Which SEC head football coaches have the most years at their current school?

A conference that features some of the top names in the sport, which SEC head football coaches have spent the most years at their current school, and just how successful has each been at that respective program?

Which SEC head football coaches have the most years at their current school?

Hugh Freeze – Auburn Tigers (2023)

Freeze is one-of-two SEC coaches entering the first season at their respective school this season, taking over at Auburn.

Zach Arnett – Mississippi State Bulldogs (2023)

Arnett is the second SEC coach entering his first season at their respective school, taking over at Mississippi State.

Billy Napier – Florida Gators (2022-23)

One of the SEC’s newer coaches, Napier enters his second season at Florida this fall. Napier led the Gators to a 6-7 record a year ago during his first season in Gainesville.

Brian Kelly – LSU Tigers (2022-23)

In addition to Napier previously, Kelly is also entering his second season this fall at LSU. Kelly led the Tigers to a 10-4 record, as well as an SEC West title, last season.

Shane Beamer – South Carolina Gamecocks (2021-23)

One-of-three SEC head coaches entering their third season is Beamer at South Carolina. Across his first two seasons in Columbia, Beamer owns a combined 15-11 record from 2021-22.

Josh Heupel – Tennessee Volunteers (2021-23)

Heupel is also entering his third season at Tennessee this upcoming fall. Across the 2021-22 seasons with the Volunteers, Heupel owns a combined 18-8 record.

Clark Lea – Vanderbilt Commodores (2021-23)

Lea is the final aforementioned coach entering his third year at their respective school, Vanderbilt. Across the 2021-22 seasons, Lea has posted a combined 7-17 record with the Commodores.

Sam Pittman – Arkansas Razorbacks (2020-23)

The first of three SEC coaches who are entering their fourth season at each’s respective school in 2023 is Pittman at Arkansas. Pittman owns a combined 19-17 record with the Razorbacks from 2020-22.

Eli Drinkwitz – Missouri Tigers (2020-23)

The second of those three aforementioned head coaches entering their fourth season in 2023 is Drinkwitz at Missouri. Drinkwitz has posted a combined 17-19 record from 2020-22 as the head coach of the Tigers.

Lane Kiffin – Ole Miss Rebels (2020-23)

Kiffin is the final of those three SEC coaches entering their fourth season in 2023. From the 2020-22 seasons, Kiffin owns a combined 23-13 record at Ole Miss.

Jimbo Fisher – Texas A&M Aggies (2018-23)

Having been the head coach of the Aggies since 2018, Fisher is entering his sixth season at Texas A&M this upcoming fall. From 2018-22, Fisher owns a combined 39-21 record at the helm of the Aggies program.

Kirby Smart – Georgia Bulldogs (2016-23)

The third-longest tenured head coach in the SEC is Smart, who is entering his eighth season at Georgia this fall. Across his seven seasons from 2016-22, Smart owns a combined 81-15 record, while also having won the last two national championships in both 2021 and 2022, along with having never posted a losing record during a season in Athens.

Mark Stoops – Kentucky Wildcats (2013-23)

Ranking No. 2 on the list of longest tenured SEC coaches at their current school is Stoops, who is entering his 11th season this fall at Kentucky. Stoops owns a combined 66-59 record at the helm of the Wildcats program from 2013-22.

Nick Saban – Alabama Crimson Tide (2007-23)

The SEC’s longest tenured coach at their current school is Saban at Alabama, who is entering his 17th season in Tuscaloosa this upcoming fall. Owning a combined 194-27 record from 2007-22, Saban has had double-digit wins in every season at Alabama except for his first in 2007, with his resume headlined by six national championships as head coach of the Crimson Tide – 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020.