Head coach · Penn State · belt games 1924–1929
Hugo Bezdek
Coached Penn State (1924–1929) in seasons with a belt game. 5 belt games in all: 2 with the belt in hand, 3 trying to take it.
Hugo Bezdek was on a sideline for 5 belt games between 1924 and 1929, at Penn State. He took the belt once and held it for 14 days across one reign.
He won it on October 2, 1926, Penn State 35–0 over Lebanon Valley.
His longest reign ran 14 days with Penn State, beginning October 2, 1926, and was defended once along the way.
Across his career he coached one successful defense, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Notre Dame won 28–0 on October 16, 1926.
He also coached two games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 10–6 to Syracuse on October 25, 1924.
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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.