Texas Football: 10 greatest coaches in program history

The Texas football program has a lengthy history of success, but which 10 head coaches stand out as the best to ever lead the Longhorns?

The Texas Longhorns rank among the quasars of college football as a blue blood program and one of the most successful programs in all of America. The scene that occurs every Saturday in Austin, Texas is one of the most tradition-rich in all of college sports, from “The Eyes of Texas” to Bevo roaming the sidelines, to the universally-known “Hook ’em Horns” gesture.

Texas football started its legendary program in 1893 and have since compiled a 891-359-33 overall record, the second most wins by an FBS program and have the seventh-best winning percentage (.705). The Longhorns have claimed four national championships and 32 conference championships during their tenure in the Southwest Conference and the Big 12 Conference.

Texas has seen its share of amazing athletes in their 125 years of competing on the gridiron. The Longhorns have produced two Heisman Trophy winners in running backs Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams. In all, the program has produced 62 All-Americans, including Vince Young, Colt McCoy, Bobby Layne, Tommy Nobis and Brian Orakpo, to name a few.

But along with those great players, came great coaching. The Texas program has had 30 different head coaches with three coaches being members of the College Football Hall of Fame, Dana X. Bible, Mack Brown, and Darrell K. Royal. Other notable coaches include John Mackovic, Fred Akers and David Allerdice, men who all won at a consistent rate in Austin.

Out of the 30, this list requires the number to be cut down to the 10 best coaches. Who will make the final cut?