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Head coach · TCU · belt games 2012–2016

Gary Patterson

666Days with the belt
3Reigns started
15–3Defending it
3–2Challenging for it

Coached TCU (2012–2016) in seasons with a belt game. 23 belt games in all: 18 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

TCU · November 27, 2015 – September 10, 2016288 days · 2 def.TCU · November 1, 2014 – November 7, 20151 yr, 6 days · 13 def.TCU · October 4, 2014 – October 11, 20147 days · 0 def.
Every belt game

23 games, newest first

September 10, 2016 · TCU vs. Arkansas 38–41 as holderlost the beltSeptember 3, 2016 · TCU vs. South Dakota State 59–41 as holderdefendedJanuary 2, 2016 · TCU vs. Oregon 47–41 as holderdefendedNovember 27, 2015 · TCU vs. Baylor 28–21 as challengertook the beltNovember 7, 2015 · TCU at Oklahoma State 29–49 as holderlost the beltOctober 29, 2015 · TCU vs. West Virginia 40–10 as holderdefendedOctober 17, 2015 · TCU at Iowa State 45–21 as holderdefendedOctober 10, 2015 · TCU at Kansas State 52–45 as holderdefendedOctober 3, 2015 · TCU vs. Texas 50–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 26, 2015 · TCU at Texas Tech 55–52 as holderdefendedSeptember 19, 2015 · TCU vs. SMU 56–37 as holderdefendedSeptember 12, 2015 · TCU vs. Stephen F. Austin 70–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 3, 2015 · TCU at Minnesota 23–17 as holderdefendedDecember 31, 2014 · TCU vs. Ole Miss 42–3 as holderdefendedDecember 6, 2014 · TCU vs. Iowa State 55–3 as holderdefendedNovember 27, 2014 · TCU at Texas 48–10 as holderdefendedNovember 15, 2014 · TCU at Kansas 34–30 as holderdefendedNovember 8, 2014 · TCU vs. Kansas State 41–20 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 2014 · TCU at West Virginia 31–30 as challengertook the beltOctober 11, 2014 · TCU at Baylor 58–61 as holderlost the beltOctober 4, 2014 · TCU vs. Oklahoma 37–33 as challengertook the beltNovember 10, 2012 · TCU vs. Kansas State 10–23 as challengerlostOctober 20, 2012 · TCU vs. Texas Tech 53–56 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.