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Head coach · Michigan · belt games 1969–1984
Bo Schembechler
392Days with the belt
6Reigns started
10–6Defending it
6–5Challenging for it
Coached Michigan (1969–1984) in seasons with a belt game. 27 belt games in all: 16 with the belt in hand, 11 trying to take it.
Bo Schembechler was on a sideline for 27 belt games between 1969 and 1984, at Michigan. He took the belt six times and held it for 392 days across six reigns.
The first came on November 22, 1969, Michigan 24–12 over Ohio State. The most lopsided was 34–13 over Minnesota in 1981.
His longest reign ran 254 days with Michigan, beginning January 1, 1981, and ended at the first challenge.
Across his career he coached ten successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him six times, last when Washington won 20–11 on September 15, 1984.
He also coached five games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 9–7 to Iowa on October 17, 1981.
Reigns
Started under this coach
Michigan · September 8, 1984 – September 15, 19847 days · 0 def.Michigan · September 10, 1983 – September 17, 19837 days · 0 def.Michigan · October 31, 1981 – November 21, 198121 days · 2 def.Michigan · January 1, 1981 – September 12, 1981254 days · 0 def.Michigan · September 23, 1972 – November 25, 197263 days · 8 def.Michigan · November 22, 1969 – January 1, 197040 days · 0 def.
Every belt game
27 games, newest first
September 15, 1984 · Michigan vs. Washington 11–20 as holderlost the beltSeptember 8, 1984 · Michigan vs. Miami 22–14 as challengertook the beltJanuary 2, 1984 · Michigan vs. Auburn 7–9 as challengerlostSeptember 17, 1983 · Michigan at Washington 24–25 as holderlost the beltSeptember 10, 1983 · Michigan vs. Washington State 20–17 as challengertook the beltNovember 21, 1981 · Michigan vs. Ohio State 9–14 as holderlost the beltNovember 14, 1981 · Michigan at Purdue 28–10 as holderdefendedNovember 7, 1981 · Michigan vs. Illinois 70–21 as holderdefendedOctober 31, 1981 · Michigan at Minnesota 34–13 as challengertook the beltOctober 17, 1981 · Michigan vs. Iowa 7–9 as challengerlostSeptember 12, 1981 · Michigan at Wisconsin 14–21 as holderlost the beltJanuary 1, 1981 · Michigan vs. Washington 23–6 as challengertook the beltJanuary 1, 1979 · Michigan vs. USC 10–17 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1977 · Michigan vs. USC 6–14 as challengerlostNovember 22, 1975 · Michigan vs. Ohio State 14–21 as challengerlostNovember 25, 1972 · Michigan at Ohio State 11–14 as holderlost the beltNovember 18, 1972 · Michigan vs. Purdue 9–6 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 1972 · Michigan at Iowa 31–0 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 1972 · Michigan at Indiana 21–7 as holderdefendedOctober 28, 1972 · Michigan vs. Minnesota 42–0 as holderdefendedOctober 21, 1972 · Michigan at Illinois 31–7 as holderdefendedOctober 14, 1972 · Michigan vs. Michigan State 10–0 as holderdefendedOctober 7, 1972 · Michigan vs. Navy 35–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 30, 1972 · Michigan vs. Tulane 41–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 23, 1972 · Michigan at UCLA 26–9 as challengertook the beltJanuary 1, 1970 · Michigan vs. USC 3–10 as holderlost the beltNovember 22, 1969 · Michigan vs. Ohio State 24–12 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.