UCLA
Head coach · UCLA · belt games 1976–1995
Terry Donahue
658Days with the belt
6Reigns started
16–7–2Defending it
6–4Challenging for it
Coached UCLA (1976–1995) in seasons with a belt game. 35 belt games in all: 25 with the belt in hand, 10 trying to take it.
Terry Donahue was on a sideline for 35 belt games between 1976 and 1995, at UCLA. He took the belt six times and held it for 658 days across six reigns, the 17th-most of any head coach in the belt’s history.
The first came on September 19, 1981, UCLA 31–13 over Wisconsin. The most lopsided was 29–10 over USC in 1984.
His longest reign ran 315 days with UCLA, beginning November 17, 1984, and was defended four times along the way.
Across his career he coached 16 successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him seven times, last when Arizona State won 9–3 on November 13, 1993.
He also coached four games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 37–33 to Arizona State on November 4, 1995.
Reigns
Started under this coach
UCLA · October 16, 1993 – November 13, 199328 days · 3 def.UCLA · November 21, 1992 – September 4, 1993287 days · 0 def.UCLA · November 10, 1990 – November 17, 19907 days · 0 def.UCLA · November 9, 1985 – November 23, 198514 days · 1 def.UCLA · November 17, 1984 – September 28, 1985315 days · 4 def.UCLA · September 19, 1981 – September 26, 19817 days · 0 def.
Every belt game
35 games, newest first
November 4, 1995 · UCLA at Arizona State 33–37 as challengerlostNovember 13, 1993 · UCLA vs. Arizona State 3–9 as holderlost the beltNovember 6, 1993 · UCLA at Washington State 40–27 as holderdefendedOctober 30, 1993 · UCLA vs. Arizona 37–17 as holderdefendedOctober 23, 1993 · UCLA at Oregon State 20–17 as holderdefendedOctober 16, 1993 · UCLA vs. Washington 39–25 as challengertook the beltSeptember 4, 1993 · UCLA vs. California 25–27 as holderlost the beltNovember 21, 1992 · UCLA vs. USC 38–37 as challengertook the beltNovember 17, 1990 · UCLA vs. USC 42–45 as holderlost the beltNovember 10, 1990 · UCLA at Washington 25–22 as challengertook the beltOctober 20, 1990 · UCLA at California 31–38 as challengerlostNovember 23, 1985 · UCLA at USC 13–17 as holderlost the beltNovember 16, 1985 · UCLA vs. Oregon State 41–0 as holderdefendedNovember 9, 1985 · UCLA at Arizona 24–19 as challengertook the beltSeptember 28, 1985 · UCLA at Washington 14–21 as holderlost the beltSeptember 21, 1985 · UCLA vs. San Diego State 34–16 as holderdefendedSeptember 14, 1985 · UCLA vs. Tennessee 26–26 as holdertie, holder kept itSeptember 7, 1985 · UCLA at BYU 27–24 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1985 · UCLA vs. Miami 39–37 as holderdefendedNovember 17, 1984 · UCLA vs. USC 29–10 as challengertook the beltSeptember 26, 1981 · UCLA at Iowa 7–20 as holderlost the beltSeptember 19, 1981 · UCLA at Wisconsin 31–13 as challengertook the beltNovember 24, 1979 · UCLA at USC 14–49 as challengerlostNovember 18, 1978 · UCLA vs. USC 10–17 as challengerlostNovember 20, 1976 · UCLA vs. USC 14–24 as holderlost the beltNovember 13, 1976 · UCLA at Oregon State 45–14 as holderdefendedNovember 6, 1976 · UCLA vs. Oregon 46–0 as holderdefendedOctober 30, 1976 · UCLA at Washington 30–21 as holderdefendedOctober 23, 1976 · UCLA at California 35–19 as holderdefendedOctober 16, 1976 · UCLA vs. Washington State 62–3 as holderdefendedOctober 9, 1976 · UCLA vs. Stanford 38–20 as holderdefendedOctober 2, 1976 · UCLA vs. Ohio State 10–10 as holdertie, holder kept itSeptember 25, 1976 · UCLA vs. Air Force 40–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 18, 1976 · UCLA vs. Arizona 37–9 as holderdefendedSeptember 9, 1976 · UCLA at Arizona State 28–10 as holderdefended
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.