As high school football playoffs officially began on Thursday night, November 12, one of the San Antonio-area’s top football programs celebrated a major milestone for its longtime head coach.
Steele ended Thursday night with a 44-24 victory over Reagan in the bi-district round of the Class 6A, Division I playoffs. The Knights have now gone seven straight seasons with at least one playoff win, and Thursday’s victory was the 100th career win for head coach David Saenz.
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“The Knights are moving on to Round 2 and Head Coach, David Saenz, earned his 100th career win as a head coach,” Byron P. Steele II High School wrote in a Facebook post. “Congrats to the athletes, coaches, and entire Steele community on the victory!”
Saenz was promoted to head coach in 2017 after Scott Lehnhoff was promoted to Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD athletic director. Prior to that, he’d worked as an assistant coach with the Knights for 10 years, helping them to their first state title in 2010 and runner-up finishes in 2011 and 2016.
As head coach, Saenz’s teams have averaged 10 wins per season and have won at least 11 games since 2021. His best finish as Knights head coach came in 2023 when Steele made it to the state semifinals before falling to Humble Summer Creek.
Along the way Saenz has coached NFL players such as JT Woods (Los Angeles Chargers), Caden Sterns (Denver Broncos) and Jaylon Jones (Indianapolis Colts). Saenz’s former athletes currently playing college football include Jonathan Hatton Jr. (Oklahoma), Julian Hugo (Arizona State), Jalen Cooper (SMU) and Dontae Carter (Vanderbilt).
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Steele will now play the winner of Lake Travis vs. Buda Johnson in the area round at a date and time to be determined.
Steele head coach David Saenz earned his 100th career victory with a 44-24 win over Reagan in the Class 6A, Division I bi-district round. (Courtesy of Byron P Steele II High School)
Steele football records under David Saenz:
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2017: 9-5 (quarterfinal loss to Austin Westlake)
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2018: 8-4 (area loss to Brandeis)
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2019: 8-3 (bi-district loss to Austin Westlake)
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2020: 9-4 (quarterfinal loss to Austin Westlake)
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2021: 11-1 (area loss to Austin Vandegrift)
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2022: 11-1 (area loss to Lake Travis)
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2023: 13-2 (semifinal loss to Humble Summer Creek)
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2024: 11-2 (regional loss to Vandegrift)
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2025: 11-2 (regional loss to Johnson)
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2026: 9-1-1 (after bi-district win over Reagan)
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