Head coach · Michigan · belt games 1914–1921

Fielding Yost

343Days with the belt

1Reign started

4–1Defending it

1–3–1Challenging for it

Coached Michigan (1914–1921) in seasons with a belt game. 10 belt games in all: 5 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Michigan · November 16, 1918 – October 25, 1919343 days · 4 def.

Every belt game

10 games, newest first

November 12, 1921 · Michigan vs. Wisconsin 7–7 as challengertie, holder kept it October 23, 1920 · Michigan vs. Illinois 6–7 as challengerlost October 25, 1919 · Michigan vs. Ohio State 3–13 as holderlost the belt October 18, 1919 · Michigan vs. Michigan State 26–0 as holderdefended October 4, 1919 · Michigan vs. Case 34–0 as holderdefended November 30, 1918 · Michigan vs. Ohio State 14–0 as holderdefended November 23, 1918 · Michigan vs. Michigan State 21–6 as holderdefended November 16, 1918 · Michigan vs. Syracuse 15–0 as challengertook the belt November 6, 1915 · Michigan vs. Cornell 7–34 as challengerlost October 31, 1914 · Michigan at Harvard 0–7 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.