Gene Mayfield
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| Gene Mayfield | ||
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| Born | 1928 | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 24–39–2 (College) 178–71–8 (High school) |
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| Coaching stats | ||
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| Championships | ||
| 1965 4A Texas state championship | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1950s | West Texas State | |
| Position | QB | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1956-1957 1958-1964 1965-1970 1971-1976 1982-1987 |
Littlefield HS Borger HS Odessa Permian HS West Texas A&M Levelland HS |
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Gene Mayfield (b. 1928) is a former American football coach, who gained legendary status in Texas high school football.
Mayfield played quarterback at West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University), where he also met his future wife Mary Jean.[1] He began his head coaching career at Littlefield before moving on to Borger in 1958. His 1962 squad made the 4A state championship game, losing 26-30 to San Antonio Brackenridge. In 1965, Mayfield took over head coaching duties at Permian High School of Odessa, Texas, where he started the school's winning tradition by beating San Antonio Lee 13-6 for the 1965 4A state championship. Mayfield was only the fifth head coach in Texas' highest classification to win a state championship in his first year. Odessa Permian made the state finals on two more occasions in 1968 and 1970, losing to Austin Reagan each time.
In 1971 Mayfield succeeded legendary Joe E. Kerbel at his alma mater West Texas State University. He had only mediocre success and left the school after the 1976 season with an overall record of 24-39-2. He retired from coaching in 1977, before returning in 1982 to coach at Levelland for six seasons.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| West Texas A&M Buffaloes (Independent) (1971) | |||||||||
| 1971 | West Texas State University | 2–9 | |||||||
| West Texas State University: | 2–9 | ||||||||
| West Texas A&M Buffaloes (Missouri Valley Conference) (1972 – 1976) | |||||||||
| 1972 | West Texas State University | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1973 | West Texas State University | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1974 | West Texas State University | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1975 | West Texas State University | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1976 | West Texas State University | 4–5–2 | |||||||
| West Texas State University: | 22–30–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 24–39–2 | ||||||||
[edit] References
[edit] Further reading
- Cashion, Ty (1998). Pigskin Pulpit: A Social History of Texas High School Football Coaches. Austin: Texas State Historical Association. ISBN 0876111681.
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