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Head coach · LSU · belt games 1987–1987

Mike Archer

35Days with the belt
1Reign started
3–1Defending it
1–0Challenging for it

Coached LSU (1987) in seasons with a belt game. 5 belt games in all: 4 with the belt in hand, 1 trying to take it.

Mike Archer was on a sideline for 5 belt games in 1987, at LSU. He took the belt once and held it for 35 days across one reign.

He won it on October 3, 1987, LSU 13–10 over Florida.

His longest reign ran 35 days with LSU, beginning October 3, 1987, and was defended three times along the way.

Across his career he coached three successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Alabama won 22–10 on November 7, 1987.

Reigns

Started under this coach

LSU · October 3, 1987 – November 7, 198735 days · 3 def.
Every belt game

5 games, newest first

November 7, 1987 · LSU vs. Alabama 10–22 as holderlost the beltOctober 31, 1987 · LSU at Ole Miss 42–13 as holderdefendedOctober 17, 1987 · LSU vs. Kentucky 34–9 as holderdefendedOctober 10, 1987 · LSU at Georgia 26–23 as holderdefendedOctober 3, 1987 · LSU vs. Florida 13–10 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.