Head coach · Ohio State · belt games 1918–1919
John Wilce
Coached Ohio State (1918–1919) in seasons with a belt game. 5 belt games in all: 3 with the belt in hand, 2 trying to take it.
John Wilce was on a sideline for 5 belt games between 1918 and 1919, at Ohio State. He took the belt once and held it for 28 days across one reign.
He won it on October 25, 1919, Ohio State 13–3 over Michigan.
His longest reign ran 28 days with Ohio State, beginning October 25, 1919, and was defended twice along the way.
Across his career he coached two successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Illinois won 9–7 on November 22, 1919.
He also coached one game with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 14–0 to Michigan on November 30, 1918.
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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.