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Head coach · Penn State · belt games 1966–2010

Joe Paterno

363Days with the belt
2Reigns started
6–2Defending it
2–4Challenging for it

Coached Penn State (1966–2010) in seasons with a belt game. 14 belt games in all: 8 with the belt in hand, 6 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Penn State · November 21, 1987 – January 1, 198841 days · 0 def.Penn State · October 25, 1986 – September 12, 1987322 days · 6 def.
Every belt game

14 games, newest first

September 11, 2010 · Penn State at Alabama 3–24 as challengerlostSeptember 23, 2006 · Penn State at Ohio State 6–28 as challengerlostSeptember 1, 2001 · Penn State vs. Miami 7–33 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1988 · Penn State vs. Clemson 10–35 as holderlost the beltNovember 21, 1987 · Penn State vs. Notre Dame 21–20 as challengertook the beltSeptember 12, 1987 · Penn State vs. Alabama 13–24 as holderlost the beltSeptember 5, 1987 · Penn State vs. Bowling Green 45–19 as holderdefendedJanuary 2, 1987 · Penn State vs. Miami 14–10 as holderdefendedNovember 22, 1986 · Penn State vs. Pittsburgh 34–14 as holderdefendedNovember 15, 1986 · Penn State at Notre Dame 24–19 as holderdefendedNovember 8, 1986 · Penn State vs. Maryland 17–15 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 1986 · Penn State at West Virginia 19–0 as holderdefendedOctober 25, 1986 · Penn State at Alabama 23–3 as challengertook the beltNovember 12, 1966 · Penn State at Georgia Tech 0–21 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.