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The ACC Belt

A companion lineage restricted to ACC: the belt passes to whoever beats the holder, exactly like the real belt, but only games between two ACC members COUNT — and only for the seasons both sides were actually in ACC at the time. Caught it by beating NC State on November 15, 2025. Defended it 3 more times since.

161Reigns
523Belt Games
20Programs
Longest Reign
Florida State — 3 yrs, 51 days
September 12, 1992 – November 2, 1995
Most Defenses, One Reign
Florida State — 27
starting September 12, 1992
Most Reigns, All-Time
Clemson — 23 separate reigns
20 ACC programs have held it
#TeamReignLength Def.Won itLost it
1 Duke September 19, 1953 – September 22, 1956 3 yrs, 3 days 11 Established it (first game on record) lost to South Carolina
2 South Carolina September 22, 1956 – October 25, 1956 33 days 2 beat Duke lost to Clemson
3 Clemson October 25, 1956 – September 28, 1957 338 days 2 beat South Carolina lost to North Carolina
4 North Carolina September 28, 1957 – October 19, 1957 21 days 0 beat Clemson lost to Maryland
5 Maryland October 19, 1957 – November 9, 1957 21 days 1 beat North Carolina lost to Clemson
6 Clemson November 9, 1957 – November 16, 1957 7 days 0 beat Maryland lost to Duke
7 Duke November 16, 1957 – November 23, 1957 7 days 0 beat Clemson lost to North Carolina
8 North Carolina November 23, 1957 – November 30, 1957 7 days 0 beat Duke lost to Virginia
9 Virginia November 30, 1957 – September 20, 1958 294 days 0 beat North Carolina lost to Clemson
10 Clemson September 20, 1958 – October 23, 1958 33 days 2 beat Virginia lost to South Carolina
11 South Carolina October 23, 1958 – November 1, 1958 9 days 0 beat Clemson lost to Maryland
12 Maryland November 1, 1958 – October 10, 1959 343 days 1 beat South Carolina lost to Wake Forest
13 Wake Forest October 10, 1959 – October 24, 1959 14 days 1 beat Maryland lost to North Carolina
14 North Carolina October 24, 1959 – September 24, 1960 336 days 2 beat Wake Forest lost to NC State
15 NC State September 24, 1960 – October 15, 1960 21 days 2 beat North Carolina lost to Duke
16 Duke October 15, 1960 – November 19, 1960 35 days 2 beat NC State lost to North Carolina
17 North Carolina November 19, 1960 – October 7, 1961 322 days 2 beat Duke lost to Clemson
18 Clemson October 7, 1961 – October 14, 1961 7 days 0 beat North Carolina lost to Wake Forest
19 Wake Forest October 14, 1961 – October 21, 1961 7 days 0 beat Clemson lost to NC State
20 NC State October 21, 1961 – October 28, 1961 7 days 0 beat Wake Forest lost to Duke
21 Duke October 28, 1961 – October 26, 1963 1 yr, 363 days 11 beat NC State lost to NC State
22 NC State October 26, 1963 – October 17, 1964 357 days 5 beat Duke lost to Duke
23 Duke October 17, 1964 – November 7, 1964 21 days 0 beat NC State lost to Wake Forest
24 Wake Forest November 7, 1964 – November 14, 1964 7 days 0 beat Duke lost to South Carolina
25 South Carolina November 14, 1964 – September 25, 1965 315 days 1 beat Wake Forest lost to Duke
26 Duke September 25, 1965 – October 16, 1965 21 days 0 beat South Carolina lost to Clemson
27 Clemson October 16, 1965 – November 6, 1965 21 days 1 beat Duke lost to North Carolina
28 North Carolina November 6, 1965 – November 20, 1965 14 days 0 beat Clemson lost to Duke
29 Duke November 20, 1965 – October 8, 1966 322 days 1 beat North Carolina lost to Maryland
30 Maryland October 8, 1966 – November 5, 1966 28 days 1 beat Duke lost to NC State
31 NC State November 5, 1966 – November 18, 1967 1 yr, 13 days 6 beat Maryland lost to Clemson
32 Clemson November 18, 1967 – November 23, 1968 1 yr, 5 days 6 beat NC State lost to South Carolina
33 South Carolina November 23, 1968 – October 17, 1970 1 yr, 328 days 9 beat Clemson lost to Maryland
34 Maryland October 17, 1970 – October 24, 1970 7 days 0 beat South Carolina lost to NC State
35 NC State October 24, 1970 – November 14, 1970 21 days 1 beat Maryland lost to Wake Forest
36 Wake Forest November 14, 1970 – October 9, 1971 329 days 1 beat NC State lost to NC State
37 NC State October 9, 1971 – October 16, 1971 7 days 0 beat Wake Forest lost to Duke
38 Duke October 16, 1971 – November 13, 1971 28 days 0 beat NC State lost to Wake Forest
39 Wake Forest November 13, 1971 – October 7, 1972 329 days 0 beat Duke lost to Maryland
40 Maryland October 7, 1972 – October 21, 1972 14 days 0 beat Wake Forest lost to Duke
41 Duke October 21, 1972 – November 11, 1972 21 days 0 beat Maryland lost to Wake Forest
42 Wake Forest November 11, 1972 – November 18, 1972 7 days 0 beat Duke lost to Virginia
43 Virginia November 18, 1972 – September 15, 1973 301 days 0 beat Wake Forest lost to NC State
44 NC State September 15, 1973 – October 19, 1974 1 yr, 34 days 9 beat Virginia lost to North Carolina
45 North Carolina October 19, 1974 – November 9, 1974 21 days 1 beat NC State lost to Clemson
46 Clemson November 9, 1974 – October 18, 1975 343 days 2 beat North Carolina lost to Duke
47 Duke October 18, 1975 – October 23, 1976 1 yr, 5 days 5 beat Clemson lost to Maryland
48 Maryland October 23, 1976 – October 1, 1977 343 days 3 beat Duke lost to NC State
49 NC State October 1, 1977 – October 15, 1977 14 days 0 beat Maryland lost to North Carolina
50 North Carolina October 15, 1977 – September 23, 1978 343 days 4 beat NC State lost to Maryland
51 Maryland September 23, 1978 – November 18, 1978 56 days 4 beat North Carolina lost to Clemson
52 Clemson November 18, 1978 – September 15, 1979 301 days 0 beat Maryland lost to Maryland
53 Maryland September 15, 1979 – October 13, 1979 28 days 0 beat Clemson lost to NC State
54 NC State October 13, 1979 – October 20, 1979 7 days 0 beat Maryland lost to North Carolina
55 North Carolina October 20, 1979 – November 3, 1979 14 days 0 beat NC State lost to Maryland
56 Maryland November 3, 1979 – September 27, 1980 329 days 1 beat North Carolina lost to North Carolina
57 North Carolina September 27, 1980 – November 7, 1981 1 yr, 41 days 8 beat Maryland lost to Clemson
58 Clemson November 7, 1981 – September 29, 1984 2 yrs, 327 days 15 beat North Carolina lost to Georgia Tech
59 Georgia Tech September 29, 1984 – October 6, 1984 7 days 0 beat Clemson lost to NC State
60 NC State October 6, 1984 – October 13, 1984 7 days 0 beat Georgia Tech lost to Maryland
61 Maryland October 13, 1984 – September 27, 1986 1 yr, 349 days 10 beat NC State lost to NC State
62 NC State September 27, 1986 – October 11, 1986 14 days 0 beat Maryland lost to Georgia Tech
63 Georgia Tech October 11, 1986 – November 22, 1986 42 days 1 beat NC State lost to Wake Forest
64 Wake Forest November 22, 1986 – October 17, 1987 329 days 2 beat Georgia Tech lost to Maryland
65 Maryland October 17, 1987 – October 31, 1987 14 days 1 beat Wake Forest lost to North Carolina
66 North Carolina October 31, 1987 – November 7, 1987 7 days 0 beat Maryland lost to Clemson
67 Clemson November 7, 1987 – October 22, 1988 350 days 4 beat North Carolina lost to NC State
68 NC State October 22, 1988 – November 5, 1988 14 days 0 beat Clemson lost to Virginia
69 Virginia November 5, 1988 – October 7, 1989 336 days 4 beat NC State lost to Clemson
70 Clemson October 7, 1989 – October 14, 1989 7 days 0 beat Virginia lost to Georgia Tech
71 Georgia Tech October 14, 1989 – October 28, 1989 14 days 1 beat Clemson lost to Duke
72 Duke October 28, 1989 – September 22, 1990 329 days 3 beat Georgia Tech lost to Virginia
73 Virginia September 22, 1990 – November 3, 1990 42 days 2 beat Duke lost to Georgia Tech
74 Georgia Tech November 3, 1990 – September 28, 1991 329 days 2 beat Virginia lost to Clemson
75 Clemson September 28, 1991 – September 12, 1992 350 days 6 beat Georgia Tech lost to Florida State
76 Florida State September 12, 1992 – November 2, 1995 3 yrs, 51 days 27 beat Clemson lost to Virginia
77 Virginia November 2, 1995 – October 5, 1996 338 days 3 beat Florida State lost to Georgia Tech
78 Georgia Tech October 5, 1996 – October 19, 1996 14 days 0 beat Virginia lost to Clemson
79 Clemson October 19, 1996 – September 20, 1997 336 days 4 beat Georgia Tech lost to Florida State
80 Florida State September 20, 1997 – September 12, 1998 357 days 6 beat Clemson lost to NC State
81 NC State September 12, 1998 – October 10, 1998 28 days 0 beat Florida State lost to Georgia Tech
82 Georgia Tech October 10, 1998 – October 24, 1998 14 days 1 beat NC State lost to Florida State
83 Florida State October 24, 1998 – September 22, 2001 2 yrs, 333 days 20 beat Georgia Tech lost to North Carolina
84 North Carolina September 22, 2001 – November 1, 2001 40 days 3 beat Florida State lost to Georgia Tech
85 Georgia Tech November 1, 2001 – November 10, 2001 9 days 0 beat North Carolina lost to Virginia
86 Virginia November 10, 2001 – August 31, 2002 294 days 0 beat Georgia Tech lost to Florida State
87 Florida State August 31, 2002 – November 23, 2002 84 days 6 beat Virginia lost to NC State
88 NC State November 23, 2002 – September 6, 2003 287 days 0 beat Florida State lost to Wake Forest
89 Wake Forest September 6, 2003 – September 27, 2003 21 days 0 beat NC State lost to Virginia
90 Virginia September 27, 2003 – October 11, 2003 14 days 1 beat Wake Forest lost to Clemson
91 Clemson October 11, 2003 – October 16, 2003 5 days 0 beat Virginia lost to NC State
92 NC State October 16, 2003 – November 15, 2003 30 days 2 beat Clemson lost to Florida State
93 Florida State November 15, 2003 – September 11, 2004 301 days 0 beat NC State lost to Miami
94 Miami September 11, 2004 – October 30, 2004 49 days 2 beat Florida State lost to North Carolina
95 North Carolina October 30, 2004 – November 6, 2004 7 days 0 beat Miami lost to Virginia Tech
96 Virginia Tech November 6, 2004 – November 5, 2005 364 days 8 beat North Carolina lost to Miami
97 Miami November 5, 2005 – November 20, 2005 15 days 1 beat Virginia Tech lost to Georgia Tech
98 Georgia Tech November 20, 2005 – October 21, 2006 335 days 3 beat Miami lost to Clemson
99 Clemson October 21, 2006 – October 26, 2006 5 days 0 beat Georgia Tech lost to Virginia Tech
100 Virginia Tech October 26, 2006 – October 25, 2007 364 days 6 beat Clemson lost to Boston College
101 Boston College October 25, 2007 – November 3, 2007 9 days 0 beat Virginia Tech lost to Florida State
102 Florida State November 3, 2007 – November 10, 2007 7 days 0 beat Boston College lost to Virginia Tech
103 Virginia Tech November 10, 2007 – October 18, 2008 343 days 5 beat Florida State lost to Boston College
104 Boston College October 18, 2008 – October 25, 2008 7 days 0 beat Virginia Tech lost to North Carolina
105 North Carolina October 25, 2008 – November 15, 2008 21 days 1 beat Boston College lost to Maryland
106 Maryland November 15, 2008 – November 22, 2008 7 days 0 beat North Carolina lost to Florida State
107 Florida State November 22, 2008 – September 7, 2009 289 days 0 beat Maryland lost to Miami
108 Miami September 7, 2009 – September 26, 2009 19 days 1 beat Florida State lost to Virginia Tech
109 Virginia Tech September 26, 2009 – October 17, 2009 21 days 2 beat Miami lost to Georgia Tech
110 Georgia Tech October 17, 2009 – September 25, 2010 343 days 5 beat Virginia Tech lost to NC State
111 NC State September 25, 2010 – October 2, 2010 7 days 0 beat Georgia Tech lost to Virginia Tech
112 Virginia Tech October 2, 2010 – October 1, 2011 364 days 7 beat NC State lost to Clemson
113 Clemson October 1, 2011 – October 29, 2011 28 days 3 beat Virginia Tech lost to Georgia Tech
114 Georgia Tech October 29, 2011 – November 10, 2011 12 days 0 beat Clemson lost to Virginia Tech
115 Virginia Tech November 10, 2011 – December 4, 2011 24 days 2 beat Georgia Tech lost to Clemson
116 Clemson December 4, 2011 – September 22, 2012 293 days 0 beat Virginia Tech lost to Florida State
117 Florida State September 22, 2012 – October 6, 2012 14 days 0 beat Clemson lost to NC State
118 NC State October 6, 2012 – October 27, 2012 21 days 1 beat Florida State lost to North Carolina
119 North Carolina October 27, 2012 – November 10, 2012 14 days 0 beat NC State lost to Georgia Tech
120 Georgia Tech November 10, 2012 – December 2, 2012 22 days 1 beat North Carolina lost to Florida State
121 Florida State December 2, 2012 – October 24, 2015 2 yrs, 326 days 22 beat Georgia Tech lost to Georgia Tech
122 Georgia Tech October 24, 2015 – October 31, 2015 7 days 0 beat Florida State lost to Virginia
123 Virginia October 31, 2015 – November 7, 2015 7 days 0 beat Georgia Tech lost to Miami
124 Miami November 7, 2015 – November 14, 2015 7 days 0 beat Virginia lost to North Carolina
125 North Carolina November 14, 2015 – December 5, 2015 21 days 2 beat Miami lost to Clemson
126 Clemson December 5, 2015 – November 12, 2016 343 days 6 beat North Carolina lost to Pittsburgh
127 Pittsburgh November 12, 2016 – September 23, 2017 315 days 2 beat Clemson lost to Georgia Tech
128 Georgia Tech September 23, 2017 – October 14, 2017 21 days 1 beat Pittsburgh lost to Miami
129 Miami October 14, 2017 – November 24, 2017 41 days 4 beat Georgia Tech lost to Pittsburgh
130 Pittsburgh November 24, 2017 – September 22, 2018 302 days 1 beat Miami lost to North Carolina
131 North Carolina September 22, 2018 – September 27, 2018 5 days 0 beat Pittsburgh lost to Miami
132 Miami September 27, 2018 – October 13, 2018 16 days 1 beat North Carolina lost to Virginia
133 Virginia October 13, 2018 – November 2, 2018 20 days 2 beat Miami lost to Pittsburgh
134 Pittsburgh November 2, 2018 – November 24, 2018 22 days 2 beat Virginia lost to Miami
135 Miami November 24, 2018 – September 7, 2019 287 days 0 beat Pittsburgh lost to North Carolina
136 North Carolina September 7, 2019 – September 13, 2019 6 days 0 beat Miami lost to Wake Forest
137 Wake Forest September 13, 2019 – October 12, 2019 29 days 1 beat North Carolina lost to Louisville
138 Louisville October 12, 2019 – October 19, 2019 7 days 0 beat Wake Forest lost to Clemson
139 Clemson October 19, 2019 – November 7, 2020 1 yr, 19 days 10 beat Louisville lost to Notre Dame
140 Notre Dame November 7, 2020 – December 19, 2020 42 days 3 beat Clemson lost to Clemson
141 Clemson December 19, 2020 – September 25, 2021 280 days 1 beat Notre Dame lost to NC State
142 NC State September 25, 2021 – October 23, 2021 28 days 1 beat Clemson lost to Miami
143 Miami October 23, 2021 – November 13, 2021 21 days 2 beat NC State lost to Florida State
144 Florida State November 13, 2021 – October 1, 2022 322 days 3 beat Miami lost to Wake Forest
145 Wake Forest October 1, 2022 – October 29, 2022 28 days 1 beat Florida State lost to Louisville
146 Louisville October 29, 2022 – November 12, 2022 14 days 0 beat Wake Forest lost to Clemson
147 Clemson November 12, 2022 – September 4, 2023 296 days 2 beat Louisville lost to Duke
148 Duke September 4, 2023 – October 21, 2023 47 days 1 beat Clemson lost to Florida State
149 Florida State October 21, 2023 – August 24, 2024 308 days 4 beat Duke lost to Georgia Tech
150 Georgia Tech August 24, 2024 – September 7, 2024 14 days 0 beat Florida State lost to Syracuse
151 Syracuse September 7, 2024 – September 20, 2024 13 days 0 beat Georgia Tech lost to Stanford
152 Stanford September 20, 2024 – September 28, 2024 8 days 0 beat Syracuse lost to Clemson
153 Clemson September 28, 2024 – November 2, 2024 35 days 3 beat Stanford lost to Louisville
154 Louisville November 2, 2024 – November 16, 2024 14 days 0 beat Clemson lost to Stanford
155 Stanford November 16, 2024 – November 23, 2024 7 days 0 beat Louisville lost to California
156 California November 23, 2024 – November 30, 2024 7 days 0 beat Stanford lost to SMU
157 SMU November 30, 2024 – December 7, 2024 7 days 0 beat California lost to Clemson
158 Clemson December 7, 2024 – September 13, 2025 280 days 0 beat SMU lost to Georgia Tech
159 Georgia Tech September 13, 2025 – November 1, 2025 49 days 4 beat Clemson lost to NC State
160 NC State November 1, 2025 – November 15, 2025 14 days 0 beat Georgia Tech lost to Miami
161 Miami November 15, 2025 – Present 305 days 3 beat NC State — present —

No reigns match “.”

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