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Head coach · Auburn · belt games 1938–1942

Jack Meagher

973Days with the belt
2Reigns started
2–1–1Defending it
2–1Challenging for it

Coached Auburn (1937–1942) in seasons with a belt game. 7 belt games in all: 4 with the belt in hand, 3 trying to take it.

Jack Meagher was on a sideline for 7 belt games between 1938 and 1942, at Auburn. He took the belt twice and held it for 973 days across two reigns, the ninth-most of any head coach in the belt’s history.

The first came on January 1, 1938, Auburn 6–0 over Michigan State. The most lopsided was 27–13 over Georgia in 1942.

His longest reign ran 693 days with Auburn, beginning November 21, 1942, and was defended three times along the way.

Across his career he coached two successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Tennessee won 7–0 on October 8, 1938.

He also coached one game with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 7–0 to Tennessee on December 9, 1939.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Auburn · November 21, 1942 – October 14, 19441 yr, 328 days · 3 def.Auburn · January 1, 1938 – October 8, 1938280 days · 2 def.
Every belt game

7 games, newest first

November 28, 1942 · Auburn vs. Clemson 41–13 as holderdefendedNovember 21, 1942 · Auburn vs. Georgia 27–13 as challengertook the beltDecember 9, 1939 · Auburn at Tennessee 0–7 as challengerlostOctober 8, 1938 · Auburn at Tennessee 0–7 as holderlost the beltOctober 1, 1938 · Auburn vs. Tulane 0–0 as holdertie, holder kept itSeptember 23, 1938 · Auburn vs. Birmingham-Southern 14–0 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1938 · Auburn vs. Michigan State 6–0 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.