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]
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 !1894
| 7
| 6
| 1
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2
| Crawford, FrankFrank Crawford
| 1895 !1895
| 5
| 5
| 0
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3
| Robinson, Harry OrmanHarry Orman Robinson
| 1896 !1896
| 7
| 4
| 2
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|
4
| Kelly, Walter F.Walter F. Kelly
| 1897 !1897
| 8
| 6
| 2
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|
5
| Edwards, David FarragutDavid Farragut Edwards
| 1898 !1898
| 6
| 5
| 1
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| .833
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|
6
| Clarke, Maurice GordonMaurice Gordon Clarke
| 1899 !1899
| 8
| 6
| 2
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|
7
| Thompson, Samuel HustonSamuel Huston Thompson
| 1900 !1900–1901
| 17
| 14
| 2
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| .853
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|
8
| Hart, J. B.J. B. Hart
| 1902 !1902
| 10
| 6
| 3
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| .650
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|
9
| Hutchinson, RalphRalph Hutchinson
| 1903 !1903–1905
| 25
| 16
| 7
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| .680
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| &10000000000000000000000—
|
10
| Schenker, H. R.H. R. Schenker
| 1906 !1906
| 10
| 9
| 1
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| .900
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| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
|
11
| Metzenthin, W. E.W. E. Metzenthin
| 1907 !1907–1908
| 17
| 11
| 5
| &00000000000000010000001
| .676
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|
12
| Draper, DexterDexter Draper
| 1909 !1909
| 8
| 4
| 3
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| .563
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|
13
| Wasmund, W. S.W. S. Wasmund
| 1910 !1910
| 8
| 6
| 2
| &100000000000000001000000
| .750
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| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
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| &10000000000000000000000—
|
14
| Allerdice, DaveDave Allerdice
| 1911 !1911–1915
| 40
| 33
| 7
| &100000000000000001000000
| .825
| &00000000000000020000002
| &00000000000000020000002
| &100000000000000001000000
| .500
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
|
15
| Van Gent, EugeneEugene Van Gent
| 1916 !1916
| 9
| 7
| 2
| &100000000000000001000000
| .778
| &00000000000000050000005
| &00000000000000010000001
| &100000000000000001000000
| .833
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &00000000000000010000001
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
|
16
| Juneau, BillBill Juneau
| 1917 !1917–1919
| 26
| 19
| 7
| &100000000000000001000000
| .731
| &00000000000000090000009
| &00000000000000050000005
| &100000000000000001000000
| .643
| &10000000000000000000000—
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|
17
| Whitaker, Berry M.Berry M. Whitaker
| 1920 !1920–1922
| 26
| 22
| 3
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| .865
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| &00000000000000010000001
| .850
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|
18
| Stewart, E. J.E. J. Stewart
| 1923 !1923–1926
| 36
| 24
| 9
| &00000000000000030000003
| .708
| &00000000000000080000008
| &00000000000000080000008
| &00000000000000030000003
| .500
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| &10000000000000000000000—
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|
19
| Littlefield, ClydeClyde Littlefield
| 1927 !1927–1933
| 68
| 44
| 18
| &00000000000000060000006
| .691
| &000000000000002200000022
| &000000000000001300000013
| &00000000000000040000004
| .615
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &00000000000000020000002
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
|
20
| Chevigny, JackJack Chevigny
| 1934 !1934–1936
| 29
| 13
| 14
| &00000000000000020000002
| .483
| &00000000000000060000006
| &000000000000001100000011
| &00000000000000010000001
| .361
| &10000000000000000000000—
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| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
|
21
| Bible, Dana X.Dana X. Bible[5]†
| 1937 !1937–1946
| 97
| 63
| 31
| &00000000000000030000003
| .665
| &000000000000003500000035
| &000000000000002200000022
| &00000000000000010000001
| .612
| &00000000000000020000002
| &100000000000000001000000
| &00000000000000010000001
| &00000000000000030000003
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
|
22
| Cherry, BlairBlair Cherry
| 1947 !1947–1950
| 43
| 32
| 10
| &00000000000000010000001
| .756
| &000000000000001800000018
| &00000000000000050000005
| &00000000000000010000001
| .771
| &00000000000000020000002
| &00000000000000010000001
| &100000000000000001000000
| &00000000000000010000001
| &10000000000000000000000—
| &10000000000000000000000—
|
23
| Price, EdEd Price
| 1951 !1951–1956
| 61
| 33
| 27
| &00000000000000010000001
| .549
| &000000000000002000000020
| &000000000000001500000015
| &00000000000000010000001
| .569
| &00000000000000010000001
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|
24
| Royal, DarrellDarrell Royal[6]†
| 1957 !1957–1976
| 219
| 167
| 47
| &00000000000000050000005
| .774
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| &00000000000000020000002
| .797
| &00000000000000080000008
| &00000000000000070000007
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| &000000000000001100000011
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|
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1961, 1963)[7]
AFCA Coach of the Year (1963, 1969)[8]
|
25
| Akers, FredFred Akers
| 1977 !1977–1986
| 119
| 86
| 31
| &00000000000000020000002
| .731
| &000000000000006000000060
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| &00000000000000010000001
| .756
| &00000000000000020000002
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| &10000000000000000000000—
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|
26
| McWilliams, DavidDavid McWilliams
| 1987 !1987–1991
| 57
| 31
| 26
| &100000000000000001000000
| .544
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| &100000000000000001000000
| .605
| &00000000000000010000001
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|
27
| Mackovic, JohnJohn Mackovic
| 1992 !1992–1997
| 71
| 41
| 28
| &00000000000000020000002
| .592
| &000000000000002800000028
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| &100000000000000001000000
| .636
| &00000000000000010000001
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| &10000000000000000000000—
|
28
| Brown, MackMack Brown
| 1998 !1998–present
| 193
| 150
| 43
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| .777
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| .746
| &000000000000001000000010
| &00000000000000040000004
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|
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2005)[2]
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (2008)[2][9]
|