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Missouri continues to roll up impressive offensive Belt numbers.  QB Chase Daniel has entered the Belt career passing average list at 4th.  He trails Chris Weinke (Florida State), Bernie Kosar (Miami, FLA), & Matt Leinart (Southern Cal).  The 651 yards of total offense was the 6th highest total for a single team in a Belt game.  The Tigers now rank 4th in average points scored in Belt games trailing Nebraska, Florida State, & Miami, FLA.  All of Nevada’s statistics are Belt records as this was the Wolf Pack’s first Belt game.

Missouri rolled through what was effectively a scrimmage & padded their Belt stats.  RB Derrick Washington moved to the top of the Belt scoring list for Missouri with 3 touchdowns.  QB Chase Daniel extended his passing lead in his Belt career.  All of SE Missouri State’s numbers are records for the Redhawks as this was their first appearance in a Belt game.

The teams combined for 94 points, the 4th highest points to in a Belt game.  Illinois’ QB Juice Williams 451 yards passing was the 5th highest total in a Belt game & his 5 touchdown passes tied for 3rd highest in a Belt game.  Missouri’s QB Chase Daniel is now the leading passer in Tigers’ Belt history while TE Chase Coffman is Missouri’s leading Belt receiver.  RB Derrick Washington is the Tigers’ 3rd leading Belt rusher.  Missouri’s PK Jeff Wolfert is tied with RB Ronnell Kayhill form the 1991 Tigers’ team as the 2nd leading scorer in Belt games trailing RB Tony Temple for the 2007 team.  Williams has passed QB Tony Eason from the 1981 Illinois team to lead the Illini in Belt passing while Judson needed just this game to become the Illinois Belt receiving leader.

With the annoucement of the Belt TOC, we have the opportunity to see who might hold the title as the best of the champions.  I would expect each of the top seeds (2001 Miami, 2004 Southern Cal, 1997 Nebraska, & 1999 Florida State) to roll through their opening battles.  I am interested to see how the 1996 Brigham Young team compares with the other champions.  I think the most likely upset in the openers is 1998 Texas over 2003 Ohio State.  I believe the Buckeyes will have a difficult time handling the Longhorns rushing attack led by Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams.

The Tigers 31-point win over the Razorbacks to claim the title is the largest rout of a Belt champion since Florida State took the title from North Carolina State in 1999 by a score of 42-10.  Missouri’s RB Tony Temple is already the leading ground gainer in Tigers’ Belt history with 281 yards.  That total is also 2nd highest for any running back in a single Belt game trailing only a 294 yard performance by Southern Cal’s RB Reggie Bush against Fresno State in 2005.  Temple also scored 4 touchdowns which ties a record for 2nd in a Belt game held by several players.  The Tigers’ offense set team records for rushing yards (323) & total yards (459) while the 136 yards QB Chase Daniel had passing is the 3rd highest performance in Missouri Belt history.  The Missouri defense also posted strong Belt performances in Tigers’ Belt history as they held Arkansas to 164 yards rushing (2nd best), 197 yards passing (4th best), & 361 yards total offense (3rd best).  The Razorbacks ended this Belt reign with RB Darren McFadden as Arkansas’ career Belt rushing leader with 442 yards while RB Felix Jones (238) & RB Peyton Hillis (128) next on the career list.  QB Casey Dick is now the Razorbacks’ Belt career passing leader with 402 yards.  Hillis is also the Arkansas Belt career receiving leader with 195 yards.  McFadden & Hillis share the Belt scoring record for the Razorbacks with 24 points each.

The 50-48 Arkansas win over Louisiana State helped both teams set several offensive Belt records.  Tigers’ RB Jacob Hester’s 126 yards rushing is the 2nd best performance for Louisiana State in a Belt game & the top total against Arkansas in a Belt game while he also became the Tigers’ all-time leading Belt rusher.  QB Matt Flynn extended his passing record for the Tigers in Belt games while his 12 touchdown passes in Belt games is tied for 10th on the Career Belt game record.  PK Colt David extended his Louisiana State record for Belt scoring to 60 points while Hester moved to 2nd on that list with 42 points.  For Arkansas, RB Darren McFadden’s 206 yard rushing is the highest total for a Razorback in a Belt game as well as the most yards gained rushing by a single player in a Belt game against Louisiana State.  McFadden added to his Arkansas career Belt record for rushing while RB Felix Jones & RB Peyton Hillis are 2nd & 3rd respectively.  QB Casey Dick remains the Razorbacks’ Belt career passing leader while Hillis added to his Arkansas career Belt receiving lead.  Hillis’ 4 touchdowns & McFadden’s 3 scores put them atop the Razorbacks’ Belt career scoring list.  Arkansas set team Belt records for total yards (513) & rushing yards (385).

The Tigers have now tied their longest Belt reign with 3 successful defenses to match the record of the 1987 Louisiana State team.  QB Matt Flynn is now the Tigers leading Belt game passer as well as the 5th leading passer in Belt history for average yards per game with 269.25 yards.  PK Colt David is now the Tigers leading Belt scorer with 50 points as he passed PK David Browndyke for the top spot.  The 228 yards rushing for the Tigers against Mississippi were the 3rd highest total for a Louisiana State team in a Belt game.  For the Rebels, the game against the Tigers set several Belt records for the team.  The 201 rushing yards with their 2nd best performance in a Belt game, the 265 yards passing was also their 2nd highest, & the 466 total yards was their best ever total in a Belt game.  QB Brent Schaeffer’s 94 yard rushing is the highest total for a Rebel in a Belt game while WR Shay Hodge’s 90 yards receiving also set the Mississippi Belt game record.  Schaeffer is now the Mississippi Belt career rushing leading ahead of RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis.  Hodge is to Belt career leading receiver for the Rebels while WR Michael Hicks is 2nd on that list.  QB Seth Adams remains the Rebels top passer in his Belt career while Schaeffer is now second.

The Tigers continue to improve their Belt career numbers.  RB Jacob Hester is now 3rd on the Louisiana State Belt career rushing list with 212 yards.  He trails RB Harvey Williams (372 yards) & RB Sam Martin (326).  QB Matt Flynn should move to the top of the Tigers’ Belt career passing list this week.  He trails QB Tommy Hodson 943 yards to 909 yards.  WR Demetrius Byrd is now 2nd on the Tigers’ Belt career receiving list with 254 yards.  He passed WR Eric Martin’s 243 yards but still trailed WR Wendell Davis’ 558 yards receiving in Belt games.  PK Colt David is now 2nd on the Tigers’ Belt Career scoring list with 39 points.  His 16 points in the game is the 3rd highest total for the Tigers in a Belt game.  He is 2 points behind PK David Browndyke.  The 321 yards rushing the Tigers accumulated against Louisiana Tech was their 2nd highest total in a Belt game behind a 356 yard performance against Mississippi in 1987.  The 595 total yards also trails only their 1987 performance against the Rebels when they amassed 630 total yards.  Defensively, the 256 yards their allowed the Bulldogs was also their 2nd best total trailing only the 254 yards they allowed Alabama a week ago.  For Louisiana Tech, RB Patrick Jackson became their Belt career leading rushing with just 42 yards.  QB Zac Champion 189 yards passing is 3rd on the Bulldogs’ Career Belt game passing list trailing both Tim Rattay (590 yards) & Luke McCown (418).  The 67 yards the Bulldogs rushed for in the game ties their best rushing total in a Belt game.  They also rushed for 67 yards against Miami, FLA in 2000.

Louisiana State players added to the Tigers’ Belt history in the win over Alabama.  QB Matt Flynn threw for the most yards of any LSU player in a single Belt game with 353 yards.  His total of 672 yards is 2nd on the Tigers’ Belt career list trailing only Tommy Hodson from the 1987 team.  WR Demetrius Byrd & WR Early Doucet are now 3rd & 4th respectively on the Tigers’ Belt career receiving list.  PK Colt David is now 4th on the LSU Belt career scoring list.  Byrd’s 144 yards receiving against the Crimson Tide was the top receiving performance in a Belt game for the Tigers.  The 20 yards rushing that the defense allowed Alabama is the best defensive performance for the Tigers in their Belt history.  Alabama’s QB John Parker Wilson had the best day for a Crimson Tide quarterback in a Belt game with 234 yards.  The total already puts him 3rd on the Alabama Belt career passing list trailing Mike Shula & Jeff Rutledge.

Auburn ends this Belt reign with 2 successful title defenses.  Their other title reign covered 4 successful defenses during the 1983 season.  RB Ben Tate (269 yards) & RB Brad Lester (234) rank 4th & 5th on the Tigers’ Belt career rushing list.  QB Brandon Cox (692) is the Belt career passing leader for the Tigers while the 199 yard performance is the 2nd best in Tigers’ Belt history trailing his 227 yard total against Florida earlier in the season.  The game with Louisiana State helped WR Montez Billings (201) pass WR Rodgeriqus Smith (200) for tops on the Belt career receiving list.  PK Wes Byrum (28 points) remains 3rd on the Tigers Belt scoring list while WR Smith (12) & RB Tate (12) are tied for 4th on that list.  For Louisiana State, QB Matt Flynn’s 319 passing yards is the highest total for a Louisiana State quarterback in a Belt game while the 488 total yards the offense amassed is the 2nd most for the Tigers in a Belt game.  Flynn is already 3rd on the Tigers’ Belt career passing list.  PK Colt David’s 12 points is 4th most for the Tigers in a Belt game.  The Louisiana State defense held Auburn’s offense to 97 yards rushing & 296 total yards which are the 2nd best performance in both categories for Louisiana State in a Belt game.