Head coach · Rice · belt games 1959–1966
Jess Neely
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.
Jess Neely was on a sideline for 6 belt games between 1959 and 1966, at Rice. He took the belt once and held it for 7 days across one reign.
He won it on September 24, 1966, Rice 17–15 over LSU.
His longest reign ran 7 days with Rice, beginning September 24, 1966, and ended at the first challenge.
The belt changed hands under him once, when Tennessee won 23–3 on October 1, 1966.
He also coached three games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 14–6 to Ole Miss on January 2, 1961.
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6 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.