Head coach · Rice · belt games 1959–1966

Jess Neely

7Days with the belt

1Reign started

0–1Defending it

1–3–1Challenging for it

Coached Rice (1959–1966) in seasons with a belt game. 6 belt games in all: 1 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Rice · September 24, 1966 – October 1, 19667 days · 0 def.

Every belt game

6 games, newest first

October 1, 1966 · Rice at Tennessee 3–23 as holderlost the belt September 24, 1966 · Rice vs. LSU 17–15 as challengertook the belt November 6, 1965 · Rice vs. Arkansas 0–31 as challengerlost September 29, 1962 · Rice vs. LSU 6–6 as challengertie, holder kept it January 2, 1961 · Rice vs. Ole Miss 6–14 as challengerlost September 19, 1959 · Rice at LSU 3–26 as challengerlost

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.