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The SEC Belt

A companion lineage restricted to SEC: the belt passes to whoever beats the holder, exactly like the real belt, but only games between two SEC members COUNT — and only for the seasons both sides were actually in SEC at the time. Caught it by beating Oklahoma on December 19, 2025. Defended it 3 more times since.

Next SEC gameAlabama vs. Georgia · October 10, 2026 · ABC — Georgia takes it with a win.

176Reigns

657Belt Games

17Programs

Longest Reign

Alabama — 3 yrs, 31 days

October 1, 1977 – November 1, 1980

Most Defenses, One Reign

Florida — 21

starting December 3, 1994

Most Reigns, All-Time

Alabama — 33 separate reigns

17 SEC programs have held it

#	Team	Reign	Length	Def.	Won it	Lost it
1	Kentucky	September 30, 1933 – November 4, 1933	35 days	1	Established it (first game on record)	lost to Alabama
2	Alabama	November 4, 1933 – October 12, 1935	1 yr, 342 days	9	beat Kentucky 20–0	lost to Mississippi State
3	Mississippi State	October 12, 1935 – November 9, 1935	28 days	0	beat Alabama 20–7	lost to LSU
4	LSU	November 9, 1935 – October 23, 1937	1 yr, 348 days	10	beat Mississippi State 28–13	lost to Vanderbilt
5	Vanderbilt	October 23, 1937 – October 30, 1937	7 days	0	beat LSU 7–6	lost to Georgia Tech
6	Georgia Tech	October 30, 1937 – November 13, 1937	14 days	0	beat Vanderbilt 14–0	lost to Alabama
7	Alabama	November 13, 1937 – October 15, 1938	336 days	1	beat Georgia Tech 7–0	lost to Tennessee
8	Tennessee	October 15, 1938 – October 18, 1941	3 yrs, 3 days	15	beat Alabama 13–0	lost to Alabama
9	Alabama	October 18, 1941 – November 22, 1941	35 days	4	beat Tennessee 9–2	lost to Vanderbilt
10	Vanderbilt	November 22, 1941 – November 29, 1941	7 days	0	beat Alabama 7–0	lost to Tennessee
11	Tennessee	November 29, 1941 – October 17, 1942	322 days	0	beat Vanderbilt 26–7	lost to Alabama
12	Alabama	October 17, 1942 – October 31, 1942	14 days	1	beat Tennessee 8–0	lost to Georgia
13	Georgia	October 31, 1942 – November 21, 1942	21 days	1	beat Alabama 21–10	lost to Auburn
14	Auburn	November 21, 1942 – October 14, 1944	1 yr, 328 days	0	beat Georgia 27–13	lost to Georgia Tech
15	Georgia Tech	October 14, 1944 – November 17, 1945	1 yr, 34 days	5	beat Auburn 27–0	lost to LSU
16	LSU	November 17, 1945 – October 19, 1946	336 days	2	beat Georgia Tech 9–7	lost to Georgia Tech
17	Georgia Tech	October 19, 1946 – November 30, 1946	42 days	2	beat LSU 26–7	lost to Georgia
18	Georgia	November 30, 1946 – October 11, 1947	315 days	1	beat Georgia Tech 35–7	lost to Kentucky
19	Kentucky	October 11, 1947 – November 1, 1947	21 days	1	beat Georgia 26–0	lost to Alabama
20	Alabama	November 1, 1947 – September 25, 1948	329 days	2	beat Kentucky 13–0	lost to Tulane
21	Tulane	September 25, 1948 – October 2, 1948	7 days	0	beat Alabama 21–14	lost to Georgia Tech
22	Georgia Tech	October 2, 1948 – November 6, 1948	35 days	2	beat Tulane 13–7	lost to Tennessee
23	Tennessee	November 6, 1948 – November 13, 1948	7 days	0	beat Georgia Tech 13–6	lost to Ole Miss
24	Ole Miss	November 13, 1948 – October 1, 1949	322 days	2	beat Tennessee 16–13	lost to Kentucky
25	Kentucky	October 1, 1949 – November 19, 1949	49 days	2	beat Ole Miss 47–0	lost to Tennessee
26	Tennessee	November 19, 1949 – September 30, 1950	315 days	1	beat Kentucky 6–0	lost to Mississippi State
27	Mississippi State	September 30, 1950 – October 14, 1950	14 days	0	beat Tennessee 7–0	lost to Georgia
28	Georgia	October 14, 1950 – November 4, 1950	21 days	1	beat Mississippi State 27–0	lost to Alabama
29	Alabama	November 4, 1950 – September 29, 1951	329 days	3	beat Georgia 14–7	lost to LSU
30	LSU	September 29, 1951 – October 13, 1951	14 days	0	beat Alabama 13–7	lost to Georgia Tech
31	Georgia Tech	October 13, 1951 – November 14, 1953	2 yrs, 32 days	15	beat LSU 25–7	lost to Alabama
32	Alabama	November 14, 1953 – October 23, 1954	343 days	4	beat Georgia Tech 13–6	lost to Mississippi State
33	Mississippi State	October 23, 1954 – October 30, 1954	7 days	0	beat Alabama 12–7	lost to Florida
34	Florida	October 30, 1954 – November 6, 1954	7 days	0	beat Mississippi State 7–0	lost to Georgia
35	Georgia	November 6, 1954 – November 13, 1954	7 days	0	beat Florida 14–13	lost to Auburn
36	Auburn	November 13, 1954 – October 29, 1955	350 days	4	beat Georgia 35–0	lost to Tulane
37	Tulane	October 29, 1955 – November 12, 1955	14 days	1	beat Auburn 27–13	lost to Vanderbilt
38	Vanderbilt	November 12, 1955 – November 26, 1955	14 days	1	beat Tulane 20–7	lost to Tennessee
39	Tennessee	November 26, 1955 – September 28, 1957	1 yr, 306 days	6	beat Vanderbilt 20–14	lost to Auburn
40	Auburn	September 28, 1957 – September 26, 1959	1 yr, 363 days	13	beat Tennessee 7–0	lost to Tennessee
41	Tennessee	September 26, 1959 – October 10, 1959	14 days	1	beat Auburn 3–0	lost to Georgia Tech
42	Georgia Tech	October 10, 1959 – October 17, 1959	7 days	0	beat Tennessee 14–7	lost to Auburn
43	Auburn	October 17, 1959 – November 14, 1959	28 days	2	beat Georgia Tech 7–6	lost to Georgia
44	Georgia	November 14, 1959 – September 17, 1960	308 days	1	beat Auburn 14–13	lost to Alabama
45	Alabama	September 17, 1960 – October 15, 1960	28 days	2	beat Georgia 21–6	lost to Tennessee
46	Tennessee	October 15, 1960 – November 5, 1960	21 days	0	beat Alabama 20–7	lost to Georgia Tech
47	Georgia Tech	November 5, 1960 – November 12, 1960	7 days	0	beat Tennessee 14–7	lost to Alabama
48	Alabama	November 12, 1960 – November 17, 1962	2 yrs, 5 days	13	beat Georgia Tech 16–15	lost to Georgia Tech
49	Georgia Tech	November 17, 1962 – October 5, 1963	322 days	2	beat Alabama 7–6	lost to LSU
50	LSU	October 5, 1963 – November 2, 1963	28 days	2	beat Georgia Tech 7–6	lost to Ole Miss
51	Ole Miss	November 2, 1963 – January 1, 1964	60 days	2	beat LSU 37–3	lost to Alabama
52	Alabama	January 1, 1964 – September 18, 1965	1 yr, 260 days	8	beat Ole Miss 12–7	lost to Georgia
53	Georgia	September 18, 1965 – October 23, 1965	35 days	1	beat Alabama 18–17	lost to Kentucky
54	Kentucky	October 23, 1965 – November 20, 1965	28 days	1	beat Georgia 28–10	lost to Tennessee
55	Tennessee	November 20, 1965 – October 15, 1966	329 days	2	beat Kentucky 19–3	lost to Alabama
56	Alabama	October 15, 1966 – October 21, 1967	1 yr, 6 days	6	beat Tennessee 11–10	lost to Tennessee
57	Tennessee	October 21, 1967 – November 9, 1968	1 yr, 19 days	6	beat Alabama 24–13	lost to Auburn
58	Auburn	November 9, 1968 – November 16, 1968	7 days	0	beat Tennessee 28–14	lost to Georgia
59	Georgia	November 16, 1968 – October 11, 1969	329 days	0	beat Auburn 17–3	lost to Ole Miss
60	Ole Miss	October 11, 1969 – November 26, 1970	1 yr, 46 days	7	beat Georgia 25–17	lost to Mississippi State
61	Mississippi State	November 26, 1970 – September 25, 1971	303 days	1	beat Ole Miss 19–14	lost to Vanderbilt
62	Vanderbilt	September 25, 1971 – October 9, 1971	14 days	0	beat Mississippi State 49–19	lost to Alabama
63	Alabama	October 9, 1971 – December 2, 1972	1 yr, 54 days	11	beat Vanderbilt 42–0	lost to Auburn
64	Auburn	December 2, 1972 – September 29, 1973	301 days	0	beat Alabama 17–16	lost to Tennessee
65	Tennessee	September 29, 1973 – October 20, 1973	21 days	0	beat Auburn 21–0	lost to Alabama
66	Alabama	October 20, 1973 – September 11, 1976	2 yrs, 327 days	15	beat Tennessee 42–21	lost to Ole Miss
67	Ole Miss	September 11, 1976 – October 2, 1976	21 days	0	beat Alabama 10–7	lost to Auburn
68	Auburn	October 2, 1976 – October 30, 1976	28 days	0	beat Ole Miss 10–0	lost to Florida
69	Florida	October 30, 1976 – November 6, 1976	7 days	0	beat Auburn 24–19	lost to Georgia
70	Georgia	November 6, 1976 – October 1, 1977	329 days	1	beat Florida 41–27	lost to Alabama
71	Alabama	October 1, 1977 – November 1, 1980	3 yrs, 31 days	20	beat Georgia 18–10	lost to Mississippi State
72	Mississippi State	November 1, 1980 – October 31, 1981	364 days	5	beat Alabama 6–3	lost to Alabama
73	Alabama	October 31, 1981 – October 16, 1982	350 days	3	beat Mississippi State 13–10	lost to Tennessee
74	Tennessee	October 16, 1982 – November 27, 1982	42 days	2	beat Alabama 35–28	lost to Vanderbilt
75	Vanderbilt	November 27, 1982 – September 24, 1983	301 days	0	beat Tennessee 28–21	lost to Alabama
76	Alabama	September 24, 1983 – October 15, 1983	21 days	0	beat Vanderbilt 44–24	lost to Tennessee
77	Tennessee	October 15, 1983 – November 12, 1983	28 days	0	beat Alabama 41–34	lost to Ole Miss
78	Ole Miss	November 12, 1983 – October 6, 1984	329 days	1	beat Tennessee 13–10	lost to Auburn
79	Auburn	October 6, 1984 – November 3, 1984	28 days	1	beat Ole Miss 17–13	lost to Florida
80	Florida	November 3, 1984 – November 9, 1985	1 yr, 6 days	6	beat Auburn 24–3	lost to Georgia
81	Georgia	November 9, 1985 – November 16, 1985	7 days	0	beat Florida 24–3	lost to Auburn
82	Auburn	November 16, 1985 – November 30, 1985	14 days	0	beat Georgia 24–10	lost to Alabama
83	Alabama	November 30, 1985 – November 8, 1986	343 days	4	beat Auburn 25–23	lost to LSU
84	LSU	November 8, 1986 – November 7, 1987	364 days	5	beat Alabama 14–10	lost to Alabama
85	Alabama	November 7, 1987 – November 27, 1987	20 days	0	beat LSU 22–10	lost to Auburn
86	Auburn	November 27, 1987 – October 8, 1988	316 days	2	beat Alabama 10–0	lost to LSU
87	LSU	October 8, 1988 – October 7, 1989	364 days	4	beat Auburn 7–6	lost to Florida
88	Florida	October 7, 1989 – November 4, 1989	28 days	1	beat LSU 16–13	lost to Auburn
89	Auburn	November 4, 1989 – November 3, 1990	364 days	6	beat Florida 10–7	lost to Florida
90	Florida	November 3, 1990 – September 19, 1992	1 yr, 321 days	10	beat Auburn 48–7	lost to Tennessee
91	Tennessee	September 19, 1992 – October 10, 1992	21 days	1	beat Florida 31–14	lost to Arkansas
92	Arkansas	October 10, 1992 – October 17, 1992	7 days	0	beat Tennessee 25–24	lost to Ole Miss
93	Ole Miss	October 17, 1992 – October 24, 1992	7 days	0	beat Arkansas 17–3	lost to Alabama
94	Alabama	October 24, 1992 – November 6, 1993	1 yr, 13 days	9	beat Ole Miss 31–10	lost to LSU
95	LSU	November 6, 1993 – November 27, 1993	21 days	0	beat Alabama 17–13	lost to Arkansas
96	Arkansas	November 27, 1993 – September 10, 1994	287 days	0	beat LSU 42–24	lost to South Carolina
97	South Carolina	September 10, 1994 – October 15, 1994	35 days	2	beat Arkansas 14–0	lost to Mississippi State
98	Mississippi State	October 15, 1994 – November 12, 1994	28 days	2	beat South Carolina 41–36	lost to Alabama
99	Alabama	November 12, 1994 – December 3, 1994	21 days	1	beat Mississippi State 29–25	lost to Florida
100	Florida	December 3, 1994 – October 11, 1997	2 yrs, 312 days	21	beat Alabama 24–23	lost to LSU
101	LSU	October 11, 1997 – October 18, 1997	7 days	0	beat Florida 28–21	lost to Ole Miss
102	Ole Miss	October 18, 1997 – October 25, 1997	7 days	0	beat LSU 36–21	lost to Alabama
103	Alabama	October 25, 1997 – November 8, 1997	14 days	0	beat Ole Miss 29–20	lost to LSU
104	LSU	November 8, 1997 – October 3, 1998	329 days	2	beat Alabama 27–0	lost to Georgia
105	Georgia	October 3, 1998 – October 10, 1998	7 days	0	beat LSU 28–27	lost to Tennessee
106	Tennessee	October 10, 1998 – September 18, 1999	343 days	6	beat Georgia 22–3	lost to Florida
107	Florida	September 18, 1999 – October 2, 1999	14 days	1	beat Tennessee 23–21	lost to Alabama
108	Alabama	October 2, 1999 – October 23, 1999	21 days	1	beat Florida 40–39	lost to Tennessee
109	Tennessee	October 23, 1999 – November 13, 1999	21 days	1	beat Alabama 21–7	lost to Arkansas
110	Arkansas	November 13, 1999 – November 26, 1999	13 days	1	beat Tennessee 28–24	lost to LSU
111	LSU	November 26, 1999 – September 16, 2000	295 days	0	beat Arkansas 35–10	lost to Auburn
112	Auburn	September 16, 2000 – October 7, 2000	21 days	1	beat LSU 34–17	lost to Mississippi State
113	Mississippi State	October 7, 2000 – October 21, 2000	14 days	0	beat Auburn 17–10	lost to LSU
114	LSU	October 21, 2000 – November 24, 2000	34 days	2	beat Mississippi State 45–38	lost to Arkansas
115	Arkansas	November 24, 2000 – September 8, 2001	288 days	0	beat LSU 14–3	lost to Tennessee
116	Tennessee	September 8, 2001 – October 6, 2001	28 days	1	beat Arkansas 13–3	lost to Georgia
117	Georgia	October 6, 2001 – October 27, 2001	21 days	2	beat Tennessee 26–24	lost to Florida
118	Florida	October 27, 2001 – December 1, 2001	35 days	2	beat Georgia 24–10	lost to Tennessee
119	Tennessee	December 1, 2001 – December 8, 2001	7 days	0	beat Florida 34–32	lost to LSU
120	LSU	December 8, 2001 – October 26, 2002	322 days	3	beat Tennessee 31–20	lost to Auburn
121	Auburn	October 26, 2002 – November 16, 2002	21 days	1	beat LSU 31–7	lost to Georgia
122	Georgia	November 16, 2002 – September 20, 2003	308 days	2	beat Auburn 24–21	lost to LSU
123	LSU	September 20, 2003 – October 11, 2003	21 days	1	beat Georgia 17–10	lost to Florida
124	Florida	October 11, 2003 – September 18, 2004	343 days	4	beat LSU 19–7	lost to Tennessee
125	Tennessee	September 18, 2004 – October 2, 2004	14 days	0	beat Florida 30–28	lost to Auburn
126	Auburn	October 2, 2004 – October 22, 2005	1 yr, 20 days	9	beat Tennessee 34–10	lost to LSU
127	LSU	October 22, 2005 – December 3, 2005	42 days	3	beat Auburn 20–17	lost to Georgia
128	Georgia	December 3, 2005 – October 7, 2006	308 days	2	beat LSU 34–14	lost to Tennessee
129	Tennessee	October 7, 2006 – November 4, 2006	28 days	2	beat Georgia 51–33	lost to LSU
130	LSU	November 4, 2006 – October 13, 2007	343 days	6	beat Tennessee 28–24	lost to Kentucky
131	Kentucky	October 13, 2007 – October 20, 2007	7 days	0	beat LSU 43–37	lost to Florida
132	Florida	October 20, 2007 – October 27, 2007	7 days	0	beat Kentucky 45–37	lost to Georgia
133	Georgia	October 27, 2007 – September 27, 2008	336 days	3	beat Florida 42–30	lost to Alabama
134	Alabama	September 27, 2008 – December 6, 2008	70 days	6	beat Georgia 41–30	lost to Florida
135	Florida	December 6, 2008 – December 5, 2009	364 days	8	beat Alabama 31–20	lost to Alabama
136	Alabama	December 5, 2009 – October 9, 2010	308 days	2	beat Florida 32–13	lost to South Carolina
137	South Carolina	October 9, 2010 – October 16, 2010	7 days	0	beat Alabama 35–21	lost to Kentucky
138	Kentucky	October 16, 2010 – October 23, 2010	7 days	0	beat South Carolina 31–28	lost to Georgia
139	Georgia	October 23, 2010 – October 30, 2010	7 days	0	beat Kentucky 44–31	lost to Florida
140	Florida	October 30, 2010 – November 13, 2010	14 days	1	beat Georgia 34–31	lost to South Carolina
141	South Carolina	November 13, 2010 – December 4, 2010	21 days	0	beat Florida 36–14	lost to Auburn
142	Auburn	December 4, 2010 – October 8, 2011	308 days	2	beat South Carolina 56–17	lost to Arkansas
143	Arkansas	October 8, 2011 – November 25, 2011	48 days	5	beat Auburn 38–14	lost to LSU
144	LSU	November 25, 2011 – January 10, 2012	46 days	1	beat Arkansas 41–17	lost to Alabama
145	Alabama	January 10, 2012 – November 10, 2012	305 days	6	beat LSU 21–0	lost to Texas A&M
146	Texas A&M	November 10, 2012 – September 14, 2013	308 days	1	beat Alabama 29–24	lost to Alabama
147	Alabama	September 14, 2013 – November 30, 2013	77 days	6	beat Texas A&M 49–42	lost to Auburn
148	Auburn	November 30, 2013 – October 11, 2014	315 days	3	beat Alabama 34–28	lost to Mississippi State
149	Mississippi State	October 11, 2014 – November 15, 2014	35 days	2	beat Auburn 38–23	lost to Alabama
150	Alabama	November 15, 2014 – September 19, 2015	308 days	2	beat Mississippi State 25–20	lost to Ole Miss
151	Ole Miss	September 19, 2015 – October 3, 2015	14 days	1	beat Alabama 43–37	lost to Florida
152	Florida	October 3, 2015 – October 17, 2015	14 days	1	beat Ole Miss 38–10	lost to LSU
153	LSU	October 17, 2015 – November 7, 2015	21 days	0	beat Florida 35–28	lost to Alabama
154	Alabama	November 7, 2015 – November 25, 2017	2 yrs, 18 days	19	beat LSU 30–16	lost to Auburn
155	Auburn	November 25, 2017 – December 2, 2017	7 days	0	beat Alabama 26–14	lost to Georgia
156	Georgia	December 2, 2017 – January 8, 2018	37 days	0	beat Auburn 28–7	lost to Alabama
157	Alabama	January 8, 2018 – November 9, 2019	1 yr, 305 days	14	beat Georgia 26–23	lost to LSU
158	LSU	November 9, 2019 – September 26, 2020	322 days	4	beat Alabama 46–41	lost to Mississippi State
159	Mississippi State	September 26, 2020 – October 3, 2020	7 days	0	beat LSU 44–34	lost to Arkansas
160	Arkansas	October 3, 2020 – October 10, 2020	7 days	0	beat Mississippi State 21–14	lost to Auburn
161	Auburn	October 10, 2020 – October 17, 2020	7 days	0	beat Arkansas 30–28	lost to South Carolina
162	South Carolina	October 17, 2020 – October 24, 2020	7 days	0	beat Auburn 30–22	lost to LSU
163	LSU	October 24, 2020 – October 31, 2020	7 days	0	beat South Carolina 52–24	lost to Auburn
164	Auburn	October 31, 2020 – November 28, 2020	28 days	1	beat LSU 48–11	lost to Alabama
165	Alabama	November 28, 2020 – October 9, 2021	315 days	5	beat Auburn 42–13	lost to Texas A&M
166	Texas A&M	October 9, 2021 – November 13, 2021	35 days	3	beat Alabama 41–38	lost to Ole Miss
167	Ole Miss	November 13, 2021 – October 22, 2022	343 days	5	beat Texas A&M 29–19	lost to LSU
168	LSU	October 22, 2022 – November 26, 2022	35 days	2	beat Ole Miss 45–20	lost to Texas A&M
169	Texas A&M	November 26, 2022 – October 7, 2023	315 days	2	beat LSU 38–23	lost to Alabama
170	Alabama	October 7, 2023 – October 5, 2024	364 days	7	beat Texas A&M 26–20	lost to Vanderbilt
171	Vanderbilt	October 5, 2024 – October 26, 2024	21 days	1	beat Alabama 40–35	lost to Texas
172	Texas	October 26, 2024 – December 7, 2024	42 days	4	beat Vanderbilt 27–24	lost to Georgia
173	Georgia	December 7, 2024 – September 27, 2025	294 days	1	beat Texas 22–19	lost to Alabama
174	Alabama	September 27, 2025 – November 15, 2025	49 days	5	beat Georgia 24–21	lost to Oklahoma
175	Oklahoma	November 15, 2025 – December 19, 2025	34 days	2	beat Alabama 23–21	lost to Alabama
176	Alabama	December 19, 2025 – Present	290 days	3	beat Oklahoma 34–24	— present —

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 SEC 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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