High school football: Coaches with most championships in each state

Gary Rankin of Alcoa (Tenn.) and Jim Roth of Southern Columbia Area (Catwissa, Pa.) both won state football championships this year, adding to their advantage as the leader in state titles in their respective states.

Rankin won his 16th overall state championship and sixth in a row at Alcoa with a 35-0 win over Milan. Meanwhile, Roth led Southern Columbia Area to a 42-14 win over Wilmington Area for his fourth straight championship and 11th overall. The Tigers also won their 59th game in a row, the second-longest active streak in the nation.

Rankin and Roth highlight MaxPreps' list of the coaches with the most high school football state championships in each state. The list includes coaches who may have mythical state championships among their state title count. Sources for the list include state association websites and research via newspapers.com.

Football coaches with most state championships
Alabama
Coach: Robby James,
School: Marengo Academy (Linden)
Titles: 9



Alaska
Coach: Galen Brantley
School: Soldotna
Titles: 12

Arizona
Coach: Paul Moro
School: Blue Ridge (Lakeside)
Titles: 13

Arkansas
Coach: Wilson Matthews
School: Central (Little Rock)
Titles: 10

California
Coach: Bob Ladouceur
School: De La Salle (Concord)
Titles: 15

Colorado
Coach: Lloyd Gaskill
School: Limon
Titles: 10

Connecticut
Coach: Lou Marinelli
School: New Canaan
Titles: 12

Delaware
Coach: Butch Simpson
School: Newark
Titles: 9



Florida
Coach: Corky Rogers
School: Bolles (Jacksonville)
Titles: 10

Georgia
Coach: Wright Bazemore
School: Valdosta
Titles: 14

Hawaii
Coach: Cal Lee
School: St. Louis (Honolulu)
Coach: Delane Pankratz
Coach: Frank Lenti
School: Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago)
Titles: 11

Indiana
Coach: Rick Streiff
School: Cathedral (Indianapolis)
Titles: 10



Iowa
Coach: Curt Bladt
School: Harlan
Titles: 11

Kansas
Coach: Al Woolard
School: Lawrence
Titles: 12

Kentucky
Coach: Bob Beatty
School: Trinity (Louisville)
Titles: 14

Louisiana
Coach: John T. Curtis
School: John Curtis Christian (River Ridge)
Titles: 26

Maine
Coach: Rodney Wotton
School: Marshwood (South Berwick)
Titles: 17

Maryland
Coach: Bob Milloy
School: Springbrook (Silver Spring), Sherwood (Sandy Spring)
Titles: 8

Coach: Al Thomas
School: Seneca Valley (Germantown), Damascus, Sherwood (Sandy Spring)
Titles: 8



Massachusetts
Coach: John DiBiaso
School: Everett
Titles: 12

Michigan
Coach: John Herrington
School: Harrison (Farmington Hills)
Titles: 13

Minnesota
Coach: Mike Grant
School: Eden Prairie
Titles: 11

Mississippi
Coach: Ricky Black
School: Jackson Prep (Jackson)
Titles: 13

Missouri
Coach: John Roderique
School: Webb City
Titles: 11

Montana
Coach: Jack Johnson
School: Russell (Great Falls)
Titles: 13



Nebraska
Coach: Jeff Bellar
School: Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk)
Titles: 9

Coach: Tom Jaworski
School: Creighton Prep (Omaha)
Titles: 9

Nevada
Coach: Joe Sellers
School: Wooster (Reno), Bishop Manogue (Reno)
Titles: 9

Coach: Herb Foster
School: Reno
Titles: 9

Coach: Bob Shaffer
School: Truckee (Calif.)
Titles: 9

New Hampshire
Coach: Charles Lenahan
School: Plymouth
Titles: 20
New Jersey
Coach: Paul Sacco
School: St. Joseph (Hammonton)
Titles: 20



Coach: Victor Pasternostro
School: Pope John XXIII (Sparta)
Titles: 20

Coach: Tony Karcich
School: Bergen Catholic (Oradell), St. Joseph Regional (Montvale)
Titles: 20

New Mexico
Coach: Cooper Henderson
School: Ruidoso, Artesia
Titles: 15

New York
Coach: Vince O'Connor
School: St. Francis Prep (Fresh Meadows)
Titles: 14

North Carolina
Coach: Bob Colvin
School: Robbinsville
Titles: 11

North Dakota
Coach: Sid Cichy
School: Shanley (Fargo)
Titles: 16

Ohio
Coach: Chuck Kyle
School: St. Ignatius (Cleveland)
Titles: 11



Oklahoma
Coach: Seymour Williams
School: Booker T. Washington (Tulsa)
Titles: 19

Oregon
Coach: Larry Walker
School: St. Mary's (Medford)
Titles: 7

Pennsylvania
Coach: Jim Roth
School: Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa)
Titles: 11

Rhode Island
Coach: Frank Maznicki
School: West Warwick
Titles: 17

South Carolina
Coach: John McKissick
School: Summerville
Titles: 10

Coach: Willie Varner
School: Woodruff
Titles: 10



South Dakota
Coach: Howard Wood
School: Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Titles: 19

Tennessee
Coach: Gary Rankin
School: Alcoa
Titles: 16

Texas
Coach: Gordon Wood
School: Stamford, Brownwood
Titles: 9

Utah
Coach: Roger Dupaix
School: Skyline (Salt Lake City)
Titles: 8

Coach: John Colosimo
School: Juan Diego Catholic (Draper)
Titles: 8

Coach: Al Marshall
School: Beaver
Titles: 8



Vermont
Coach: Mike Stone
Coach: Mike Smith
School: Hampton
Titles: 12

Washington
Coach: Butch Goncharoff
School: Bellevue
Titles: 11

West Virginia
Coach: Carl Ward
School: Ceredo-Kenova (Ceredo) now closed
Titles: 10

Wisconsin
Coach:  Robert Hyland
School: St. Mary's Springs (Fond du Lac)
Titles: 17

Wyoming
Coach: Todd Dayton
School: Cokeville
Titles: 20