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Head coach · Michigan State and 1 more · belt games 2000–2006

John Smith

0Days with the belt
0Reigns started
0–0Defending it
0–3Challenging for it

Coached Louisville (2000) and Michigan State (2003–2006) in seasons with a belt game. 3 belt games in all: 0 with the belt in hand, 3 trying to take it.

John Smith was on a sideline for 3 belt games between 2000 and 2006, at Louisville and Michigan State, and never won the belt as a head coach.

He also coached three games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 27–20 to Michigan on November 1, 2003.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Never won the belt as a head coach.

Every belt game

3 games, newest first

October 14, 2006 · Michigan State vs. Ohio State 7–38 as challengerlostNovember 1, 2003 · Michigan State vs. Michigan 20–27 as challengerlostSeptember 23, 2000 · Louisville at Florida State 0–31 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.