FCS Conference Belt The Southern Belt

The Southern Belt

A companion lineage restricted to Southern: the belt passes to whoever beats the holder, exactly like the real belt, but only games between two Southern members COUNT — and only for the seasons both sides were actually in Southern at the time. Caught it by beating Mercer on September 12, 2026.

158Reigns
478Belt Games
33Programs
Longest Reign
Chattanooga — 21 yrs, 306 days
November 25, 1981 – September 27, 2003
Most Defenses, One Reign
West Virginia — 27
starting November 8, 1952
Most Reigns, All-Time
The Citadel — 17 separate reigns
33 Southern programs have held it
#TeamReignLength Def.Won itLost it
1 Washington and Lee October 7, 1922 – November 4, 1922 28 days 0 Established it (first game on record) lost to Virginia
2 Virginia November 4, 1922 – November 30, 1922 26 days 1 beat Washington and Lee lost to North Carolina
3 North Carolina November 30, 1922 – October 27, 1923 331 days 1 beat Virginia lost to Maryland
4 Maryland October 27, 1923 – October 4, 1924 343 days 1 beat North Carolina lost to Washington and Lee
5 Washington and Lee October 4, 1924 – December 6, 1924 63 days 4 beat Maryland lost to Florida
6 Florida December 6, 1924 – October 17, 1925 315 days 0 beat Washington and Lee lost to Georgia Tech
7 Georgia Tech October 17, 1925 – October 24, 1925 7 days 0 beat Florida lost to Alabama
8 Alabama October 24, 1925 – October 15, 1927 1 yr, 356 days 13 beat Georgia Tech lost to Georgia Tech
9 Georgia Tech October 15, 1927 – October 12, 1929 1 yr, 362 days 13 beat Alabama lost to North Carolina
10 North Carolina October 12, 1929 – October 19, 1929 7 days 0 beat Georgia Tech lost to Georgia
11 Georgia October 19, 1929 – October 26, 1929 7 days 0 beat North Carolina lost to Florida
12 Florida October 26, 1929 – November 8, 1930 1 yr, 13 days 6 beat Georgia lost to Alabama
13 Alabama November 8, 1930 – October 17, 1931 343 days 4 beat Florida lost to Tennessee
14 Tennessee October 17, 1931 – December 3, 1932 1 yr, 47 days 12 beat Alabama vacated — left Southern
15 Alabama December 4, 1932 – December 4, 1932 0 days 0 reverted after Tennessee left Southern vacated — left Southern
16 Florida December 5, 1932 – December 5, 1932 0 days 0 reverted after Alabama left Southern vacated — left Southern
17 Georgia December 6, 1932 – December 6, 1932 0 days 0 reverted after Florida left Southern vacated — left Southern
18 North Carolina December 7, 1932 – November 18, 1933 346 days 1 reverted after Georgia left Southern lost to Duke
19 Duke November 18, 1933 – November 17, 1934 364 days 3 beat North Carolina lost to North Carolina
20 North Carolina November 17, 1934 – November 16, 1935 364 days 4 beat Duke lost to Duke
21 Duke November 16, 1935 – November 13, 1937 1 yr, 362 days 12 beat North Carolina lost to North Carolina
22 North Carolina November 13, 1937 – October 29, 1938 350 days 3 beat Duke lost to Duke
23 Duke October 29, 1938 – November 16, 1940 2 yrs, 18 days 9 beat North Carolina lost to North Carolina
24 North Carolina November 16, 1940 – September 27, 1941 315 days 0 beat Duke lost to South Carolina
25 South Carolina September 27, 1941 – October 3, 1942 1 yr, 6 days 4 beat North Carolina lost to North Carolina
26 North Carolina October 3, 1942 – October 31, 1942 28 days 0 beat South Carolina lost to NC State
27 NC State October 31, 1942 – November 21, 1942 21 days 0 beat North Carolina lost to Duke
28 Duke November 21, 1942 – September 28, 1946 3 yrs, 311 days 12 beat NC State lost to NC State
29 NC State September 28, 1946 – October 26, 1946 28 days 3 beat Duke lost to Virginia Tech
30 Virginia Tech October 26, 1946 – November 2, 1946 7 days 0 beat NC State lost to Clemson
31 Clemson November 2, 1946 – October 4, 1947 336 days 1 beat Virginia Tech lost to Wake Forest
32 Wake Forest October 4, 1947 – October 25, 1947 21 days 2 beat Clemson lost to Duke
33 Duke October 25, 1947 – November 22, 1947 28 days 1 beat Wake Forest lost to North Carolina
34 North Carolina November 22, 1947 – October 14, 1950 2 yrs, 326 days 11 beat Duke lost to Wake Forest
35 Wake Forest October 14, 1950 – October 28, 1950 14 days 1 beat North Carolina lost to Clemson
36 Clemson October 28, 1950 – October 25, 1951 362 days 2 beat Wake Forest lost to South Carolina
37 South Carolina October 25, 1951 – November 3, 1951 9 days 0 beat Clemson lost to George Washington
38 George Washington November 3, 1951 – November 30, 1951 27 days 0 beat South Carolina lost to Richmond
39 Richmond November 30, 1951 – October 4, 1952 309 days 0 beat George Washington lost to VMI
40 VMI October 4, 1952 – November 8, 1952 35 days 1 beat Richmond lost to West Virginia
41 West Virginia November 8, 1952 – November 14, 1959 7 yrs, 6 days 27 beat VMI lost to Virginia Tech
42 Virginia Tech November 14, 1959 – November 26, 1959 12 days 0 beat West Virginia lost to VMI
43 VMI November 26, 1959 – November 24, 1960 364 days 4 beat Virginia Tech lost to Virginia Tech
44 Virginia Tech November 24, 1960 – October 7, 1961 317 days 1 beat VMI lost to West Virginia
45 West Virginia October 7, 1961 – November 16, 1963 2 yrs, 40 days 7 beat Virginia Tech lost to Virginia Tech
46 Virginia Tech November 16, 1963 – October 17, 1964 336 days 2 beat West Virginia lost to West Virginia
47 West Virginia October 17, 1964 – November 18, 1967 3 yrs, 32 days 13 beat Virginia Tech vacated — left Southern
48 Virginia Tech November 19, 1967 – November 19, 1967 0 days 0 reverted after West Virginia left Southern vacated — left Southern
49 West Virginia November 20, 1967 – November 20, 1967 0 days 0 reverted after Virginia Tech left Southern vacated — left Southern
50 VMI November 21, 1967 – October 19, 1968 333 days 0 reverted after West Virginia left Southern lost to The Citadel
51 The Citadel October 19, 1968 – November 23, 1968 35 days 2 beat VMI lost to East Carolina
52 East Carolina November 23, 1968 – October 4, 1969 315 days 0 beat The Citadel lost to The Citadel
53 The Citadel October 4, 1969 – October 11, 1969 7 days 0 beat East Carolina lost to William & Mary
54 William & Mary October 11, 1969 – October 18, 1969 7 days 0 beat The Citadel lost to Davidson
55 Davidson October 18, 1969 – October 25, 1969 7 days 0 beat William & Mary lost to The Citadel
56 The Citadel October 25, 1969 – November 1, 1969 7 days 0 beat Davidson lost to Richmond
57 Richmond November 1, 1969 – September 26, 1970 329 days 2 beat The Citadel lost to Davidson
58 Davidson September 26, 1970 – October 17, 1970 21 days 0 beat Richmond lost to Furman
59 Furman October 17, 1970 – October 31, 1970 14 days 0 beat Davidson lost to East Carolina
60 East Carolina October 31, 1970 – September 18, 1971 322 days 1 beat Furman lost to William & Mary
61 William & Mary September 18, 1971 – November 20, 1971 63 days 2 beat East Carolina lost to Richmond
62 Richmond November 20, 1971 – October 7, 1972 322 days 1 beat William & Mary lost to East Carolina
63 East Carolina October 7, 1972 – October 19, 1974 2 yrs, 12 days 11 beat Richmond lost to App State
64 App State October 19, 1974 – October 26, 1974 7 days 0 beat East Carolina lost to The Citadel
65 The Citadel October 26, 1974 – November 2, 1974 7 days 0 beat App State lost to East Carolina
66 East Carolina November 2, 1974 – November 9, 1974 7 days 0 beat The Citadel lost to Richmond
67 Richmond November 9, 1974 – November 16, 1974 7 days 0 beat East Carolina lost to App State
68 App State November 16, 1974 – September 27, 1975 315 days 1 beat Richmond lost to Furman
69 Furman September 27, 1975 – October 4, 1975 7 days 0 beat App State lost to VMI
70 VMI October 4, 1975 – October 18, 1975 14 days 0 beat Furman lost to Richmond
71 Richmond October 18, 1975 – November 22, 1975 35 days 2 beat VMI lost to William & Mary
72 William & Mary November 22, 1975 – September 25, 1976 308 days 1 beat Richmond lost to East Carolina
73 East Carolina September 25, 1976 – November 13, 1976 49 days 2 beat William & Mary lost to Furman
74 Furman November 13, 1976 – November 12, 1977 364 days 4 beat East Carolina lost to VMI
75 VMI November 12, 1977 – September 23, 1978 315 days 0 beat Furman lost to The Citadel
76 The Citadel September 23, 1978 – October 14, 1978 21 days 1 beat VMI lost to Western Carolina
77 Western Carolina October 14, 1978 – November 11, 1978 28 days 2 beat The Citadel lost to Furman
78 Furman November 11, 1978 – September 22, 1979 315 days 1 beat Western Carolina lost to Chattanooga
79 Chattanooga September 22, 1979 – October 13, 1979 21 days 2 beat Furman lost to East Tennessee State
80 East Tennessee State October 13, 1979 – October 27, 1979 14 days 0 beat Chattanooga lost to App State
81 App State October 27, 1979 – September 20, 1980 329 days 2 beat East Tennessee State lost to Chattanooga
82 Chattanooga September 20, 1980 – September 27, 1980 7 days 0 beat App State lost to The Citadel
83 The Citadel September 27, 1980 – November 22, 1980 56 days 3 beat Chattanooga lost to Furman
84 Furman November 22, 1980 – October 3, 1981 315 days 2 beat The Citadel lost to Chattanooga
85 Chattanooga October 3, 1981 – October 24, 1981 21 days 1 beat Furman lost to Western Carolina
86 Western Carolina October 24, 1981 – November 21, 1981 28 days 2 beat Chattanooga vacated — left Southern
87 Chattanooga November 22, 1981 – November 22, 1981 0 days 0 reverted after Western Carolina left Southern vacated — left Southern
88 Furman November 23, 1981 – November 23, 1981 0 days 0 reverted after Chattanooga left Southern vacated — left Southern
89 The Citadel November 24, 1981 – November 24, 1981 0 days 0 reverted after Furman left Southern vacated — left Southern
90 Chattanooga November 25, 1981 – September 27, 2003 21 yrs, 306 days 0 reverted after The Citadel left Southern lost to Georgia Southern
91 Georgia Southern September 27, 2003 – October 18, 2003 21 days 1 beat Chattanooga lost to App State
92 App State October 18, 2003 – October 25, 2003 7 days 0 beat Georgia Southern lost to Wofford
93 Wofford October 25, 2003 – September 18, 2004 329 days 3 beat App State lost to Georgia Southern
94 Georgia Southern September 18, 2004 – November 6, 2004 49 days 5 beat Wofford lost to Furman
95 Furman November 6, 2004 – September 10, 2005 308 days 2 beat Georgia Southern lost to Western Carolina
96 Western Carolina September 10, 2005 – October 1, 2005 21 days 0 beat Furman lost to The Citadel
97 The Citadel October 1, 2005 – October 15, 2005 14 days 0 beat Western Carolina lost to Furman
98 Furman October 15, 2005 – November 5, 2005 21 days 1 beat The Citadel lost to Georgia Southern
99 Georgia Southern November 5, 2005 – September 23, 2006 322 days 0 beat Furman lost to Chattanooga
100 Chattanooga September 23, 2006 – September 30, 2006 7 days 0 beat Georgia Southern lost to The Citadel
101 The Citadel September 30, 2006 – October 7, 2006 7 days 0 beat Chattanooga lost to Wofford
102 Wofford October 7, 2006 – October 14, 2006 7 days 0 beat The Citadel lost to App State
103 App State October 14, 2006 – September 22, 2007 343 days 4 beat Wofford lost to Wofford
104 Wofford September 22, 2007 – October 20, 2007 28 days 2 beat App State lost to Elon
105 Elon October 20, 2007 – November 3, 2007 14 days 1 beat Wofford lost to Furman
106 Furman November 3, 2007 – October 4, 2008 336 days 3 beat Elon lost to Elon
107 Elon October 4, 2008 – October 25, 2008 21 days 2 beat Furman lost to Wofford
108 Wofford October 25, 2008 – October 31, 2008 6 days 0 beat Elon lost to App State
109 App State October 31, 2008 – November 6, 2010 2 yrs, 6 days 17 beat Wofford lost to Georgia Southern
110 Georgia Southern November 6, 2010 – October 29, 2011 357 days 7 beat App State lost to App State
111 App State October 29, 2011 – November 5, 2011 7 days 0 beat Georgia Southern lost to Furman
112 Furman November 5, 2011 – November 12, 2011 7 days 0 beat App State lost to Elon
113 Elon November 12, 2011 – November 19, 2011 7 days 0 beat Furman lost to App State
114 App State November 19, 2011 – September 15, 2012 301 days 0 beat Elon lost to The Citadel
115 The Citadel September 15, 2012 – September 29, 2012 14 days 0 beat App State lost to Chattanooga
116 Chattanooga September 29, 2012 – October 27, 2012 28 days 2 beat The Citadel lost to Georgia Southern
117 Georgia Southern October 27, 2012 – November 3, 2012 7 days 0 beat Chattanooga lost to App State
118 App State November 3, 2012 – October 5, 2013 336 days 2 beat Georgia Southern lost to The Citadel
119 The Citadel October 5, 2013 – October 12, 2013 7 days 0 beat App State lost to Georgia Southern
120 Georgia Southern October 12, 2013 – October 26, 2013 14 days 0 beat The Citadel lost to App State
121 App State October 26, 2013 – November 2, 2013 7 days 0 beat Georgia Southern lost to Chattanooga
122 Chattanooga November 2, 2013 – November 16, 2013 14 days 1 beat App State lost to Samford
123 Samford November 16, 2013 – September 27, 2014 315 days 2 beat Chattanooga lost to Chattanooga
124 Chattanooga September 27, 2014 – November 7, 2015 1 yr, 41 days 11 beat Samford lost to Mercer
125 Mercer November 7, 2015 – November 21, 2015 14 days 1 beat Chattanooga lost to Samford
126 Samford November 21, 2015 – September 24, 2016 308 days 0 beat Mercer lost to Chattanooga
127 Chattanooga September 24, 2016 – October 15, 2016 21 days 2 beat Samford lost to The Citadel
128 The Citadel October 15, 2016 – December 3, 2016 49 days 4 beat Chattanooga lost to Wofford
129 Wofford December 3, 2016 – October 21, 2017 322 days 4 beat The Citadel lost to Samford
130 Samford October 21, 2017 – October 28, 2017 7 days 0 beat Wofford lost to Chattanooga
131 Chattanooga October 28, 2017 – November 4, 2017 7 days 0 beat Samford lost to Wofford
132 Wofford November 4, 2017 – October 13, 2018 343 days 5 beat Chattanooga lost to Furman
133 Furman October 13, 2018 – October 20, 2018 7 days 0 beat Wofford lost to Samford
134 Samford October 20, 2018 – November 10, 2018 21 days 1 beat Furman lost to The Citadel
135 The Citadel November 10, 2018 – September 28, 2019 322 days 0 beat Samford lost to Samford
136 Samford September 28, 2019 – October 5, 2019 7 days 0 beat The Citadel lost to Furman
137 Furman October 5, 2019 – October 19, 2019 14 days 0 beat Samford lost to The Citadel
138 The Citadel October 19, 2019 – November 16, 2019 28 days 2 beat Furman lost to Chattanooga
139 Chattanooga November 16, 2019 – November 23, 2019 7 days 0 beat The Citadel lost to VMI
140 VMI November 23, 2019 – October 2, 2021 1 yr, 313 days 1 beat Chattanooga lost to The Citadel
141 The Citadel October 2, 2021 – October 9, 2021 7 days 0 beat VMI lost to East Tennessee State
142 East Tennessee State October 9, 2021 – October 16, 2021 7 days 0 beat The Citadel lost to Chattanooga
143 Chattanooga October 16, 2021 – November 13, 2021 28 days 3 beat East Tennessee State lost to Mercer
144 Mercer November 13, 2021 – November 20, 2021 7 days 0 beat Chattanooga lost to East Tennessee State
145 East Tennessee State November 20, 2021 – September 10, 2022 294 days 0 beat Mercer lost to The Citadel
146 The Citadel September 10, 2022 – September 17, 2022 7 days 0 beat East Tennessee State lost to Mercer
147 Mercer September 17, 2022 – October 22, 2022 35 days 3 beat The Citadel lost to Chattanooga
148 Chattanooga October 22, 2022 – October 29, 2022 7 days 0 beat Mercer lost to Furman
149 Furman October 29, 2022 – November 18, 2023 1 yr, 20 days 9 beat Chattanooga lost to Wofford
150 Wofford November 18, 2023 – September 28, 2024 315 days 0 beat Furman lost to Mercer
151 Mercer September 28, 2024 – October 19, 2024 21 days 0 beat Wofford lost to Samford
152 Samford October 19, 2024 – October 26, 2024 7 days 0 beat Mercer lost to The Citadel
153 The Citadel October 26, 2024 – November 9, 2024 14 days 0 beat Samford lost to Chattanooga
154 Chattanooga November 9, 2024 – November 16, 2024 7 days 0 beat The Citadel lost to Samford
155 Samford November 16, 2024 – November 23, 2024 7 days 0 beat Chattanooga lost to Western Carolina
156 Western Carolina November 23, 2024 – November 8, 2025 350 days 5 beat Samford lost to Mercer
157 Mercer November 8, 2025 – September 12, 2026 308 days 1 beat Western Carolina lost to Furman
158 Furman September 12, 2026 – Present 4 days 0 beat Mercer — present —

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