WASH
Head coach · Washington · belt games 1976–1992
Don James
201Days with the belt
8Reigns started
16–8Defending it
8–2Challenging for it
Coached Washington (1976–1992) in seasons with a belt game. 34 belt games in all: 24 with the belt in hand, 10 trying to take it.
Don James was on a sideline for 34 belt games between 1976 and 1992, at Washington. He took the belt eight times and held it for 201 days across eight reigns.
The first came on October 28, 1978, Washington 41–7 over Arizona State. The most lopsided was 46–7 over California in 1990.
His longest reign ran 56 days with Washington, beginning September 15, 1984, and was defended seven times along the way.
Across his career he coached 16 successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him eight times, last when Arizona won 16–3 on November 7, 1992.
He also coached two games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 24–17 to USC on November 10, 1979.
Reigns
Started under this coach
Washington · October 3, 1992 – November 7, 199235 days · 4 def.Washington · October 27, 1990 – November 10, 199014 days · 1 def.Washington · September 28, 1985 – October 19, 198521 days · 2 def.Washington · September 15, 1984 – November 10, 198456 days · 7 def.Washington · September 17, 1983 – September 24, 19837 days · 0 def.Washington · November 13, 1982 – November 20, 19827 days · 0 def.Washington · November 15, 1980 – January 1, 198147 days · 1 def.Washington · October 28, 1978 – November 11, 197814 days · 1 def.
Every belt game
34 games, newest first
November 7, 1992 · Washington at Arizona 3–16 as holderlost the beltOctober 31, 1992 · Washington vs. Stanford 41–7 as holderdefendedOctober 24, 1992 · Washington vs. Pacific 31–7 as holderdefendedOctober 17, 1992 · Washington at Oregon 24–3 as holderdefendedOctober 10, 1992 · Washington vs. California 35–16 as holderdefendedOctober 3, 1992 · Washington vs. USC 17–10 as challengertook the beltNovember 10, 1990 · Washington vs. UCLA 22–25 as holderlost the beltNovember 3, 1990 · Washington vs. Arizona 54–10 as holderdefendedOctober 27, 1990 · Washington vs. California 46–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 19, 1985 · Washington vs. Oregon State 20–21 as holderlost the beltOctober 12, 1985 · Washington at California 28–12 as holderdefendedOctober 5, 1985 · Washington at Oregon 19–13 as holderdefendedSeptember 28, 1985 · Washington vs. UCLA 21–14 as challengertook the beltNovember 10, 1984 · Washington at USC 7–16 as holderlost the beltNovember 3, 1984 · Washington vs. California 44–14 as holderdefendedOctober 27, 1984 · Washington vs. Arizona 28–12 as holderdefendedOctober 20, 1984 · Washington vs. Oregon 17–10 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 1984 · Washington at Stanford 37–15 as holderdefendedOctober 6, 1984 · Washington at Oregon State 19–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 29, 1984 · Washington vs. Miami (OH) 53–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 22, 1984 · Washington vs. Houston 35–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 15, 1984 · Washington at Michigan 20–11 as challengertook the beltSeptember 24, 1983 · Washington at LSU 14–40 as holderlost the beltSeptember 17, 1983 · Washington vs. Michigan 25–24 as challengertook the beltNovember 20, 1982 · Washington at Washington State 20–24 as holderlost the beltNovember 13, 1982 · Washington at Arizona State 17–13 as challengertook the beltJanuary 1, 1981 · Washington vs. Michigan 6–23 as holderlost the beltNovember 22, 1980 · Washington at Washington State 30–23 as holderdefendedNovember 15, 1980 · Washington at USC 20–10 as challengertook the beltNovember 10, 1979 · Washington vs. USC 17–24 as challengerlostNovember 11, 1978 · Washington at USC 10–28 as holderlost the beltNovember 4, 1978 · Washington vs. Arizona 31–21 as holderdefendedOctober 28, 1978 · Washington vs. Arizona State 41–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 30, 1976 · Washington vs. UCLA 21–30 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.