Which active Texas high school football coaches have 150 or more wins?
Throughout the state of Texas, many high school football coaches have left legacies on the schools and teams they’ve led, including three active coaches who have more than 300 total wins.
According to data compiled by Texas high school football historians, there are over 50 active coaches with at least 150 career victories as of September 10, 2023.
In conversations with coaches, research across and fact-checking across several sources (Lone Star Gridiron and Jerry Forrest and Joe Lee Smith of Texas High School Football History are among those record-keepers and high school football historians), here is a look at those coaches — all of whom are currently coaching:
Editor's note: This story was initially published in Sept. 2023. The following coaches' records are as of Sept. 10.
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES WITH 150 OR MORE WINS
1. Randy Allen, Highland Park
2. Denney Faith, Albany
3. Reginald Samples, Duncanville
4. Larry Hill, Smithson Valley
5. Jason Herring, Refugio
6. Jerry Bomar, Groesbeck
7. Mark Kirchhoff, Falls City
8. Gary Joseph, Katy
9. Richard Barrett, Kennedale
10. Todd Rodgers, Argyle
11. Sam Harrell, Ennis
12. David Sanchez, Laredo United
13. Tony Villareal, Port Isabel
14. Brent Davis, Gregory Portland
15. John King, Longview
16. Scott Surratt, Carthage
17. Les Goad, Hays
18. Jack Alvarez, Marshall High School
19. Bo Robinson, Yoakum
20. Jake Fieszel, Gunter
21. Bryan Wood, Burnet Jones
22. Chris Soza, Beeville
23. Tom Westerberg, Saledo
24. Gary Koch, Spring Branch Memorial
25. Ricky Lock, San Antonio Southside
26. Finis Vanover, Livingston
27. Richard Whitaker, Port Lavaca Calhoun
28. Scott Brooks, Canutillo
29. Frank Johnson, Holliday
30. Kerry Therwhanger, Timpson
31. Randy Jackson, Greenville
32. Jeff Miller, Cypress-Fairbanks
33. Grady Rowe, Bellville
34. Craig Stump, Humble Atascocita
35. Dave Henigan, Denton Ryan
36. Chris Koetting, Canadian
37 Lee Wiginton, Allen
38. Rick Rhoades, Cameron C.H. Yoe
39. John Campbell, Edinburgh Vela
40. Claude Mathis, DeSoto
41. Chad Rogers, Sanger
42. Matt Poe, Pottsboro
43. Wayne Hutchinson, Stamford
44. Jim Phillips, Rosehill Christian
45. Eddie Gill, Callisburg
46. Houston Guy, Wall
47. Chad Worrell, Burleson
48. Hank Carter, Lake Travis
49. Darrell Andrus, Jourdanton
50. Russell Lucas, Sweetwater
51. John Settle, Sunnyvale
52. Darren Walker, El Paso Franklin
53. Jimmie Mitchell, Eden
-- Jackson King | @sblivetx
Lead photo by Michael Horbovetz.