Hugh Freeze
A relative unknown nationally prior to his hiring as the head coach at Ole Miss in 2012, Freeze impressed the Rebels' search committee with his reputation as a strong recruiter and someone who could alter the program's fortunes early with a penchant for winning. Like Gus Malzahn at Auburn, Freeze has made a seamless transition from the prep level to the college ranks after earning his first assistant coaching job at Ole Miss in 2005. Passed over as the Rebels' offensive coordinator by Houston Nutt two years later, Freeze landed at NAIA Lambuth University for two seasons before joining Arkansas…
Read moreDan Werner
Entering his 31st season coaching football in 2014, Werner directed several of the top quarterbacks in Miami Hurricanes history during two stints in Coral Gables before teaming up with Hugh Freeze for a second time at Mississippi in 2012.
Read moreMatt Luke
In 2013, Luke helped oversee a Rebels offense that shattered several a school record for total yards per game. Luke lettered at Mississippi as a center in the mid 1990s and joined the Rebels' coaching staff first in 2002 to coach tight ends. He left after three seasons and eventually returned in 2011 after four prior seasons at Duke and two at Tennessee. Coaching History Team Years Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Mississippi Rebels 2012-Present Offensive Coordinator Duke Blue Devils 2008-2011 Recruiting Coordinator Tennessee Volunteers 2006-2007 Tight Ends Coach Mississippi Rebels 2002-2005 Offensive Line Coach Murray State Racers 2000-2001 Student Assistant…
Read moreDave Wommack
Wommack may be one of college football's defensive dinosaurs, but that's a good thing for the Rebels. Wommack's entering his 35th season as a college coach in 2014, his third as Mississippi's defensive coordinator. The Missouri native's spent 14 seasons as secondary coach and serves as the Rebels' lead instructor for safeties. Wommack, a 1999, 2000 and 2011 Broyles Award nominee, has coached on nine teams that won a conference championship during his career. He has 18 years of experience as a defensive coordinator, holding the position at Georgia Tech, Arkansas, Southern Miss, UNLV, Missouri State and Bemidji State. Wommack's…
Read moreDerrick Nix
The brains behind all-league caliber seasons from Dexter McCluster, Brandon Bolden and Jeff Scott in recent years, Nix has coached Mississippi running backs since 2008 when he left a position as an offensive assistant and quality control coach for the Atlanta Falcons.
Read moreJason Jones
A former two-year starter in the secondary for Alabama, Jones has 10 years of college coaching experience entering the 2014 campaign and has appeared in a bowl game every season. He arrived in Oxford in 2013 after five seasons at Oklahoma St.
Read moreCorey Batoon
Corey Batoon has been on staff at Ole Miss since 2012 and before that served as an assistant at Arkansas State.
Read moreChris Kiffin
The younger brother of former Southern Cal head coach and current Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, and son of coaching legend Monte Kiffin, he was a four-year starter at Colorado State in the early 2000s before joining the coaching ranks as a quality control intern with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006. Kiffin joined Hugh Freeze's staff at Mississippi at the end of the 2011 season.
Read moreGrant Heard
Hired as Mississippi's wide receivers coach in 2012, Heard also served as Hugh Freeze's quarterbacks coach and passing-game coordinator previously at Arkansas State.
Read moreMaurice Harris
Harris, a former four-year letterman at Arkansas State, worked with Hugh Freeze at Arkansas State in 2011 before joining the Rebels the following season and helping Mississippi land back-to-back top-15 signing classes.
Read morePaul Jackson
One of the rising stars in strength and conditioning, Jackson joined Hugh Freeze's staff in 2011 after spending one season at Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, where he helped guide the Golden Eagles to their best season in school history and a conference championship. Prior to his time at USM, Jackson served as Director of Athletic Conditioning for Miami (Ohio).
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Dan Mullen
After mastering the ropes as Urban Meyer's protege at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida, Mullen earned his first head coaching opportunity at Mississippi State in 2009. Results have been mixed for the league's youngest coach against nationally-ranked competition, but three bowl victories and a string of Top 35 recruiting classes has been enough to reenergize a success-starved fanbase in Starkville. Mullen's speciality is offense, specifically developing quarterbacks. It's an art he showcased during two seasons with the Utes in the mid 2000s. In 2004, Utah went undefeated and Mullen's passer, Alex Smith, was drafted first overall by the San Francisco…
Read moreSylvester Croom
Sylvester Croom began his coaching career in the SEC as an assistant at the University of Alabama, and in 2004 he became the first African American head coach in SEC history when he took over as coach of the Mississippi State football program. Croom coached the Bulldogs for five seasons with limited success. He won three games in each of his first three seasons, but blossomed in 2007 with an 8-5 campaign including an even 4-4 mark in SEC play. The '07 Bulldogs went on to win the Liberty Bowl in their only bowl appearance of the Croom era, and Croom was named SEC…
Read moreJackie Sherrill
Jackie Sherrill was a college football coach for more than three decades, including 20 seasons as the head coach at Texas A&M and Mississippi State. After playing for legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant at Alabama in the 1960's, Sherrill began his coaching career as a graduate assistant to Bryant in 1966. He worked as an assistant at Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa State and Pittsburgh before breaking through as a head coach at Washington State in 1976. Sherrill took over the A&M program beginning in 1982 and stayed in College Station for seven seasons. His Aggies peaked from 1985-1987, winning three straight…
Read moreRockey Felker
Felker, who played for the Bulldogs in the 1970s and then was head coach from 1986-1990, returned to Starkville in 2004. Prior to current head coach Dan Mullen's arrival, Felker coached the running backs. Now, Mullen has charged Felker with a new role as the Director of Player Personnel and High School Relations. It is Felker's second stint in an off-field role, having previously served as Director of Football Operations for Jackie Sherrill and Sylvester Croom. Prior to being named the Bulldogs' head coach, he was an assistant at Alabama from 1983-1985. Following his time as head coach, he spent…
Read moreEmory Bellard
Emory Bellard worked as a high school and college football coach for more than 40 years, including 14 seasons as the head coach at Texas A&M and Mississippi State. After 15 years as a high school coach in Texas, where he won three state titles, Bellard took over as the offensive coordinator of the Texas Longhorns for five seasons before A&M hired him as its head coach. He coached the Aggies for seven seasons, posting four straight eight-win seasons from 1974-1977. His 1975 squad won the conference title, but his teams were just 1-2 in bowl games during Bellard's time…
Read moreBob Tyler
Bob Tyler coached in the SEC for ten years from 1968-1978, including a six-year reign as head coach at Mississippi State. He began his college coaching career as an assistant coach at Ole Miss, and also worked as an assistant at Alabama and MSU before earning his first head coaching job with the Bulldogs. Tyler posted four winning seasons with Mississippi State, winning his only bowl appearance as a head coach in 1974. The NCAA would later force MSU to forfeit most of its games from 1975-1977 due to alleged illegal benefits to student-athletes, costing Tyler two of his four…
Read moreCharles Shira
Charles Shira began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the Tennessee Volunteers in 1951, and would go on to serve two stints as an assistant at Mississippi State before taking over as head coach at MSU in 1967. Shira led the Bulldogs' program for six forgettable seasons from 1967-1972. He posted just one winning season in that time - a 6-5 mark in 1970 - and was named SEC Coach of the Year at season's end. His other five MSU teams each lost at least seven games, and Shira was let go following the 1972 season with a combined…
Read morePaul E. Davis
Paul E. Davis was a longtime assistant coach in the SEC with Mississippi State, Alabama and Auburn, and spent five seasons as the head coach at MSU from 1962-1966. Davis' best season as a head coach came in 1963 when he led the Bulldogs to a 7-2-2 record and a victory in the Liberty Bowl. Mississippi State failed to win more than four games in any of his other four seasons in Starkville, ending his head coaching career after the '66 season with a combined record of 20-28-2. He retired from coaching in 1990 and passed away in 2009. Coaching…
Read moreWade Walker
Wade Walker was a college football coach for 12 seasons from 1950-1961, including eight seasons in the SEC at Mississippi State from 1954-61. He worked as MSU's line coach in 1954 and 1955, then took over as head coach prior to the 1956 season. In six seasons as head coach Walker posted a combined record of 22-32-2. He experienced his best season in 1957 when he led the Bulldogs to a 6-2-1 record and the No. 14 ranking in the final Associated Press poll that year. He also served as the athletic director at Mississippi State from 1959-1966. Walker passed…
Read moreDarrell Royal
Darrell Royal was a longtime college football coach who is best known for his 20 seasons as the head coach of the Texas Longhorns from 1957-1976. Prior to arriving at Texas Royal coached at a handful of schools, and began his career with two seasons as the head coach at Mississippi State from 1954-1955. Royal led the Bulldogs to 6-4 records in both his seasons in Starkville, and eventually moved on to lead the University of Washington before taking the job at Texas. He retired following the 1976 season with 184 career wins and was inducted into the College Football Hall of…
Read moreMurray Warmath
Murray Warmath spent most of his coaching career as the head coach at the University of Minnesota, but began his career as an assistant in the SEC at Tennessee and Mississippi State. He took his first head coaching job at MSU in 1952 and led the Bulldogs for two seasons before leaving Starkville for Minnesota. Warmath posted consecutive winning seasons at Mississippi State, going 5-4 in 1952 and 5-2-3 in 1953. He retired from coaching after the 1971 season with 97 career victories. Warmath passed away in 2011 at the age of 98.
Read moreArthur Morton
Arthur Morton coached the Mississippi State Bulldogs for three seasons from 1949-1951, failing to post a winning record in that time. His tenure in Starkville began on a low-note with an 0-8-1 record in 1949, and his teams peaked in his final two seasons with back-to-back 4-5 campaigns. He retired from coaching after the 1951 season with an 8-18-1 record at MSU. Morton also coached at Southeastern Louisiana University and Virginia Military Institute, retiring with a combined record of 22-31-2 for his career. He passed away in 1999 at the age of 84.
Read moreAllyn McKeen
Allyn McKeen spent nine seasons coaching the Mississippi State football team from 1939-1948 (there was no 1943 season), posting eight winning seasons in that time. McKeen led the Bulldogs to the 1941 SEC championship with an 8-1-1 season, and he was named the SEC Coach of the Year as a result. He led MSU to just one bowl game, winning the 1940 Orange Bowl to conclude an undefeated 10-0-1 season. McKeen's Bulldogs finished in the final Associated Press rankings for three consecutive seasons from 1940-1942. He retired from coaching following a 4-4-1 season in 1948, his only non-winning season at MSU.…
Read moreSpike Nelson
Spike Nelson spent more than a decade coaching college football in the 1930's and 40's, and coached the Mississippi State football program for one season in 1938. Nelson had served as the line coach at LSU from 1932-1937 before taking over at MSU, and in his lone season as head coach he led the Bulldogs to a 4-6 record. He also spent time coaching at Iowa and Yale, and retired with a 5-13 overall record as a head coach. Nelson passed away in 1998 at the age of 92.
Read moreRalph Sasse
Ralph Sasse coached at Army and Mississippi State in the 1920's and 30's, spending three seasons as the head coach at MSU from 1935-1937. Sasse was an assistant at Army in the late-20's and took over as head coach in 1930. In three seasons as head coach at Army Sasse was an impressive 25-5-2, never winning fewer than eight games in a season. He returned to coaching in 1935 when he took the Mississippi State job, and in three seasons with the Bulldogs he was a combined 20-10-2. Sasse led MSU to the 1936 Orange Bowl, losing in his only…
Read moreRoss McKechnie
Ross McKechnie spent his brief two-year coaching career in Starkville as head coach of the Mississippi State football program from 1933-1934, failing to record a winning season in that time. McKechnie's Bulldogs finished 3-6-1 in 1933 and 4-6 in 1934 before retiring from coaching. He passed away in 1967 at the age of 71.
Read moreRay G. Dauber
Ray G. Dauber coached college football, basketball and track & field throughout his career, focusing primarily on football during that time. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Mississippi State in 1929 and served as MSU's head coach from 1931-1932. The Bulldogs were 2-6 in Dauber's first season and 3-5 in his final season before moving on to coach football and basketball at Tulane University. Dauber was a combined 0-9 against conference opponents while coaching at MSU. He also served as the Bulldogs' head basketball coach during his career. Dauber passed away in 1965 at the age of…
Read moreChris Cagle
Before playing professional football and assuming an ownership role with the NFL's Brooklyn Dodgers, Chris Cagle served one year as the head football coach at Mississippi State. He led the Bulldogs to a 2-7 record that season. Cagle passed away in 1942 at the age of 37.
Read moreJohn W. Hancock
John W. Hancock spent most of his coaching career at Northern Colorado, where he coached multiple sports and worked as an administrator for more than three decades, but he began his career as the head football coach at Mississippi State from 1927-1929. Hancock was a combined 8-12-4 in those three seasons, posting just one winning season in that time (1927). He passed away in 1993 at the age of 92.
Read moreBernie Bierman
Bernie Bierman was a legendary college football coach for more than 30 years, including two seasons as head coach at Mississippi State in 1925 and 1926. After a 3-4-1 season in 1925, his Bulldogs posted a winning season in 1926 with a 5-4 record. He went on to coach for five years at Tulane, losing the 1931 Rose Bowl, and coached for 16 years in two stints at Minnesota. Bierman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955 with 153 victories in 230 career games. He passed away in 1977 at the age of 82.B
Read moreEarl Abell
Earl Abell coached college football for 14 seasons from 1917-1930, including two seasons as head coach at Mississippi A&M (a.k.a. Mississippi State) from 1923-1924. Abell posted back-to-back winning seasons while coaching the Bulldogs, finishing 5-2-2 in 1923 and 5-4 in 1924. For his career, Abell was 38-34-6 as a head coach at five different schools. He was an All-American during his playing days at Colgate and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973. Abell passed away in 1956 at the age of 63.
Read moreDudy Noble
Dudy Noble was a four-sport athlete at Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State) from 1911-1915, and coached college football, basketball and baseball at a handful of schools in the 1920's, 30's and 40's, including both Ole Miss and Mississippi A&M. He was hired as the head football coach at Ole Miss in 1917 and registered a 2-7-1 record in two seasons at the helm of the Rebels. He would later return to the gridiron as head coach at Mississippi A&M in 1922, posting a 3-4-2 record. Noble is best remembered as a baseball coach, and Mississippi State's baseball field, Dudy Noble Field,…
Read moreFred Holtkamp
Fred Holtkamp spent his entire coaching career at Mississippi A&M (a.k.a. Mississippi State), leading the Bulldogs to a 5-3 record in 1920 and a 4-4-1 record in 1921. His teams were a combined 6-5-1 against conference opponents under Holtkamp's leadership. Holtkamp played his college football at the Ohio State University prior to taking the coaching job in Starkville.
Read moreStanley L. Robinson
Stanley L. Robinson coached college football off-and-on from 1915-1953, primarily at Mississippi College. He spent three seasons as the head coach at Mississippi A&M (a.k.a. Mississippi State) from 1917-1919, posting three straight winning seasons in that time. His 1917 team ended the year with an impressive 7-1 record and his 1919 team was nearly as good at 6-2. Robinson left Starkville to take over the Mississippi College program following the 1919 season. He was a combined 16-5 in three seasons with the Bulldogs, and he also coached Mississippi A&M's 1918 baseball team to an 11-7 record. Robinson passed away in…
Read moreEarle C. Hayes
Earle C. Hayes began his coaching career as the head coach of the Mississippi A&M football program (a.k.a. Mississippi State) for three seasons from 1914-1916. He registered two winning seasons in Starkville, and left the football program after the 1916 season with a combined record of 15-8-2. Hayes also coached Mississippi A&M's basketball program from 1911-1924, and coached football, basketball and track at Indiana University later in his career. He passed away in 1943 at the age of 58.
Read moreW. D. Chadwick
W. D. Chadwick coached three sports at Mississippi A&M (a.k.a. Mississippi State) in the early 1900's, including five seasons as head football coach from 1909-1913. Chadwick posted five straight winning seasons while coaching the football team and only lost more than two games in a season twice during that time. His 1910 team finished 7-2 and his 1913 team finished 6-1-1. Chadwick's 1911 squad finished the season 7-2-1 and won the Bacardi Bowl that season, his only bowl appearance as a head coach. He was a combined 29-12-2 in five seasons at Mississippi A&M. Chadwick passed away in 1934 at…
Read moreFred Furman
Fred Furman coached the Mississippi A&M football program (a.k.a. Mississippi State) for two seasons in 1907 and 1908, posting a 9-7 career record in that time. His team '07 squad finished the season with a 6-3 record, his only winning season as a head coach. A&M was just 3-4 in 1908 before Furman left the college coaching ranks for good. He passed away in 1938 at the age of 57.
Read moreDaniel S. Martin
Daniel S. Martin was a college football coach in the early 1900's who coached for five seasons at Ole Miss and Mississippi A&M (a.k.a. Mississippi State). He began his coaching career in Oxford in 1902, posting a record of 4-3 as coach of the Rebels. Martin left Ole Miss for Mississippi A&M beginning in 1903 and he coached in Starkville for four seasons. He had his best season with the Bulldogs in 1903, leading A&M to an undefeated 3-0-2 record. It was his lone winning season with the Bulldogs, and Martin ended his tenure in Starkville after the 1906 season…
Read moreL. B. Harvey
L. B. Harvey coached the Mississippi A&M football team (a.k.a. Mississippi State) for one season in 1901, finishing the year with a 2-2-1 record. The two victories were the first two in program history after winless seasons in 1895 and 1896 (the football team did not compete from 1897-1900 and resumed play in 1901). A&M shut out Ole Miss 17-0 that season, but also lost 45-0 to Alabama.
Read moreJ. B. Hildebrand
J. B. Hildebrand was the second coach in the history of the Mississippi A&M football program (a.k.a. Mississippi State), posting an 0-4 record in 1896 after taking over for original coach W. M. Matthews. He had played football at Vanderbilt University before taking over as head coach at A&M.
Read moreW. M. Matthews
W. M. Matthews was the first-ever football coach in the history of the Mississippi A&M football program (a.k.a. Mississippi State). He coached the team through its inaugural season in 1895, losing both its games on the season against Union College and the Memphis Athletic Club without scoring a single point. Matthews left coaching after the 0-2 season.
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