Sport(s) Football Record 31–24(.564) Spouse Tyla McConnell Annual salary $750,000 Education Delta State University | Name Mark Hudspeth Siblings Lea Hudspeth Conference Sun Belt Role Football coach | |
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Children Carley Hudspeth, Gunner Hudspeth, Major Hudspeth Parents Diann Hudspeth, Doug Hudspeth Similar People Willie Fritz, Dan Mullen, Bryan Harsin | ||
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Mark Hudspeth (born November 10, 1968) is the current head football coach of the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns. Previously, Hudspeth was a four-year football letterman at Delta State University, head coach at the University of North Alabama, and an assistant coach (wide receivers and passing game coordinator) at Mississippi State under head coach Dan Mullen.
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- Coach mark hudspeth s new orleans bowl pre game locker room speech avi
- Louisiana ragin cajuns head coach mark hudspeth 25 reps of 225
- Biography
- LouisianaLafayette Ragin Cajuns
- Personal life
- College
- References
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Biography
Hudspeth grew up in Louisville, Mississippi. Hudspeth was a schoolmate at Winston (Miss.) Academy of current head basketball coach Andy Kennedy of the Ole Miss Rebels and head basketball coach Matthew Mitchell of the Kentucky Wildcats.
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.
He moved to Annapolis to serve as offensive coordinator at Navy in 2001 before serving as head coach job at North Alabama from 2002-08.
Hudspeth left UNA after the 2008 season.
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Hudspeth was named the 26th head football coach in Louisiana–Lafayette history on Dec. 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.
Personal life
Hudspeth is married to Tyla McConnell and has four sons and one daughter.
College
* 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.