Lee Wiginton

Bio

Head Football Coach of the Allen Eagles and Past President of the THSCA
Lee Wiginton has been married to Becky for 25 years. They have a 21 year old college junior son, Haydon and a 17 year old junior daughter, Julia. Lee graduated from Lampasas High School in 1989, received his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Angelo State where he spent two years playing football and the last two years coaching the receivers. He earned his master’s degree in Educational Administration from Southwest Texas (Texas State) in 1998. He began his coaching career at Edison Junior High in San Angelo in 1993 under Dan Gandy and spent one year in Lampasas in 1994 under Rod Hess before moving to Bastrop from 1995 -1999 under Jay McCarty. During these stops he coached M.S. Basketball and Track as well as H.S. Girls’ Basketball, Powerlifting, Baseball and Football.
In 2000, he became the AD and Head Football Coach at 1A Bosqueville and led them to the 11-man playoffs and a 10 win season for the first time in school history. His overall record at Bosqueville was 29-18, 3 out of 4 seasons made playoffs.
After four seasons in Bosqueville, he moved to 2A Comfort as the AD and Head Football Coach. His overall record in Comfort was 29-18, 3 out of 4 years made playoffs including making it to the Semifinals in 2005 and earning District Champs in 2006 for the 1st time in 6 years at Comfort.
After four more seasons in Comfort, he moved to 3A Mexia for two years as the AD and Head Football Coach. His overall record in Mexia was 17-7, Co-District Champs both years, made the 2nd round of playoffs both years, had 1st winning season in Mexia in 5 years and his offense scored 526 points in 2009 which is still a record now.
In 2010, he moved to 6A Midlothian High School as the Campus Coordinator and Head Football Coach. Realignment that year placed MHS in Class 5A with a schedule of opponents such as Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Mansfield, Mansfield Legacy, Mansfield Timberview, Grand Prairie and South Grand Prairie. In his first season, Wiginton led the Panthers to defeat Cedar Hill 27-20, which was a huge victory in the history of the football program. The first year in class 5A, his record was 5-5. In 2012, Midlothian was again realigned in a competitive district which included opponents Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Grand Prairie, Mansfield, Mansfield Timberview, and South Grand Prairie. In 2012, the Panthers defeated Waxahachie 42-7 in the battle of 287 in preseason and went on to defeat a seasoned Duncanville team 22-9. This season, Coach Wiginton’s team won 7 games in 2012 which tied the most wins at Midlothian in the past 20 years, since 1992. This was also the first playoff advancement in class 5A and the first playoff appearance for the MHS football program since 2004.

After five years at Midlothian HS, Coach Wiginton had an opportunity to open the new school in Midlothian - 4A Midlothian Heritage in 2015. When he transitioned to Midlothian Heritage, it was in the middle of a realignment year so the first season was a JV season only. During the first three years of varsity play (2016, 2017, 2018) at Midlothian Heritage, the team won 3 District Championships and made it to the 3rd round of the playoffs every year. In 2019, Wiginton led Heritage to the 4th round of the playoffs which was the first time in the 91 year history of Midlothian football. In 2020 and 2021, his team has made it to the second round of the playoffs and added one more District Championship in 2020. His overall record at Heritage was 60-17 in 6 years of Varsity with one JV season in 2015 with a record of 7-3. Additionally, during his 6 years at Heritage, Heritage placed in the top 10 of the Lone Star Cup 4 times (2017-2018 Lone Star Cup Place 4, 2018-2019 Lone Star Cup Place 6, 2020-2021 Lone Star Cup Place 6, 2021-2022 Lone Star Cup Place 6). The UIL Lone Star Cup is awarded annually to six high schools, one in each of the six UIL classifications (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A), based on their team performance in district and state championships. Honoring the best overall athletic and academic programs in Texas, the UIL Lone Star Cup is open to all UIL participant high schools.

Coach Wiginton has an overall win-loss record of 182-102 and has led his teams to the playoffs at every one of his coaching stops.
Coach Wiginton has served on the THSCA Board of Directors, has served as a director of the North Texas Football Coaches’ Association since 2014 and had the honor of serving on the THSCA All-Star Selection Committee in 2002. Coaching honors include District Coach of the Year nine times; 2003 Texas HS Football.Com 1A Coach of the Year; 2003 Fox Sports Southwest 1A Coach of the Year Finalist; 2006 Hill Country Coach of the Year; and Dallas Cowboy Coach of the Week 4 times (Week 5 2010, Playoffs 2016, Week 2 2018, Week 2 in 2022). He was awarded the Grant Teaff Coaching Beyond the Game award at the THSCEF Coaches Leadership Summit in 2020. Wiginton was voted by his peers as the Texas High School Coaches’ Association President-Elect in 2021. He served as the President-Elect, President and currently as Past President of the THSCA. Most recently he was named Regional Winner of the 2023 AFCA Power of Influence. Coach Wiginton has been the Head Football Coach of the Allen Eagles since June of 2022. The greatest joys of his athletic life have been the combination of getting to play for his dad, Ken Wiginton, in Lampasas, getting to coach with him in both Lampasas and Bastrop then also getting to coach his son, Haydon, throughout school and being able to be involved in his Julia’s activities as well. As a coach's daughter, Julia is always in the stands or on the field and wants to know all of the details of our opponent and likes to have an after game debrief with her dad.
Coach Wiginton was responsible for starting many traditions that helped build community in Midlothian with players and fans that are still in place today.
Football Readers - players read to elementary schools every Friday during football season. Teachers “adopt” a player and that player visits the classroom each week. The students really get to know their player and often come to the games to see their player on Friday night.
Walk the Stands - Players enter the field by walking through the stands on Friday Nights - this allows for players to receive high fives and claps from the crowd prior to the game starting.
First Responders Night - The team invites the city’s first responders to a home game for a pre-game meal and to be recognized on the field for their service. Players would take cookies and personal invitations to the PD and Fire Stations to invite them to the game.
Popsicles for Band - During 2-a-days, the team takes popsicles to the band as a thank you for their hard work and dedication to the program.
Coke Floats for Trainers - During the first week of 2-a-days, the players make coke floats for the trainers to thank them for their hard work.
Team Dinners - On Thursday nights, the Varsity team shares a meal each week. This builds family and team bonding.
Beginning of Season Dad’s 7 on 7 and Watermelon Social - After the first scrimmage, the community is invited to enjoy slices of watermelon, meet the team and watch the Dad’s 7 on 7 game. This creates excitement for the upcoming season.
Dad’s Tunnel Crew - had select a group of dads to be a part of the program by delivering, setting up, and taking down the tunnel at each of our games
Teacher Breakfast on Bye week - players cook breakfast and serve their teachers on the bye week as a thank you for all their hard work.
Teacher Car wash - on the last day of school, players provide a car wash for all staff as a thank you for a great year.
Teacher Appreciation Night - Each home game, a teacher is recognized by the team prior to the game starting.
Teacher Jerseys - Each Friday, players select a teacher/staff member to wear his jersey that day. This is a way for players to show appreciation to their teachers.
Decals with Dad/Man of Influence - one game a year, a player invites their man of influence to participate in adding decals to helmets. Their man of influence gets to be in the locker room before the game, have an opportunity to be on the field and and are given a pre game meal. This is a way for players to show appreciation to their most influential male role model.
Mom’s Date night - at the beginning of the season, players are to ask a woman of influence on a date. He has to officially ask her on a date, pick her up, and bring her to dinner. At dinner he stands up and shares with her how she has influenced him in front of his peers.
Bootcamp - Bootcamp starts in the spring after winter break. During bootcamp, players are challenged with physical activities, engage in leadership activities, and team building activities. During bootcamp, as challenges are achieved, players can earn their way to the varsity locker room. Also this is the time where the motto or goal for the next season is created.
Team Retreat - During 2-a-days, the varsity team has a “retreat” day after practice. During the retreat players and coaches engage in team building activities that are fun and engaging. This is again to build relationships amongst the team.
Mother’s Day Cards - Players write letters/cards to their mom’s for Mother’s Day. Coaches help guide them how to write a meaningful letter to someone they care for.
Life Lessons ​​- weekly lessons performed by a coach to demonstrate real world skills (how to change a flat, how to meet someone, how to tie a tie, etc).
Player/Family Home visits - before the season begins, varsity coaches visit the player and family at their home to personally make a connection with the family and to review the program expectations. This allows the player and family to hear first hand what the football program is about, but also allows
Character Lessons - taught weekly throughout the year to explicitly teach character. In recent years, we were using Stephen Mackey's 2 Words curriculum.