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Head coach · West Virginia · belt games 2012–2015

Dana Holgorsen

297Days with the belt
2Reigns started
6–2Defending it
2–3Challenging for it

Coached West Virginia (2011–2015) in seasons with a belt game. 13 belt games in all: 8 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.

Dana Holgorsen was on a sideline for 13 belt games between 2012 and 2015, at West Virginia. He took the belt twice and held it for 297 days across two reigns.

The first came on January 4, 2012, West Virginia 70–33 over Clemson.

His longest reign ran 283 days with West Virginia, beginning January 4, 2012, and was defended five times along the way.

Across his career he coached six successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him twice, last when TCU won 31–30 on November 1, 2014.

He also coached three games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 45–33 to Oklahoma on September 20, 2014.

Reigns

Started under this coach

West Virginia · October 18, 2014 – November 1, 201414 days · 1 def.West Virginia · January 4, 2012 – October 13, 2012283 days · 5 def.
Every belt game

13 games, newest first

October 29, 2015 · West Virginia at TCU 10–40 as challengerlostNovember 1, 2014 · West Virginia vs. TCU 30–31 as holderlost the beltOctober 25, 2014 · West Virginia at Oklahoma State 34–10 as holderdefendedOctober 18, 2014 · West Virginia vs. Baylor 41–27 as challengertook the beltSeptember 20, 2014 · West Virginia vs. Oklahoma 33–45 as challengerlostOctober 5, 2013 · West Virginia at Baylor 42–73 as challengerlostOctober 13, 2012 · West Virginia at Texas Tech 14–49 as holderlost the beltOctober 6, 2012 · West Virginia at Texas 48–45 as holderdefendedSeptember 29, 2012 · West Virginia vs. Baylor 70–63 as holderdefendedSeptember 22, 2012 · West Virginia vs. Maryland 31–21 as holderdefendedSeptember 15, 2012 · West Virginia vs. James Madison 42–12 as holderdefendedSeptember 1, 2012 · West Virginia vs. Marshall 69–34 as holderdefendedJanuary 4, 2012 · West Virginia vs. Clemson 70–33 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.