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Head coach · Baylor · belt games 1957–1957

Sam Boyd

277Days with the belt
1Reign started
2–1Defending it
1–0Challenging for it

Coached Baylor (1956–1957) in seasons with a belt game. 4 belt games in all: 3 with the belt in hand, 1 trying to take it.

Sam Boyd was on a sideline for 4 belt games in 1957, at Baylor. He took the belt once and held it for 277 days across one reign.

He won it on January 1, 1957, Baylor 13–7 over Tennessee.

His longest reign ran 277 days with Baylor, beginning January 1, 1957, and was defended twice along the way.

Across his career he coached two successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Miami won 13–7 on October 5, 1957.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Baylor · January 1, 1957 – October 5, 1957277 days · 2 def.
Every belt game

4 games, newest first

October 5, 1957 · Baylor at Miami 7–13 as holderlost the beltSeptember 28, 1957 · Baylor vs. Houston 14–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 21, 1957 · Baylor vs. Villanova 7–0 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1957 · Baylor vs. Tennessee 13–7 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.