Head coach · Minnesota · belt games 1979–1981
Joe Salem
Coached Minnesota (1979–1981) in seasons with a belt game. 4 belt games in all: 1 with the belt in hand, 3 trying to take it.
Joe Salem was on a sideline for 4 belt games between 1979 and 1981, at Minnesota. He took the belt once and held it for 7 days across one reign.
He won it on October 24, 1981, Minnesota 12–10 over Iowa.
His longest reign ran 7 days with Minnesota, beginning October 24, 1981, and ended at the first challenge.
The belt changed hands under him once, when Michigan won 34–13 on October 31, 1981.
He also coached two games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 24–7 to USC on September 27, 1980.
Started under this coach
4 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.