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Head coach · Northwestern and 1 more · belt games 1968–1975

Alex Agase

7Days with the belt
1Reign started
0–1Defending it
1–4Challenging for it

Coached Northwestern (1968–1969) and Purdue (1974–1975) in seasons with a belt game. 6 belt games in all: 1 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.

Alex Agase was on a sideline for 6 belt games between 1968 and 1975, at Northwestern and Purdue. He took the belt once and held it for 7 days across one reign.

He won it on September 28, 1974, Purdue 31–20 over Notre Dame.

His longest reign ran 7 days with Purdue, beginning September 28, 1974, and ended at the first challenge.

The belt changed hands under him once, when Duke won 16–14 on October 5, 1974.

He also coached four games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 45–21 to Ohio State on October 19, 1968.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Purdue · September 28, 1974 – October 5, 19747 days · 0 def.
Every belt game

6 games, newest first

October 25, 1975 · Purdue vs. Ohio State 6–35 as challengerlostOctober 5, 1974 · Purdue at Duke 14–16 as holderlost the beltSeptember 28, 1974 · Purdue at Notre Dame 31–20 as challengertook the beltNovember 1, 1969 · Northwestern vs. Ohio State 6–35 as challengerlostOctober 19, 1968 · Northwestern at Ohio State 21–45 as challengerlostOctober 5, 1968 · Northwestern vs. Purdue 6–43 as challengerlost

Head coaches from the College Football Data API’s coaching records, matched by team and season. A reign counts for the coach in charge the season it began; a mid-season change isn’t split.