The gap between all-time coaching victories leader John McKissick and J.T. Curtis is down to 18 wins.
Curtis, who joined the 600-Win Club last season, enters 2022 with a lifetime record of 603-75-6. Coach McKissick retired from Summerville High School in South Carolina in 2015 with 621 victories.
Curtis has been the head coach at John Curtis Christian School in River Ridge, Louisiana since 1969. The school was started by his father in 1962.
The 500-Win Club could welcome a new member this year. St. Mary’s Springs (Wisconsin) Robert Hyland enters this season with a lifetime mark of 493-109-2. He’s led the school to nine state championships.
Last year, Hampton (Virginia) High School’s Mike Smith reached the 500-Win Club. He retired at the end of the 2021 season with a lifetime mark of 506-100-2. He’s currently No. 3 on the all-time wins list.
Phil Danaher, who’s No. 5 on the total victories list, also retired at the end of last season. Danaher stepped-down from Calallen High with 490 lifetime wins and two Texas state championships.
Heading into 2022, 20 of the Top 76 all-time winners are still active on the sidelines.
Editor’s Note: We use several different media sources to create this 11-man football victories list. If you feel you have more information that we can consider for our list, please email fisher@highschoolfootballamerica.com.
All-Time Coaching Victories heading into the 2022 Season
| Rank/Name | School/State(s) | Record |
| No. 1 John McKissick | South Carolina | 621-156-13 |
| *No. 2 J.T. Curtis | John Curtis – Louisiana | 603-75-6 |
| No. 3 Mike Smith | Virginia | 506-100-2 |
| *No. 4 Robert Hyland | St. Mary’s Springs – Wisconsin | 493-109-2 |
| No. 5 Phil Danaher | Texas | 490-118-4 |
| No. 6 Larry Campbell | Georgia | 477-85-3 |
| *No. 7 Jim Roth | Southern Columbia – Pennsylvania | 471-64-2 |
| No. 8 (tied) Charles “Corky” Rogers | Florida | 466-84-1 |
| *No. 8 (tied) Philip Haywood | Belfry – Kentucky | 466-147 |
| *No. 8 (tied) Gary Rankin | Boyd-Buchana – Tennessee | 466-78 |
| *No. 11 Bill Castle | Lakeland – Florida | 459-97 |
| No. 12 George Curry | Pennsylvania | 455-99-5 |
| *No. 13 Jerry Sinz | Edger – Wisconsin | 450-89 |
| *No. 14 (tied) Jim Hightower | St. Thomas More – Louisiana | 448-133-1 |
| *No. 14 (tied) C.J. Hamilton | Kansas | 448-97 |
| No. 16 Jack Henzes | Pennsylvania | 444-168-8 |
| No. 17 John Herrington | Michigan | 443-112-1 |
| *No. 18 Tom Knotts | Dutch Fork – South Carolina | 438-65 |
| *No. 19 Larry “Bud” Wright | Sheridan – Indiana | 436-207-2 |
| *No. 20 Jerry Pezzetti | Ankeny Centennial – Iowa | 435-173-1 |
| No. 21 Dick Tighe | Iowa | 432-167-8 |
| No. 22 Al Francassa | Michigan | 431-117-7 |
| No. 23 (tied) David Gentry | North Carolina | 426-197 |
| *No. 23 (tied) Randy Allen | Highland Park – Texas | 424-92-6 |
| No. 23 (tied) G.A. Moore | Texas | 426-92-9 |
| *No. 26 (tied) Bill Hurst | Centreville Academy – Mississippi | 418-135 |
| No. 26 (tied) Curt Bladt | Iowa | 418-63 |
| No. 26 (tied) Dave Gutshall | South Carolina | 418-146 |
| No. 29 Jack Holley | North Carolina | 412-96-9 |
| *No. 30 (tied) Alan Chadwick | Marist – Georgia | 409-75 |
| *No. 30 (tied) Dudley Hilton | Bell County – Kentucky | 409-130 |
| No. 32 Jim Render | Pennsylvania | 406-141-6 |
| *No. 33 (tied) Ken Leonard | Sacred Heart-Griffin HS – Illinois | 405-81 |
| No. 33 (tied) Pete Adkins | Missouri | 405-60-4 |
| No. 33 (tied) Bob Milloy | Maryland | 405-124-1 |
| No. 36 Robert Paroli | North Carolina | 403-206-13 |
| *No. 37 (tied) Reno Saccoccia | Steubenville – Ohio | 401-80 |
| No. 37 (tied) Ricky Black | Mississippi | 401-79 |
| No. 37 (tied) Jim France | Ohio | 401-129-4 |
| No. 40 Bob Ladouceur | California | 399-25-3 |
| No. 41 (tied) Gordon Wood | Texas | 394-93-15 |
| No. 41 (tied) Sid Otton | Washington | 394-131 |
| No. 43 Ron Stolski | Minnesota | 389-183-5 |
| *No. 44 (tied) Gary Swenson | Valley – Des Moines, Iowa | 384-116 |
| *No. 44 (tied) Herb Brogan | Lumen Christi – Michigan | 384-91 |
| No. 46 Willie Varner | South Carolina | 383-132-10 |
| No. 47 (tied) Bob Lutz | Ohio | 381-91-5 |
| No. 47 (tied) Ron Holtman | Missouri | 381-103-4 |
| No. 49 (tied) Mike Snyder | Seminole – Oklahoma | 379-127 |
| No. 49 (tied) Howie Vogts | New York | 379-128-10 |
| No. 51 Frank Lenti | Illinois | 374-77 |
| No. 52 Victor Paternostro | New Jersey | 373-67-5 |
| No. 53 Joe Bradshaw | Alabama/Mississippi | 371-120-4 |
| No. 54 Tom Mach | Michigan | 370-94 |
| *No. 55 (tied) Chuck Kyle | St. Ignatius – Ohio | 368-104-1 |
| No. 55 (tied) Jerry Brewer | Indiana | 368-105-2 |
| No. 55 (tied) Frank McCleelan | Mississipp/Arkansas | 368-77-4 |
| No. 55 (tied) Ken Netherland | Tennessee | 368-131-3 |
| No. 59 Alton “Red” Franklin | Louisiana | 367-76-7 |
| No. 59 (tied) Bob Shore | Missouri | 367-98 |
| No. 61 (tied) Bruce Hendrickson | Oklahoma | 364-100-2 |
| No. 61 (tied) Warren Wolf | New Jersey | 364-129-11 |
| No. 63 Dick Basham | Wisconsin | 363-90 |
| No. 64 (tied) Mike Boyd | Michigan | 361-116-1 |
| No. 64 (tied) Elbert Wright | Texas/Mississippi | 361-126-17 |
| No. 66 (tied) Tony DeMatteo | New York | 360-110 |
| No. 66 (tied) Terry Malone | Ohio | 360-117-8 |
| No. 66 (tied) Bob Raczek | Wisconsin | 360-165-2 |
| No. 69 Bob Sanger | Iowa | 358-160 |
| No. 70 Charles Lenahan | New Hampshire | 356-70-1 |
| No. 71 Carlton Flatt | Tennessee | 354-68-3 |
| No. 72 Dewey Sullivan | Oregon | 352-84-2 |
| No. 73 (tied) Julius “Pinky” Babb | Georgia | 346-86-24 |
| No. 73 (tied) Dan Pitts | Georgia | 346-109-4 |
| No. 73 (tied) Tom Brown | North Carolina | 346-111-7 |
| No. 73 (tied) Buddy Anderson | Alabama | 346-160 |
