Valdosta, Georgia

Valdosta is a city in, and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 43,724. It was incorporated on 7 December, 1860, at which time the county government was moved from nearby Troupville.

Valdosta High School Football

Valdosta has a strong high school football tradition. Valdosta High School is the winningest high school football program in the country. Its record from 1913 through 2004 includes six national championships, 23 state championships, and 41 region championships.

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In 2001, Valdosta High School's football coach, Mike O'Brien, told a national gathering of coaches:

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:Our program is 86 years old, and has been through 12 head coaches. We have only been below a .500 winning percentage five out of the 86 years. We have accumulated 39 region championships, 23 state championships, and six national championships. Here is a little fact to help you better understand how tough our region is. A team from our region has either won or played for a state championship 40 times in last 52 years. Valdosta is the winningest high school football team in America. Our record is 782-160-33. To put that into a better perspective for you, we could lose every game for the next 60 years and still have a winning percentage above .500. Of course if this were to occur I would no longer be the coach.

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