Head coach · Columbia · belt games 1934–1952

Lou Little

635Days with the belt

2Reigns started

7–2Defending it

2–5Challenging for it

Coached Columbia (1933–1952) in seasons with a belt game. 16 belt games in all: 9 with the belt in hand, 7 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Columbia · October 25, 1947 – October 2, 1948343 days · 5 def.Columbia · January 1, 1934 – October 20, 1934292 days · 2 def.

Every belt game

16 games, newest first

October 18, 1952 · Columbia vs. Pennsylvania 17–27 as challengerlost September 27, 1952 · Columbia vs. Princeton 0–14 as challengerlost October 28, 1950 · Columbia vs. Army 0–34 as challengerlost October 22, 1949 · Columbia at Army 6–63 as challengerlost October 2, 1948 · Columbia at Harvard 24–33 as holderlost the belt September 25, 1948 · Columbia vs. Rutgers 27–6 as holderdefended November 22, 1947 · Columbia vs. Syracuse 28–8 as holderdefended November 15, 1947 · Columbia vs. Holy Cross 10–0 as holderdefended November 8, 1947 · Columbia vs. Dartmouth 15–0 as holderdefended November 1, 1947 · Columbia at Cornell 22–0 as holderdefended October 25, 1947 · Columbia vs. Army 21–20 as challengertook the belt October 19, 1946 · Columbia at Army 14–48 as challengerlost October 20, 1934 · Columbia vs. Navy 7–18 as holderlost the belt October 13, 1934 · Columbia vs. VMI 29–6 as holderdefended October 6, 1934 · Columbia at Yale 12–6 as holderdefended January 1, 1934 · Columbia vs. Stanford 7–0 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.