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Head coach · Arizona State and 1 more · belt games 1978–1982

Darryl Rogers

35Days with the belt
1Reign started
3–1Defending it
1–2Challenging for it

Coached Michigan State (1978) and Arizona State (1980–1982) in seasons with a belt game. 7 belt games in all: 4 with the belt in hand, 3 trying to take it.

Darryl Rogers was on a sideline for 7 belt games between 1978 and 1982, at Michigan State and Arizona State. He took the belt once and held it for 35 days across one reign.

He won it on October 9, 1982, Arizona State 21–17 over Stanford.

His longest reign ran 35 days with Arizona State, beginning October 9, 1982, and was defended three times along the way.

Across his career he coached three successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Washington won 17–13 on November 13, 1982.

He also coached two games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 23–21 to USC on October 4, 1980.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Arizona State · October 9, 1982 – November 13, 198235 days · 3 def.
Every belt game

7 games, newest first

November 13, 1982 · Arizona State vs. Washington 13–17 as holderlost the beltNovember 6, 1982 · Arizona State vs. Oregon State 30–16 as holderdefendedOctober 30, 1982 · Arizona State vs. USC 17–10 as holderdefendedOctober 16, 1982 · Arizona State vs. UTEP 37–6 as holderdefendedOctober 9, 1982 · Arizona State vs. Stanford 21–17 as challengertook the beltOctober 4, 1980 · Arizona State at USC 21–23 as challengerlostSeptember 29, 1978 · Michigan State at USC 9–30 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.