MaxPreps National High School Football Record Book: Coaching leaders by win percentage

MaxPreps National Football Record Book

Coaching Leaders by Win Percentage

1. Bob Ladouceur — .938
Record: 399-25-3
School (Most recent): De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)

2. John Roderique — .900
Record: 315-35-0
School: Webb City (Mo.)

3. Pat Rice — .884
Record: 343-45-0
School: Waunakee (Wis.)

4. John T. Curtis — .883
Record: 623-80-6 ACTIVE
School: John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)



5. Michael Pettine — .882
Record: 326-42-4
School: Central Bucks West (Doylestown, Pa.)

6. Jim Roth — .879
Record: 499-68-2 ACTIVE
School: Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, Pa.)

7. Tommy Knotts — .870
Record: 476-71-0 ACTIVE
School: Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)

8. Curt Bladt — .8688
Record: 415-63-0
School: Harlan (Iowa)

9. Pete Adkins — .8678
Record: 405-60-4
School: Jefferson City (Mo.)

10. Paul Benefield — .864
Record: 351-55-0 ACTIVE
School: Fyffe (Ala.)



11. Nick Hyder — .858
Record: 302-48-5
School: Valdosta (Ga.)

12. Don Schillinger — .857
Record: 318-53-0
School: Baker (Mont.)

13. Monte Kohler — .8546
Record: 381-64-2 ACTIVE
School: O'Dea (Seattle, Wash.)

14. Gary Rankin — .8541
Record: 486-83-0 ACTIVE
School: Boyd-Buchanan (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

15. Jackie Hayes — .853
Record: 336-58-0
School: Dillon (S.C.)

16. Charles "Corky" Rogers — .848
Record: 471-84-1
School: Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.)



17. Larry Campbell — .8469
Record: 477-85-3
School: Lincoln County (Lincolnton, Ga.)

18. George Smith — .8454
Record: 361-66-0
School: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

19. Greg Toal — .8453
Record: 305-55-2
School: Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)

20. Bill Cherpak, .844
Record: 309-57-0 ACTIVE
School: Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Hills, Pa.)

21. Alan Chadwick — .843
Record: 431-80-0 ACTIVE
School: Marist (Atlanta, Ga.)

22. Joe LaBuda — .8425
Record: 321-60-0
School: Menomonie (Wis.)



23. Victor Paternostro — .8419
Record: 373-68-5
School: Pope John XXIII (Sparta, N.J.)

24. Richard "Dick" Dullaghan — .8410
Record: 312-59-0
School: Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.)

25. Jeff Bellar — .840
Record: 406-77-0 ACTIVE
School: Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk, Neb.)

26. Jerry Sinz — .83807
Record: 471-91-0
School: Edgar (Wis.)

27. Don Smolyn — .83806
Record: 348-62-13
School: Lenape Valley (Stanhope, N.J.)

28. Mike Smith — .8377
Record: 505-97-2
School: Hampton (Va.)



29. C.J. Hamilton — .83707
Record: 447-87-0
School: Silver Lake (Kan.)

30. Ken Leonard — .83702
Record: 416-81-0
School: Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, Ill.)

31. Carlton Flatt — .8368
Record: 355-68-3
School: Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, Tenn.)

32. Duane Twait — .8366
Record: 339-65-3
School: Emmetsburg (Iowa)

33. Ricky Black — .835
Record: 400-79-0
School: Jackson Prep (Jackson, Miss.)

34. Chris Geesman — .8345
Record: 339-66-3
School: Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.)



35. Frank McClellan — .8337
Record: 359-70-4
School: Barton (Lexa, Ark.)

36. Reno Saccoccia — .833
Record: 425-85-0 ACTIVE
School: Steubenville (Ohio)

37. Charles Lenahan — .8326
Record: 355-71-1
School: Plymouth (N.H.)

38. Roger Barta — .831
Record: 324-66-0
School: Smith Center (Kan.)

39. Bill Castle — .8301
Record: 474-97-0
School: Lakeland (Fla.)

40. Mike Grant — .829
Record: 387-80-0 ACTIVE
School: Eden Prairie (Minn.)



41. Frank Lenti — .828
Record: 372-77-0
School: Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.)

42. Todd Dayton — .8269
Record: 344-72-0
School: Cokeville (Wyo.)

47. Dave Logan — .8266
Record: 329-69-0 ACTIVE
School: Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.)

43. Robert Davis — .82634
Record: 354-74-1
School: Westside (Augusta, Ga.)

44. Jeff Herron — .82566
Record: 341-72-0 ACTIVE
School: Camden County (Kingsland, Ga.)

45. Paul Sacco — .824
Record: 357-74-5
School: St. Joseph (Hammonton, N.J.)



46. Alton "Red" Franklin — .82294
Record: 365-75-9
School: Haynesville (La.)

47. Glenn Howard — .822791
Record: 316-68-0
School: Paulsboro (N.J.)

49. Dale Mueller — .8218
Record: 309-67-0
School: Highlands (Fort Thomas, Ky.)

50. Paul Moro — .8217
Record: 341-74-0
School: Marcos de Niza (Tempe, Ariz.)

51. Randy Allen — .8208
Record: 446-95-6 ACTIVE
School: Highland Park (Dallas, Texas)

52. Mike Williams — .8204
Record: 348-75-3
School: Manheim Central (Manheim, Pa.)



53. Don Shows — .8199
Record: 346-76-0
School: West Monroe (La.)

54. George Larson — .818
Record: 307-66-6
School: Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge, Minn.)

55. G.A. Moore — .817
Record: 426-92-9
School: Aubrey (Texas)

56. Tony Karich — .814
Record: 338-75-5
School: St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.)

57. Bron Bacevich — .81299
Record: 300-64-13
School: Roger Bacon (Cincinnati, Ohio)

58. Robert Hyland — .81290
Record: 503-115-2
School: St. Mary's Springs (Fond du Lac, Wis.)



59. Herb Brogan — .8126
Record: 395-91-0
School: Lumen Christi Catholic (Jackson, Mich.)

60. Bob Clayton — .8121
Record: 320-74-0
School: Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, Ind.)

61. John DiBiaso — .8119
Record: 353-81-2
School: Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, Mass.)

62. Donald Howell — .8118
Record: 314-72-2
School: Hobart (Ind.)

63. Mike Glaser — .8116
Record: 336-78-0
School: St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.)

64. Chuck Smith — .810304
Record: 346-81-0
School: St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg, Kan.)

65. Deward "Dewey" Sullivan — .809
Record: 354-83-2
School: Dayton (Ore.)



66. Ken Potter — .808
Record: 345-82-0
School: Jesuit (Portland, Ore.)

67. Lewis Cook — .8072
Record: 402-96-0
School: Notre Dame (Crowley, La.)

68. Rick Jones — .8066
Record: 317-76-0
School: Greenwood (Ark.)

69. Sidney "Chippie" Chappell — .8064
Record: 309-73-3
School: Lunenburg Central (Victoria, Va.)

70. Rodney Wotton — .8063
Record: 342-81-3
School: St. Thomas Aquinas (Dover, N.H.)

71. Edward E. Buller — .8059
Record: 335-78-7
School: Clifton-Clyde (Clyde, Kan.)



72. George Curry — .8056
Record: 454-108-4
School: Berwick (Pa.)

73. Robbie Pruitt — .8046
Record: 397-96-1
School: Williston (Fla.)

74. Phil Danaher — .8039
Record: 490-118-4
School: Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas)

75. Bill Chappell — .8037
Record: 317-74-9
School: Dalton (Ga.)

76. Bob Wolfrum — .802
Record: 362-89-1
School: Wyomissing (Pa.)

77. James "Butch" Pederson — .80094
Record: 338-84-0
School: West Branch (Iowa)



78. Dick Basham — .80091
Record: 350-87-0
School: Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wis.)

79. Bob Lutz — .8006
Record: 381-93-5
School: Ironton (Ohio)

80. Gordon Wood — .7998
Record: 394-93-15
School: Brownwood (Texas)

81. Mike Wheeler — .798
Record: 323-82-0
School: Dallas Christian (Mesquite, Texas)

82. Tom Mach — .7974
Record: 370-94-0
School: Catholic Central (Novi, Mich.)

83. Randy Hinkel — .7969
Record: 314-80-0
School: Madrid (Iowa)



84. John Herrington — .7965
Record: 440-112-1
School: Harrison (Farmington Hills, Mich.)

85. Maurice "Maus" Collins — .7963
Record: 322-79-9
School: Gonzaga (Washington, District of Columbia)

86. Robert "Bob" Fairchild — .7956
Record: 307-77-5
School: Chillicothe (Mo.)

87. Bruce Rollinson — .7953
Record: 341-87-2
School: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)

88. John McKissick — .7940
Record: 620-156-13
School: Summerville (S.C.)

89. Reginald Samples — .793
Record: 340-88-2
School: Duncanville (Texas)



90. Verlon Dorminey — .7913
Record: 326-86-0
School: Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.)

91. Bruce Hendrickson — .7912
Record: 350-92-1
School: Cordell (Okla.)

92. Tom Jaworski — .7885
Record: 343-92--0
School: Creighton Prep (Omaha, Neb.)

93. Jim Hoover — .7883
Record: 318-85-1
School: Walton (N.Y.)

94. Mark Wortman — .7876
Record: 356-96-0
School: Elkhorn (Neb.)

95. Bob Shore — .7874
Record: 367-98-3
School: Camdenton (Mo.)



96. Tom Nolen — .7866
Record: 367-97-7
School: Lamar (Houston, Texas)

97. Scott Yates — .7862
Record: 342-93-0
School: Kent Denver (Englewood, Colo.)

98. Julius  (JW) "Pinky" Babb — .78618
Record: 346-85-25
School: Greenwood (S.C.)

99. Tom Stone — .78605
Record: 332-90-1
School: Pekin (Packwood, Iowa)

100. Jack Holley — .784
Record: 400-106-9
School: Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, N.C.)

Updated Oct. 21, 2024