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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.

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.