Houston Nutt
Nutt anchors CBS Sports Network pregame coverage of the Army–Navy Game in 2013.
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 14, 1957 Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1977 | Arkansas |
| 1979–1981 | Oklahoma State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 | Oklahoma State (GA) |
| 1983 | Arkansas (GA) |
| 1984 | Arkansas State (assistant) |
| 1984–1989 | Oklahoma State (QB/WR) |
| 1990–1992 | Arkansas (WR) |
| 1993–1996 | Murray State |
| 1997 | Boise State |
| 1998–2007 | Arkansas |
| 2008–2011 | Ole Miss |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 135–96 |
| Bowls | 4–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 OVC (1995–1996) 3 SEC Western Division (1998, 2002, 2006) |
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| Awards | |
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Eddie Robinson Award (1995) 2x OVC (1995–1996) 3x SEC Coach of the Year (2001, 2006, 2008) 2x AFCA Division I-AA Region 3 Coach of the Year (1995–1996) AFCA Division I-A Region 2 Coach of the Year (1998) The Football News Division I-A Coach of the Year (1998) |
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Houston Dale Nutt, Jr. (born October 14, 1957) is a former American football coach and former player. He currently works for CBS Sports as a college football studio analyst. Previously, he served as the head football coach at Murray State University (1993–1996), Boise State University (1997), the University of Arkansas (1998–2007) and University of Mississippi (2008–2011).
Nutt's all-time career winning percentage is just under 59 percent. He previously served as an assistant coach under Lou Holtz and Jack Crowe.
Houston Nutt, Jr. was born in Arkansas. He is the son of the late Houston Dale Nutt, Sr., and Emogene Nutt and is the oldest of four children. Houston Nutt, Sr. briefly played basketball for the University of Kentucky under Adolph Rupp before transferring to Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State) in 1952. Nutt graduated from Little Rock Central High School. His parents taught at the Arkansas School for the Deaf at Little Rock, Arkansas for 35 years. His father also served as athletic director and head basketball coach for the school. His father was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. During his childhood, Houston and his brothers were daily members at the Billy Mitchell Boys and Girls Club in Little Rock.
Wife Diana, like Nutt, graduated from Oklahoma State University. They have four children together: Houston III (born March 11, 1987), twins Hailey and Hanna (born September 26, 1988), and Haven (born March 19, 1991).
Nutt's brother Dickey Nutt was the head basketball coach at Arkansas State University until he announced his resignation on February 19, 2008. He now coaches basketball at Southeast Missouri State University. His brother Danny Nutt served as the Assistant Athletics Director for Player Development at Ole Miss during Houston's tenure as head coach. Nutt's youngest brother Dennis Nutt, a former NBA player, is head men's basketball coach at Ouachita Baptist University.
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