Head coach · Penn State · belt games 2018–2019
James Franklin
Coached Penn State (2018–2019) in seasons with a belt game. 5 belt games in all: 3 with the belt in hand, 2 trying to take it.
James Franklin was on a sideline for 5 belt games between 2018 and 2019, at Penn State. He took the belt once and held it for 21 days across one reign.
He won it on September 8, 2018, Penn State 51–6 over Pittsburgh.
His longest reign ran 21 days with Penn State, beginning September 8, 2018, and was defended twice along the way.
Across his career he coached two successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Ohio State won 27–26 on September 29, 2018.
He also coached one game with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 28–17 to Ohio State on November 23, 2019.
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5 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.