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Head coach · Arizona · belt games 1990–1996
Dick Tomey
632Days with the belt
4Reigns started
8–4Defending it
4–2Challenging for it
Coached Arizona (1990–1996) in seasons with a belt game. 18 belt games in all: 12 with the belt in hand, 6 trying to take it.
Dick Tomey was on a sideline for 18 belt games between 1990 and 1996, at Arizona. He took the belt four times and held it for 632 days across four reigns, the 19th-most of any head coach in the belt’s history.
The first came on September 8, 1990, Arizona 28–16 over Illinois. The most lopsided was 34–20 over Arizona State in 1993.
His longest reign ran 316 days with Arizona, beginning November 26, 1993, and was defended five times along the way.
Across his career he coached eight successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him four times, last when Iowa won 21–20 on September 7, 1996.
He also coached two games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 37–17 to UCLA on October 30, 1993.
Reigns
Started under this coach
Every belt game
18 games, newest first
September 7, 1996 · Arizona at Iowa 20–21 as holderlost the beltAugust 31, 1996 · Arizona vs. UTEP 23–3 as holderdefendedNovember 24, 1995 · Arizona at Arizona State 31–28 as challengertook the beltOctober 8, 1994 · Arizona vs. Colorado State 16–21 as holderlost the beltOctober 1, 1994 · Arizona vs. Oregon State 30–10 as holderdefendedSeptember 24, 1994 · Arizona at Stanford 34–10 as holderdefendedSeptember 10, 1994 · Arizona vs. New Mexico State 44–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 1, 1994 · Arizona at Georgia Tech 19–14 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1994 · Arizona vs. Miami 29–0 as holderdefendedNovember 26, 1993 · Arizona at Arizona State 34–20 as challengertook the beltOctober 30, 1993 · Arizona at UCLA 17–37 as challengerlostNovember 14, 1992 · Arizona at USC 7–14 as holderlost the beltNovember 7, 1992 · Arizona vs. Washington 16–3 as challengertook the beltNovember 3, 1990 · Arizona at Washington 10–54 as challengerlostSeptember 29, 1990 · Arizona vs. California 25–30 as holderlost the beltSeptember 22, 1990 · Arizona vs. Oregon 22–17 as holderdefendedSeptember 15, 1990 · Arizona at New Mexico 25–10 as holderdefendedSeptember 8, 1990 · Arizona vs. Illinois 28–16 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.