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Head coach · Auburn · belt games 1954–1971
Ralph Jordan
371Days with the belt
2Reigns started
8–2–1Defending it
2–3Challenging for it
Coached Auburn (1954–1971) in seasons with a belt game. 16 belt games in all: 11 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.
Ralph Jordan was on a sideline for 16 belt games between 1954 and 1971, at Auburn. He took the belt twice and held it for 371 days across two reigns.
The first came on November 6, 1954, Auburn 14–13 over Miami. The most lopsided was 35–20 over Georgia in 1971.
His longest reign ran 357 days with Auburn, beginning November 6, 1954, and was defended nine times along the way.
Across his career he coached eight successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him twice, last when Alabama won 31–7 on November 27, 1971.
He also coached three games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 21–14 to Alabama on November 26, 1964.
Reigns
Started under this coach
Every belt game
16 games, newest first
November 27, 1971 · Auburn at Alabama 7–31 as holderlost the beltNovember 13, 1971 · Auburn at Georgia 35–20 as challengertook the beltOctober 15, 1966 · Auburn vs. Georgia Tech 3–17 as challengerlostNovember 26, 1964 · Auburn at Alabama 14–21 as challengerlostSeptember 29, 1956 · Auburn vs. Tennessee 7–35 as challengerlostOctober 29, 1955 · Auburn at Tulane 13–27 as holderlost the beltOctober 22, 1955 · Auburn vs. Furman 52–0 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 1955 · Auburn at Georgia Tech 14–12 as holderdefendedOctober 8, 1955 · Auburn at Kentucky 14–14 as holdertie, holder kept itOctober 1, 1955 · Auburn vs. Florida 13–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 24, 1955 · Auburn vs. Chattanooga 15–6 as holderdefendedDecember 31, 1954 · Auburn vs. Baylor 33–13 as holderdefendedNovember 27, 1954 · Auburn vs. Alabama 28–0 as holderdefendedNovember 20, 1954 · Auburn vs. Clemson 27–6 as holderdefendedNovember 13, 1954 · Auburn vs. Georgia 35–0 as holderdefendedNovember 6, 1954 · Auburn vs. Miami 14–13 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.