Mark Hudspeth
 Hudspeth at the 2016 Sun Belt Media Day | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach and tight ends coach |
| Team | Mississippi State |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 10, 1968 Louisville, Mississippi |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1991 | Delta State |
| Position(s) | Safety, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1993 | Central Arkansas (GA) |
| 1994 | Nicholls State (WR/TE) |
| 1995 | Nicholls State (RB) |
| 1996–1997 | Winston Academy (MS) |
| 1998 | Central Arkansas (DB) |
| 1999–2000 | Delta State (OC) |
| 2001 | Navy (OC) |
| 2002–2008 | North Alabama |
| 2009–2010 | Mississippi State (WR/PGC) |
| 2011–2017 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2018–present | Mississippi State (AHC/TE) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 95–59* (college) 25–1 (high school) |
| Bowls | 2–1 (plus 2 vacated wins) |
| Tournaments | 8–4 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Mark Hudspeth (born November 10, 1968) is an American football coach. Hudspeth was a four-year football letterman at Delta State University, head coach at the University of North Alabama, an assistant coach (wide receivers and passing game coordinator) at Mississippi State under head coach Dan Mullen, and head coach at the Louisiana–Lafayette.
Biography
Hudspeth grew up in Louisville, Mississippi. Hudspeth was a schoolmate at Winston (Miss.) Academy of Andy Kennedy, former head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team and head basketball coach, and Matthew Mitchell of the Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team.[1]
Hudspeth returned to his high school alma mater in 1996, leading Winston Academy from a program what produced one win in the previous two seasons to a 25–1 record in his two seasons and the 1997 Mississippi Private School Association Class A state title.
In the 2000 Division II championship game — last game at DSU – his offense set title-game records in rushing yards (524), total yards (649) and first downs (36) en route to a 63–34 win.[2]
Hudspeth left UNA after the 2008 season.
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Hudspeth was named the 26th head football coach in Louisiana–Lafayette history on December 13, 2010.
In his first season in 2011, he led a team that finished 3–9 the year before to a 9–4 record and an appearance in the New Orleans Bowl – their first bowl berth since 1970.
He added three more 9–4 seasons under his belt, playing in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl defeating East Carolina in 2012, Tulane in 2013 and Nevada in 2014.
However, the NCAA forced Hudspeth to vacate 22 wins from 2011 to 2014, including the 2011 and 2013 New Orleans Bowls and 2013 Sun Belt Conference co-championship, due to NCAA violations involving academic fraud and payments to players.
The Cajuns fired Hudspeth after the conclusion of the 2017 season.[3]
Personal life
Hudspeth is married to Tyla McConnell and has four sons and one daughter.[4]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Alabama Lions (Gulf South Conference) (2002–2008) | |||||||||
| 2002 | North Alabama | 4–7 | 3–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2003 | North Alabama | 13–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 2004 | North Alabama | 5–5 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2005 | North Alabama | 11–3 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 2006 | North Alabama | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2007 | North Alabama | 10–2 | 7–1 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2008 | North Alabama | 12–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| North Alabama: | 66–21 | 45–15 | |||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2011–2017) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1–4* | 1–2* | 3rd* (vacated) | V New Orleans* (vacated) | ||||
| 2012 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 5–4* | 4–2* | T–2nd* (vacated) | W New Orleans | ||||
| 2013 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1–4* | 0–2* | T–1st* (vacated) | V New Orleans* (vacated) | ||||
| 2014 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 7–4* | 5–1* | 2nd* (vacated) | W New Orleans | ||||
| 2015 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 4–8 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2016 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 6–7 | 5–3 | 5th | L New Orleans | ||||
| 2017 | Louisiana | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette/Louisiana: | 29–38* | 22–19* | |||||||
| Total: | 95–59* | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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* Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 22 wins from 2011 to 2014, including the 2011 and 2013 New Orleans Bowls and 2013 Sun Belt Conference co-championship, due to NCAA violations involving a former assistant.[5][6] Without the vacated wins, Louisiana went 9-4 in each season between 2011-2014.
References
- ^ "Mark Hudspeth Official Bio". RaginCajuns.com.
- ^ Johnson, Luke (September 24, 2015). "Striving for more, Cajuns coach Mark Hudspeth driven by never-ending worry". Baton Rouge Advocate.
- ^ "UL fires Hudspeth as head coach". KATC. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "The Official Athletics Site of the Ragin' Cajuns – 2016 Football Coaching Staff". Ragincajuns.com. December 13, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "Exam fraud, recruit payments among NCAA accusations against the Cajuns, ex-assistant coach David Saunders". The Baton Rouge Advocate. October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Here's what games UL has vacated following NCAA probe". Theadvertiser.com. March 8, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
External links
- 1968 births
- Living people
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- Delta State Statesmen football coaches
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- Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football coaches
- Mississippi State Bulldogs football coaches
- Navy Midshipmen football coaches
- Nicholls State Colonels football coaches
- North Alabama Lions football coaches
- High school football coaches in the United States
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