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Head coach · Alabama · belt games 1964–1978

Bear Bryant

751Days with the belt
3Reigns started
19–3Defending it
3–2Challenging for it

Coached Alabama (1963–1978) in seasons with a belt game. 27 belt games in all: 22 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Alabama · October 8, 1977 – September 23, 1978350 days · 9 def.Alabama · November 27, 1971 – January 1, 197235 days · 0 def.Alabama · January 1, 1964 – January 1, 19651 yr · 10 def.
Every belt game

27 games, newest first

September 23, 1978 · Alabama vs. USC 14–24 as holderlost the beltSeptember 16, 1978 · Alabama at Missouri 38–20 as holderdefendedSeptember 2, 1978 · Alabama vs. Nebraska 20–3 as holderdefendedJanuary 2, 1978 · Alabama vs. Ohio State 35–6 as holderdefendedNovember 26, 1977 · Alabama vs. Auburn 48–21 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 1977 · Alabama vs. Miami 36–0 as holderdefendedNovember 5, 1977 · Alabama at LSU 24–3 as holderdefendedOctober 29, 1977 · Alabama at Mississippi State 37–7 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 1977 · Alabama vs. Louisville 55–6 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 1977 · Alabama vs. Tennessee 24–10 as holderdefendedOctober 8, 1977 · Alabama at USC 21–20 as challengertook the beltDecember 31, 1973 · Alabama vs. Notre Dame 23–24 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1972 · Alabama vs. Nebraska 6–38 as holderlost the beltNovember 27, 1971 · Alabama vs. Auburn 31–7 as challengertook the beltSeptember 12, 1970 · Alabama vs. USC 21–42 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1965 · Alabama vs. Texas 17–21 as holderlost the beltNovember 26, 1964 · Alabama vs. Auburn 21–14 as holderdefendedNovember 14, 1964 · Alabama at Georgia Tech 24–7 as holderdefendedNovember 7, 1964 · Alabama vs. LSU 17–9 as holderdefendedOctober 31, 1964 · Alabama at Mississippi State 23–6 as holderdefendedOctober 24, 1964 · Alabama vs. Florida 17–14 as holderdefendedOctober 17, 1964 · Alabama at Tennessee 19–8 as holderdefendedOctober 10, 1964 · Alabama vs. NC State 21–0 as holderdefendedOctober 3, 1964 · Alabama vs. Vanderbilt 24–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 26, 1964 · Alabama vs. Tulane 36–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 19, 1964 · Alabama vs. Georgia 31–3 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1964 · Alabama vs. Ole Miss 12–7 as challengertook the belt

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.