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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.

Larry Smith was on a sideline for 12 belt games between 1980 and 1998, at Arizona, USC, and Missouri. He took the belt four times and held it for 35 days across four reigns.

The first came on November 2, 1985, Arizona 27–6 over Oregon State.

His longest reign ran 14 days with USC, beginning September 19, 1992, and ended at the first challenge.

The belt changed hands under him four times, last when UCLA won 38–37 on November 21, 1992.

He also coached four games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 17–14 to Texas A&M on November 14, 1998.

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.