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Head coach · Ohio State · belt games 2003–2007
Jim Tressel
403Days with the belt
2Reigns started
15–2Defending it
2–1Challenging for it
Coached Ohio State (2002–2006) in seasons with a belt game. 20 belt games in all: 17 with the belt in hand, 3 trying to take it.
Jim Tressel was on a sideline for 20 belt games between 2003 and 2007, at Ohio State. He took the belt twice and held it for 403 days across two reigns.
The first came on January 3, 2003, Ohio State 31–24 over Miami. The most lopsided was 24–7 over Texas in 2006.
His longest reign ran 281 days with Ohio State, beginning January 3, 2003, and was defended five times along the way.
Across his career he coached 15 successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him twice, last when Florida won 41–14 on January 9, 2007.
He also coached one game with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 35–21 to Michigan on November 22, 2003.
Reigns
Started under this coach
Every belt game
20 games, newest first
January 9, 2007 · Ohio State vs. Florida 14–41 as holderlost the beltNovember 18, 2006 · Ohio State vs. Michigan 42–39 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 2006 · Ohio State at Northwestern 54–10 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 2006 · Ohio State at Illinois 17–10 as holderdefendedOctober 28, 2006 · Ohio State vs. Minnesota 44–0 as holderdefendedOctober 21, 2006 · Ohio State vs. Indiana 44–3 as holderdefendedOctober 14, 2006 · Ohio State at Michigan State 38–7 as holderdefendedOctober 7, 2006 · Ohio State vs. Bowling Green 35–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 30, 2006 · Ohio State at Iowa 38–17 as holderdefendedSeptember 23, 2006 · Ohio State vs. Penn State 28–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 16, 2006 · Ohio State vs. Cincinnati 37–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 9, 2006 · Ohio State at Texas 24–7 as challengertook the beltNovember 22, 2003 · Ohio State at Michigan 21–35 as challengerlostOctober 11, 2003 · Ohio State at Wisconsin 10–17 as holderlost the beltSeptember 27, 2003 · Ohio State vs. Northwestern 20–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 20, 2003 · Ohio State vs. Bowling Green 24–17 as holderdefendedSeptember 13, 2003 · Ohio State vs. NC State 44–38 as holderdefendedSeptember 6, 2003 · Ohio State vs. San Diego State 16–13 as holderdefendedAugust 30, 2003 · Ohio State vs. Washington 28–9 as holderdefendedJanuary 3, 2003 · Ohio State vs. Miami 31–24 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.