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Head coach · Notre Dame and 1 more · belt games 1986–1999

Lou Holtz

45Days with the belt
2Reigns started
0–2Defending it
2–3Challenging for it

Coached Notre Dame (1986–1990) and South Carolina (1999) in seasons with a belt game. 7 belt games in all: 2 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Notre Dame · November 24, 1990 – January 1, 199138 days · 0 def.Notre Dame · November 14, 1987 – November 21, 19877 days · 0 def.
Every belt game

7 games, newest first

September 4, 1999 · South Carolina at NC State 0–10 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1991 · Notre Dame vs. Colorado 9–10 as holderlost the beltNovember 24, 1990 · Notre Dame at USC 10–6 as challengertook the beltNovember 21, 1987 · Notre Dame at Penn State 20–21 as holderlost the beltNovember 14, 1987 · Notre Dame vs. Alabama 37–6 as challengertook the beltNovember 15, 1986 · Notre Dame vs. Penn State 19–24 as challengerlostOctober 4, 1986 · Notre Dame at Alabama 10–28 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.