Head coach · Florida and 1 more · belt games 1999–2010
Steve Spurrier
Coached Florida (1999–2000) and South Carolina (2009–2010) in seasons with a belt game. 9 belt games in all: 4 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.
Steve Spurrier was on a sideline for 9 belt games between 1999 and 2010, at Florida and South Carolina. He took the belt twice and held it for 28 days across two reigns.
The first came on October 9, 2010, South Carolina 35–21 over Alabama. The most lopsided was 36–14 over Florida in 2010.
His longest reign ran 21 days with South Carolina, beginning November 13, 2010, and was defended twice along the way.
Across his career he coached two successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him twice, last when Auburn won 56–17 on December 4, 2010.
He also coached three games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 30–23 to Florida State on November 20, 1999.
Started under this coach
9 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.