Head coach · Oklahoma · belt games 2005–2014

Bob Stoops

348Days with the belt

2Reigns started

7–2Defending it

2–2Challenging for it

Coached Oklahoma (2004–2014) in seasons with a belt game. 13 belt games in all: 9 with the belt in hand, 4 trying to take it.

Bob Stoops was on a sideline for 13 belt games between 2005 and 2014, at Oklahoma. He took the belt twice and held it for 348 days across two reigns.

The first came on November 22, 2008, Oklahoma 65–21 over Texas Tech.

His longest reign ran 301 days with Oklahoma, beginning December 7, 2013, and was defended five times along the way.

Across his career he coached seven successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him twice, last when TCU won 37–33 on October 4, 2014.

He also coached two games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 41–12 to Baylor on November 7, 2013.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Oklahoma · December 7, 2013 – October 4, 2014301 days · 5 def.Oklahoma · November 22, 2008 – January 8, 200947 days · 2 def.

Every belt game

13 games, newest first

October 4, 2014 · Oklahoma at TCU 33–37 as holderlost the belt September 20, 2014 · Oklahoma at West Virginia 45–33 as holderdefended September 13, 2014 · Oklahoma vs. Tennessee 34–10 as holderdefended September 6, 2014 · Oklahoma at Tulsa 52–7 as holderdefended August 30, 2014 · Oklahoma vs. Louisiana Tech 48–16 as holderdefended January 2, 2014 · Oklahoma vs. Alabama 45–31 as holderdefended December 7, 2013 · Oklahoma at Oklahoma State 33–24 as challengertook the belt November 7, 2013 · Oklahoma at Baylor 12–41 as challengerlost January 8, 2009 · Oklahoma vs. Florida 14–24 as holderlost the belt December 6, 2008 · Oklahoma vs. Missouri 62–21 as holderdefended November 29, 2008 · Oklahoma at Oklahoma State 61–41 as holderdefended November 22, 2008 · Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech 65–21 as challengertook the belt January 4, 2005 · Oklahoma vs. USC 19–55 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.