Welcome to TXHSFB Inside the Numbers — where Dave Campbell's Texas Football take the data that makes up Texas high school football, and try to figure out what it means looking back and looking forward. Today: who is the best coach in Texas high school football today?

One of the things that makes Texas high school football the best anywhere in the world is the depth of coaching. In every corner of the state, you can find some of the best football coaches in America at any level, and that quality is on full display every Friday night in the fall.

But who is the best of the best, the finest coach in Texas high school football today? It's a difficult — perhaps impossible — question to answer, because there are so many factors to consider.

Let's first acknowledge that not all Texas high school football programs are created equal — communities and resources vary widely, and some coaches face immense challenges that other coaches couldn't even fathom. It's possible that the best football mind in the state has never won a playoff game, let alone win a state championship, because of circumstances that are beyond their control. So, in many respects, when we say "best coach", what we're actually talking about is "most successful coach" – it takes a lot of coaching talent and the right circumstances to be successful.

(Also of note: data for six-man coaches is much harder to come by than in the 11-man game. I've tried my best to include as much of the six-man reecords in this study as possible, but it is admittedly incomplete, so if there's something missing, let me know.)

So how do you measure success? That's the tricky question.

Let's first take a look at the most raw form of success: winning games. Who's done it the best?