From 1931 to 1945, Stiteler was a high school football coach in Texas, leading teams from Corpus Christi and Waco to state championships.
[1][2] His 1938 Corpus Christi team finished the season 13–0–1, outscored opponents 466–85, and won the state championship in front of 21,000 spectators at the Cotton Bowl.
[5] Stiteler helped lead the 1946 Rice Owls football team to a 9–2 record and a victory over the Tennessee Volunteers in the Orange Bowl on January 1, 1947.
[6] Stiteler returned to his alma mater in July 1947 as the backfield coach for the Texas A&M Aggies football team.
The San Antonio Light reported the incident under a banner headline, "MYSTERY SHROUDS STITELER BEATING.
"[12] Stiteler submitted his letter of resignation to the President of Texas A&M upon revealing the true facts concerning "my affair in Houston.
"[12] Following the resignation, the members of the football team issued a statement in support of their former coach:"We believe that whatever happened to Mr. Stiteler was a personal matter and it should have remained that.