Head coach · Navy and 1 more · belt games 1973–1999
George Welsh
Coached Navy (1973–1981) and Virginia (1989–1999) in seasons with a belt game. 7 belt games in all: 3 with the belt in hand, 4 trying to take it.
George Welsh was on a sideline for 7 belt games between 1973 and 1999, at Navy and Virginia. He took the belt once and held it for 58 days across one reign.
He won it on November 4, 1989, Virginia 20–9 over NC State.
His longest reign ran 58 days with Virginia, beginning November 4, 1989, and was defended twice along the way.
Across his career he coached two successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Illinois won 31–21 on January 1, 1990.
He also coached three games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 31–28 to Ohio State on December 30, 1981.
Started under this coach
7 games, newest first
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.