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Head coach · Arizona and 2 more · belt games 1980–1998

Larry Smith

35Days with the belt
4Reigns started
0–4Defending it
4–4Challenging for it

Coached Arizona (1980–1985), USC (1990–1992), and Missouri (1997–1998) in seasons with a belt game. 12 belt games in all: 4 with the belt in hand, 8 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

USC · November 14, 1992 – November 21, 19927 days · 0 def.USC · September 19, 1992 – October 3, 199214 days · 0 def.USC · November 17, 1990 – November 24, 19907 days · 0 def.Arizona · November 2, 1985 – November 9, 19857 days · 0 def.
Every belt game

12 games, newest first

November 14, 1998 · Missouri at Texas A&M 14–17 as challengerlostNovember 8, 1997 · Missouri vs. Nebraska 38–45 as challengerlostNovember 21, 1992 · USC at UCLA 37–38 as holderlost the beltNovember 14, 1992 · USC vs. Arizona 14–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 3, 1992 · USC at Washington 10–17 as holderlost the beltSeptember 19, 1992 · USC at Oklahoma 20–10 as challengertook the beltNovember 24, 1990 · USC vs. Notre Dame 6–10 as holderlost the beltNovember 17, 1990 · USC at UCLA 45–42 as challengertook the beltNovember 9, 1985 · Arizona vs. UCLA 19–24 as holderlost the beltNovember 2, 1985 · Arizona at Oregon State 27–6 as challengertook the beltOctober 27, 1984 · Arizona at Washington 12–28 as challengerlostOctober 11, 1980 · Arizona vs. USC 10–27 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.