Coaches that have been the State-Runner Up the most
1921-2015
9 J.T. Curtis Jr.
7 Don Shows
7 Lewis Cook Jr.
5 F.H. Prendergast
4 Alton Franklin
4 Bob Killen
4 Joe Keller
4 Laury Dupont
3 Alden Foster
3 Charlie Brown
3 David Currier
3 Dutton Wall
3 Floyd Boutte
3 Hank Tierney
3 Jack Salter
3 Jerry Simmons
3 Lonnie Callahan
3 Mickey Roussel
3 Ray Gambino
3 Ray Richards
3 Rick Gaille
3 Scott Bairnsfather
3 Tommy Tharp
3 Vic Dalrymple
3 Willis Stelly
2 Brent Indest
2 Buddy Marcello
2 Carl Porter
2 Charles Baglio
2 Cyril Crutchfield
2 David Franklin
2 Dell Ashley
2 Don Wattigny
2 Doug Hamley
2 Dudley Hillman
2 Elton Shaw
2 Eric Willis
2 Frank Monica
2 Gary Hendry
2 Jabbar Juluke
2 James Waguespack
2 Jay Roth
2 Joe Nagata
2 Johnny Brechtel
2 Ken Tarzetti
2 Lee Hedges
2 Loy Camp
2 Matt Walker
2 Mike Lyle
2 Parry LaLande
2 Paul Trosclair
2 Robert Lavergne
2 Rudolph Dinvaut
2 Statham Crosby
2 Ted Davidson
2 Tom Couste
2 Tommy Minton
1 A.I. Ratcliff
1 Adrian Hickman
1 Amos Cormier
1 Andrew Lacour
1 Andy Pyles
1 Ashton Cassidy
1 Aubrey Sanders
1 B.J. Guzzardo
1 Baron Thomas
1 Ben Phillips
1 Bill Ruple
1 Bill Stubbs
1 Billy Murphy
1 Bob Becnel
1 Bob Howell
1 Bob Jennings
1 Bob Soileau
1 Bobby Conlin
1 Bobby Keasler
1 Bobby McHalffey
1 Bret Fuselier
1 Brice Brown
1 Buck Helen
1 Buck Seeber
1 Byron Rankartz
1 C.O. Brocato
1 Cam Morvant
1 Carroll Delahoussaye
1 Cecil Crowley
1 Chad Mahaffey
1 Charles Hazard
1 Charles Murphy
1 Charles Vicknair
1 Charley Oakley
1 Chick Childress
1 Chuck Jaskwhich
1 Claude Harrison
1 Clayton Hudgson
1 Clinton Blake
1 Corey Lambert
1 Curry Couvillion
1 Dale Weiner
1 Dalton Faircloth
1 Dan Danos
1 Dan Fornea
1 Danny Smith
1 David Brewerton
1 David Feaster
1 Dennis Dunn
1 Devone Payne
1 Dick McCloskey
1 Doc Erskine
1 Don Alonzo
1 Don Schwab
1 Donald Currier
1 Donnie Perron
1 Doug Creamer
1 Doug Guillory
1 Dudley Fulton
1 Dwain Jenkins
1 Ed Cormier
1 Eddie Hunter
1 Eddie Torobio
1 Ellis Brown
1 Elmo Martin
1 Eric Randle
1 Eugene Hughes
1 Files Binion
1 Frank Brocato
1 Frank Tritico
1 Frank Wilson
1 G. J. Mistretta
1 George Hogg
1 George Mays
1 Gernon Brown
1 Glen Gossett
1 Guy Carroll
1 H.C. Cate
1 H.N. Knilans
1 Ham Crawford
1 Harold Waguespack
1 Hoss Memtsas
1 Howard Barker
1 Hubert Polk
1 Hud Jackson
1 J. D. Cox
1 Jack Andre
1 Jack Donald
1 Jack Gray
1 Jack Rowan
1 James Mosley
1 Jay Mayet
1 Jay Roy Mount
1 Jeff Tannehill
1 Jerry Head
1 Jess Curtis
1 Jim Hightower
1 Jim Waldrop
1 Jim Williams
1 Jimmy Austin
1 Jimmy Gilbert
1 Jimmy Orton
1 Joe Alliet
1 Joe Dosher
1 Joe Mount
1 Joe Salsaccia
1 Joe Stewart
1 Joey Pender
1 John Bachman
1 John Kalbacher
1 John Thompson
1 John Wayne Odom
1 Johnny Buck
1 Johnny Emmons
1 Keith Bonin
1 Keith Carona
1 Kelley Pugh
1 Kenny Guillot
1 L. J. Raymond
1 L.J. Garrett
1 L.V. McGinty
1 Larry Dantzler
1 Larry Dauterive
1 Lawrence Matulich
1 Lee Dobson
1 Lee Doty
1 Leon McGraw
1 Leon Spears
1 Lewis Murray
1 Lou Brownson
1 Lou St. Amant
1 Louis A. Cayer
1 Louis Carlisle
1 Lynn LeBlanc
1 M.T. Tatum
1 Mac Barousse
1 Mack Avants
1 Marsalis
1 Marvin Campbell
1 Max Calderera
1 Mel Didier
1 Mickey McCarty
1 Mike Cutrera
1 Mike Greene
1 Mike Mowad
1 Mike Suggs
1 Mike Vallery
1 Nathaniel Jones
1 Neal Lege
1 Neil Wilkins
1 Nick Mitchell
1 Otis Washington
1 Pat Lambert
1 Paul Bourgeois
1 Pete Mangum
1 Phillip Deas
1 Preston Lejeune
1 R.E. Woodard
1 Raymond Peace
1 Raymond Richards
1 Rick Wriborg
1 Robert Manuel
1 Robert Valdez
1 Roman Bates
1 Ronnie Beard
1 Ronnie Chaumont
1 Rusty Price
1 Scott Hildebrand
1 Shane Smith
1 Shannon Suarez
1 Sid Edwards
1 Solomon Cannon
1 Stephen Robicheaux
1 Steven Fitzhugh
1 Talmedge Gore
1 Tim Rebowe
1 Tom Boushley
1 Tommy McCoin
1 Tommy Reeder
1 Tony Hull
1 Tony Misita
1 Travis Farrar
1 Vince Gonzales
1 Vincent DeRouen
1 W.M. McKenzie
1 Warren Capone
1 Wayne Grubb
1 Wayne Volentine
1 Willie Hof
1 Willie Lloyd
1 Woody Boyles
Coaches that have been the State Runner-up at least 3 times but have never won a State Championship
- Scott Bairnfather of Shaw in 2006-2008
- Tommy Tharp of Mangham in 2013-2015
- Rick Gaille of St James in 1994, 1996 & 2007
- Mickey Roussell of Riverside in 1993, 1998 & 2000
- Lonnie Callahan of Jonesboro-Hodge in 1980 and Wossman in 1989 & 1993
- Dutton Wall of Port Sulphur in 1973 and Welsh in 1989 & 1992
- Alden Foster of St. Helena in 2004 and Amite in 2011 & 2014
14-0 Productions
Coaches that have won the most State Championships
1921-2015
26 J.T. Curtis Jr.
11 Alton Franklin
9 Dennis Dunn
8 Don Shows
8 James Brown
5 Gernon Brown
4 B.S. Walker
4 Bill Ruple
4 Chick Childress
4 Johnny Robertson
4 Kenny Guillot
4 Lewis Cook Jr.
4 Mickey McCarty
4 Racer Holstead
4 Steven Fitzhugh
4 Ted Davidson
4 Tim Detillier
4 Vic Dalrymple
3 Bill Stubbs
3 Brad Bradshaw
3 Carl Porter
3 Charlie Brown
3 Cyril Crutchfield
3 David Franklin
3 Donald Currier
3 H.N. Knilans
3 John Bachman Sr.
3 L.J. Garrett
3 Laury Dupont
3 M.A. Phillips
3 Otis Washington
2 B. J. Guzzardo
2 Bill Mikelson
2 Bob Gross
2 Bret Fuselier
2 Carroll Delahoussaye
2 Darren Barbier
2 David Currier
2 Devone Payne
2 Dudley Hillman
2 Frank Monica
2 G.J. Mistretta
2 George Doherty
2 Guy Mistretta
2 James Waguespack
2 Jay Roth
2 Jimmy Austin
2 Johnny Buck
2 L.V. McGinty
2 Lee Dobson
2 Leo Bossier
2 Pat Szush
2 Perry Angle
2 Preacher Roberts
2 Ralph Pere
2 Rudolph Dinvaut
2 Sid Edwards
2 Stephen Robicheaux
2 Walter Causey
1 A. L. Williams
1 Alvin Brown
1 Amos Cormier
1 Anthony Catanase
1 Armed Matthews
1 Ashton Cassidy
1 B. L. Fairchild
1 Ben Cameron
1 Bennie Ellender
1 Billy Baucum
1 Bob Bechnel
1 Bob Killen
1 Bobby Conlin
1 Bobby Ray McHalffey
1 Bobby Soileau
1 Brian Fine
1 Brother Alton
1 Buck Seeber
1 Buddy Marcello
1 Buddy Rhodes
1 Butch Helveston
1 C.O. Brocato
1 Carl Blanchard
1 Cecil Crowley
1 Chad Mahaffey
1 Charlie Cryer
1 Chuck Herrington
1 Cleve Beard
1 Clyde Funderburk
1 Clyde Stallcup
1 Clyde Washington
1 Dale Morvan
1 Dale Weiner
1 David Bremerton
1 David Richard
1 Dennis Lorio
1 Dick McCloskey
1 Dominic Saltaformaggio
1 Don Rowan
1 Don Wattigny
1 Donnie Perron
1 Doug Moreau
1 E.F. Wilbanks
1 Eddie Toribio
1 Ellis Brown
1 Elmer Sanders
1 Elroy Scott
1 Elton Kelly
1 Elton Shaw
1 Eugene Hughes
1 F.H. Prendergast
1 Ferrante Dominique
1 Floyd Boutte
1 Frank Tritico
1 George Hogg
1 Gerald Dill
1 Gerald Kimble
1 Hank Tierney
1 Harry Hahn
1 Hubert Polk
1 Jabbar Juluke
1 Jack Doland
1 Jack Gray
1 Jack Jaggers
1 Jack Pope
1 Jack Rowan
1 Jack Salter
1 James Keith
1 Jay Mayet
1 Jerry Epperson
1 Jerry Simmons
1 Jess Curtis
1 Jess Hair
1 Jesse Daigle
1 Jessie Roussel
1 Jim Bruning
1 Jim Hightower
1 Jim Mize
1 Jim Waldrop
1 Jimmy Francis
1 Jimmy Gilbert
1 Jimmy Harrison
1 Joe Coats
1 Joe Keller
1 Joe Mount
1 Joe Spatafora
1 Joe Yenni
1 Joey Pender
1 Joey Thibodeaux
1 John Booty
1 John Boughton
1 John Hendrix
1 John Kalbacher
1 John Wayne Odom
1 Johnny Bourque
1 Johnny Brechtel
1 Jonathan Foster
1 Ken Tarzettie
1 L.E. Mayer
1 Lee Hedges
1 Lewis Murray
1 Lou Brownson
1 Lou St. Amant
1 Lou Valdin
1 Louis Carlisle
1 Loy Camp
1 Lyn LeBlanc
1 Mac Barousse
1 Marcus Randall
1 Mark Songy
1 Matthew Viator
1 Micah Harper
1 Mickey Mills
1 Mike Lyle
1 Mike Vallery
1 Neil Caldwell
1 Ney Williams
1 O.R. Smith
1 Oscar Lofton
1 Perry Roehm
1 Phil Greco
1 Phillip Deas
1 Ray Blanco
1 Ray Gambino
1 Ray Latoof
1 Ray Porta
1 Ray Richards
1 Ray St. Pierre
1 Raymond Richards
1 Reaginald Prealow
1 Richard Curlin
1 Rick Wriborg
1 Ronnie Alexander
1 Ronnie Huckeba & Adrian Hickman
1 Russell Kuhns
1 Shane Smith
1 Sid White
1 Stan Galloway
1 Travis Farrar
1 Vane Wilson
1 W.H. Hinkle
1 W.N. Knilans
1 Walter Varnado
1 Wiley Stewart
1 Willis Stelly
1 Wyman Collie
LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Coach's ALL TIME WIN LIST
(through 2018)
Coach School(s) Years Record Win% Wins per Year Status
J.T. Curtis Jr. John Curtis 50 582-64-6 90% 11.6 Active
Jim Hightower Catholic (PC) 43 407-124-1 77% 9.4 Active
St. Thomas More
Alton "Red" Franklin Haynesville 35 366-76-8 82% 10.5 Assistant
Don Shows J-Hodge 32 345-78 82% 10.7 Deceased
Farmerville
Pineville
West Monroe
Lewis Cook Rayne 34 357-82 81% 10.5 Active
Crowley
Notre Dame
Vic Dalrymple Oak Grove 32 312-102 75% 9.8 Retired
Racer Holstead Talulah 41 310-155-8 66% 7.6 Deceased
Tallulah Academy
Dale Weiner St. John (Pl) 35 317-112 74% 8.8 Retierd
Trafton
Catholic (PC)
Catholic (BR)
Dick McCloskey Hanson 39 286-141-6 67% 7.3 Deceased
Johnny Buck Kinder 36 271-132-7 67% 7.5 Deceased
Opelousas Catholic
Dutton Wall Port Sulphur 37 271-144-2 65% 7.3 Deceased
Welsh
Sacred Heart (VP)
L.J. "Hoss" Garrett Forest 39 270-122-19 68% 6.9 Deceased
Arcadia
Ruston
Charlie Brown Neville 30 263-67-6 79% 8.8 Deceased
Joe Keller Reserve 38 262-73-15 77% 6.9 Retired
Hank Tierney Shaw 32 273-104 72% 8.5 Active
West Jefferson
Ponchatoula
Lewis Murray Bogalusa 35 259-123-7 68% 7.4 Deceased
Bowling Green
Donnie Perron Port Barre 29 257-93 73% 8.9 Retired
Jack Salter Covington 34 256-110-8 70% 7.5 Retired
Donald Currier Woodlawn (BR) 31 254-111-1 70% 8.2 Retired
West Feliciana
Franklinton
Amite
David Currier Kentwood 26 253-86 75% 9.7 Retired
Bowling Green
Dalton "Dee" Faircloth Vidalia 44 265-193-6 57% 6.0 Active
Carroll Delahoussaye St. Martinville 28 246-92-1 73% 8.8 Retired
Tim Detillier St. Charles 29 245-106 70% 8.4 Retired
Lutcher
Jimmy Morris Welsh 31 243-136 64% 7.8 Retired
Loranger
Jimmy Shaver Barbe 27 238-100 70% 8.8 Retired
Bobby McHalffey Ferriday 35 237-127-2 65% 6.8 Deceased
Haughton
Plain Dealing Academy
Travis Farrar Springhill 32 236-110-9 68% 7.4 Deceased
James Waguespack St. James 32 231-145 61% 7.2 Retired
Cecilia
Beau Chene
Frank Monica Lutcher 28 264-84 76% 9.4 Active
Riverside
Jesuit
St. Charles
Don Jones Wisner 34 234-164-3 58% 6.9 Active
Sterlington
Plaquemine
Crowley
Winnfield
Woodlawn (BR)
Patterson
Henry Crosby Lincoln 31 229-93 71% 7.4 Deceased
West Jefferson
Douglass
Raymond Peace Sicily Island 26 228-58-5 79% 8.8 Deceased
Laury Dupont Thibodaux 27 227-101 69% 8.4 Retired
West St. John
Vandebilt Catholic
Roman Bates Capital 35 225-158-6 59% 6.4 Retired
Larry Dauterive Winnfield 26 220-76 74% 8.8 Retired
East Ascension
Riverside
Opelousas
Opelousas Catholic
East St. John
Lee Hedges Byrd 28 216-92-5 70% 7.7 Retired
Woodlawn (SH)
Captain Shreve
Parry Lalande South Cameron 28 215-101-1 68% 7.7 Retired
Paul Trosclair Oakdale 28 231-102 69% 8.3 Active
Eunice
Woody Boyles Oak Grove 30 210-83-10 71% 7 Deceased
River Oaks
Max Caldarera Westlake 34 210-165 56% 6.2 Retired
Charles Baglio Independence 22 206-61 77% 9.4 Retired
Elton Shaw Kentwood 29 206-109-5 65% 7.1 Retired
Jewel Sumner
Lucas "Buddy" Marcello Vanderbilt Cath 31 205-105-12 66% 6.6 Retired
South Terrebonne
Charles Newman Lake Providence 33 205-119-7 63% 6.2 Deceased
Winnfield
Benton
Trinity Heights
Keith "Moose" Munyan Mangham 27 204-93-7 68% 7.6 Deceased
Bobby Conlin Brother Martin 27 204-100-5 67% 7.6 Deceased
Tony Reginelli Isidore Newman 26 203-63 76% 7.8 Retired
Kirk Crochet Loreauville 28 203-63 67% 7 Retired
Dennis Dunn Woodlawn (SH) 20 206-56 79% 10.3 Active
Evangel Christian
Pinevillle
Tommy Minton Central Catholic 26 205-97 68% 7.9 Active
Patterson
Plaquemine
Mike Mowad Breaux Bridge 26 200-98 67% 7.7 Retired