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Head coach · BYU · belt games 2022–2026

Kalani Sitake

14Days with the belt
2Reigns started
0–2Defending it
2–0Challenging for it

Coached BYU (2022–2026) in seasons with a belt game. 4 belt games in all: 2 with the belt in hand, 2 trying to take it.

Kalani Sitake was on a sideline for 4 belt games between 2022 and 2026, at BYU. He took the belt twice and held it for 14 days across two reigns.

The first came on September 10, 2022, BYU 26–20 over Baylor.

His longest reign ran 7 days with BYU, beginning September 10, 2022, and ended at the first challenge.

The belt changed hands under him twice, last when UCF won 39–31 on October 24, 2026.

Reigns

Started under this coach

BYU · October 17, 2026 – October 24, 20267 days · 0 def.BYU · September 10, 2022 – September 17, 20227 days · 0 def.
Every belt game

4 games, newest first

October 24, 2026 · BYU at UCF 31–39 as holderlost the beltOctober 17, 2026 · BYU vs. Notre Dame 28–24 as challengertook the beltSeptember 17, 2022 · BYU at Oregon 20–41 as holderlost the beltSeptember 10, 2022 · BYU vs. Baylor 26–20 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.