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the 10 worst SEC head football coaches since 2000
Posted on 6/28/26 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 6/28/26 at 5:49 pm
just my list. YMMV 10 is least bad on this list while 1 is the worst of the worst and interim coaches don't count, also I'm only taking into account their times in the SEC as a HC
10. Mike Dubose- had a couple decent seasons or he'd be closer to the worst
9. Mike Shula- mediocre at best
8. Hal Mumme- almost killed the Kentucky program.
7. Sylvester Croom,- not SEC level HC
6. Woody Widenhofer- bad just bad
5. Joker Philips- fitting nickname
4. Derek Mason- yikes!!
3. Butch Jones- his record was somehow better than his coaching, still a clown
2. Derek Dooley- how did he last that long in Knoxville?
1. Chad Morris- he could lose to a school for the blind.
10. Mike Dubose- had a couple decent seasons or he'd be closer to the worst
9. Mike Shula- mediocre at best
8. Hal Mumme- almost killed the Kentucky program.
7. Sylvester Croom,- not SEC level HC
6. Woody Widenhofer- bad just bad
5. Joker Philips- fitting nickname
4. Derek Mason- yikes!!
3. Butch Jones- his record was somehow better than his coaching, still a clown
2. Derek Dooley- how did he last that long in Knoxville?
1. Chad Morris- he could lose to a school for the blind.
This post was edited on 6/28/26 at 5:50 pm
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Posted on 6/28/26 at 5:52 pm to GetPiggywithIt
Shula wasn't working with a full deck.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 5:53 pm to GetPiggywithIt
Who was hiring Widenhofer after 2000?
Posted on 6/28/26 at 5:59 pm to McGregor
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Shula wasn't working with a full deck.
No he was not. But there is a reason he has never gotten another head coaching job and he just got fired as South Carolina’s OC.
His greatest strength is his last name.
With that said he shouldn’t be on this list. Jeremy Pruitt should.
This post was edited on 6/28/26 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 6/28/26 at 5:59 pm to GetPiggywithIt
1a) Chad Morris
1b) John L. Smith*
*Interim, but did coach full season.
1b) John L. Smith*
*Interim, but did coach full season.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:10 pm to GetPiggywithIt
Napier def should be on here.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:11 pm to GetPiggywithIt
Ed Orgeron's Ole Miss stint should be on the list.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:16 pm to GetPiggywithIt
Billy Napier should at least be in the top 5, he’s probably one of the biggest busts at a football powerhouse in almost 30 years
This post was edited on 6/28/26 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:17 pm to GetPiggywithIt
Bryan Harsin has to be on there somewhere, right?
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:23 pm to McGregor
Shula was hired in May when no one wanted the job due to sanctions.
I really hope I see the day that he’s honored in BDS for winning a Cotton Bowl and weathering the storm between sanctions and Saban.
ETA - Also DuBose is the only coach to beat Spurrier/Florida twice in a season.
I really hope I see the day that he’s honored in BDS for winning a Cotton Bowl and weathering the storm between sanctions and Saban.
ETA - Also DuBose is the only coach to beat Spurrier/Florida twice in a season.
This post was edited on 6/28/26 at 6:25 pm
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:24 pm to Chuck Barris
Nah, he went 11-14 and never had less than 5 wins in a season. There have been 10 coaches worse than him over the last 25 years.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:28 pm to Quicksilver
Matt Luke belongs on that list.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:29 pm to GetPiggywithIt
Dubose has still won something more recently than Tennessee and he was fired in 2000. 
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:29 pm to GetPiggywithIt
As a TN fan, Butch Jones was a tool but no way he is the 3rd worst. If you go by personality criteria instead of W/L then Drink is #1
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:31 pm to GetPiggywithIt
Butch and Dooley weren't worse than Joker. Well...I say that, and Joker actually beat Tennessee using a WR as our QB, because our QB wanted to take a test instead of play in the game because we were so dog shite.
What a circus those 3 yrs were.
What a circus those 3 yrs were.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:46 pm to JeffLebowski
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1a) Chad Morris
He is now at Clemson! How the heck he keeps getting hired?
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:49 pm to GetPiggywithIt
No Brian Harsin. List is shite
Posted on 6/28/26 at 6:52 pm to GetPiggywithIt
Wherr is jerome Pruitt?
Posted on 6/28/26 at 7:00 pm to TailbackU
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No Brian Harsin. List is shite
He was not 100% at fault coaching at Auburn due to boosters held out money to get him almost no good players. Plus some boosters/fans tried to set him up to get into trouble so he would be fired without getting a buyout. That is when he gave up trying to coach Auburn football team.
Posted on 6/28/26 at 7:02 pm to hooperj75
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As a TN fan, Butch Jones was a tool but no way he is the 3rd worst
Butch had the worst year in TN history. He should be #1
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