Head coach · Georgia and 1 more · belt games 2009–2017
Mark Richt
Coached Georgia (2009–2010) and Miami (2017) in seasons with a belt game. 9 belt games in all: 6 with the belt in hand, 3 trying to take it.
Mark Richt was on a sideline for 9 belt games between 2009 and 2017, at Georgia and Miami. He took the belt twice and held it for 41 days across two reigns.
The first came on October 23, 2010, Georgia 44–31 over Kentucky.
His longest reign ran 34 days with Miami, beginning October 21, 2017, and was defended four times along the way.
Across his career he coached four successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him twice, last when Pittsburgh won 24–14 on November 24, 2017.
He also coached one game with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 41–17 to Florida on October 31, 2009.
Started under this coach
9 games, newest first
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.