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The Texas Longhorns football program is a college football team that represents the University of Texas at Austin in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 28 head coaches since it started playing organized football in 1893 with the nickname Longhorns, although they played without a head coach in their first season. Texas was an original member of the Southwest Conference, joining in 1915. The Longhorns became a charter member of the Big 12 in 1996 when the Southwest Conference disbanded.[1] The Longhorns have played in 1,200 games during their 117 seasons. In those seasons, eight coaches have led Texas to postseason bowl games: Dana X. Bible, Blair Cherry, Ed Price, Darrell Royal, Fred Akers, David McWilliams, John Mackovic, and Mack Brown. Ten coaches have won conference championships with the Longhorns: Berry Whitaker, Clyde Littlefield, Bible, Cherry, Price, Royal, Akers, McWilliams, Mackovic, and Brown. Royal and Brown have also won national championships with Texas.

Royal is the all-time leader in games coached (219), years coached (20) and total wins (167). Frank Crawford has the highest winning percentage of any Longhorn coach after going 5–0 his only year. Of coaches who served more than one season, Whitaker leads with a .865 winning percentage. Jack Chevigny is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Longhorns have had (.483). Of the 28 Longhorns coaches, Bible and Royal have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Royal and Brown have each received National Coach of the Year honors from at least one organization. The current coach is Mack Brown, who was hired in December 1997.[2]

Key[]

General
# A running total of the number of coaches
CCs Conference championships[A 1]
NCs National Championships
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Overall games
GC Games coached
OW Wins
OL Losses
OT Ties[A 2]
O% Winning percentage[A 3]

Conference games
CW Wins
CL Losses
CT Ties
C% Winning percentage

Postseason games
PW Wins
PL Losses
PT Ties

Coaches[]

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 4]
# Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CCs NCs National awards
1 Wentworth, R. D.R. D. Wentworth 1894 7 6 1 &100000000000000001000000 .857 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
2 Crawford, FrankFrank Crawford 1895 5 5 0 &100000000000000001000000 1.000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
3 Robinson, Harry OrmanHarry Orman Robinson 1896 7 4 2 &00000000000000010000001 .643 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
4 Kelly, Walter F.Walter F. Kelly 1897 8 6 2 &100000000000000001000000 .750 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
5 Edwards, David FarragutDavid Farragut Edwards 1898 6 5 1 &100000000000000001000000 .833 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
6 Clarke, Maurice GordonMaurice Gordon Clarke 1899 8 6 2 &100000000000000001000000 .750 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
7 Thompson, Samuel HustonSamuel Huston Thompson 1900–1901 17 14 2 &00000000000000010000001 .853 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
8 Hart, J. B.J. B. Hart 1902 10 6 3 &00000000000000010000001 .650 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
9 Hutchinson, RalphRalph Hutchinson 1903–1905 25 16 7 &00000000000000020000002 .680 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
10 Schenker, H. R.H. R. Schenker 1906 10 9 1 &100000000000000001000000 .900 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
11 Metzenthin, W. E.W. E. Metzenthin 1907–1908 17 11 5 &00000000000000010000001 .676 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
12 Draper, DexterDexter Draper 1909 8 4 3 &00000000000000010000001 .563 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
13 Wasmund, W. S.W. S. Wasmund 1910 8 6 2 &100000000000000001000000 .750 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
14 Allerdice, DaveDave Allerdice 1911–1915 40 33 7 &100000000000000001000000 .825 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000020000002 &100000000000000001000000 .500 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
15 Van Gent, EugeneEugene Van Gent 1916 9 7 2 &100000000000000001000000 .778 &00000000000000050000005 &00000000000000010000001 &100000000000000001000000 .833 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
16 Juneau, BillBill Juneau 1917–1919 26 19 7 &100000000000000001000000 .731 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000050000005 &100000000000000001000000 .643 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
17 Whitaker, Berry M.Berry M. Whitaker 1920–1922 26 22 3 &00000000000000010000001 .865 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000010000001 .850 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
18 Stewart, E. J.E. J. Stewart 1923–1926 36 24 9 &00000000000000030000003 .708 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000030000003 .500 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
19 Littlefield, ClydeClyde Littlefield 1927–1933 68 44 18 &00000000000000060000006 .691 &000000000000002200000022 &000000000000001300000013 &00000000000000040000004 .615 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &00000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
20 Chevigny, JackJack Chevigny 1934–1936 29 13 14 &00000000000000020000002 .483 &00000000000000060000006 &000000000000001100000011 &00000000000000010000001 .361 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
21 Bible, Dana X.Dana X. Bible[5] 1937–1946 97 63 31 &00000000000000030000003 .665 &000000000000003500000035 &000000000000002200000022 &00000000000000010000001 .612 &00000000000000020000002 &100000000000000001000000 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000030000003 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
22 Cherry, BlairBlair Cherry 1947–1950 43 32 10 &00000000000000010000001 .756 &000000000000001800000018 &00000000000000050000005 &00000000000000010000001 .771 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000010000001 &100000000000000001000000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
23 Price, EdEd Price 1951–1956 61 33 27 &00000000000000010000001 .549 &000000000000002000000020 &000000000000001500000015 &00000000000000010000001 .569 &00000000000000010000001 &100000000000000001000000 &100000000000000001000000 &00000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
24 Royal, DarrellDarrell Royal[6] 1957–1976 219 167 47 &00000000000000050000005 .774 &0000000000000109000000109 &000000000000002700000027 &00000000000000020000002 .797 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000070000007 &00000000000000010000001 &000000000000001100000011 &00000000000000030000003

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1961, 1963)[7]
AFCA Coach of the Year (1963, 1969)[8]

25 Akers, FredFred Akers 1977–1986 119 86 31 &00000000000000020000002 .731 &000000000000006000000060 &000000000000001900000019 &00000000000000010000001 .756 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000070000007 &100000000000000001000000 &00000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
26 McWilliams, DavidDavid McWilliams 1987–1991 57 31 26 &100000000000000001000000 .544 &000000000000002300000023 &000000000000001500000015 &100000000000000001000000 .605 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000010000001 &100000000000000001000000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
27 Mackovic, JohnJohn Mackovic 1992–1997 71 41 28 &00000000000000020000002 .592 &000000000000002800000028 &000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000001000000 .636 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000000000 &00000000000000030000003 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
28 Brown, MackMack Brown 1998–present 193 150 43 &10000000000000000000000 .777 &000000000000009100000091 &000000000000003100000031 &10000000000000000000000 .746 &000000000000001000000010 &00000000000000040000004 &10000000000000000000000 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000010000001

Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2005)[2]
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (2008)[2][9]

Notes[]

  1. Texas did not join a conference until 1915.[1]
  2. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
  3. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
  4. Statistics correct as of the end of the 2012 college football season.

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