn Clay Co., Benjamin Russell, Central Clay Co. 164 35 82.4%    
Steve Smith Cedar Bluff, Piedmont 161 28 85.2%    
   
Buddy Anderson Vestavia Hills 152 71 68.2%    
Trent Taylor Kinston, Straughn, Andalusia 144 58 71.3%    
Brent Hubbert Jemison, Maplesville, T.R. Miller 138 22 86.3%
Bob Godsey Brooks, Hartselle, Madison Ac. 137 41 77.0%    
   
Fred Yancey Briarwood 136 23 85.5%    
Mark Freeman Bessemer Ac., Gulf Shores, Spanish Ft., Thompson 132 31 81.0%    
Stacy Luker Washington Co., Sw. Water, Demopolis, Clarke Co., So. Choctaw 132 31 81.0%    
David Powell McAdory, Sumiton Christian 132 40 76.7%    
     
Josh Niblett Oneonta, Oxford, Hoover 131 25 84.0%    
Dale Pruitt Plainview, Fort Payne 131 63 67.5%    
Jamie Riggs Opp, T.R. Miller, Houston Academy 125 41 75.3%    
             



Region Coaching Records (winning percentage - 30 games min.)  
Coach Teams Won Lost Pct.    
Dr. Eric Cohu Madison Academy 50 1 98.0%    
David Lowery Elba, Brantley 92 3 96.8%    
Bill Clark Prattville 48 2 96.2%    
George Cochran Eufaula 41 3 93.2%    
   
Ed Bruce Gardendale 34 3 91.9%
Tandy Gerelds Deshler, Woodlawn 34 3 91.9%    
Paul Benefield Fyffe 180 17 91.4%    
Jimmie Moore Colbert County 31 3 91.2%    
   
Nolan Atkins Thomasville, Sweet Water, Patrician Academy 74 7 90.2%    
Matt Geohagan Bibb County 60 7 89.6%    
John Mothershed Deshler 102 13 88.7%    
Travis Lockett Linden 31 4 88.6%    
   
Drew Gilmer Clay-Chalkville 37 5 88.1%    
Jim McCain Cottonwood 37 5 88.1%    
Spence McCracken Montgomery Academy, Lee Montgomery, Opelika 108 15 87.8%    
Darrell LeBeaux Pleasant Grove 43 6 87.8%    
   
Bob Newton Homewood 50 7 87.7%    
Hugh O'Shields Cleveland, Oneonta 35 5 87.5%    
Ashley Kilcrease Brantley, Straughn 49 7 87.5%    
   



David Parker
  AHSFHS.org
  dparker@ahsfhs.org






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