Head coach · Georgia Tech · belt games 1945–1966
Bobby Dodd
Coached Georgia Tech (1945–1966) in seasons with a belt game. 13 belt games in all: 6 with the belt in hand, 7 trying to take it.
Bobby Dodd was on a sideline for 13 belt games between 1945 and 1966, at Georgia Tech. He took the belt once and held it for 49 days across one reign.
He won it on October 8, 1966, Georgia Tech 6–3 over Tennessee.
His longest reign ran 49 days with Georgia Tech, beginning October 8, 1966, and was defended five times along the way.
Across his career he coached five successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Georgia won 23–14 on November 26, 1966.
He also coached six games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 14–12 to Auburn on October 15, 1955.
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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.