Houston Nutt has joined a special group of SEC football coaches that have led two schools and won at least 60 career games and a winning percentage over 600.
Topping this list is the legend himself in all of college football, not just the SEC, Paul "Bear" Bryant. Bryant began his coaching career at Kentucky, where he led the Wildcats to 60 wins in his eight years on the sideline.
Five years after he left UK, Bryant return to his alma mater, Alabama and it was there he made his impression 232 wins.
Bryant, wasn't the first SEC coach to change conference addresses.
Mike Donahue who was on the Plains from 1904-06 and 1908-22. From there he continued as he led LSU through the 1927 season.
His teams were known for their defensive prowess. Of the 139 games in which he led Auburn, 99 times his team won,77 were won by blanking the opposition.
Nick Saban returned to the conference this past season, winning 7 of 13 games at Alabama, but has just 37 SEC wins.
The coaches, listed by composite wins:
(292) Paul "Bear" Bryant
Kentucky (1946-53), 60-23-5
Alabama (1958-82), 232-36-9
(137) Steve Spurrierstill coaching
Florida (1990-2001), 122-27-1
South Carolina (2005-07), 15-10
(122) Mike Donahue
Auburn (1904-06, 08-22), 99-35-5
LSU (1923-27), 23-19-3
105 Tommy Tubervillestill coaching
Ole Miss (1995-98), 25-20-0
Auburn (1999-2007), 80-33-0
104 Doug Dickey
Tennessee (1964-69), 46-15-4
Florida (1970-78), 58-42-2
98 Harry Mehre
Georgia (1928-37), 59-34-6
Ole Miss (1938-45), 39-26-1
75 Houston Nuttstill coaching
Arkansas, 1998-2007, 75-48-0
Ole Miss, 2008 TBD
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