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Head coach · Mississippi State and 1 more · belt games 2008–2021

Mike Leach

28Days with the belt
2Reigns started
1–2Defending it
2–1Challenging for it

Coached Texas Tech (2008) and Mississippi State (2020–2021) in seasons with a belt game. 6 belt games in all: 3 with the belt in hand, 3 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Mississippi State · September 26, 2020 – October 3, 20207 days · 0 def.Texas Tech · November 1, 2008 – November 22, 200821 days · 1 def.
Every belt game

6 games, newest first

November 25, 2021 · Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss 21–31 as challengerlostOctober 3, 2020 · Mississippi State vs. Arkansas 14–21 as holderlost the beltSeptember 26, 2020 · Mississippi State at LSU 44–34 as challengertook the beltNovember 22, 2008 · Texas Tech at Oklahoma 21–65 as holderlost the beltNovember 8, 2008 · Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State 56–20 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 2008 · Texas Tech vs. Texas 39–33 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.