List of Ole Miss Rebels head football coaches

The Ole Miss Rebels football program is a college football team that represents the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Rebels compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 36 head coaches since it began play during the 1893 season.[1] Since December 2012, Hugh Freeze has served as Ole Miss' head coach.[2]

The team has played more than 1,130 games over 119 seasons.[1] In that time, six coaches have led the Rebels in postseason bowl games: Ed Walker, Johnny Vaught, Billy Brewer, Tommy Tuberville, David Cutcliffe and Houston Nutt.[1] Vaught won six conference championships as a member of the SEC and three national championships with the Rebels.[3][4]

Vaught is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 190 victories during his 25 years with the program.[1] C. D. Clark has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .857.[1] Z. N. Estes and Frank Mason have the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .000.[1] Of the 35 different head coaches who have led the Rebels, Vaught[5] is the only one to have been inducted as a head coach into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.

Contents

Key

General
# Order of coaches[A 1]
DCs Division championships[A 2]
CCs Conference championships
NCs National championships
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
Overall
GC Games coached
OW Wins
OL Losses
OT Ties[A 3]
O% Winning percentage[A 4]
Conference
CW Wins
CL Losses
CT Ties
C% Winning percentage
Postseason
PW Wins
PL Losses
PT Ties

Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011–12 college football season
# Name Term
[A 5]
GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DCs CCs NCs Awards
1 Bondurant, Alexander H.Alexander H. Bondurant 1893 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000800000.800 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
2 Clark, C.D.C.D. Clark 1894 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000857000.857 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
3 Fairbanks, H. L.H. L. Fairbanks 1895 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000667000.667 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
4 Hollister, John W.John W. Hollister 1896 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000333000.333 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
5 Scarbrough, T. G.T. G. Scarbrough 1898 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000500000.500 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
6 Lyon, W. H.W. H. Lyon 1899 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000429000.429 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000333000.333 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
7 Estes, Z. N.Z. N. Estes 1900 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000.000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000.000 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
8 Shibley, WilliamWilliam Shibley 1901 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000333000.333 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000.000 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
9 Martin, Daniel S.Daniel S. Martin 1902 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000571000.571 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000500000.500 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
10 Harvey, M. H.M. H. Harvey 1903–1904 &1000000000000001100000011 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000591000.591 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000438000.438 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
11 Hammond, Thomas S.Thomas S. Hammond 1906 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000667000.667 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000600000.600 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
12 A. Mason, FrankFrank A. Mason 1907 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000.000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000.000 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
13 Kyle, FrankFrank Kyle 1908 &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000375000.375 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000200000.200 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
14 Stauffer, N. P.N. P. Stauffer 1909–1911 &1000000000000002600000026 &1000000000000001700000017 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000692000.692 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000500000.500 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
15 DeTray, LeoLeo DeTray 1912 &100000000000000080000008 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000625000.625 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000500000.500 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
16 Driver, William L.William L. Driver 1913–1914 &1000000000000002000000020 &1000000000000001100000011 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000600000.600 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000750000.750 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
17 Robbins, FredFred Robbins 1915–1916 &1000000000000001700000017 &100000000000000050000005 &1000000000000001200000012 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000294000.294 &100000000000000010000001 &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000091000.091 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
18 Noble, DudyDudy Noble 1917–1918 &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000250000.250 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000143000.143 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
19 Sullivan, R. L.R. L. Sullivan 1919–1921 &1000000000000002400000024 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000001300000013 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000458000.458 &100000000000000020000002 &1000000000000001000000010 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000167000.167 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
20 Cowell, RolandRoland Cowell 1922–1923 &1000000000000002000000020 &100000000000000080000008 &1000000000000001100000011 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000425000.425 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000222000.222 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
21 Barnard, Chester S.Chester S. Barnard 1924 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000050000005 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000444000.444 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000.000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
22 Hazel, HomerHomer Hazel 1925–1929 &1000000000000004600000046 &1000000000000002100000021 &1000000000000002200000022 &100000000000000030000003 &10000000000000000489000.489 &100000000000000080000008 &1000000000000001500000015 &100000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000360000.360 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
23 Walker, EdEd Walker 1930–1937 &1000000000000008400000084 &1000000000000003800000038 &1000000000000003800000038 &100000000000000080000008 &10000000000000000500000.500 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000002600000026 &100000000000000030000003 &10000000000000000313000.313 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
24 Mehre, HarryHarry Mehre 1938–1942,
1944–1945
&1000000000000006600000066 &1000000000000003900000039 &1000000000000002600000026 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000598000.598 &1000000000000001500000015 &1000000000000001700000017 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000470000.470 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
25 Drew, HaroldHarold Drew 1946 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000222000.222 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000143000.143 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
26 Vaught, JohnnyJohnny Vaught
[A 6]
1947–1970
1973
&10000000000000263000000263 &10000000000000190000000190 &1000000000000006100000061 &1000000000000001200000012 &10000000000000000745000.745 &10000000000000106000000106 &1000000000000003900000039 &1000000000000001000000010 &10000000000000000716000.716 &1000000000000001100000011 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000030000003 – 1959, 1960, 1962 &09999999999999998999999
27 Kinard, BillyBilly Kinard
[A 6]
1971–1973 &1000000000000002500000025 &1000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000090000009 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000640000.640 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000462000.462 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
28 Cooper, KenKen Cooper 1974–1977 &1000000000000004400000044 &1000000000000002100000021 &1000000000000002300000023 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000477000.477 &1000000000000001200000012 &1000000000000001400000014 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000462000.462 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
29 Sloan, SteveSteve Sloan 1978–1982 &1000000000000005500000055 &1000000000000002000000020 &1000000000000003400000034 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000373000.373 &100000000000000080000008 &1000000000000002300000023 &100000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000266000.266 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
30 Brewer, BillyBilly Brewer 1983–1993 &10000000000000126000000126 &1000000000000006800000068 &1000000000000005500000055 &100000000000000030000003 &10000000000000000552000.552 &1000000000000003300000033 &1000000000000004100000041 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000456000.456 &100000000000000030000003 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
31 Dunn, Joe LeeJoe Lee Dunn 1994 &1000000000000001100000011 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000070000007 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000364000.364 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000060000006 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000250000.250 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
32 Tuberville, TommyTommy Tuberville
[A 7]
1995–1998 &1000000000000004500000045 &1000000000000002500000025 &1000000000000002000000020 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000556000.556 &1000000000000001200000012 &1000000000000002000000020 &100000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000375000.375 &100000000000000010000001 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
33 Cutcliffe, DavidDavid Cutcliffe
[A 7]
1998–2004 &1000000000000007300000073 &1000000000000004400000044 &1000000000000002900000029 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000603000.603 &1000000000000002500000025 &1000000000000002300000023 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000521000.521 &100000000000000040000004 &100000000000000010000001 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
34 Orgeron, EdEd Orgeron 2005–2007 &1000000000000003500000035 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000002500000025 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000286000.286 &100000000000000030000003 &1000000000000002100000021 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000125000.125 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999
35 Nutt, HoustonHouston Nutt 2008–2011 &1000000000000005000000050 &1000000000000002400000024 &1000000000000002600000026 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000480000.480 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000002200000022 &09999999999999998999999 &10000000000000000313000.313 &100000000000000020000002 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000
36 Freeze, HughHugh Freeze 2012–Present &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &100000000000000000000000 &09999999999999998999999

Notes

  1. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once.[1]
  2. ^ Divisional champions have advanced to the SEC Championship Game since the institution of divisional play beginning in the 1992 season. Since that time, Ole Miss has competed as a member of the SEC West.[6]
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[7]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[8]
  5. ^ Ole Miss did not field teams for the 1897 season due to a yellow fever epidemic, and for the 1943 season due to World War II. Ole Miss did not have a head coach for the 1905 season.[3]
  6. ^ a b Johnny Vaught retired following the 1970 season due to a mild heart attack. He returned to coach the Rebels for the final eight games of the 1973 after the firing of Billy Kinard. Kinard finished the season with one win and two losses and Vaught finished with five wins and three losses.[9]
  7. ^ a b Tommy Tuberville resigned following the 1998 regular season to take the head coaching position at Auburn. David Cutcliffe was then hired and coached the Rebels to a victory in the 1998 Independence Bowl.[10]

References

General

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 2010 Ole Miss Football Guide, p. 179
  2. ^ "Report: Hugh Freeze to coach Ole Miss". ESPN.com. 2012-12-05. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7316508/mississippi-rebels-hire-hugh-freeze-coach-report-says. Retrieved 2012-12-05. 
  3. ^ a b 2010 Ole Miss Football Guide, pp. 169–174
  4. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (2010) (PDF). 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Records. Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA.org. pp. 68–77. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/2010FBS.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-25. 
  5. ^ "Hall of Famers: Johnny Vaught". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. http://www.collegefootball.org/famer_selected.php?id=50062. Retrieved 2011-07-25. 
  6. ^ Harwell, Hoyt (1990-11-30). "SEC sets division lineups". The Tuscaloosa News: p. 1C. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=azYdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=taUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3254%2C8509834. Retrieved 2011-01-30. 
  7. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (2006-08-25). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. http://www.webcitation.org/5lWmbTL3G. Retrieved 2010-01-09. 
  8. ^ Finder, Chuck (1987-09-06). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. http://www.webcitation.org/5kiGJtsm4. Retrieved 2010-01-09. 
  9. ^ Saggus, James (1973-09-26). "Tough job ahead, Vaught says". The Tuscaloosa News. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rUUgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PZwEAAAAIBAJ&dq=billy-kinard&pg=5152%2C4881585. Retrieved 2011-07-25. 
  10. ^ "College coaches are on the move". The Tuscaloosa News. 1998-12-03. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dM8dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r6cEAAAAIBAJ&dq=david-cutcliffe%20tommy-tuberville&pg=6218%2C352058. Retrieved 2011-07-25.