FCS conference belt
The UAC Belt
A companion lineage restricted to UAC: the belt passes to whoever beats the holder, exactly like the real belt, but only games between two UAC members COUNT — and only for the seasons both sides were actually in UAC at the time. Caught it by beating Austin Peay on October 10, 2026. Defended it 2 more times since.
Next UAC gameTarleton State vs. Eastern Kentucky · October 31, 2026 · ESPN+ — Eastern Kentucky takes it with a win.
| # | Team | Reign | Length | Def. | Won it | Lost it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarleton State | September 9, 2023 – October 7, 2023 | 28 days | 0 | Established it (first game on record) | lost to Southern Utah |
| 2 | Southern Utah | October 7, 2023 – October 21, 2023 | 14 days | 0 | beat Tarleton State 27–26 | lost to Austin Peay |
| 3 | Austin Peay | October 21, 2023 – September 14, 2024 | 329 days | 4 | beat Southern Utah 48–45 | lost to Central Arkansas |
| 4 | Central Arkansas | September 14, 2024 – October 5, 2024 | 21 days | 0 | beat Austin Peay 45–17 | lost to Abilene Christian |
| 5 | Abilene Christian | October 5, 2024 – October 12, 2024 | 7 days | 0 | beat Central Arkansas 41–34 | lost to North Alabama |
| 6 | North Alabama | October 12, 2024 – October 26, 2024 | 14 days | 0 | beat Abilene Christian 47–34 | lost to Central Arkansas |
| 7 | Central Arkansas | October 26, 2024 – November 2, 2024 | 7 days | 0 | beat North Alabama 24–19 | lost to Utah Tech |
| 8 | Utah Tech | November 2, 2024 – November 16, 2024 | 14 days | 0 | beat Central Arkansas 34–21 | lost to West Georgia |
| 9 | West Georgia | November 16, 2024 – October 4, 2025 | 322 days | 2 | beat Utah Tech 34–31 | lost to Austin Peay |
| 10 | Austin Peay | October 4, 2025 – October 11, 2025 | 7 days | 0 | beat West Georgia 44–30 | lost to Eastern Kentucky |
| 11 | Eastern Kentucky | October 11, 2025 – October 18, 2025 | 7 days | 0 | beat Austin Peay 34–20 | lost to North Alabama |
| 12 | North Alabama | October 18, 2025 – October 25, 2025 | 7 days | 0 | beat Eastern Kentucky 35–14 | lost to Austin Peay |
| 13 | Austin Peay | October 25, 2025 – November 1, 2025 | 7 days | 0 | beat North Alabama 56–28 | lost to Southern Utah |
| 14 | Southern Utah | November 1, 2025 – November 22, 2025 | 21 days | 3 | beat Austin Peay 33–17 | vacated — left UAC before the 2026 season |
| 15 | Austin Peay | November 23, 2025 – October 10, 2026 | 321 days | 1 | reverted after Southern Utah left UAC | lost to Tarleton State |
| 16 | Tarleton State | October 10, 2026 – Present | 21 days | 2 | beat Austin Peay 40–32 | — 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 UAC 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.