25 greatest SEC Football coaches of all time
By John Buhler
18. Tommy Tuberville
It’s been about a decade since Tommy Tuberville last coached in the SEC. He’s coached seven years between the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2010-12) and the Cincinnati Bearcats (2013-16). Tuberville loves to resign from coaching gigs, doing so every step of the way. He did, however, put together a solid SEC coaching career between the Ole Miss Rebels (1995-98) and the Auburn Tigers (1999-2008).
In his four years with Ole Miss, Tuberville led the Rebels to a 25-20 (12-20) record. He had winning seasons in three of his four years in Oxford, leading the Rebels to two bowls before bolting for the Auburn gig in 1999.
Tuberville would have his best success as a college head coach at Auburn. In 10 years down on The Plains, the Tigers went 85-40 overall, 52-30 in the SEC and 5-3 in bowls. The Tigers won a share of the SEC West division crown five times and the 2004 SEC Championship under Tuberville.
2004 was the only season that Auburn went undefeated at 13-0 (8-0). However, Auburn didn’t get the chance to play for a national title. That 2004 Auburn team helped inspire the creation of the College Football Playoff. In both SEC coaching jobs, Tuberville went a combined 110-60 (64-50), won one SEC Championship, won 5 SEC West division titles and went 6-3 in bowl games.