HughFreeze$$ (born January 11, 1986) is an CFBHC football coach. He currently serves as the head coach at the Ole Miss Rebels. He is a former head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.
Coaching Career
Ole Miss
On July 9, 2018, HughFreeze$$ was announced as the 8th head coach of the University of Mississippi prior to the start of the 2022 season. During the press conference to introduce HughFreeze$$ as the head coach, he stated that he wanted to "retire at Ole Miss."
Kentucky
HughFreeze$$ became the 3rd head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats prior to the start of the 2021 season. He was hired even though he was relieved from his prior position under the cloud of an NCAA investigation and personal character issues. After the 2021 season HughFreeze$$ left Kentucky for his alma mater, Ole Miss Rebels. He compiled a 5-7 in his one seaon.
Season-by-Season Records
Year
|
Conference
|
Overall Record
|
Conference Record
|
Bowl
|
Final CP Ranking
|
W
|
L
|
W
|
L
|
Kentucky Wildcats
|
2021 |
SEC |
5 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
- |
-
|
Ole Miss Rebels
|
2022 |
SEC |
6 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
- |
-
|
2023 |
SEC |
5 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
- |
-
|
Total Games: 13
|
16
|
20
|
5
|
19
|
|
National Champions
|
Conference Champions
|
Bowl game berth
|
2021 Schedule
Week
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Location
|
Result
|
Record
|
SEC Record
|
1 |
Bye
|
2 |
at Florida State |
- |
Tallahassee, FL |
W 41-13 |
1-0 |
0-0
|
3 |
#12 South Carolina |
- |
Lexington, KY |
L 42-62 |
1-1 |
0-1
|
4 |
at #19 Florida |
- |
Gainesville, FL |
L 35-49 |
1-2 |
0-2
|
5 |
at Georgia State |
- |
Atlanta, GA |
W 35-0 |
2-2 |
0-2
|
6 |
Bye
|
7 |
at #13 Missouri |
- |
Columbia, MO |
L 14-38 |
2-3 |
0-3
|
8 |
Mississippi State |
- |
Lexington, KY |
L 10-28 |
2-4 |
0-4
|
9 |
Bye
|
10 |
at Tennessee |
- |
Knoxville, TN |
L 28-55 |
2-5 |
0-5
|
11 |
at Texas A&M |
- |
College Station, TX |
L 21-31 |
2-6 |
0-6
|
12 |
#16 Georgia |
- |
Lexington, KY |
L 31-38 |
2-7 |
0-7
|
13 |
Appalachian State |
- |
Lexington, KY |
W 45-7 |
3-7 |
0-7
|
14 |
Bye
|
15 |
Vanderbilt |
- |
Lexington, KY |
W 38-14 |
4-7 |
1-7
|
16 |
#20 Louisville |
- |
Lexington, KY |
W 28-24 |
5-7 |
1-7
|
Bowl Game |
Bye
|
2022 Schedule
Week
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Location
|
Result
|
Record
|
SEC Record
|
1 |
Bye
|
2 |
at Louisiana Tech |
- |
Ruston, LA |
W 33-17 |
1-0 |
0-0
|
3 |
Tulane |
- |
Oxford, MS |
W 24-22 |
2-0 |
0-0
|
4 |
at #3 Purdue |
- |
West Lafayette, IN |
L 14-26 |
2-1 |
0-0
|
5 |
at #1 Auburn |
- |
Auburn, AL |
L 20-26 |
2-2 |
0-1
|
6 |
New Mexico |
- |
Oxford, MS |
W 41-21 |
3-2 |
0-1
|
7 |
Bye
|
8 |
at Missouri |
- |
Columbia, MO |
W 31-30 |
4-2 |
1-1
|
9 |
#25 LSU |
- |
Oxford, MS |
L 17-23 |
4-3 |
1-2
|
10 |
Arkansas |
- |
Oxford, MS |
W 38-28 |
5-3 |
2-2
|
11 |
Bye
|
12 |
at #1 Alabama |
- |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
L 14-41 |
5-4 |
2-3
|
13 |
Vanderbilt |
- |
Oxford, MS |
W 27-21 |
6-4 |
3-3
|
14 |
#10 Texas A&M |
- |
Oxford, MS |
L 23-31 |
6-5 |
3-4
|
15 |
Bye
|
16 |
at Mississippi State |
- |
Starkville, MS |
L 14-42 |
6-6 |
3-5
|
Bowl Game |
Bye
|
2023 Schedule
Week
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Location
|
Result
|
Record
|
SEC Record
|
1 |
Troy |
- |
Oxford, MS |
W 45-6 |
1-0 |
0-0
|
2 |
at South Alabama |
- |
Mobile, AL |
W 28-10 |
2-0 |
0-0
|
3 |
Bye
|
4 |
at #8 Texas A&M |
- |
College Station, TX |
L 13-16 |
2-1 |
0-1
|
5 |
at Arkansas |
- |
Fayetteville, AR |
L 20-22 |
2-2 |
0-2
|
6 |
#15 Florida |
- |
Oxford, MS |
L 7-34 |
2-3 |
0-3
|
7 |
Northwestern |
- |
Oxford, MS |
W 28-6 |
3-3 |
0-3
|
8 |
Bye
|
9 |
at Southern Miss |
- |
Hattiesburg, MS |
W 21-20 |
4-3 |
0-3
|
10 |
Alabama |
- |
Oxford, MS |
L 10-17 |
4-4 |
0-4
|
11 |
Auburn |
- |
Oxford, MS |
L 0-35 |
4-5 |
0-5
|
12 |
Bye
|
13 |
at #4 LSU |
- |
Baton Rouge, LA |
L 6-45 |
4-6 |
0-6
|
14 |
at Vanderbilt |
- |
Nashville, TN |
L 20-27 |
4-7 |
0-7
|
15 |
Bye
|
16 |
#9 Mississippi State |
- |
Oxford, MS |
W 24-17 |
5-7 |
1-7
|
Bowl Game |
Bye
|
Individual Award Winners
All-SEC
All-American