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Head coach · Florida State · belt games 1988–2009

Bobby Bowden

735Days with the belt
2Reigns started
23–2Defending it
2–3Challenging for it

Coached Florida State (1988–2009) in seasons with a belt game. 30 belt games in all: 25 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Florida State · September 18, 1999 – October 7, 20001 yr, 19 days · 14 def.Florida State · September 17, 1988 – September 2, 1989350 days · 9 def.
Every belt game

30 games, newest first

November 28, 2009 · Florida State at Florida 10–37 as challengerlostOctober 12, 2002 · Florida State at Miami 27–28 as challengerlostOctober 13, 2001 · Florida State vs. Miami 27–49 as challengerlostOctober 7, 2000 · Florida State at Miami 24–27 as holderlost the beltSeptember 28, 2000 · Florida State at Maryland 59–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 23, 2000 · Florida State vs. Louisville 31–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 16, 2000 · Florida State vs. North Carolina 63–14 as holderdefendedSeptember 9, 2000 · Florida State at Georgia Tech 26–21 as holderdefendedAugust 26, 2000 · Florida State vs. BYU 29–3 as holderdefendedJanuary 4, 2000 · Florida State vs. Virginia Tech 46–29 as holderdefendedNovember 20, 1999 · Florida State at Florida 30–23 as holderdefendedNovember 13, 1999 · Florida State vs. Maryland 49–10 as holderdefendedOctober 30, 1999 · Florida State at Virginia 35–10 as holderdefendedOctober 23, 1999 · Florida State at Clemson 17–14 as holderdefendedOctober 16, 1999 · Florida State vs. Wake Forest 33–10 as holderdefendedOctober 9, 1999 · Florida State vs. Miami 31–21 as holderdefendedOctober 2, 1999 · Florida State vs. Duke 51–23 as holderdefendedSeptember 25, 1999 · Florida State at North Carolina 42–10 as holderdefendedSeptember 18, 1999 · Florida State vs. NC State 42–11 as challengertook the beltSeptember 2, 1989 · Florida State at Southern Miss 26–30 as holderlost the beltJanuary 2, 1989 · Florida State vs. Auburn 13–7 as holderdefendedNovember 26, 1988 · Florida State vs. Florida 52–17 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 1988 · Florida State vs. Virginia Tech 41–14 as holderdefendedNovember 5, 1988 · Florida State at South Carolina 59–0 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 1988 · Florida State vs. Louisiana Tech 66–3 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 1988 · Florida State vs. East Carolina 45–21 as holderdefendedOctober 8, 1988 · Florida State vs. Georgia Southern 28–10 as holderdefendedOctober 1, 1988 · Florida State at Tulane 48–28 as holderdefendedSeptember 24, 1988 · Florida State vs. Michigan State 30–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 17, 1988 · Florida State at Clemson 24–21 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.