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Head coach · Nebraska · belt games 1970–1972

Bob Devaney

252Days with the belt
1Reign started
0–1Defending it
1–0–1Challenging for it

Coached Nebraska (1970–1972) in seasons with a belt game. 3 belt games in all: 1 with the belt in hand, 2 trying to take it.

Bob Devaney was on a sideline for 3 belt games between 1970 and 1972, at Nebraska. He took the belt once and held it for 252 days across one reign.

He won it on January 1, 1972, Nebraska 38–6 over Alabama.

His longest reign ran 252 days with Nebraska, beginning January 1, 1972, and ended at the first challenge.

The belt changed hands under him once, when UCLA won 20–17 on September 9, 1972.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Nebraska · January 1, 1972 – September 9, 1972252 days · 0 def.
Every belt game

3 games, newest first

September 9, 1972 · Nebraska at UCLA 17–20 as holderlost the beltJanuary 1, 1972 · Nebraska vs. Alabama 38–6 as challengertook the beltSeptember 19, 1970 · Nebraska vs. USC 21–21 as challengertie, holder kept it

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.