High school football: Bob Ladouceur, Paul Brown, Herman Boone top Coach of Year list from last 110 seasons

Media outlets have been honoring high school football coaches for close to 40 years, but there have been many outstanding high school coaches over the past century who have not been recognized for their efforts.

MaxPreps tries to make amends for this oversight with retroactive national high school football coach of the year selections dating all the way back to 1910. We start with 1910 since that's the date from which the National Sports News Service began selecting national champions.

The list includes the MaxPreps Coach of the Year selections from 2007 to 2020. USA Today selections are used from 1982 to 2006. All coaches chosen prior to 1982 are retroactive picks by MaxPreps. In an attempt to spread the wealth, any coach chosen prior to 1982 was only chosen once.
Coach of the Year honorees from 1910 to present

2020 — Todd Dodge, Westlake (Austin, Texas)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Dodge won his sixth state championship, and his second in a row at Westlake. He has a career record of 217-72.

2019 — Jason Negro, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Record: 13-1
Achievement: Negro's team beat opponents from five states and topped Mater Dei for the Southern California championship and De La Salle for the CIF Open State Bowl Game.



2018 — Jon Kay, North Shore (Houston)
Record: 16-0
Achievement: Kay has won three state championships at North Shore, finishing with a school record 16-0 season in 2018. He has an 87-16 record in seven seasons.

2017 — Bruce Rollinson, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: Rollinson's teams have been recognized as national champions five times with the 2017 team considered in some circles as one of the greatest high school teams of all-time.

2016 — Kenny Sanchez, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: Playing one of the most challenging schedules ever, Sanchez's team defeated three state championship and then won a state championship while also claiming a national title.

2015 — Gary Joseph, Katy (Texas)
Record: 16-0
Achievement: Joseph has won five state championships at Katy with the 2015 team winning a national championship by MaxPreps. Joseph has a career record of 227-22.

2014 — Tom Westerberg, Allen (Texas)
Record: 16-0
Achievement: Westerberg's 2014 Allen team won the third of three straight state championships and went 16-0 for the second straight season. He has a career record of 186-34.

2013 — Jason Negro, St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: Negro earned his first national championship and also earned MaxPreps Coach of the Year honors.



2012 — Bob Ladouceur, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: Ladouceur won his final national championship in 2012 and earned MaxPreps Coach of the Year honors. He retired with a career record of 399-25-3.

2011 — Hal Wasson, Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Record: 16-0
Achievement: In his 32-year coaching career, Wasson picked up his only state championship and posted his best record with the Dragons in 2011.

2010 — Tony Heath, Pearland (Texas)
Record: 16-0
Achievement: Heath won his lone state championship in 2010 and finished his career in 2016 at 195-53.

2009 — Mike Newsome, Butler (Matthews, N.C.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: In his final two seasons at Butler, Newsome was 31-0 with two state championships. He was named MaxPreps Coach of the Year in 2009.

2008 — Mike Alberghini, Grant (Sacramento, Calif.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Alberghini earned MaxPreps Coach of the Year honors after leading the Pacers to a state championship over Long Beach Poly.

2007 — Steve Specht, St. Xavier (Cincinnati)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: The Bombers earned a national championship by ESPN and CalPreps with Specht earning MaxPreps Coach of the Year honors.



2006 — JT Curtis, John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Closing in on 600 all-time career wins, Curtis earned national coach of the year honors by USA Today after winning a Louisiana state championship.

2005 — Bill Castle, Lakeland (Fla.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: Castle earned back-to-back national championships by various organizations and was national coach of the year in 2005 by USA Today.

2004 — Todd Dodge, Southlake Carroll (Texas)
Record: 16-0
Achievement: Dodge earned his first national coach of the year honor after winning his second state title with the Dragons.

2003 — Bob Ladouceur, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: The final unbeaten team during a 151-game win streak, Ladouceur's club picked up a win over Evangel Christian during the regular season.

2002 — Bob Ladouceur, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: Ladouceur's 2002 team defeated Long Beach Poly and St. Louis (Honolulu) en route to a 11th straight undefeated season.

2001 — Bob Ladouceur, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Record: 12-0
Achievement: The 2001 De La Salle team is generally regarded as Ladouceur's greatest all-time team, posting wins over Mater Dei and Long Beach Poly.



2000 — Tony Severino, Rockhurst (Kansas City, Mo.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Severino's team finished ranked No. 14 in the nation and won a Missouri state championship. His teams won seven state titles during his 27 years at the school.

1999 — John Parchman, Midland Legacy (Midland, Texas)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: Behind the running of Cedric Benson, Parchman's team (known then as Midland Lee) won a state championship and were named national champions by USA Today.

1998 — Bob Ladouceur, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Record: 12-0
Achievement: Ladouceur picked up his second national coach of the year honor from USA Today with this seventh straight undefeated season.
Record: 14-0
Achievement: McDaniels coached for 40 years at several Ohio schools, leading McKinley to a national championship in 1997.

1996 — Bruce Rollinson, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Rollinson won his second national coach of the year honor and his second national championship after defeating Loyola for the Southern Section championship.

1995 — Bob Ladouceur, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: Ladouceur earned the first of his eventual six national coach of the year honors with his fourth straight undefeated team.



1994 — Bruce Rollinson, Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Rollinson earned the first of his three national coach of the year honors while earning a national championship from USA Today.

1993 — Chuck Kyle, St. Ignatius (Cleveland)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Kyle earned national coach of the year honors from USA Today after the second of his team's three national championships.

1992 — George Curry, Berwick (Pa.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: Behind the play of quarterback Ron Powlus, Curry won his second of three national championships and was national coach of the year for a second time.

1991 — Gary Guthrie, LaGrange (Ga.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: Guthrie's team won a national championship by USA Today and he was named as the national coach of the year.

1990 — Tim Reynolds, Eisenhower (Lawton, Okla.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Reynolds' team started the season ranked No. 2 and spent 13 weeks at No. 1 by USA Today.

1989 — Chuck Kyle, St. Ignatius (Cleveland)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: Kyle won his first national championship at St. Ignatius and earned national coach of the year honors by USA Today.



1988 — Carl Madison, Pine Forest (Pensacola, Fla.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Madison won state championships at Tate and Pine Forest, with the latter team earning national championship honors. Madison finished his career with 326 wins.

1987 — Jack McCurry, North Hills (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: McCurry earned a national championship by shutting out 11 opponents in 1987. He finished with 281 wins and 109 losses in his career with 98 shutouts.

1986 — Spence McCracken, Lee (Montgomery, Ala.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: McCracken's squad won a state championship and finished No. 2 in the USA Today rankings. He finished his career with a 279-82-1 at three Alabama schools.

1985 — Bob Shannon, East St. Louis (Ill.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Shannon earned national coach of the year honors from USA Today. He finished his career in 2007 with a record of 260-93-0.

1984 — Nick Hyder, Valdosta (Ga.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: Hyder won the first of his three national championships in 1984, earning national coach of the year honors from USA Today in the process.

1983 — George Curry, Berwick (Pa.)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: Curry won the first of his three national championships and his first national coach of the year honors by USA Today.



1982 — Steve Klonne, Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: Moeller continued to have success after Gerry Faust left, winning a national championship in 1982 with Klonne earning national coach of the year honors from USA Today.

1981 — Bob Davis, Warner Robins (Ga.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: David picked up his second national championship with Warner Robins in 1981 and eventually finished with 354 career wins.

1980 — Bill Workman, Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: Edison finished second in the nation by National Sports News Service while winning a Southern Section championship.

1979 — Billy Henderson, Clarke Central (Athens, Ga.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: Henderson went 222-65 during his time at Clarke Central with his 1979 team finishing No. 2 in the nation by National Sports News Service.

1978 — Bob Hardage, Annandale (Va.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Annandale edged out Stratford (Houston) for the No. 1 ranking by National Sports News Service for Hardage's best season during a 24-year career at the school.

1977 — Gerry Faust, Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
Record: 12-0
Achievement: Before heading to Notre Dame, Faust won four national championships at Moeller. The 1977 team was his second straight team to go undefeated.



1976 — Andy Urbanic, Penn Hills (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: Winner of eight state championships and coach of six undefeated teams, Urbanic has been director of operations at the University of Florida for two decades. His 1976 team was ranked No. 3 in the nation.

1975 — Marty Shaughnessy, Loyola (Los Angeles)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: He coached three seasons at Loyola, but he took a 0-9 team and went 27-6 in three years, including a national championship in 1975, his final season.

1974 — Harold Samorian, Glenbrook North (Northbrook, Ill.)
Record: 12-0
Achievement: Samorian led Glenbrook North to a No. 2 spot in the final national rankings. He is also known in Illinois as one of the state's great wrestling referees.

1973 — E.B. Etter, Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: Etter won a national championship with Baylor in 1973 and finished his career with a 321-109-14 record.

1972 — John Cropp, Tennessee (Bristol, Tenn.)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: Cropp posted back-to-back undefeated seasons in 1971 and 1972, winning a national championship in the latter year. He left Tennessee and eventually landed at Kentucky where he was an athletic director for 22 years.

1971 — Herman Boone, T.C. Williams (Alexandria, Va.)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: Although known best for being the subject of Disney's "Remember the Titans," Boone led TC Williams to a No. 3 national ranking and a state championship in his first year with the school.



1970 — Ken Perrone, Brewer (Maine)
Record: 8-0
Achievement: Before heading to coach at Salem (Mass.), Perrone coached Brewer to a pair of state championships and a No. 5 national ranking.

1969 — Lewis Murray, Bogalusa (La.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Murray's team finished No. 3 in the national rankings while winning the school's second state championship.

1968 — Joe McHugh, West Haven (Conn.)
Record: 9-0
Achievement: McHugh's West Haven team finished among the top five teams in the nation in 1968 while averaging 58.4 points per game.

1967 — Travis Raven, Austin Reagan, now Northeast Early College (Austin, Texas)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: In his six seasons at Reagan, which were also the first in the history of the school, Raven went 62-10-1 with three state championships and three national championships.

1966 — Ernie Johnson, El Rancho (Pico Rivera, Calif.)
Record: 13-0
Achievement: Johnson's team earned national champion honors and posted a record of 108-31-5 in 12 seasons.

1965 — Leon Kaltenbach, Uniontown (Pa.)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: The 1965 Uniontown team is considered one of the greatest in Pennsylvania history.



1964 — Nick Kotys, Coral Gables (Fla.)
Record: 12-0
Achievement: Coral Gables won four national championships, as selected by the National Sports News Service, with the 1964 team being the first. Kotys had a career record of 258-57-16.

1963 — Ed Buckley, St. Rita (Chicago)
Record: 9-0
Achievement: The only Southside Chicago team to win a national championship, Buckley's 1963 team defeated Chicago Vocational 42-6 for the Chicago Prep Bowl championship.

1962 — Wright Bazemore, Valdosta (Ga.)
Record: 12-0
Achievement: Bazemore earned three national championships with the Wildcats with the 1962 team being the first. He posted a 268-51-7 record in his 27 years at Valdosta.

1961 — Joe Golding, Wichita Falls (Texas)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: In his final season at Wichita Falls, Golding went 14-0 to win a state championship. Golding finished his career with a record of 152-26-2.

1960 — Al Woolard, Lawrence (Kan.)
Record: 9-0
Achievement: Woolard spent 19 years at Lawrence, posting a 153-12-5 record with 10 state championships. His 1960 team was part of a 47-game win streak.

1959 — Leo Strang, Washington (Massillon, Ohio)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Strong was the third Massillon coach to earn national championship honors, claiming his first in 1959 and his second in 1961.



1958 — Jack Armstrong, Oak Ridge (Tenn.)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Behind the play of All-American running back Jackie Pope, Oak Ridge was recognized as the national champions in 1958 by the National Sports News Service.

1957 — Wilson Matthews, Central (Little Rock, Ark.)
Record: 12-0
Achievement: Playing amidst the turmoil of the integration of the Little Rock Nine, Matthews led the Tigers to a national championship.

1956 — Chuck Moser, Abilene (Texas)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Abilene won 49 straight games between 1954 and 1957, including the state championship over Corpus Christi Ray in 1956. Moser had a 78-7-2 record at Abilene.

1955 — Duane Maley, San Diego
Record: 12-0
Achievement: The Cavers won their second national championship in school history under Maley, defeating Alhambra 26-14 for the Southern Section championship.

1954 — Bob Patterson, Vallejo (Calif.)
Record: 9-0
Achievement: Behind the play of All-American quarterback Dick Bass, Vallejo earned recognition as the nation's top team in 1954.

1953 — Milt Axt, Polytechnic (San Francisco)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Axt went 124-32-5 during his time at Poly, which has since closed. The Parrots had one of their best teams in 1953 and Cal-Hi Sports recognizes Axt as the state's coach of the year.



1952 — Carl Aschman, Aliquippa (Pa.)
Record: 11-0
Achievement: Aschman had a 189-88-10 record and coached Mike Ditka in the late 1950s. His 1952 squad earned the first of his three WPIAL championships.

1951 — Harry Arlanson, Weymouth (South Weymouth, Mass.)
Record: 9-0
Achievement: Arlanson had a spectacular record at Weymouth, going 135-19-10 in 20 seasons before heading to Tufts College. His 1951 team earned recognition as the mythical national champions.

1950 — Chuck Mather, Washington (Massillon, Ohio)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Mather had three teams recognized as national champions and the 1950 squad was the first. The others came in 1952 and 1953.

1949 — Bill Merner, Hopewell (Va.)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Few coaches have had a better start to their coaching career at a school than Merner who won 34 straight games. The 1949 team was the first 10-0 squad, winning a Virginia state championship.

1948 — Mike Basrak, DuPont Manual (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 11-0
Achievement: Manual dominated Kentucky in 1948, finishing as the only undefeated team in the state.

1947 — Pete Rucinski, East Chicago Roosevelt (Ind.)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Rucinski put together three straight 10-0 seasons and won three mythical state championships. The 1947 team earned the nod for the national championship.



1946 — Ray Burnett, Central (Little Rock, Ark.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Burnett's Tigers won the state championship and were named national champions by the National Sports News Service.

1945 — Rollin Gridley, Tucson High Magnet School (Tucson, Ariz.)
Record: 11-0
Achievement: Gridley and the Badgers won 32 games in a row including back-to-back 11-0 seasons in 1944 and 1945. The latter team allowed just 33 points on the season with seven shutouts.

1944 — Crockett Farnell, Hillsborough (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 11-0
Achievement: Farnell turned around the Hillsboro program, winning state championships in 1944 and 1945 with back-to-back 11-0 seasons.

1943 — Malcolm Laney, Woodlawn (Birmingham, Ala.)
Record: 9-0
Achievement: Laney won 27 consecutive games at Woodlawn, culminating with the 9-0 1943 season. Laney went on to be an assistant football coach at Alabama.

1942 — John Brechtel, Easton (New Orleans)
Record: 11-0
Achievement: Brechtel's team defeated Jesuit for the city championship, Baton Rouge for the South Louisiana championship and Jennings for the state crown. Brechtel went 83-19-8 during his nine seasons and was named in 2010 as the greatest coach in New Orleans history.

1941 — Whitey Cronin, Leo (Chicago)
Record: 11-0
Achievement: Leo whipped Tilden 46-13 in front of 100,000 fans in the City-Catholic championship game. The win was the first for Leo against the City League in five tries.



1940 — Win Brockmeyer, Wausau (Wisc.)
Record: 7-0
Achievement: Led by future NFL Hall of Famer Elroy Hirsch, the 1940 squad began a 45-game win streak for Wausau. Under Brockmeyer, Wausau went 230-33-19.

1939 — Art Argauer, Garfield (N.J.)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: After winning two straight state championships and 20 straight games, Garfield went to Miami in 1939 and defeated the Stingarees to stake a claim for a national championship.

1938 — Ray Baer, DuPont Manual (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Besides knocking off Male 40-7 in its annual rivalry game, Manual traveled to New Britain and beat New Britain (Conn.) for a national championship.

1937 — Don Ping, Evansville Memorial (Evansville, Ind.)
Record: 11-0
Achievement: Memorial played in a national championship against McKeesport (Pa.), winning 21-0.

1936 — Blair Cherry, Amarillo (Texas)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Cherry coached seven seasons at Amarillo and posted a 84-5-1 record. His final season of 1936 was his best as the Golden Sandies went 14-0 and outscored opponents 455-66.

1935 — Paul Brown, Washington (Massillon, Ohio)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Brown and Massillon were recognized by National Sports News Service as national champions four times between 1935 and 1940. The 1935 team was Brown's first national title holder, outscoring opponents 483-13.



1934 — Jim Aiken, McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
Record: 11-0
Achievement: Aiken led McKinley to a state championship and was also recognized by the National Sports News Service as national champions.

1933 — Jim Lookabaugh, Capitol Hill (Oklahoma City)
Record: 12-0
Achievement: Capitol Hill capped a mythical state championship with a 55-12 win over Harrison Tech of Chicago in a national championship game.

1932 — Bill McKenna, New Rochelle (N.Y.)
Record: 9-0
Achievement: The 1932 season kicked off a 21-game win streak for the Huguenots, who went 31-1 during a four-year run. McKenna had a record of 108-36-9 during his tenure and the 1932 team is recognized by the National High School Football Coaches as the national champion.

1931 — Paul Jenkins, Blazer (Ashland, Ky.)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Three years after the basketball team won a national championship, the Blazer football team did the same. Ashland defeated teams from West Virginia, Illinois and Georgia while also topping the state's top powerhouses, Male and Manual.

1930 — Ralph Robinson, Phoenix Union (Ariz.)
Record: 11-0
Achievement: Robinson won 14 state championships while at Phoenix Union, including the 1930 season when his team was named national champion by the National Sports News Service.

1929 — Paul Burnum, Tuscaloosa (Ala.)
Record: 9-0
Achievement: In five seasons at Tuscaloosa, Burnum never lost a game, posting a 44-0-1 record. His 1929 team earned national championship honors. Burnum went on to be an assistant coach at Alabama.



1928 — C. Leo Redmond, Muskegon (Mich.)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Starting in 1926, Big Red won three straight state championships and posted a record of 29-0-1.

1927 — Paul Tyson, Waco (Texas)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: Besides winning a state championship with a 21-14 win over Abilene, Waco also defeated Cleveland Cathedral Latin 44-12 in a national championship game. Tyson's team set a national record with 784 points scored.

1926 — W.H. Kirkpatrick, Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, Tenn.)
Record: 7-0
Achievement: MBA won three straight state championships during Kirkpatrick's three years with the school. They went 9-0 in 1925, 7-0 in 1926 and 7-0 in 1927 while outscoring opponents 1,189-19.

1925 — Foy Hammons, Pine Bluff (Ark.)
Record: 15-0
Achievement: Pine Bluff completed an undefeated season with a 61-0 win over Dayton Stivers in a national championship game. Pine Bluff outscored opponents 684-15. Hammons' team also rushed for 8,118 yards on the season.

1924 — Leo Novak, Washington (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Record: 8-0
Achievement: Novak's team defeated squads from six different states, including a 6-0 win over DuPont Manual (Louisville) and 19-0 over Harrisburg Tech (Pa.).

1923 — William Neill, Scott (Toledo, Ohio)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Scott won back-to-back national championships culminating with a national championship game against Cedar Rapids Washington in 1923, which Scott won 24-20.



1922 — Dwight "Goldie" Griffith, Bakersfield (Calif.)
Record: 10-0-1
Achievement: Between 1919 to 1925, the Drillers went 80-6-3 with six state championships. Cal-Hi Sports named Griffith the state's coach of the year for 1922.

1921 — Wiley Wright, DuVal (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Record: 8-0
Achievement: Pegged as the national champions for 1921 by the National Sports News Service, DuVal beat teams from five different states, including Dayton Steele (Ohio).

1920 — Bill Broderick, Haverhill (Mass.)
Record: 14-0
Achievement: The first high school coach to win over 300 games (302) in U.S. history, Broderick had his best team while at Haverhill. The Hillies outscored opponents 507-37 including a 27-0 win over DuVal High School in Jacksonville. DuVal won the national championship the following season.

1919 — Enoch Bagshaw, Everett (Wash.)
Record: 8-0-2
Achievement: Bagshaw coached 11 highly successful seasons at Everett, posting an 84-14-8 record and a co-national championship after tying Toledo Scott 7-7 in a "national championship" game.

1918 — Paul Smith, Harrisburg Tech (Pa.)
Record: 9-0
Achievement: The 1918 team was the first of Smith's two national championship teams. Although the 1919 team outscored opponents 701-0, the 1918 team actually averaged more points with 66.3 points per game while giving up just 10 points on the season.

1917 — Arthur Acker, Owensboro (Ky.)
Record: 8-0
Achievement: Acker spent three years at Owensboro and went 16-3. During the 1917 season, Acker's Red Devils outscored opponents 520-2 (with one game won by forfeit). Three times his team scored over 100 points, 116-0 over Madisonville, 104-0 over Princeton and 124-0 over Henderson.



1916 — Nibs Price, San Diego (Calif.)
Record: 12-0
Achievement: Price's Cavers won the Southern California championship with a 9-0 win over Manual Arts. Behind the play of future College Football Hall of Fame end Harold "Brick" Muller and leading scorer Pesky Sprott, San Diego outscored opponents 420-33. Price went on to coach football at Cal-Berkeley for five seasons and basketball for the Bears for 30 years.

1915 — Edbert Buss, Central (Detroit)
Record: 10-0-1
Achievement: Buss coached two seasons at Detroit Central, but they were extraordinary. After going 1-0 his first season, Buss went 10-0-1 his second. Detroit Central won state championships both seasons. Detroit Central was retroactively selected by the National Sports News Service as the national champions for 1915. Buss went on to coach football and basketball at DePauw University.

1914 — Cleo O'Donnell, Everett (Mass.)
Record: 13-0

1913 — Michael Boyle, Stamford (Conn.)
Record: 11-0
Achievement: Boyle had won four straight state championships prior to 1913 and added a fifth with the undefeated season. Stamford's 11-0 record was the school's best record to date. Boyle completed his career in 1938 with a record of 229-40-14.

1912 — Lawrence Boles, Fostoria (Ohio)
Record: 8-0
Achievement: In the decade leading up to the 1912 seasons, Fostoria won five state championships, added another in 1912 and two more in 1914 and 1915. Fostoria outscored opponents 595-0.

1911 — Don Wimberly, Greensburg Salem (Pa.)
Record: 10-0
Achievement: Wimberly was just a few years out of Washington and Jefferson college, where he was a star running back. He guided Greensburg-Salem to an undefeated season and a mythical state championship.

1910 — Bob Zuppke, Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, Ill.)
Record: 10-2
Achievement: Prior to his career at Illinois where he won four national championships, Zuppke coached Oak Park to three national titles with the first coming in 1910. Oak Park routed the members of the Cook County League and then beat Wenatchee (Wash.) and Portland Washington (Ore.) on a West Coast trip.