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Head coach · Notre Dame · belt games 2025–2026

Marcus Freeman

291Days with the belt
1Reign started
2–0Defending it
1–0Challenging for it

Coached Notre Dame (2025–2026) in seasons with a belt game. 3 belt games in all: 2 with the belt in hand, 1 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Notre Dame · November 29, 2025 – present291 days · 2 def.
Every belt game

3 games, newest first

September 12, 2026 · Notre Dame vs. Rice 52–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 6, 2026 · Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin 41–13 as holderdefendedNovember 29, 2025 · Notre Dame at Stanford 49–20 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.