Head coach · Auburn · belt games 1983–1989
Pat Dye
Coached Auburn (1983–1988) in seasons with a belt game. 7 belt games in all: 5 with the belt in hand, 2 trying to take it.
Pat Dye was on a sideline for 7 belt games between 1983 and 1989, at Auburn. He took the belt once and held it for 303 days across one reign.
He won it on October 29, 1983, Auburn 28–21 over Florida.
His longest reign ran 303 days with Auburn, beginning October 29, 1983, 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 Miami won 20–18 on August 27, 1984.
He also coached one game with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 13–7 to Florida State on January 2, 1989.
Started under this coach
7 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.