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

Southern Columbia Area head coach Jim Roth
Photo by Paul Weaver
Alabama
Coach: Robby James,
School: Marengo Academy (Linden)Titles: 9
Alaska
Coach: Galen Brantley
School: SoldotnaTitles: 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 CanaanTitles: 12
Delaware
Coach: Butch Simpson
School: NewarkTitles: 9
Florida
Coach: Corky Rogers
School: Bolles (Jacksonville)Titles: 10
Georgia
Coach: Wright Bazemore
School: ValdostaTitles: 14
Hawaii
Coach: Cal Lee
School: St. Louis (Honolulu)
Titles: 21
Idaho
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: HarlanTitles: 11
Kansas
Coach: Al Woolard
School: LawrenceTitles: 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: EverettTitles: 12
Michigan
Coach: John Herrington
School: Harrison (Farmington Hills)Titles: 13
Minnesota
Coach: Mike Grant
School: Eden PrairieTitles: 11
Mississippi
Coach: Ricky Black
School: Jackson Prep (Jackson)Titles: 13
Missouri
Coach: John Roderique
School: Webb CityTitles: 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: RenoTitles: 9
Coach: Bob Shaffer
School: Truckee (Calif.) Titles: 9
New Hampshire
Coach: Charles Lenahan
School: PlymouthTitles: 20

Alcoa head coach Gary Rankin
File photo by Jason Goode
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,
ArtesiaTitles: 15
New York
Coach: Vince O'Connor
School: St. Francis Prep (Fresh Meadows)Titles: 14
North Carolina
Coach: Bob Colvin
School: RobbinsvilleTitles: 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 WarwickTitles: 17
South Carolina
Coach: John McKissick
School: SummervilleTitles: 10
Coach: Willie Varner
School: WoodruffTitles: 10
South Dakota
Coach: Howard Wood
School: Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.)Titles: 19
Tennessee
Coach: Gary Rankin
School: AlcoaTitles: 16
Texas
Coach: Gordon Wood
School: Stamford,
BrownwoodTitles: 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: BeaverTitles: 8
Vermont
Coach: Mike Stone
Virginia
Coach: Mike Smith
School: HamptonTitles: 12
Washington
Coach: Butch Goncharoff
School: BellevueTitles: 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: CokevilleTitles: 20