High School Football means a lot in most places in the country, but in Texas, it means much more. It’s a way of life. A religion. Something small towns and big cities alike look forward to every Friday night during the season. There are a few coaches whose reputation precedes them as some of Texas High School football’s most winningest coaches. Wins are not easy to come by with talented players all over the state and some of the toughest divisions in the nation. Here are some active head football coaches who are currently coaching and are respectively a part of the 300-win club, and some of whom have succeeded that total over their years, bringing their schools much pride and joy with playoff victories and state title bragging rights.
#1. Randy Allen — 460
Record: 460-97-6 (.822)
Years: 1981-2024, 44 years
Schools: Ballinger (Texas) (1981-85); Brownwood (Texas) (1986-90); Cooper (Abilene, Texas) (1991-98); Highland Park (Dallas, Texas) (1999-present)
#2. Denney Faith — 369
Record: 369-113-4 (.763)
Years: 1987-2024, 38 years
Schools: Albany (Texas)
#3. Reginald Samples — 353
Record: 353-89-2 (.797)
Years: 1990-2024, 35 years
Schools: Lincoln (Dallas) (1990-04); Skyline (Dallas) (2005-14); Duncanville (Texas) (2015-present)
#4. MIke Wheeler — 334
Record: 334-84 (.799)
Years: 1992-2024, 33 years
School: Dallas Christian (Mesquite, Texas)
#5. Larry Hill — 325
Record: 325-102-0 (.761)
Years: 1989-90, 1993-2024, 34 years
Schools: Jourdanton (Texas) (1989-90), Smithson Valley (Spring Branch, Texas) (1993-present)
Coaches are documented with every school they have coached at, including the years of their tenure and their overall career record. The sources for this list comprise state association websites and the research conducted by football historian Steven Floyd from Corpus Christi, Texas. In cases of ties, the winning percentage is used as the deciding factor.
(Article credit to Maxpreps’ Kevin Askeland’s article John T. Curtis, Robert Hyland headline list of active high school football coaches with over 300 career wins )
