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Tale of Two Programs - Florida and Tennessee. Eleven Coaching Hires (1990 - Present)

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1990 - Florida Hired Steve Spurrier
12 Seasons (1990 - 2001)
Eastern Division Championships - 9
SEC Championships - 6
National Championships - 1
122-27-1 81.33% Total Win %
82-12 87.23% SEC Win %
After Florida: Head Coach at Washington Redskins, South Carolina

1993 - Tennessee Hired Phillip Fulmer
17 Seasons (1992 - 2008)
Eastern Division Championships - 6
SEC Championships - 2
National Championships - 1
152-52 74.51% Total Win %
96-34 73.85% SEC Win %
After Tennessee: Retired

2002 - Florida Hired Ron Zook
3 Seasons (2002 - 2004)
Eastern Division Championships - 1
SEC Championships - 0
National Championships - 0
23-14 62.16% Total Win %
16 - 8 66.67% SEC Win %
After Florida: Head Coach at the University of Illinois

2005 - Florida Hired Urban Meyer
6 Seasons (2005-2010)
Eastern Division Championships - 3
SEC Championships - 2
National Championships - 2
65-15 81.25% Total Win %
36-12 75.00% SEC Win %
After Florida: Head Coach at THE Ohio State University

2009 - Tennessee Hired Lane Kiffin
1 Season (2009)
Eastern Division Championships - 0
SEC Championships - 0
National Championships - 0
7-6 53.85% Total Win %
4-4 50.00% SEC Win %
After Tennessee: Head Coach at University of Southern California, Florida Atlantic University, University of Ole Miss

2010 - Tennessee Hired Derek Dooley
3 Seasons (2010 - 2012)
Eastern Division Championships - 0
SEC Championships - 0
National Championships - 0
15-21 41.67% Total Win %
4-19 17.40% SEC Win %
After Tennessee: Assistant Coach (Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, NY Giants), Offensive Coordinator at University of Missouri

2011 - Florida Hired Will Muschamp
4 Seasons (2011 - 2014)
Eastern Division Championships - 1
SEC Championships - 0
National Championships - 0
28-21 57.10% Total Win %
17-15 53.10% SEC Win %
After Florida: Head Coach at the University of South Carolina

2013 - Tennessee Hired Butch Jones
5 Seasons (2013 - 2017)
Eastern Division Championships - 0
SEC Championships - 0
National Championships - 0
Champions of Life - 0
34-27 55.74% Total Win %
14-24 36.84% SEC Win %
After Florida: Nick Saban's B*tch

2015 - Florida Hired Jim McElwain
3 Seasons (2015 - 2017)
Eastern Division Championships - 2
SEC Championships - 0
National Championships - 0
22-12 64.71% Total Win %
16-6 72.72% SEC Win %
After Florida: Head Coach at Central Michigan

2018 - Florida Hired Dan Mullen
2.5 Seasons (2018 - Current)
Eastern Division Championships - 0*
SEC Championships - 0
National Championships - 0
27-6 81.81% Total Win %
17-6 73.91% SEC Win %
* Most likely will win the Eastern Division

2018 - Tennessee Hired Jeremy Pruitt
2.5 Seasons (2018 - Current)
Eastern Division Championships - 0
SEC Championships - 0
National Championships - 0
15-17 46.88% Total Win %
9-14 39.13 SEC Win %

Ranking of Best Hires:
1. Steve Spurrier (Florida)
2. Urban Meyer (Florida)
3. Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee)
4. Dan Mullen (Florida)
5. Lane Kiffin (Tennessee)
6. Jim McElwain (Florida)
7. Will Muschamp (Florida)
8. Ron Zook (Florida)
9. Butch Jones (Tennessee)
10. Jeremy Pruitt (Tennessee)
11. Derek Dooley (Tennessee)

Summary:
Florida - 6 Coaching Hires
Eastern Division Championships - 16 (5 potentially 6 Coaches)
*Potentially 17 after this season
SEC Championships - 8 (2 Coaches)
National Championships - 3 (2 Coaches)
287-96 74.92% Total Win %
184-59 75.72% SEC Win %

Tennessee - 5 Coaching Hires
Eastern Division Championships - 6 (1 Coach)
SEC Championships - 2 (1 Coach)
National Championships (1 Coach)
223-123 64.45% Total Win %
127-95 57.21% SEC Win %

SEC Nick Saban
LSU (2000 - 2004)
Alabama (2007 - Present)
Western Division Championships - 11
SEC Championships - 8
National Championships - 6
207-39 84.15% Total Win %
121-27 81.76% SEC Win %
 
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