Allen Eagles Football

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Allen Eagles Football
First season1936 (1936)
Athletic directorKim Garner
Head coachLee Wigington
2022 season, 16–9–0 (.640)
Stadium Eagle Stadium
(capacity: 18,000)
FieldSteve Williams Field
Year built2012
Field surfaceMatrix artificial turf
Location Allen, Texas
Conference UIL
Division6A I
All-time record626–255–13 (.707)
Playoff appearances45
Playoff record5 State Titles (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017)
10 State Final Fours (2003, 2006, 2008, 2012 - 2018)
Claimed national titles2012, 2013, 2014
National finalist2008, 2017
Colors   
Navy, White, and Red
Mascot American Bald Eagle
Marching bandAllen Escadrille
Dance Team Allen Tallenettes
Website Allen Football

The Allen Eagles Football team represents Allen High School in Texas high school football at the 6A Division 1 level in the Texas University Interscholastic League. Thirteen players from Allen have made their way to play professionally in the NFL. [1] The Eagles play their home games at Eagle Stadium in Allen, Texas. Lee Wigington is the head coach and has served since 2022.

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History

The program began in 1936, and over the past 25 years has been one of the top high school football programs in Texas, with five state championships since 2008, ten final fours since 2003, 25 consecutive playoff berths (1999-2023) with a won-loss record of 290–48 (.858) over that time, and 16 consecutive district titles (2006-2021). [2] The Eagles claim three national titles (2012, 2013, 2014), two national runner ups (2008, 2017), has 26 seasons of 10 wins or more, and had a streak of 84 regular season wins from 2012 to 2021. [3]

State championships

Allen's first state championship in 2008 was won over Fort Bend Hightower, 21–14. [4] The team's record that year was 15–1, and the state title win gave them a MaxPreps national ranking of 5. [5]

2012 marked the beginning of a record-setting win streak for the Eagles. Allen went 15–1 on the season, only losing to Coppell in week 5. The team finished the season on a 10–0 run, winning the program's second state championship, the 5A Division I championship, 35–21 against Houston Lamar.

The Eagles continued their winning ways in 2013, running off a 16–0 record en route to an undefeated season and their second consecutive 5A Division I championship, 63–28 against Pearland High School.

2014 was a carbon copy undefeated season at 16–0, with the Eagles’ winning their third championship in a row, 6A Division I, 47–16 against Cypress Ranch High School. The team overcame not being able to play on their home field the entire season due to structural damage to their stadium. [6] The championship win made Allen the fourth high school in Texas history to win the football state championship three years in a row, and the first to do so in the state's largest classification. [7]

In 2015, Allen was 10–0 in the regular season and 4–0 in the playoffs, but lost a state semi-final game to Westlake High School (Texas), [8] snapping a program-best 57-game winning streak and end the season at 14-1. The win streak is the second longest for 11-man football in the state, behind 68 games by Celina High School (1998-2002). [9]

The Eagle’s fifth state title came in 2017, a 6A Division I championship, by defeating Lake Travis High School 35–33 in the title game. Over the seven season from 2012 to 2018, Allen won the state title four times, and reached the final four in the other three seasons.

State competition

State champion
State finalist
State final four
State quarterfinalist
SeasonConfDistCoachOverall
record		District
record		Playoff
record		UIL
Ref
1936C3Frank Smith
(4-10)		2-4
19370-5
1938102-0
19390-1
19406-Man4Jack Murray
(10-0)		9-0
19411-0
194211No season
WW II
1943
19449
1945W.H. Moseley
(23-4)		0-1
1946104-10-1 [10]
19474-10-1 [11]
1948129-01-0 [12]
19496-10-1 [13]
195015Gene Curtis
(33-4-1)		9-10-1 [14]
19517-1
1952148-1-10-1 [15]
19539-1
1954Lee Roundtree
(14-6)		10-11-1 [16]
19554-5
195615Max Vaughn
(68-21-6)		7-2-10-1 [17]
19577-2
19588-Man710-01-0 [18]
195910-01-0 [19]
196012-02-0 [20]
19618-2-2
1962B129-2-11-1 [21]
19630-9-1
1964105-4-1
1965Bob Painter
(25-27)		6-50-1 [22]
196694-6
19673-7
1968125-5
19697-40-1 [23]
19701A13Pete Turman1-9
1971Jim Clark
(23-16-3)		2-5-3
1972166-4
19738-40-1 [24]
1974157-3
1975John Pearce
(50-21-1)		6-4
19762A126-4
19772-8
19788-2
19799-1
19803A1111-11-1 [25]
19818-1-1
19824A5Ken Purcell
(69-66-2)		6-4
198310-10-1 [26]
198471-9
19853-7
1986510-31-1 [27]
198710-31-1 [28]
198896-4
19895-5
19906-4
19913-6
19925A305-5
19932-7
19945A I52-8
1995Todd Graham
(35-30-1)		4-5-1
19965A I107-51-1 [29]
19974-70-1 [30]
19985A II93-7
19998-30-1 [31]
20009-31-1 [32]
2001Joe Martin
(31-9)		10-32-1 [33]
20028-41-1 [34]
200313-24-1 [35]
20045A I8Tom Westerberg
(150-17)		9-36-11-1 [36]
20059-36-11-1 [37]
20065A II913-27-04-1 [38]
200710-17-00-1 [39]
20085A I815-16-06-0 [4]
200912-26-01-1 [40]
201010-26-11-1 [41]
201111-17-01-1 [42]
20125A II1015-15-06-0 [43]
201316-05-06-0 [44]
20146A I616-08-06-0 [45]
201514-18-04-1 [46]
2016Terry Gambill
(65-4)		14-17-04-1 [47]
201716-07-06-0 [48]
20186A II914-17-04-1 [49]
201911-17-01-1 [50]
20206A I510-16-02-1 [51]
2021 Chad Morris 11-35-13-1 [52]
2022Lee Wiginton
(16-9)		7-45-20-1 [53]
20239-55-23-1 [54]
Totals628-256-14126-8 [lower-alpha 1] 79-36

Additional table references: MaxPreps, [2] Texas High School Football History, [55] and Lone Star Football. [56]

  1. ↑ District record since 2004. Research into prior records is ongoing.

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