Belt / Coaches / John Robinson

Head coach · USC · belt games 1976–1982

John Robinson

1,078Days with the belt

3Reigns started

29–3–2Defending it

3–1Challenging for it

Coached USC (1976–1982) in seasons with a belt game. 38 belt games in all: 34 with the belt in hand, 4 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

USC · November 11, 1978 – November 15, 19802 yrs, 4 days · 24 def.USC · September 23, 1978 – October 14, 197821 days · 1 def.USC · November 20, 1976 – October 8, 1977322 days · 6 def.

Every belt game

38 games, newest first

October 30, 1982 · USC at Arizona State 10–17 as challengerlost November 15, 1980 · USC vs. Washington 10–20 as holderlost the belt November 8, 1980 · USC at Stanford 34–9 as holderdefended November 1, 1980 · USC vs. California 60–7 as holderdefended October 18, 1980 · USC vs. Oregon 7–7 as holdertie, holder kept it October 11, 1980 · USC at Arizona 27–10 as holderdefended October 4, 1980 · USC vs. Arizona State 23–21 as holderdefended September 27, 1980 · USC at Minnesota 24–7 as holderdefended September 20, 1980 · USC vs. South Carolina 23–13 as holderdefended September 13, 1980 · USC at Tennessee 20–17 as holderdefended January 1, 1980 · USC vs. Ohio State 17–16 as holderdefended November 24, 1979 · USC vs. UCLA 49–14 as holderdefended November 10, 1979 · USC at Washington 24–17 as holderdefended November 3, 1979 · USC vs. Arizona 34–7 as holderdefended October 27, 1979 · USC at California 24–14 as holderdefended October 20, 1979 · USC at Notre Dame 42–23 as holderdefended October 13, 1979 · USC at Stanford 21–21 as holdertie, holder kept it October 6, 1979 · USC vs. Washington State 50–21 as holderdefended September 29, 1979 · USC at LSU 17–12 as holderdefended September 22, 1979 · USC vs. Minnesota 48–14 as holderdefended September 15, 1979 · USC at Oregon State 42–5 as holderdefended September 8, 1979 · USC at Texas Tech 21–7 as holderdefended January 1, 1979 · USC vs. Michigan 17–10 as holderdefended December 2, 1978 · USC at Hawai'i 21–5 as holderdefended November 25, 1978 · USC vs. Notre Dame 27–25 as holderdefended November 18, 1978 · USC at UCLA 17–10 as holderdefended November 11, 1978 · USC vs. Washington 28–10 as challengertook the belt October 14, 1978 · USC at Arizona State 7–20 as holderlost the belt September 29, 1978 · USC vs. Michigan State 30–9 as holderdefended September 23, 1978 · USC at Alabama 24–14 as challengertook the belt October 8, 1977 · USC vs. Alabama 20–21 as holderlost the belt September 30, 1977 · USC vs. Washington State 41–7 as holderdefended September 24, 1977 · USC vs. TCU 51–0 as holderdefended September 17, 1977 · USC at Oregon State 17–10 as holderdefended September 10, 1977 · USC at Missouri 27–10 as holderdefended January 1, 1977 · USC vs. Michigan 14–6 as holderdefended November 27, 1976 · USC vs. Notre Dame 17–13 as holderdefended November 20, 1976 · USC at UCLA 24–14 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.