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Head coach · Baylor · belt games 2022–2026

Dave Aranda

253Days with the belt
2Reigns started
1–1Defending it
2–0Challenging for it

Coached Baylor (2021–2026) in seasons with a belt game. 4 belt games in all: 2 with the belt in hand, 2 trying to take it.

Dave Aranda was on a sideline for 4 belt games between 2022 and 2026, at Baylor. He took the belt twice and held it for 253 days across two reigns.

The first came on January 1, 2022, Baylor 21–7 over Ole Miss. The most lopsided was 41–9 over UCF in 2026.

His longest reign ran 252 days with Baylor, beginning January 1, 2022, and was defended once along the way.

Across his career he coached one successful defense, and the belt changed hands under him once, when BYU won 26–20 on September 10, 2022.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Baylor · October 30, 2026 – present1 day · 0 def.Baylor · January 1, 2022 – September 10, 2022252 days · 1 def.
Every belt game

4 games, newest first

October 30, 2026 · Baylor at UCF 41–9 as challengertook the beltSeptember 10, 2022 · Baylor at BYU 20–26 as holderlost the beltSeptember 3, 2022 · Baylor vs. UAlbany 69–10 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 2022 · Baylor vs. Ole Miss 21–7 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.