USC
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.
John Robinson was on a sideline for 38 belt games between 1976 and 1982, at USC. He took the belt three times and held it for 1,078 days across three reigns, the sixth-most of any head coach in the belt’s history.
The first came on November 20, 1976, USC 24–14 over UCLA. The most lopsided was 28–10 over Washington in 1978.
His longest reign ran 735 days with USC, beginning November 11, 1978, and was defended 24 times along the way.
Across his career he coached 29 successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him three times, last when Washington won 20–10 on November 15, 1980.
He also coached one game with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 17–10 to Arizona State on October 30, 1982.
Reigns
Started under this coach
Every belt game
38 games, newest first
October 30, 1982 · USC at Arizona State 10–17 as challengerlostNovember 15, 1980 · USC vs. Washington 10–20 as holderlost the beltNovember 8, 1980 · USC at Stanford 34–9 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 1980 · USC vs. California 60–7 as holderdefendedOctober 18, 1980 · USC vs. Oregon 7–7 as holdertie, holder kept itOctober 11, 1980 · USC at Arizona 27–10 as holderdefendedOctober 4, 1980 · USC vs. Arizona State 23–21 as holderdefendedSeptember 27, 1980 · USC at Minnesota 24–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 20, 1980 · USC vs. South Carolina 23–13 as holderdefendedSeptember 13, 1980 · USC at Tennessee 20–17 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1980 · USC vs. Ohio State 17–16 as holderdefendedNovember 24, 1979 · USC vs. UCLA 49–14 as holderdefendedNovember 10, 1979 · USC at Washington 24–17 as holderdefendedNovember 3, 1979 · USC vs. Arizona 34–7 as holderdefendedOctober 27, 1979 · USC at California 24–14 as holderdefendedOctober 20, 1979 · USC at Notre Dame 42–23 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 1979 · USC at Stanford 21–21 as holdertie, holder kept itOctober 6, 1979 · USC vs. Washington State 50–21 as holderdefendedSeptember 29, 1979 · USC at LSU 17–12 as holderdefendedSeptember 22, 1979 · USC vs. Minnesota 48–14 as holderdefendedSeptember 15, 1979 · USC at Oregon State 42–5 as holderdefendedSeptember 8, 1979 · USC at Texas Tech 21–7 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1979 · USC vs. Michigan 17–10 as holderdefendedDecember 2, 1978 · USC at Hawai'i 21–5 as holderdefendedNovember 25, 1978 · USC vs. Notre Dame 27–25 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 1978 · USC at UCLA 17–10 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 1978 · USC vs. Washington 28–10 as challengertook the beltOctober 14, 1978 · USC at Arizona State 7–20 as holderlost the beltSeptember 29, 1978 · USC vs. Michigan State 30–9 as holderdefendedSeptember 23, 1978 · USC at Alabama 24–14 as challengertook the beltOctober 8, 1977 · USC vs. Alabama 20–21 as holderlost the beltSeptember 30, 1977 · USC vs. Washington State 41–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 24, 1977 · USC vs. TCU 51–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 17, 1977 · USC at Oregon State 17–10 as holderdefendedSeptember 10, 1977 · USC at Missouri 27–10 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1977 · USC vs. Michigan 14–6 as holderdefendedNovember 27, 1976 · USC vs. Notre Dame 17–13 as holderdefendedNovember 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.