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Head coach · Ole Miss · belt games 1956–1967

John Vaught

1,530Days with the belt
4Reigns started
38–4–5Defending it
4–2Challenging for it

Coached Ole Miss (1956–1967) in seasons with a belt game. 53 belt games in all: 47 with the belt in hand, 6 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Ole Miss · October 14, 1967 – November 18, 196735 days · 3 def.Ole Miss · November 3, 1962 – January 1, 19641 yr, 59 days · 13 def.Ole Miss · November 14, 1959 – November 4, 19611 yr, 355 days · 19 def.Ole Miss · November 16, 1957 – November 1, 1958350 days · 8 def.
Every belt game

53 games, newest first

November 18, 1967 · Ole Miss at Tennessee 7–20 as holderlost the beltNovember 4, 1967 · Ole Miss at LSU 13–13 as holdertie, holder kept itOctober 28, 1967 · Ole Miss vs. Houston 14–13 as holderdefendedOctober 21, 1967 · Ole Miss vs. Southern Miss 23–14 as holderdefendedOctober 14, 1967 · Ole Miss vs. Georgia 29–20 as challengertook the beltJanuary 1, 1964 · Ole Miss vs. Alabama 7–12 as holderlost the beltNovember 30, 1963 · Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State 10–10 as holdertie, holder kept itNovember 16, 1963 · Ole Miss vs. Tennessee 20–0 as holderdefendedNovember 9, 1963 · Ole Miss vs. Tampa 41–0 as holderdefendedNovember 2, 1963 · Ole Miss at LSU 37–3 as holderdefendedOctober 26, 1963 · Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt 27–7 as holderdefendedOctober 19, 1963 · Ole Miss at Tulane 21–0 as holderdefendedOctober 5, 1963 · Ole Miss at Houston 20–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 28, 1963 · Ole Miss at Kentucky 31–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 21, 1963 · Ole Miss vs. Memphis 0–0 as holdertie, holder kept itJanuary 1, 1963 · Ole Miss vs. Arkansas 17–13 as holderdefendedDecember 1, 1962 · Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State 13–6 as holderdefendedNovember 17, 1962 · Ole Miss at Tennessee 19–6 as holderdefendedNovember 10, 1962 · Ole Miss vs. Chattanooga 52–7 as holderdefendedNovember 3, 1962 · Ole Miss at LSU 15–7 as challengertook the beltNovember 4, 1961 · Ole Miss at LSU 7–10 as holderlost the beltOctober 28, 1961 · Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt 47–0 as holderdefendedOctober 21, 1961 · Ole Miss vs. Tulane 41–0 as holderdefendedOctober 14, 1961 · Ole Miss vs. Houston 47–7 as holderdefendedOctober 7, 1961 · Ole Miss vs. Florida State 33–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 30, 1961 · Ole Miss at Kentucky 20–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 23, 1961 · Ole Miss vs. Arkansas 16–0 as holderdefendedJanuary 2, 1961 · Ole Miss vs. Rice 14–6 as holderdefendedNovember 26, 1960 · Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State 35–9 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 1960 · Ole Miss at Tennessee 24–3 as holderdefendedNovember 5, 1960 · Ole Miss vs. Chattanooga 45–0 as holderdefendedOctober 29, 1960 · Ole Miss at LSU 6–6 as holdertie, holder kept itOctober 22, 1960 · Ole Miss at Arkansas 10–7 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 1960 · Ole Miss at Tulane 26–13 as holderdefendedOctober 8, 1960 · Ole Miss at Vanderbilt 26–0 as holderdefendedOctober 1, 1960 · Ole Miss at Memphis 31–20 as holderdefendedSeptember 24, 1960 · Ole Miss vs. Kentucky 21–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 17, 1960 · Ole Miss at Houston 42–0 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1960 · Ole Miss vs. LSU 21–0 as holderdefendedNovember 28, 1959 · Ole Miss at Mississippi State 42–0 as holderdefendedNovember 14, 1959 · Ole Miss vs. Tennessee 37–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 31, 1959 · Ole Miss at LSU 3–7 as challengerlostNovember 1, 1958 · Ole Miss at LSU 0–14 as holderlost the beltOctober 25, 1958 · Ole Miss at Arkansas 14–12 as holderdefendedOctober 18, 1958 · Ole Miss vs. Hardin Simmons 24–0 as holderdefendedOctober 11, 1958 · Ole Miss at Tulane 19–8 as holderdefendedOctober 4, 1958 · Ole Miss at Trinity (Texas) 21–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 27, 1958 · Ole Miss vs. Kentucky 27–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 20, 1958 · Ole Miss at Memphis 17–0 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1958 · Ole Miss vs. Texas 39–7 as holderdefendedNovember 30, 1957 · Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State 7–7 as holdertie, holder kept itNovember 16, 1957 · Ole Miss vs. Tennessee 14–7 as challengertook the beltNovember 17, 1956 · Ole Miss at Tennessee 7–27 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.