Sweetwater High School
Address
1205 Ragland St. Sweetwater , Texas 79556-2438 United States
Coordinates	32°28′50″N 100°24′19″W / 32.4805°N 100.4054°W / 32.4805; -100.4054
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Sweetwater Independent School District
Principal	Scott Cottenoir
Teaching staff	44.01 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	566 (2020–2021)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.86 [1]
Color(s)	Red & White
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAA
Mascot	Mustang
Website	Sweetwater High School

Sweetwater High School is a public high school located in Sweetwater, Texas, USA and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Sweetwater Independent School District located in north central Nolan County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2] From 1912 to 1967, Sweetwater's high school was called "Newman High School." In 1967, a new high school building was completed on the same grounds as Newman High School, and the Newman High School Building was razed. The new building was called "Sweetwater High School."^[3] Newman/Sweetwater High School is one of only a handful of high schools in the country with two alumni in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sammy Baugh and Clyde "Bulldog" Turner.^[4]

Athletics

The Sweetwater Mustangs compete in these sports:

volleyball, cross country, football, basketball, powerlifting, golf, tennis, track, baseball, soccer and softball^{[5][citation needed]}

Sweetwater High School's football teams play in the Mustang Bowl, built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Sweetwater's football tradition has produced 690 wins, fourth-most all-time in Texas class 3A rankings.^{[citation needed]}

State titles

• Football – ^[6]
  • 1985(4A)
• Boys Golf – ^[7]
  • 1972(3A), 1973(3A), 2001(3A)
• Girls Track – ^[8]
  • 1984(4A)

Notable alumni

• Willie Amos, CFL player of the Edmonton Eskimos
• Sammy Baugh, Known as "Slingin'" Sammy Baugh, played college football for Texas Christian University and professionally for the Washington Redskins (1937–1952). Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• John Layfield, WWE/WCW Wrestler
• Charles Perry, Republican member of the Texas House from Lubbock, graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1980.
• Clyde "Bulldog" Turner, Played college football for Hardin-Simmons in Abilene and professionally for the Chicago Bears.^[9] Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Doyle Brunson, Professional poker player, winner of 10 WSOP bracelets