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Allen Eagles 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.

Allen Eagles Football
First season1936 (1936)
Athletic directorKim Garner
Head coachLee Wigington
2022 season, 16–9–0 (.640)
StadiumEagle Stadium
(capacity: 18,000)
FieldSteve Williams Field
Year built2012
Field surfaceMatrix artificial turf
LocationAllen, Texas
ConferenceUIL
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
MascotAmerican Bald Eagle
Marching bandAllen Escadrille
Dance TeamAllen Tallenettes
WebsiteAllen Football

History

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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

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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

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State champion
State finalist
State final four
State quarterfinalist
Season Conf Dist Coach Overall
record 		District
record 		Playoff
record 		UIL
Ref
1936 C 3 Frank Smith
(4-10)		 2-4
1937 0-5
1938 10 2-0
1939 0-1
1940 6-Man 4 Jack Murray
(10-0)		 9-0
1941 1-0
1942 11 No season
WW II
1943
1944 9
1945 W.H. Moseley
(23-4)		 0-1
1946 10 4-1 0-1 [10]
1947 4-1 0-1 [11]
1948 12 9-0 1-0 [12]
1949 6-1 0-1 [13]
1950 15 Gene Curtis
(33-4-1)		 9-1 0-1 [14]
1951 7-1
1952 14 8-1-1 0-1 [15]
1953 9-1
1954 Lee Roundtree
(14-6)		 10-1 1-1 [16]
1955 4-5
1956 15 Max Vaughn
(68-21-6)		 7-2-1 0-1 [17]
1957 7-2
1958 8-Man 7 10-0 1-0 [18]
1959 10-0 1-0 [19]
1960 12-0 2-0 [20]
1961 8-2-2
1962 B 12 9-2-1 1-1 [21]
1963 0-9-1
1964 10 5-4-1
1965 Bob Painter
(25-27)		 6-5 0-1 [22]
1966 9 4-6
1967 3-7
1968 12 5-5
1969 7-4 0-1 [23]
1970 1A 13 Pete Turman 1-9
1971 Jim Clark
(23-16-3)		 2-5-3
1972 16 6-4
1973 8-4 0-1 [24]
1974 15 7-3
1975 John Pearce
(50-21-1)		 6-4
1976 2A 12 6-4
1977 2-8
1978 8-2
1979 9-1
1980 3A 11 11-1 1-1 [25]
1981 8-1-1
1982 4A 5 Ken Purcell
(69-66-2)		 6-4
1983 10-1 0-1 [26]
1984 7 1-9
1985 3-7
1986 5 10-3 1-1 [27]
1987 10-3 1-1 [28]
1988 9 6-4
1989 5-5
1990 6-4
1991 3-6
1992 5A 30 5-5
1993 2-7
1994 5A I 5 2-8
1995 Todd Graham
(35-30-1)		 4-5-1
1996 5A I 10 7-5 1-1 [29]
1997 4-7 0-1 [30]
1998 5A II 9 3-7
1999 8-3 0-1 [31]
2000 9-3 1-1 [32]
2001 Joe Martin
(31-9)		 10-3 2-1 [33]
2002 8-4 1-1 [34]
2003 13-2 4-1 [35]
2004 5A I 8 Tom Westerberg
(150-17)		 9-3 6-1 1-1 [36]
2005 9-3 6-1 1-1 [37]
2006 5A II 9 13-2 7-0 4-1 [38]
2007 10-1 7-0 0-1 [39]
2008 5A I 8 15-1 6-0 6-0 [4]
2009 12-2 6-0 1-1 [40]
2010 10-2 6-1 1-1 [41]
2011 11-1 7-0 1-1 [42]
2012 5A II 10 15-1 5-0 6-0 [43]
2013 16-0 5-0 6-0 [44]
2014 6A I 6 16-0 8-0 6-0 [45]
2015 14-1 8-0 4-1 [46]
2016 Terry Gambill
(65-4)		 14-1 7-0 4-1 [47]
2017 16-0 7-0 6-0 [48]
2018 6A II 9 14-1 7-0 4-1 [49]
2019 11-1 7-0 1-1 [50]
2020 6A I 5 10-1 6-0 2-1 [51]
2021 Chad Morris 11-3 5-1 3-1 [52]
2022 Lee Wiginton
(16-9)		 7-4 5-2 0-1 [53]
2023 9-5 5-2 3-1 [54]
Totals 628-256-14 126-8[a] 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.

National Rankings

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  • 2008
    • ESPN Rise #1 in the Southwest Region[57]
    • ESPN Rise #2 in the country[58]
    • Yahoo! Rivals High School #2[citation needed]
    • MaxPreps #5[2]
  • 2012
    • High School Football America co-national champions with John Curtis from Louisiana[59]
    • CalPreps National Champion[60]
    • Massey Ratings National Champion[61]
  • 2013
    • High School Football America national champion[62]
    • Blue Star Media National Runner-Up[63]
  • 2014
    • High School Football America national champion[62][64]
    • Blue Star Media National Champion[65]
    • MaxPreps National Champion[66]
    • National Sports News Service National Champion[67]
  • 2017
    • High School Football America national runner-up[68]
  • 2018
    • High School Football America national #21[69]

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