Head coach · Georgia · belt games 1942–1954
Wallace Butts
Coached Georgia (1942–1954) in seasons with a belt game. 5 belt games in all: 3 with the belt in hand, 2 trying to take it.
Wallace Butts was on a sideline for 5 belt games between 1942 and 1954, at Georgia. He took the belt once and held it for 21 days across one reign.
He won it on October 31, 1942, Georgia 21–10 over Alabama.
His longest reign ran 21 days with Georgia, beginning October 31, 1942, and was defended twice along the way.
Across his career he coached two successful defenses, and the belt changed hands under him once, when Auburn won 27–13 on November 21, 1942.
He also coached one game with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 35–0 to Auburn on November 13, 1954.
Started under this coach
5 games, newest first
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.