About Coach Darlington

Head Football Coach
Apopka High School

Record at Apopka: 159-43 (16 seasons)
Career Record: 206-69 (22 seasons)
All time central Florida leader in playoff wins.
Reached state playoffs 20 of 22 years as Head Coach

3 State titles: Apopka 2014, 2012 & 2001
State Runner-up: Apopka 2013 & Valdosta, GA 2003.
State Final Four: Apopka 2007 & 2009.
State Elite Eight: Apopka 2008 & Valdosta 2004
2013 Apopka offense set state record of 752 pts (50.1 ppg/15 gms) & 6,000 yards rushing
2013, 2014, 2015 Apopka offense had 3 1,000 yard rushers each season

Coach Rick Darlington

Awards

Athlon Florida Coach of the year 2012
Associated Press Georgia Coach of the Year 2003

Darlington Family

Personal

Played at Lakeland, FL HS for Florida Coach of the Century Bill Castle (6 state titles, 2 National Titles, 400+ career wins)

Family
Wife of 27 years Shelly (former OU cheerleader).
Seven children: Ty (former center at Oklahoma, Winner of 2015 Campbell Award for top National Scholar Athlete, Wuerrfel Award for community service, and Bobby Bowden FCA Award), Zack (former QB/WR at Nebraska), Molly (20), Gracie (18), Jackson (16),Wyatt (12), and Lilly (11).