Head coach · Alabama · belt games 1938–1945

Frank Thomas

303Days with the belt

1Reign started

5–1Defending it

1–3Challenging for it

Coached Alabama (1938–1944) in seasons with a belt game. 10 belt games in all: 6 with the belt in hand, 4 trying to take it.

Frank Thomas was on a sideline for 10 belt games between 1938 and 1945, at Alabama. He took the belt once and held it for 303 days across one reign.

He won it on January 1, 1942, Alabama 29–21 over Texas A&M.

His longest reign ran 303 days with Alabama, beginning January 1, 1942, and was defended five times along the way.

Across his career he coached five successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Georgia won 21–10 on October 31, 1942.

He also coached three games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 29–26 to Duke on January 1, 1945.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Alabama · January 1, 1942 – October 31, 1942303 days · 5 def.

Every belt game

10 games, newest first

January 1, 1945 · Alabama vs. Duke 26–29 as challengerlost October 31, 1942 · Alabama at Georgia 10–21 as holderlost the belt October 24, 1942 · Alabama at Kentucky 14–0 as holderdefended October 17, 1942 · Alabama vs. Tennessee 8–0 as holderdefended October 10, 1942 · Alabama vs. Pensacola NAS 27–0 as holderdefended October 3, 1942 · Alabama vs. Mississippi State 21–6 as holderdefended September 25, 1942 · Alabama vs. Louisiana 54–0 as holderdefended January 1, 1942 · Alabama vs. Texas A&M 29–21 as challengertook the belt October 21, 1939 · Alabama at Tennessee 0–21 as challengerlost October 15, 1938 · Alabama vs. Tennessee 0–13 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.