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Belt / Coaches / Frank Cavanaugh

Head coach · Fordham · belt games 1929–1930

Frank Cavanaugh

357Days with the belt
1Reign started
7–1Defending it
1–0Challenging for it

Coached Fordham (1929–1930) in seasons with a belt game. 9 belt games in all: 8 with the belt in hand, 1 trying to take it.

Frank Cavanaugh was on a sideline for 9 belt games between 1929 and 1930, at Fordham. He took the belt once and held it for 357 days across one reign.

He won it on November 23, 1929, Fordham 14–0 over Bucknell.

His longest reign ran 357 days with Fordham, beginning November 23, 1929, and was defended seven times along the way.

Across his career he coached seven successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Saint Mary's (CA) won 20–12 on November 15, 1930.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Fordham · November 23, 1929 – November 15, 1930357 days · 7 def.
Every belt game

9 games, newest first

November 15, 1930 · Fordham vs. Saint Mary's (CA) 12–20 as holderlost the beltNovember 8, 1930 · Fordham at Detroit Mercy 13–7 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 1930 · Fordham vs. West Virginia 18–2 as holderdefendedOctober 25, 1930 · Fordham vs. New York University 7–0 as holderdefendedOctober 18, 1930 · Fordham at Holy Cross 6–0 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 1930 · Fordham at Boston College 3–0 as holderdefendedOctober 3, 1930 · Fordham vs. Buffalo 71–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 27, 1930 · Fordham vs. Baltimore 73–0 as holderdefendedNovember 23, 1929 · Fordham vs. Bucknell 14–0 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.