Brian Wiggins is the head coach and owner of the Houston Energy. Wiggins is a former NFL wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers. He spend four years with the Panthers from their inaugural season in 1995 to 1998. Wiggins also spent notable time with the CFL with the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos. There, Wiggins set the record for number of receptions in a single game (16) which stands as a league record to this day.
Wiggins is from Rochelle, NY and graduate of Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, TX. In his youth, he excelled as a multi-sport athlete, including track, football, and basketball. He was also a nationally ranked BMX bicycle rider. He was recruited as a wide receiver to play at Texas Southern University where he received all-conference and all-academic honors. Earning his bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology, Wiggins went as an undrafted free agent. He signed with the New England Patriots, only to be released days before the 1991 season began.
Undeterred, Wiggins spent time in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the New Orleans Night in 1992, and wasted no time setting league records for receiving yards in a single game (230). In 1993, Wiggins joined the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders, where he won the Grey Cup, earned Rookie of the Year, and setting the single-game reception record. In 1995, Wiggins made his way back to the NFL as an establishing member of the Carolina Panthers.
In 2000, Wiggins made his transition to coaching football with the San Antonio Matadors of the Spring Football League (SFL) serving as head coach and general manager. The team was undefeated in every game it played that season.
In 2004, Wiggins was brought on as a wide receivers coach to the Houston Energy by then-owners Karen Mones and Stacy Agee. Two years later, Wiggins purchased the Houston Energy and began his historic tenure as head coach. In his time as head coach, Wiggins has brought the team to win eight division titles, four conference titles, and one national championship.
As Wiggins eyes another national championship, he draws on his years of experience and excellence as both a player and a coach. His passion and investment into women’s professional tackle football will cement him in the history books as an all-time great in the world of women’s athletics.
