Belt / Coaches / Tom Osborne

Head coach · Nebraska · belt games 1978–1998

Tom Osborne

385Days with the belt

1Reign started

10–0Defending it

1–1Challenging for it

Coached Nebraska (1978–1997) in seasons with a belt game. 12 belt games in all: 10 with the belt in hand, 2 trying to take it.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Nebraska · September 20, 1997 – October 10, 19981 yr, 20 days · 15 def.

Every belt game

12 games, newest first

January 2, 1998 · Nebraska vs. Tennessee 42–17 as holderdefended December 6, 1997 · Nebraska vs. Texas A&M 54–15 as holderdefended November 28, 1997 · Nebraska at Colorado 27–24 as holderdefended November 15, 1997 · Nebraska vs. Iowa State 77–14 as holderdefended November 8, 1997 · Nebraska at Missouri 45–38 as holderdefended November 1, 1997 · Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 69–7 as holderdefended October 25, 1997 · Nebraska at Kansas 35–0 as holderdefended October 18, 1997 · Nebraska vs. Texas Tech 29–0 as holderdefended October 11, 1997 · Nebraska at Baylor 49–21 as holderdefended October 4, 1997 · Nebraska vs. Kansas State 56–26 as holderdefended September 20, 1997 · Nebraska at Washington 27–14 as challengertook the belt September 2, 1978 · Nebraska at Alabama 3–20 as challengerlost

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.