FCS Conference Belt The NEC Belt

The NEC Belt

A companion lineage restricted to NEC: the belt passes to whoever beats the holder, exactly like the real belt, but only games between two NEC members COUNT — and only for the seasons both sides were actually in NEC at the time. Caught it by beating Central Connecticut on November 15, 2025. Defended it 1 more time since.

56Reigns
152Belt Games
13Programs
Longest Reign
UAlbany — 1 yr, 355 days
November 10, 2007 – October 31, 2009
Most Defenses, One Reign
UAlbany — 13
starting November 10, 2007
Most Reigns, All-Time
Central Connecticut — 10 separate reigns
13 NEC programs have held it
#TeamReignLength Def.Won itLost it
1 UAlbany September 13, 2003 – October 18, 2003 35 days 2 Established it (first game on record) lost to Monmouth
2 Monmouth October 18, 2003 – November 1, 2003 14 days 0 beat UAlbany lost to Central Connecticut
3 Central Connecticut November 1, 2003 – November 8, 2003 7 days 0 beat Monmouth lost to Stony Brook
4 Stony Brook November 8, 2003 – September 18, 2004 315 days 0 beat Central Connecticut lost to Wagner
5 Wagner September 18, 2004 – September 25, 2004 7 days 0 beat Stony Brook lost to Central Connecticut
6 Central Connecticut September 25, 2004 – October 30, 2004 35 days 2 beat Wagner lost to Monmouth
7 Monmouth October 30, 2004 – October 15, 2005 350 days 4 beat Central Connecticut lost to Wagner
8 Wagner October 15, 2005 – October 22, 2005 7 days 0 beat Monmouth lost to Central Connecticut
9 Central Connecticut October 22, 2005 – November 12, 2005 21 days 2 beat Wagner lost to Stony Brook
10 Stony Brook November 12, 2005 – October 28, 2006 350 days 4 beat Central Connecticut lost to Robert Morris
11 Robert Morris October 28, 2006 – November 4, 2006 7 days 0 beat Stony Brook lost to UAlbany
12 UAlbany November 4, 2006 – November 11, 2006 7 days 0 beat Robert Morris lost to Monmouth
13 Monmouth November 11, 2006 – September 8, 2007 301 days 0 beat UAlbany lost to Robert Morris
14 Robert Morris September 8, 2007 – October 6, 2007 28 days 1 beat Monmouth lost to Wagner
15 Wagner October 6, 2007 – October 20, 2007 14 days 1 beat Robert Morris lost to Central Connecticut
16 Central Connecticut October 20, 2007 – October 27, 2007 7 days 0 beat Wagner lost to Monmouth
17 Monmouth October 27, 2007 – November 10, 2007 14 days 1 beat Central Connecticut lost to UAlbany
18 UAlbany November 10, 2007 – October 31, 2009 1 yr, 355 days 13 beat Monmouth lost to Central Connecticut
19 Central Connecticut October 31, 2009 – November 7, 2009 7 days 0 beat UAlbany lost to Wagner
20 Wagner November 7, 2009 – November 14, 2009 7 days 0 beat Central Connecticut lost to Robert Morris
21 Robert Morris November 14, 2009 – November 13, 2010 364 days 8 beat Wagner lost to Bryant
22 Bryant November 13, 2010 – November 20, 2010 7 days 0 beat Robert Morris lost to Duquesne
23 Duquesne November 20, 2010 – October 8, 2011 322 days 2 beat Bryant lost to UAlbany
24 UAlbany October 8, 2011 – November 5, 2011 28 days 3 beat Duquesne lost to Bryant
25 Bryant November 5, 2011 – November 19, 2011 14 days 1 beat UAlbany lost to Central Connecticut
26 Central Connecticut November 19, 2011 – September 22, 2012 308 days 0 beat Bryant lost to Wagner
27 Wagner September 22, 2012 – September 28, 2013 1 yr, 6 days 5 beat Central Connecticut lost to Bryant
28 Bryant September 28, 2013 – October 19, 2013 21 days 0 beat Wagner lost to Sacred Heart
29 Sacred Heart October 19, 2013 – October 26, 2013 7 days 0 beat Bryant lost to Saint Francis
30 Saint Francis October 26, 2013 – November 2, 2013 7 days 0 beat Sacred Heart lost to Duquesne
31 Duquesne November 2, 2013 – October 18, 2014 350 days 1 beat Saint Francis lost to Sacred Heart
32 Sacred Heart October 18, 2014 – October 25, 2014 7 days 0 beat Duquesne lost to Saint Francis
33 Saint Francis October 25, 2014 – November 22, 2014 28 days 2 beat Sacred Heart lost to Central Connecticut
34 Central Connecticut November 22, 2014 – October 3, 2015 315 days 0 beat Saint Francis lost to Duquesne
35 Duquesne October 3, 2015 – October 17, 2015 14 days 0 beat Central Connecticut lost to Bryant
36 Bryant October 17, 2015 – November 14, 2015 28 days 2 beat Duquesne lost to Sacred Heart
37 Sacred Heart November 14, 2015 – October 1, 2016 322 days 1 beat Bryant lost to Wagner
38 Wagner October 1, 2016 – October 22, 2016 21 days 1 beat Sacred Heart lost to Bryant
39 Bryant October 22, 2016 – October 29, 2016 7 days 0 beat Wagner lost to Duquesne
40 Duquesne October 29, 2016 – November 11, 2017 1 yr, 13 days 7 beat Bryant lost to Central Connecticut
41 Central Connecticut November 11, 2017 – October 20, 2018 343 days 3 beat Duquesne lost to Sacred Heart
42 Sacred Heart October 20, 2018 – November 10, 2018 21 days 2 beat Central Connecticut lost to Duquesne
43 Duquesne November 10, 2018 – November 9, 2019 364 days 5 beat Sacred Heart lost to Robert Morris
44 Robert Morris November 9, 2019 – November 16, 2019 7 days 0 beat Duquesne lost to Central Connecticut
45 Central Connecticut November 16, 2019 – October 16, 2021 1 yr, 334 days 2 beat Robert Morris lost to Sacred Heart
46 Sacred Heart October 16, 2021 – October 22, 2022 1 yr, 6 days 6 beat Central Connecticut lost to Merrimack
47 Merrimack October 22, 2022 – November 19, 2022 28 days 2 beat Sacred Heart lost to Saint Francis
48 Saint Francis November 19, 2022 – September 23, 2023 308 days 0 beat Merrimack lost to Sacred Heart
49 Sacred Heart September 23, 2023 – September 30, 2023 7 days 0 beat Saint Francis lost to Merrimack
50 Merrimack September 30, 2023 – October 28, 2023 28 days 2 beat Sacred Heart lost to Saint Francis
51 Saint Francis October 28, 2023 – November 4, 2023 7 days 0 beat Merrimack lost to Long Island University
52 Long Island University November 4, 2023 – November 18, 2023 14 days 1 beat Saint Francis lost to Stonehill
53 Stonehill November 18, 2023 – October 5, 2024 322 days 0 beat Long Island University lost to Wagner
54 Wagner October 5, 2024 – November 2, 2024 28 days 1 beat Stonehill lost to Central Connecticut
55 Central Connecticut November 2, 2024 – November 15, 2025 1 yr, 13 days 8 beat Wagner lost to Duquesne
56 Duquesne November 15, 2025 – Present 305 days 1 beat Central Connecticut — present —

No reigns match “.”

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