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Texas Football: 10 greatest coaches in program history

By Quinn Douglas

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AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 11: Shane Buechele #7 of the Texas Longhorns throws a pass in the third quarter against the Kansas Jayhawks at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 11: Shane Buechele #7 of the Texas Longhorns throws a pass in the third quarter against the Kansas Jayhawks at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

8. E.J. Stewart: 1923-1926

  • Career Record: 24-9-3

The man who followed Berry Whitaker at Texas comes in at number eight on the list. E.J. Stewart played his college football at Western Reserve University and came to prominence as the player-coach of the Massillon Tigers professional football team for four years. However, Stewart became embroiled in a betting scandal, leading to the end of his playing career in 1906.

Following his departure from Massillon, Stewart became the head coach at Mount Union College for one season. Following a year as head coach of the Purdue basketball program, Stewart was hired as head football coach at Allegheny College for two seasons. Stewart then spent short stints at Oregon State, Nebraska (where he won two conference titles), and Clemson before arriving in Austin in 1923.

In his four years at Texas, he complied a 24-9-3 record, including a 8-0-1 record in his first season in 1923. Stewart was also a fan favorite in Austin as he wore many theoretical hats, being football coach, basketball coach, a medical school graduate and a musician. However, Stewart’s teams never won a conference championship in his stay at Texas and was controversially dismissed following the 1926 season.

Stewart went on to coach the Texas Mines College for one season before tragically dying in a hunting accident in 1927. Stewart compiled a 75-41-15 record in football and an impressive 251-125 record in basketball, as he coached basketball at every place he coached football.

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