SAN MARCOS, Texas — UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor has been named one of five inductees to the 2025 Texas High School Coaches Associations (THSCA) Hall of Honor Class as unanimously approved on Tuesday by the THSCA Board of Directors.
Traylor joins Don Brooks, Brad Davis, Steve Warren and Rodney Webb in the 2025 THSCA Hall of Honor Class. The five inductees will be honored at the THSCA Hall of Honor Banquet on July 19 during the annual THSCA Coaching School and Convention in San Antonio.
A longtime Texas high school coach who guided Gilmer to three state championships, this marks the second hall of fame that Traylor will join in 2025, as he was recently announced as an inductee into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame with that ceremony scheduled for May.
Traylor built his hometown program into a prep powerhouse during his 15-year tenure leading the Gilmer Buckeyes. A four-time Texas High School Coach of the Year, he posted a 175-26 record (.871) and led Gilmer to five state championship game appearances, three state titles (2004, ’09, ’14) and 12 district crowns. The Buckeyes turned in a pair of perfect 16-0 seasons, won 10-or-more games 11 times and registered seven 13-win seasons and three 15-win campaigns during his career.
Traylor began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Big Sandy High School in 1990-93 before a seven-year stint (1994-2000) at Jacksonville High School where he served as passing coordinator, defensive backs coach, receivers coach and special teams coordinator.
Inducted into the East Texas Coaches Association Hall of Honor in 2019, Traylor received numerous honors during his prep coaching career, including being named Coach of the Decade (2000s) by the Tyler Morning Telegraph. He is a 12-time District Coach of the Year, four-time East Texas Coach of the Year and a four-time Ted Jeffries Award winner. He has received the Carl Padilla Coach of the Year, KYKX Coach of the Year and Old Coach Network Coach of the Year awards twice each.
Hired in December 2019 as the third head coach in UTSA history, Traylor has led the Roadrunners to a 45-20 record in his first five years at the helm, the most wins and best winning percentage (.692) by a coach in program history. UTSA has captured a pair of conference championships, earned five straight bowl berths and made a combined 23 appearances in the three major national polls. He has coached eight All-Americans, three national award finalists, 91 all-conference selections and a pair of NFL Draft picks.
This year, Traylor has guided UTSA to six wins and its fifth consecutive bowl appearance under his watch, as the Roadrunners are set to face Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Dec. 23. UTSA went undefeated at the Alamodome for the second time during his tenure with a 6-0 mark, pushing the home winning streak to a school record-tying 10 games.
The inductees were chosen by the THSCA Hall of Honor selection committee and presented to the THSCA Board of Directors for approval. The Hall of Honor selection committee members are: Johnny Taylor (Chairman), Dub Farris, Gary Joseph and Allen Wilson.
For more information on the THSCA Hall of Honor rules for selection and banquet information visit thsca.com/hoh.
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