Coaching

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Top coaching records — Wyoming High School Football History

Wyoming’s top football coaches, by total number of victories. Only the top 100 coaches by total victories through the end of the 2023 season are shown:

Overall rank	Active rank	Coach	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	Games	Schools
1		Dayton, Todd	345	72	0	0.827	417	Cokeville 1980-2021
2	1	Harshman, Steve	234	102	0	0.696	336	Natrona 1991-present
3		Deti, John E.	205	94	8	0.681	307	Meeteetse 1941, Shoshoni 1942, Laramie 1944-76
4		Deti, John R.	188	102	2	0.647	292	Cody 1965, Sheridan 1966-70, Laramie 1977-2002
5		Fullmer, Jerry	174	82	0	0.680	256	Lusk 1975-2004
6	2	Bullington, Mark	172	74	0	0.699	246	Southeast 1999-present
7		Julian, Don	165	44	0	0.789	209	Riverton 1993-2001, Sheridan 2007-17
8		McDougall, John	156	115	2	0.575	273	Dubois 1968-73, Cody 1974-98
9t		Blanchard, Okie	148	56	8	0.717	212	Glenrock 1925, Cokeville 1928, Rock Springs 1929-36, Natrona 1937-39, Cheyenne Central 1942-52
9t		Eskelsen, Joel	148	81	0	0.646	229	Big Piney 1983-2007
9t		Hoff, Dallas	148	101	6	0.592	255	Superior 1959-61, Midwest 1962-89
12		Gray, Walter	139	88	0	0.612	227	Tongue River 1965-91
13t	3	Rhoades, Jay	136	44	0	0.756	180	Douglas 2006-present
13t		Moon, Mike	136	79	1	0.632	216	Buffalo 1974-97
15		Kumpula, Ray	135	87	0	0.608	222	Glenrock 1990-96, 2002-18
16		Scherry, Rick	133	84	1	0.612	218	Big Horn 1975-2000
17		Hill, Art	132	92	3	0.588	227	Glenrock 1952-55, Riverton 1957-58, Natrona 1965-83
18	4	Goff, Chad	131	68	0	0.658	199	Cheyenne East 2006-present
19		Bailey, Harold	129	91	0	0.586	220	Shoshoni 1975-2001
20		Mirich, Carl	125	100	1	0.555	226	Goshen Hole 1970-73, Moorcroft 1980-2002
21		Fackrell, Kay	119	79	0	0.601	198	Goshen Hole 1974, Lyman 1976-79, Evanston 1980-97
22		Keith, Bruce	117	82	0	0.588	199	Sheridan 1978-93, Kelly Walsh 1998-2003
23		Scott, John	116	62	0	0.652	178	Kemmerer 1992-94, Campbell County 1995-2000, Tongue River 2012-16, Lander 2018-22
24		Petranovich, Pete	115	101	5	0.532	221	Douglas 1943-68
25	5	Garland, Andy	113	75	0	0.601	188	Upton 2004-11, Upton-Sundance 2011-present
26t		Wilkerson, Vic	110	35	0	0.759	145	Campbell County 2004-16
27		Dinnel, Don	109	65	0	0.626	174	Mountain View 1989-2002, Rawlins 2003-04, Evanston 2005-07
28	6	Trembly, David	106	124	0	0.461	230	Dubois 1998-present
29		Bartlett, Doug	102	82	0	0.554	184	Hulett 1973, Torrington 1981-2000
30		Smith, Ben	101	33	0	0.754	134	Rocky Mountain 1988-2002
31	7	Anderson, Dale	98	59	0	0.624	157	Star Valley 2005-07, Lyman 2012-present
32t		Lynch, Pat	97	41	0	0.703	138	Buffalo 1998-2011
32t		Wiseman, Jim	97	50	1	0.659	148	Lingle 1947-49, Torrington 1960-80
32t		Miller, Barry	97	83	1	0.539	181	Goshen Hole 1976, Southeast 1977-98
35	8	Yeradi, Larry	96	144	0	0.400	240	Wright 1995-2021, 2023-present
36t		Hart, Jerry	95	40	2	0.701	137	Green River 1967-68, Star Valley 1969-81
36t		Powell, John	95	50	7	0.648	152	Cheyenne Central 1924-39
38		Gamble, Tony	93	55	2	0.627	150	Guernsey-Sunrise 1967-81, Wright 1985-86
39		Steege, Rich	90	121	0	0.427	211	Burns 1981-93, Pinedale 1994-2006
40	9	Walk, Brent	88	33	0	0.727	121	Mountain View 2012-present
41t	10	McFadden, Matt	86	29	0	0.748	115	Cody 2013-present
41t		Riske, Milt	86	59	4	0.591	149	Cheyenne Central 1960-75
43t		Cegelski, Brick	85	87	0	0.494	172	Cheyenne Central 1996-2013
44		McGuire, Michael	84	21	0	0.800	105	Riverside 2006-09, Big Horn 2012-17
45		Linford, Robert	83	24	0	0.776	107	Star Valley 1988-98
46t		Johnson, Andy	82	33	7	0.701	122	Hanna 1962-65, Basin 1966-76
46t		Pentland, Bill	82	62	0	0.569	144	Wheatland 1982-98
48t		Sweitzer, Paul	81	29	7	0.722	117	Cody 1925-39
49		Selmer, Carl	80	21	3	0.784	104	Worland 1947-56
t0		Juillard, Phil	78	88	2	0.470	168	Manderson 1967-69, Burlington 1970, Basin 1977-86, Riverside 1987-89, Greybull 1995-98
51		Quayle, Dick	75	68	0	0.524	143	Wind River 1987-2003
52t	11	Young, McKay	74	18	0	0.804	92	Star Valley 2016-present
52t		VandeBossche, Matt	74	23	0	0.763	97	Lusk 2005-14
54t	12	Lenhardt, Mark	72	57	0	0.558	129	Torrington 2011-18, Rock Springs 2019-22, Riverton 2023-present
54t		Colling, Steve	72	87	0	0.453	159	Hulett 1992-2010
56t		McLeod, Jim	71	29	0	0.710	100	Cheyenne Central 1979-89
56t		Bramlet, Bob	71	36	0	0.664	107	Lingle 1975-79, Kemmerer 1980-87
58		Stringer, Jim	70	42	0	0.625	112	Powell 2003-13
59	13	Gray, Will	69	48	0	0.590	117	Pine Bluffs 2011-present
60t		Alberta, John	68	19	1	0.778	88	Campbell County 1961-70
60t		Waring, Neil	68	80	0	0.459	148	Guernsey-Sunrise 1983-92, Glenrock 1997-2001, Laramie 2005-07
62t		Chez, Fred	66	16	5	0.787	87	Sheridan 1932-40
62t		Applequist, Marvin "Trip"	66	29	0	0.695	95	Farson 2012-21
62t		Lehner, Mick	66	58	0	0.532	124	Glenrock 1975-89
62t		Grace, George	66	76	8	0.467	150	Buffalo 1951-67
66t		Alley, Glen	65	20	1	0.762	86	Glenrock 1956-65
66t		Colgate, Paul	65	58	0	0.528	123	Lander 1981-88, Campbell County 1989-94
68		Sanford, Wade	64	52	0	0.552	116	Worland 2000-11
69t		Rogers, Shawn	63	51	0	0.553	114	Kemmerer 2003-14
69t		Treick, Phil	63	54	1	0.538	118	Manderson 1959, Thermopolis 1965-70, Rawlins 1973-77, Laramie 2003-04
71t	14	Mowry, Jeff	62	9	0	0.873	71	Sheridan 2018-present
71t		Hazen, Doug	62	26	0	0.705	88	Lovell 2009-17
71t		Campbell, Jerry	62	31	3	0.661	96	Hanna 1959-61, Tongue River 1962-64, Buffalo 1968-73
71t		Lopiccolo, Mike	62	38	0	0.620	100	Rock Springs 1981-91
71t		Olson, Steve	62	51	0	0.549	113	Riverside 1990-2003
71t		Gillette, Fran	62	53	9	0.536	124	Jackson 1960-64, Green River 1965-66, Powell 1967-73
77		Dow, Bert	61	52	0	0.540	113	Sheridan 1994-2001, Big Horn 2008-11
78t		Hand, Harold	60	30	3	0.661	93	Powell 1955-64
78t		Parker, Jerry	60	36	6	0.618	102	Big Piney 1955-57, Evanston 1958-66
78t		Strom, Roy	60	45	0	0.571	105	Lovell 1992-2003
81t	15	Cobb, Jack	59	11	0	0.843	70	Snake River 2017-present
81t		St. John, Bobby	59	14	0	0.808	73	Big Horn 2001-07
81t		Monsen, Lewis	59	13	4	0.803	76	Star Valley 1960-62, 1964-68
81t		Bush, Joe	59	21	8	0.716	88	Thermopolis 1924-34
81t		Carmin, George	59	47	2	0.556	108	Glendo 1954-67
81t		Williams, Cris	59	69	0	0.461	128	Cody 2000-12
87t		Bates, Mike	58	18	0	0.763	76	Snake River 2009-16
87t		Swieter, Ken	58	51	0	0.532	109	Midwest 2007-18
87t	16	Hammond, Rob	58	51	0	0.532	109	Buffalo 2012-present
87t		Fullmer, Bill	58	79	0	0.423	137	Burns 1994-2010
87t	17	Conzelman, Matt	58	85	0	0.406	143	Newcastle 2009-present
92		Foreman, Floyd	57	58	6	0.496	121	Laramie 1929-42
93t		Barrus, Jim	56	60	2	0.483	118	Meeteetse 1966, 1971-73, 1984-85, 1988-91, 1993-94, Lander 1969-70
93t		Weaver, Tead	56	98	5	0.368	159	Sundance 1948-53, Upton 1954-68
95	18	Truempler, Tony	55	48	0	0.534	103	Shoshoni 2013-present
96t		Thompson, Frank	54	11	1	0.826	66	Byron 1959-66
96t		Andrews, Gene	54	30	0	0.643	84	Pinedale 1973-82
96t		Burgess, Glenn	54	39	9	0.574	102	Riverton 1959-69
99		Wilson, Tom	53	57	0	0.482	110	Green River 1987-99
100t		Pikula, Trent	52	24	0	0.684	76	Thunder Basin 2017-present
100t		Hofland, Lance	52	32	0	0.619	84	Sundance 1999-2007
100t		Noddings, K.W.	52	38	8	0.571	98	Sundance 1929-33, Powell 1934-40, 1946-47