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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 2023 offseason saw many coaching changes that will affect schools for year to come. Jack French retired at Faith Academy with his 314 victories over 40 seasons. Ronnie Cottrell also retired following Mobile Christian's first AHSAA state championship. Mike Battles, Jr. retires from Tallassee after posting 195 career victories.

           That leaves us with the list of coaches with at least 160 wins to their name. Terry Curtis with 355 wins leads the way as three other coaches with at least 300 victories follow. Sixty-nine head active football coaches in the state have won at least 100 games over the course of their careers. These numbers include games won in states other than Alabama.

Active Football Coaches with Most Wins
Coach Team Won Lost Tied Pct.
Terry Curtis UMS-Wright 355 98 0 78.4%
Danny Horn Central Clay County 351 97 0 78.3%
Paul Benefield Fyffe 351 56 0 86.2%
Dale Pruitt Plainview 314 165 0 66.5%
Steve Smith Westbrook Christian 288 86 0 77.0%
Trent Taylor Andalusia 277 148 0 65.2%
         
Hugh Fountain W.S. Neal 266 143 0 65.0%
Mark Freeman Thompson 258 57 0 81.9%
Maurice Freeman Daleville 257 120 0 68.2%
Bobby Carr Carver Montgomery 254 68 0 78.9%
Jamie Mitchell Hillcrest Tuscaloosa 254 86 0 74.0%
Stacy Luker South Choctaw Academy 238 107 0 69.0%
Bob Godsey Madison Academy 233 79 0 74.7%
         
Brent Hubbert T.R. Miller 229 58 0 79.8%
Steve Mask Theodore 218 111 0 66.3%
Scott Basden Muscle Shoals 218 75 0 74.4%
Phil Lazenby Bayshore Christian 200 108 0 64.9%
Scott Rials Calera 185 111 0 62.5%
Keith Etheredge Auburn 181 60 0 75.1%
         
Josh Floyd Hewitt-Trussville 181 64 1 73.8%
Jason Allen Chambers Academy 179 84 1 68.1%
Jeff Kelly Saraland 179 70 0 71.9%
Michael Robertson Hokes Bluff 179 133 0 5748%
Larry Strain Handley 179 118 0 60.3%
Glynn Lott Macon-East Academy 178 132 0 57.4%
         
Chris Yeager Mountain Brook 178 85 0 67.7%
Jeff Smith Walter Wellborn 177 120 0 59.6%
Scott Martin Glencoe 172 154 0 52.7%
Pat Prestridge Randolph County 168 89 0 65.4%
Larry Boykin Southern Choctaw 165 90 0 64.7%
Mitchell Tuberville Monroe Academy 161 57 0 73.9%


David Parker
  AHSFHS.org
  dparker@ahsfhs.org




Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.