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Head coach · Tennessee and 1 more · belt games 1964–1971

Doug Dickey

51Days with the belt
2Reigns started
2–2Defending it
2–2Challenging for it

Coached Tennessee (1964–1967) and Florida (1971) in seasons with a belt game. 8 belt games in all: 4 with the belt in hand, 4 trying to take it.

Doug Dickey was on a sideline for 8 belt games between 1964 and 1971, at Tennessee and Florida. He took the belt twice and held it for 51 days across two reigns.

The first came on October 1, 1966, Tennessee 23–3 over Rice.

His longest reign ran 44 days with Tennessee, beginning November 18, 1967, and was defended twice along the way.

Across his career he coached two successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him twice, last when Oklahoma won 26–24 on January 1, 1968.

He also coached two games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 19–8 to Alabama on October 17, 1964.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Tennessee · November 18, 1967 – January 1, 196844 days · 2 def.Tennessee · October 1, 1966 – October 8, 19667 days · 0 def.
Every belt game

8 games, newest first

November 6, 1971 · Florida at Georgia 7–49 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1968 · Tennessee vs. Oklahoma 24–26 as holderlost the beltDecember 2, 1967 · Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt 41–14 as holderdefendedNovember 25, 1967 · Tennessee at Kentucky 17–7 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 1967 · Tennessee vs. Ole Miss 20–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 8, 1966 · Tennessee at Georgia Tech 3–6 as holderlost the beltOctober 1, 1966 · Tennessee vs. Rice 23–3 as challengertook the beltOctober 17, 1964 · Tennessee vs. Alabama 8–19 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.