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Head coach · Northwestern and 1 more · belt games 2006–2026

Pat Fitzgerald

0Days with the belt
0Reigns started
0–0Defending it
0–4Challenging for it

Coached Northwestern (2006–2019) and Michigan State (2026) in seasons with a belt game. 4 belt games in all: 0 with the belt in hand, 4 trying to take it.

Pat Fitzgerald was on a sideline for 4 belt games between 2006 and 2026, at Northwestern and Michigan State, and never won the belt as a head coach.

He also coached four games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 27–10 to Notre Dame on September 19, 2026.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Never won the belt as a head coach.

Every belt game

4 games, newest first

September 19, 2026 · Michigan State at Notre Dame 10–27 as challengerlostOctober 18, 2019 · Northwestern vs. Ohio State 3–52 as challengerlostDecember 1, 2018 · Northwestern vs. Ohio State 24–45 as challengerlostNovember 11, 2006 · Northwestern vs. Ohio State 10–54 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.