Head coach · California and 1 more · belt games 1992–2004

Keith Gilbertson

35Days with the belt

1Reign started

4–1Defending it

1–4Challenging for it

Coached California (1992–1995) and Washington (2003–2004) in seasons with a belt game. 10 belt games in all: 5 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.

Keith Gilbertson was on a sideline for 10 belt games between 1992 and 2004, at California and Washington. He took the belt once and held it for 35 days across one reign.

He won it on September 4, 1993, California 27–25 over UCLA.

His longest reign ran 35 days with California, beginning September 4, 1993, and was defended four times along the way.

Across his career he coached four successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Washington won 24–23 on October 9, 1993.

He also coached four games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 38–29 to Arizona State on November 11, 1995.

Reigns

Started under this coach

California · September 4, 1993 – October 9, 199335 days · 4 def.

Every belt game

10 games, newest first

October 23, 2004 · Washington at USC 0–38 as challengerlost August 30, 2003 · Washington at Ohio State 9–28 as challengerlost November 11, 1995 · California vs. Arizona State 29–38 as challengerlost October 9, 1993 · California vs. Washington 23–24 as holderlost the belt October 2, 1993 · California vs. Oregon 42–41 as holderdefended September 25, 1993 · California vs. San José State 46–13 as holderdefended September 18, 1993 · California at Temple 58–0 as holderdefended September 11, 1993 · California vs. San Diego State 45–25 as holderdefended September 4, 1993 · California at UCLA 27–25 as challengertook the belt October 10, 1992 · California at Washington 16–35 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.