List of Texas Longhorns head Football coaches - wikipedia List of Texas Longhorns head Football coaches The Texas Longhorns football program is a college football team that represents the University of Texas at Austin 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. The Longhorns have played in 1,200 games during their 117 seasons. In those seasons, nine coaches have led Texas to postseason bowl games : Dana X. Bible, Blair Cherry, Ed Price, Darrell Royal, Fred Akers, David McWilliams, John Mackovic, Mack Brown and Charlie Strong. 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. Charlie Strong trails with a. 455 winning percentage. 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 Tom Herman. Contents 1 Key 2 Coaches 3 Notes 4 References Key General # A running total of the number of coaches CCs Conference championships NCs National Championships † Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame Overall games GC Games coached OW Wins OL Losses OT Ties O % Winning percentage 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 # Name Term GC OW OL OT O % CW CL CT C % PW PL PT CCs NCs National awards Wentworth, R.D. R.D. Wentworth 1894 ! 1894 7 6 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 857 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Crawford, Frank Frank Crawford 1895 ! 1895 5 5 0 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0 1.000 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Robinson, Harry Orman Harry Orman Robinson 1896 ! 1896 7 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 643 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Kelly, Walter F. Walter F. Kelly 1897 ! 1897 8 6 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 750 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5 Edwards, David Farragut David Farragut Edwards 1898 ! 1898 6 5 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 833 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 6 Clarke, Maurice Gordon Maurice Gordon Clarke 1899 ! 1899 8 6 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 750 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 7 Thompson, Samuel Huston Samuel Huston Thompson 1900 ! 1900 -- 1901 17 14 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 853 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 8 Hart, J.B. J.B. Hart 1902 ! 1902 10 6 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 650 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 9 Hutchinson, Ralph Ralph Hutchinson 1903 ! 1903 -- 1905 25 16 7 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2. 680 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 10 Schenker, H.R. H.R. Schenker 1906 ! 1906 10 9 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 900 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 11 Metzenthin, W.E. W.E. Metzenthin 1907 ! 1907 -- 1908 17 11 5 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 676 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 12 Draper, Dexter Dexter Draper 1909 ! 1909 8 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 563 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 13 Wasmund, Billy Billy Wasmund 1910 ! 1910 8 6 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 750 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 14 Allerdice, Dave Dave Allerdice 1911 ! 1911 -- 1915 40 33 7 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 825 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 500 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 15 Van Gent, Eugene Eugene Van Gent 1916 ! 1916 9 7 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 778 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 833 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 16 Juneau, Bill Bill Juneau 1917 ! 1917 -- 1919 26 19 7 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 731 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 643 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 17 Whitaker, Berry M. Berry M. Whitaker 1920 ! 1920 -- 1922 26 22 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 865 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 850 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 18 Stewart, E.J. E.J. Stewart 1923 ! 1923 -- 1926 36 24 9 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3. 708 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3. 500 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 19 Littlefield, Clyde Clyde Littlefield 1927 ! 1927 -- 1933 68 44 18 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6. 691 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4. 615 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 20 Chevigny, Jack Jack Chevigny 1934 ! 1934 -- 1936 29 13 14 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2. 483 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 361 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 21 Bible, Dana X. Dana X. Bible 1937 ! 1937 -- 1946 97 63 31 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3. 665 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 612 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 22 Cherry, Blair Blair Cherry 1947 ! 1947 -- 1950 43 32 10 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 756 7001180000000000000 ♠ 18 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 771 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 23 Price, Ed Ed Price 1951 ! 1951 -- 1956 61 33 27 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 549 7001200000000000000 ♠ 20 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 569 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 24 Royal, Darrell Darrell Royal 1957 ! 1957 -- 1976 219 167 47 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5. 774 7002109000000000000 ♠ 109 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2. 797 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year ( 1961, 1963 ) AFCA Coach of the Year ( 1963, 1969 ) 25 Akers, Fred Fred Akers 1977 ! 1977 -- 1986 119 86 31 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2. 731 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1. 756 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 26 McWilliams, David David McWilliams 1987 ! 1987 -- 1991 57 31 26 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 544 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 7001150000000000000 ♠ 15 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 605 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 27 Mackovic, John John Mackovic 1992 ! 1992 -- 1997 71 41 28 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2. 592 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 7001160000000000000 ♠ 16 6999100000000000000 ♠ 0. 636 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 28 Brown, Mack Mack Brown 1998 ! 1998 -- 2013 206 158 48 5000000000000000000 ♠ --. 767 7001980000000000000 ♠ 98 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 5000000000000000000 ♠ --. 748 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 Paul `` Bear '' Bryant Award ( 2005 ) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award ( 2008 ) 29 Strong, Charlie Charlie Strong 2014 -- 2016 37 16 21 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0. 433 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 5000000000000000000 ♠ --. 500 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 30 Herman, Tom Tom Herman 2017 -- present -- -- -- -- -- Notes Jump up ^ Texas did not join a conference until 1915. Jump up ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. Jump up ^ When computing the win -- loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. Jump up ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2012 college football season. References General `` Texas Coaching Records ''. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2009 - 11 - 21. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 09. `` Football Head Coaches ''. MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2009 - 12 - 09. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 09. `` 2009 Football Media Guide '' ( PDF ). MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2009 - 12 - 09. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 09. Specific ^ Jump up to : `` Southwest Athletic Conference : An Inventory of Its Records, 1914 - 1996 and undated, at the Southwest Collection / Special Collections Library ''. Texas Archival Resources Online. Archived from the original on 2009 - 12 - 08. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 08. Jump up ^ Whiteside, Kelly ( 2006 - 08 - 25 ). `` Overtime system still excites coaches ''. USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009 - 11 - 24. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 25. Jump up ^ Finder, Chuck ( 1987 - 09 - 06 ). `` Big plays help Paterno to 200th ''. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009 - 10 - 22. Retrieved 2009 - 10 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famers : Dana Bible ''. National Football Foundation 's College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famers : Darrell Royal ''. National Football Foundation 's College Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2012 - 12 - 09. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ `` All - Time Eddie Robinson Award Winners ''. Football Writers Association of America. Archived from the original on 2009 - 12 - 09. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ `` AFCA Coach of the Year Award - Past Winners ''. American Football Coaches Association. 2008 - 01 - 15. Archived from the original on 2010 - 12 - 05. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 27. ^ Jump up to : `` Mack Brown Profile ''. MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2009 - 12 - 09. Retrieved 2009 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Past Winners ''. Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year Award. Archived from the original on 2009 - 12 - 09. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 26. Texas Longhorns head football coaches No coach ( 1893 ) Reginald DeMerritt Wentworth ( 1894 ) Frank Crawford ( 1895 ) Harry Orman Robinson ( 1896 ) Walter F. Kelly ( 1897 ) David Farragut Edwards ( 1898 ) Maurice Gordon Clarke ( 1899 ) Samuel Huston Thompson ( 1900 -- 1901 ) J.B. Hart ( 1902 ) Ralph Hutchinson ( 1903 -- 1905 ) H.R. Schenker ( 1906 ) W.E. Metzenthin ( 1907 -- 1908 ) Dexter W. Draper ( 1909 ) Billy Wasmund ( 1910 ) Dave Allerdice ( 1911 -- 1915 ) Eugene Van Gent ( 1916 ) William Juneau ( 1917 -- 1919 ) Berry Whitaker ( 1920 -- 1922 ) E.J. Stewart ( 1923 -- 1926 ) Clyde Littlefield ( 1927 -- 1933 ) Jack Chevigny ( 1934 -- 1936 ) Dana X. Bible ( 1937 -- 1946 ) Blair Cherry ( 1947 -- 1950 ) Ed Price ( 1951 -- 1956 ) Darrell Royal ( 1957 -- 1976 ) Fred Akers ( 1977 -- 1986 ) David McWilliams ( 1987 -- 1991 ) John Mackovic ( 1992 -- 1997 ) Mack Brown ( 1998 -- 2013 ) Charlie Strong ( 2014 -- 2016 ) Tom Herman ( 2017 -- ) Texas Longhorns football Venues Clark Field ( 1896 -- 1924 ) Darrell K Royal -- Texas Memorial Stadium ( 1924 -- present ) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Arkansas Nebraska Oklahoma : Red River Showdown ( Golden Hat ) Texas A&M Texas Tech Rice Culture & lore History Brown years Bevo Hook ' em `` Texas Fight '' Hex Rally 1969 `` Game of the Century '' Longhorn Band Godzillatron The University of Texas National Championship 2005 2005 Ohio State game 2008 Texas Tech game 1 Second Left People Head coaches All - Americans Statistical leaders NFL draft Seasons 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 National championship seasons in bold Current head football coaches of the Big 12 Conference Matt Rhule ( Baylor ) Matt Campbell ( Iowa State ) David Beaty ( Kansas ) Bill Snyder ( Kansas State ) Lincoln Riley ( Oklahoma ) Mike Gundy ( Oklahoma State ) Gary Patterson ( TCU ) Tom Herman ( Texas ) Kliff Kingsbury ( Texas Tech ) Dana Holgorsen ( West Virginia ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Texas_Longhorns_head_football_coaches&oldid=812429171 '' Categories : Texas Longhorns football coaches Lists of college football head coaches Texas sports - related lists Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from September 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 November 2017, at 20 : 32. 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Answer: Tom Herman