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Head coach · Purdue · belt games 1968–1969

Jack Mollenkopf

14Days with the belt
1Reign started
1–1Defending it
1–1Challenging for it

Coached Purdue (1968–1969) in seasons with a belt game. 4 belt games in all: 2 with the belt in hand, 2 trying to take it.

Jack Mollenkopf was on a sideline for 4 belt games between 1968 and 1969, at Purdue. He took the belt once and held it for 14 days across one reign.

He won it on September 28, 1968, Purdue 37–22 over Notre Dame.

His longest reign ran 14 days with Purdue, beginning September 28, 1968, and was defended once along the way.

Across his career he coached one successful defense, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Ohio State won 13–0 on October 12, 1968.

He also coached one game with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 42–14 to Ohio State on November 15, 1969.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Every belt game

4 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.