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Head coach · Washington State · belt games 1933–1941

O.E. Hollingbery

42Days with the belt
1Reign started
4–1Defending it
1–1–1Challenging for it

Coached Washington State (1933–1941) in seasons with a belt game. 8 belt games in all: 5 with the belt in hand, 3 trying to take it.

O.E. Hollingbery was on a sideline for 8 belt games between 1933 and 1941, at Washington State. He took the belt once and held it for 42 days across one reign.

He won it on October 25, 1941, Washington State 7–0 over Oregon State.

His longest reign ran 42 days with Washington State, beginning October 25, 1941, and was defended four times along the way.

Across his career he coached four successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Texas A&M won 7–0 on December 6, 1941.

He also coached one game with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 33–0 to USC on October 7, 1933.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Washington State · October 25, 1941 – December 6, 194142 days · 4 def.
Every belt game

8 games, newest first

December 6, 1941 · Washington State vs. Texas A&M 0–7 as holderlost the beltNovember 22, 1941 · Washington State at Gonzaga 59–0 as holderdefendedNovember 15, 1941 · Washington State at Stanford 14–13 as holderdefendedNovember 8, 1941 · Washington State vs. Idaho 26–0 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 1941 · Washington State at Oregon 13–0 as holderdefendedOctober 25, 1941 · Washington State vs. Oregon State 7–0 as challengertook the beltSeptember 28, 1940 · Washington State vs. USC 14–14 as challengertie, holder kept itOctober 7, 1933 · Washington State at USC 0–33 as challengerlost

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.