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25 greatest SEC Football coaches of all time

By John Buhler

Dec 31, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban reacts in the third quarter against the Michigan State Spartans in the 2015 CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban reacts in the third quarter against the Michigan State Spartans in the 2015 CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /
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DALLAS – JANUARY 02: Head coach Houston Nutt of the Mississippi Rebels before a game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the AT&T Cotton Bowl on January 2, 2009 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS – JANUARY 02: Head coach Houston Nutt of the Mississippi Rebels before a game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the AT&T Cotton Bowl on January 2, 2009 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

21. Houston Nutt

Though we’re pretty sure that he didn’t exactly win over the folks down in Oxford, it’s hard to overlook the two-team tenure of Houston Nutt in the SEC. Nutt first became the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks in 1998. He would hold that post for 10 years and do a lot of winning during that time.

Arkansas went 75-48 under Nutt from 1998 to 2007. The Razorbacks went 42-38 in SEC play, helping legitimize their arrival in the football conference. Nutt would help lead the Razorbacks to three SEC West titles during his reign. It absolutely helped having some tailback named Darren McFadden.

Nutt would abruptly resign from the Arkansas post after the 2007 regular season amidst several accusations. A few days later, Nutt would on to be the next head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels replacing Ed Orgeron. Nutt went 9-4 his first two years in Oxford, leading the Rebels to a pair of Cotton Bowl victories.

However, the last two years in Oxford didn’t go so hot. Ole Miss would go a combined 6-18 (1-15) in 2010 and 2011. A loss to Dan Mullen’s Mississippi State Bulldogs in the 2011 Egg Bowl was the nail in Nutt’s coaching coffin at Ole Miss. While neither tenure ended well for Nutt, he went 99-74 (52-50) as an SEC head coach with a 4-5 bowl record. Only Frank Broyles has more wins in Arkansas football history than Nutt.

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