GEOR
Head coach · Georgia · belt games 1964–1987
Vince Dooley
378Days with the belt
2Reigns started
11–2Defending it
2–3Challenging for it
Coached Georgia (1964–1987) in seasons with a belt game. 18 belt games in all: 13 with the belt in hand, 5 trying to take it.
Vince Dooley was on a sideline for 18 belt games between 1964 and 1987, at Georgia. He took the belt twice and held it for 378 days across two reigns.
The first came on November 26, 1966, Georgia 23–14 over Georgia Tech.
His longest reign ran 322 days with Georgia, beginning November 26, 1966, and was defended four times along the way.
Across his career he coached eleven successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him twice, last when Auburn won 35–20 on November 13, 1971.
He also coached three games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 26–23 to LSU on October 10, 1987.
Reigns
Started under this coach
Every belt game
18 games, newest first
October 10, 1987 · Georgia vs. LSU 23–26 as challengerlostNovember 12, 1983 · Georgia vs. Auburn 7–13 as challengerlostNovember 13, 1971 · Georgia vs. Auburn 20–35 as holderlost the beltNovember 6, 1971 · Georgia vs. Florida 49–7 as holderdefendedOctober 30, 1971 · Georgia at South Carolina 24–0 as holderdefendedOctober 23, 1971 · Georgia vs. Kentucky 34–0 as holderdefendedOctober 16, 1971 · Georgia at Vanderbilt 24–0 as holderdefendedOctober 9, 1971 · Georgia at Ole Miss 38–7 as holderdefendedOctober 2, 1971 · Georgia vs. Mississippi State 35–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 25, 1971 · Georgia at Clemson 28–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 18, 1971 · Georgia vs. Tulane 17–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 14, 1967 · Georgia at Ole Miss 20–29 as holderlost the beltOctober 7, 1967 · Georgia vs. South Carolina 21–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 30, 1967 · Georgia at Clemson 24–17 as holderdefendedSeptember 23, 1967 · Georgia vs. Mississippi State 30–0 as holderdefendedDecember 31, 1966 · Georgia vs. SMU 24–9 as holderdefendedNovember 26, 1966 · Georgia vs. Georgia Tech 23–14 as challengertook the beltSeptember 19, 1964 · Georgia at Alabama 3–31 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.