PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE
1999-Present: Head coach at Auburn. Led Auburn to
the most wins in school history (13), the Sugar Bowl title and its first SEC
Championship since 1989. Led Auburn to four SEC Western Division titles and bowl
appearances in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
1995-98: Head coach at University of Mississippi
where he compiled a 25-20 record in four years after inheriting a program under
serious NCAA scholarship sanctions. Named AP SEC Coach of the Year in 1997.
1994: Defensive Coordinator at Texas A&M
where the Aggies finished with a 10-0-1 mark and were among national defensive
leaders.
1986-93: Various capacities on defensive staff at
University of Miami from graduate assistant to defensive coordinator (1993). The
Hurricanes were 87-9, including a 55-0 mark at home, and won three national
titles during his tenure there.
1980-84: Coached defensive ends and linebackers
at Arkansas State University where the Indians advanced to the Division 1-AA
Playoffs in 1984.
1978-79: Head Coach at Hermitage (Ark.) High
School where he posted an 11-9 mark and first winning season in school history.
1976-77: Assistant Coach at Hermitage (Ark.) High
School.
EDUCATION
High School: Harmony Grove High School, Camden,
Ark. (1972)
College: B.S. Degree in Physical Education,
Southern Arkansas University (1976)
NAMED AUBURN’S HEAD COACH
November 28, 1998
