Head coach · Navy · belt games 1934–1946
Thomas Hamilton
Coached Navy (1934–1946) in seasons with a belt game. 7 belt games in all: 4 with the belt in hand, 3 trying to take it.
Thomas Hamilton was on a sideline for 7 belt games between 1934 and 1946, at Navy. He took the belt once and held it for 28 days across one reign.
He won it on October 20, 1934, Navy 18–7 over Columbia.
His longest reign ran 28 days with Navy, beginning October 20, 1934, and was defended three times along the way.
Across his career he coached three successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Pittsburgh won 31–7 on November 17, 1934.
He also coached two games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 21–18 to Army on November 30, 1946.
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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.