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The Big West Belt

A companion lineage restricted to Big West: the belt passes to whoever beats the holder, exactly like the real belt, but only games between two Big West members COUNT — and only for the seasons both sides were actually in Big West at the time. This belt is retired. Boise State held it when Big West played its last game on November 18, 2000, and the reign is closed as of June 30, 2001: the Big West stopped sponsoring football after the 2000 season. The conference has also been recorded as PCAA; those seasons count here too.

54Reigns
185Belt Games
15Programs
Longest Reign
San Diego State — 3 yrs, 4 days
November 11, 1972 – November 15, 1975
Most Defenses, One Reign
Fresno State — 16
starting October 29, 1988
Most Reigns, All-Time
San José State — 9 separate reigns
15 Big West programs have held it
#TeamReignLength Def.Won itLost it
1 Long Beach State September 20, 1969 – November 29, 1969 70 days 2 Established it (first game on record) lost to San Diego State
2 San Diego State November 29, 1969 – November 20, 1970 356 days 5 beat Long Beach State 36–32 lost to Long Beach State
3 Long Beach State November 20, 1970 – October 8, 1971 322 days 1 beat San Diego State 27–11 lost to San José State
4 San José State October 8, 1971 – September 30, 1972 358 days 3 beat Long Beach State 30–28 lost to Fresno State
5 Fresno State September 30, 1972 – October 7, 1972 7 days 0 beat San José State 23–21 lost to Pacific
6 Pacific October 7, 1972 – November 11, 1972 35 days 2 beat Fresno State 17–0 lost to San Diego State
7 San Diego State November 11, 1972 – November 15, 1975 3 yrs, 4 days 12 beat Pacific 20–7 lost to San José State
8 San José State November 15, 1975 – October 22, 1977 1 yr, 341 days 6 beat San Diego State 31–7 lost to Fresno State
9 Fresno State October 22, 1977 – September 23, 1978 336 days 2 beat San José State 45–24 lost to Utah State
10 Utah State September 23, 1978 – October 14, 1978 21 days 0 beat Fresno State 45–22 lost to Long Beach State
11 Long Beach State October 14, 1978 – October 21, 1978 7 days 0 beat Utah State 33–17 lost to Cal State Fullerton
12 Cal State Fullerton October 21, 1978 – November 4, 1978 14 days 1 beat Long Beach State 34–9 lost to San José State
13 San José State November 4, 1978 – October 18, 1980 1 yr, 349 days 8 beat Cal State Fullerton 30–21 lost to Long Beach State
14 Long Beach State October 18, 1980 – October 17, 1981 364 days 3 beat San José State 23–21 lost to Pacific
15 Pacific October 17, 1981 – October 24, 1981 7 days 0 beat Long Beach State 17–10 lost to Fresno State
16 Fresno State October 24, 1981 – October 31, 1981 7 days 0 beat Pacific 30–27 lost to Utah State
17 Utah State October 31, 1981 – October 2, 1982 336 days 2 beat Fresno State 20–0 lost to Fresno State
18 Fresno State October 2, 1982 – October 1, 1983 364 days 6 beat Utah State 31–6 lost to Utah State
19 Utah State October 1, 1983 – October 22, 1983 21 days 1 beat Fresno State 20–12 lost to UNLV
20 UNLV October 22, 1983 – November 19, 1983 28 days 2 beat Utah State 28–10 lost to Long Beach State
21 Long Beach State November 19, 1983 – September 22, 1984 308 days 1 beat UNLV 24–21 lost to Fresno State
22 Fresno State September 22, 1984 – October 27, 1984 35 days 2 beat Long Beach State 20–17 lost to San José State
23 San José State October 27, 1984 – September 21, 1985 329 days 3 beat Fresno State 18–17 lost to Utah State
24 Utah State September 21, 1985 – September 28, 1985 7 days 0 beat San José State 35–32 lost to Pacific
25 Pacific September 28, 1985 – October 12, 1985 14 days 1 beat Utah State 33–7 lost to UNLV
26 UNLV October 12, 1985 – October 11, 1986 364 days 4 beat Pacific 24–14 lost to Pacific
27 Pacific October 11, 1986 – October 18, 1986 7 days 0 beat UNLV 21–15 lost to Fresno State
28 Fresno State October 18, 1986 – October 17, 1987 364 days 5 beat Pacific 10–9 lost to San José State
29 San José State October 17, 1987 – October 29, 1988 1 yr, 12 days 7 beat Fresno State 20–16 lost to Fresno State
30 Fresno State October 29, 1988 – November 17, 1990 2 yrs, 19 days 16 beat San José State 17–15 lost to San José State
31 San José State November 17, 1990 – November 23, 1991 1 yr, 6 days 6 beat Fresno State 42–7 lost to Fresno State
32 Fresno State November 23, 1991 – December 14, 1991 21 days 0 beat San José State 31–28 vacated — left Big West before the 1992 season
33 San José State December 15, 1991 – October 31, 1992 321 days 2 reverted after Fresno State left Big West lost to UNLV
34 UNLV October 31, 1992 – November 7, 1992 7 days 0 beat San José State 35–31 lost to Utah State
35 Utah State November 7, 1992 – November 14, 1992 7 days 0 beat UNLV 48–8 lost to Nevada
36 Nevada November 14, 1992 – September 25, 1993 315 days 0 beat Utah State 48–47 lost to Northern Illinois
37 Northern Illinois September 25, 1993 – October 9, 1993 14 days 0 beat Nevada 46–42 lost to New Mexico State
38 New Mexico State October 9, 1993 – October 16, 1993 7 days 0 beat Northern Illinois 24–17 lost to San José State
39 San José State October 16, 1993 – October 30, 1993 14 days 1 beat New Mexico State 52–13 lost to Louisiana
40 Louisiana October 30, 1993 – September 24, 1994 329 days 3 beat San José State 24–13 lost to San José State
41 San José State September 24, 1994 – October 22, 1994 28 days 0 beat Louisiana 31–28 lost to Nevada
42 Nevada October 22, 1994 – November 19, 1994 28 days 1 beat San José State 42–10 lost to UNLV
43 UNLV November 19, 1994 – October 7, 1995 322 days 1 beat Nevada 32–27 lost to Northern Illinois
44 Northern Illinois October 7, 1995 – October 14, 1995 7 days 0 beat UNLV 62–14 lost to Utah State
45 Utah State October 14, 1995 – November 4, 1995 21 days 1 beat Northern Illinois 42–7 lost to Nevada
46 Nevada November 4, 1995 – October 19, 1996 350 days 3 beat Utah State 30–25 lost to Idaho
47 Idaho October 19, 1996 – October 26, 1996 7 days 0 beat Nevada 24–15 lost to Utah State
48 Utah State October 26, 1996 – November 9, 1996 14 days 1 beat Idaho 35–28 lost to Nevada
49 Nevada November 9, 1996 – November 15, 1997 1 yr, 6 days 4 beat Utah State 54–27 lost to Utah State
50 Utah State November 15, 1997 – November 22, 1997 7 days 0 beat Nevada 38–19 lost to North Texas
51 North Texas November 22, 1997 – October 31, 1998 343 days 2 beat Utah State 51–48 lost to Idaho
52 Idaho October 31, 1998 – October 30, 1999 364 days 5 beat North Texas 41–23 lost to New Mexico State
53 New Mexico State October 30, 1999 – November 13, 1999 14 days 1 beat Idaho 42–14 lost to Boise State
54 Boise State November 13, 1999 – June 30, 2001 1 yr, 229 days 6 beat New Mexico State 45–26 — belt retired —

No reigns match “.”

Membership is judged season by season from every game a team played, so realignment moves a team’s games with it. A holder that stays in Big West keeps the belt through any stretch without a game against another member; a holder that leaves vacates the belt on its last game as a member, and it reverts to the most recent earlier holder that is a member of the season it left for. If no one is left to inherit it, the belt retires with its last holder. Days count the offseason; switch to games to measure a reign by belt games only.

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