FBS Conference Belt The Western Belt

The Western Belt

A companion lineage restricted to Western: the belt passes to whoever beats the holder, exactly like the real belt, but only games between two Western members COUNT — and only for the seasons both sides were actually in Western at the time. Chicago caught it but left Western — since this belt only passes among Western members, it reverted back to Wisconsin on December 5, 1952.

86Reigns
272Belt Games
10Programs
Longest Reign
Wisconsin — 73 yrs, 285 days
December 5, 1952 – present
Most Defenses, One Reign
Michigan — 11
starting November 1, 1902
Most Reigns, All-Time
Minnesota — 15 separate reigns
10 Western programs have held it
#TeamReignLength Def.Won itLost it
1 Minnesota October 17, 1896 – November 7, 1896 21 days 0 Established it (first game on record) lost to Michigan
2 Michigan November 7, 1896 – November 25, 1897 1 yr, 18 days 2 beat Minnesota lost to Chicago
3 Chicago November 25, 1897 – November 24, 1898 364 days 3 beat Michigan lost to Michigan
4 Michigan November 24, 1898 – November 30, 1899 1 yr, 6 days 1 beat Chicago lost to Wisconsin
5 Wisconsin November 30, 1899 – December 9, 1899 9 days 0 beat Michigan lost to Chicago
6 Chicago December 9, 1899 – November 3, 1900 329 days 2 beat Wisconsin lost to Iowa
7 Iowa November 3, 1900 – October 26, 1901 357 days 2 beat Chicago lost to Minnesota
8 Minnesota October 26, 1901 – November 16, 1901 21 days 0 beat Iowa lost to Wisconsin
9 Wisconsin November 16, 1901 – November 1, 1902 350 days 1 beat Minnesota lost to Michigan
10 Michigan November 1, 1902 – November 30, 1905 3 yrs, 29 days 11 beat Wisconsin lost to Chicago
11 Chicago November 30, 1905 – November 10, 1906 345 days 2 beat Michigan lost to Minnesota
12 Minnesota November 10, 1906 – November 2, 1907 357 days 1 beat Chicago lost to Chicago
13 Chicago November 2, 1907 – October 30, 1909 1 yr, 362 days 9 beat Minnesota lost to Minnesota
14 Minnesota October 30, 1909 – November 16, 1912 3 yrs, 17 days 9 beat Chicago lost to Wisconsin
15 Wisconsin November 16, 1912 – November 1, 1913 350 days 2 beat Minnesota lost to Minnesota
16 Minnesota November 1, 1913 – November 15, 1913 14 days 0 beat Wisconsin lost to Chicago
17 Chicago November 15, 1913 – November 14, 1914 364 days 6 beat Minnesota lost to Illinois
18 Illinois November 14, 1914 – October 21, 1916 1 yr, 342 days 6 beat Chicago lost to Ohio State
19 Ohio State October 21, 1916 – November 16, 1918 2 yrs, 26 days 7 beat Illinois lost to Illinois
20 Illinois November 16, 1918 – October 25, 1919 343 days 3 beat Ohio State lost to Wisconsin
21 Wisconsin October 25, 1919 – November 1, 1919 7 days 0 beat Illinois lost to Minnesota
22 Minnesota November 1, 1919 – November 8, 1919 7 days 0 beat Wisconsin lost to Illinois
23 Illinois November 8, 1919 – November 13, 1920 1 yr, 5 days 6 beat Minnesota lost to Wisconsin
24 Wisconsin November 13, 1920 – November 19, 1921 1 yr, 6 days 5 beat Illinois lost to Chicago
25 Chicago November 19, 1921 – November 3, 1923 1 yr, 349 days 7 beat Wisconsin lost to Illinois
26 Illinois November 3, 1923 – November 15, 1924 1 yr, 12 days 5 beat Chicago lost to Minnesota
27 Minnesota November 15, 1924 – November 21, 1925 1 yr, 6 days 2 beat Illinois lost to Michigan
28 Michigan November 21, 1925 – October 29, 1927 1 yr, 342 days 7 beat Minnesota lost to Illinois
29 Illinois October 29, 1927 – November 3, 1928 1 yr, 5 days 5 beat Michigan lost to Michigan
30 Michigan November 3, 1928 – October 12, 1929 343 days 1 beat Illinois lost to Purdue
31 Purdue October 12, 1929 – October 11, 1930 364 days 4 beat Michigan lost to Michigan
32 Michigan October 11, 1930 – October 17, 1931 1 yr, 6 days 5 beat Purdue lost to Ohio State
33 Ohio State October 17, 1931 – October 24, 1931 7 days 0 beat Michigan lost to Northwestern
34 Northwestern October 24, 1931 – November 28, 1931 35 days 4 beat Ohio State lost to Purdue
35 Purdue November 28, 1931 – November 18, 1933 1 yr, 355 days 9 beat Northwestern lost to Iowa
36 Iowa November 18, 1933 – October 28, 1934 344 days 1 beat Purdue lost to Minnesota
37 Minnesota October 28, 1934 – October 31, 1936 2 yrs, 3 days 11 beat Iowa lost to Northwestern
38 Northwestern October 31, 1936 – October 23, 1937 357 days 4 beat Minnesota lost to Ohio State
39 Ohio State October 23, 1937 – November 6, 1937 14 days 1 beat Northwestern lost to Indiana
40 Indiana November 6, 1937 – November 20, 1937 14 days 1 beat Ohio State lost to Purdue
41 Purdue November 20, 1937 – October 8, 1938 322 days 0 beat Indiana lost to Minnesota
42 Minnesota October 8, 1938 – October 29, 1938 21 days 1 beat Purdue lost to Northwestern
43 Northwestern October 29, 1938 – November 5, 1938 7 days 0 beat Minnesota lost to Wisconsin
44 Wisconsin November 5, 1938 – November 19, 1938 14 days 0 beat Northwestern lost to Minnesota
45 Minnesota November 19, 1938 – October 21, 1939 336 days 1 beat Wisconsin lost to Ohio State
46 Ohio State October 21, 1939 – November 25, 1939 35 days 3 beat Minnesota lost to Michigan
47 Michigan November 25, 1939 – November 9, 1940 350 days 1 beat Ohio State lost to Minnesota
48 Minnesota November 9, 1940 – October 10, 1942 1 yr, 335 days 7 beat Michigan lost to Illinois
49 Illinois October 10, 1942 – October 31, 1942 21 days 1 beat Minnesota lost to Michigan
50 Michigan October 31, 1942 – November 21, 1942 21 days 0 beat Illinois lost to Ohio State
51 Ohio State November 21, 1942 – October 16, 1943 329 days 0 beat Michigan lost to Purdue
52 Purdue October 16, 1943 – October 28, 1944 1 yr, 12 days 6 beat Ohio State lost to Michigan
53 Michigan October 28, 1944 – November 25, 1944 28 days 2 beat Purdue lost to Ohio State
54 Ohio State November 25, 1944 – October 20, 1945 329 days 2 beat Michigan lost to Purdue
55 Purdue October 20, 1945 – October 27, 1945 7 days 0 beat Ohio State lost to Northwestern
56 Northwestern October 27, 1945 – November 3, 1945 7 days 0 beat Purdue lost to Ohio State
57 Ohio State November 3, 1945 – November 24, 1945 21 days 1 beat Northwestern lost to Michigan
58 Michigan November 24, 1945 – October 26, 1946 336 days 3 beat Ohio State lost to Illinois
59 Illinois October 26, 1946 – October 25, 1947 364 days 5 beat Michigan lost to Purdue
60 Purdue October 25, 1947 – November 8, 1947 14 days 1 beat Illinois lost to Minnesota
61 Minnesota November 8, 1947 – November 15, 1947 7 days 0 beat Purdue lost to Iowa
62 Iowa November 15, 1947 – October 2, 1948 322 days 0 beat Minnesota lost to Indiana
63 Indiana October 2, 1948 – October 16, 1948 14 days 0 beat Iowa lost to Ohio State
64 Ohio State October 16, 1948 – October 30, 1948 14 days 1 beat Indiana lost to Northwestern
65 Northwestern October 30, 1948 – October 8, 1949 343 days 3 beat Ohio State lost to Minnesota
66 Minnesota October 8, 1949 – October 22, 1949 14 days 1 beat Northwestern lost to Michigan
67 Michigan October 22, 1949 – November 4, 1950 1 yr, 13 days 6 beat Minnesota lost to Illinois
68 Illinois November 4, 1950 – November 25, 1950 21 days 2 beat Michigan lost to Northwestern
69 Northwestern November 25, 1950 – October 27, 1951 336 days 1 beat Illinois lost to Wisconsin
70 Wisconsin October 27, 1951 – October 11, 1952 350 days 4 beat Northwestern lost to Ohio State
71 Ohio State October 11, 1952 – October 25, 1952 14 days 0 beat Wisconsin lost to Iowa
72 Iowa October 25, 1952 – November 1, 1952 7 days 0 beat Ohio State lost to Minnesota
73 Minnesota November 1, 1952 – November 22, 1952 21 days 2 beat Iowa vacated — left Western
74 Iowa November 23, 1952 – November 23, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Minnesota left Western vacated — left Western
75 Ohio State November 24, 1952 – November 24, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Iowa left Western vacated — left Western
76 Wisconsin November 25, 1952 – November 25, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Ohio State left Western vacated — left Western
77 Northwestern November 26, 1952 – November 26, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Wisconsin left Western vacated — left Western
78 Illinois November 27, 1952 – November 27, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Northwestern left Western vacated — left Western
79 Michigan November 28, 1952 – November 28, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Illinois left Western vacated — left Western
80 Minnesota November 29, 1952 – November 29, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Michigan left Western vacated — left Western
81 Indiana November 30, 1952 – November 30, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Minnesota left Western vacated — left Western
82 Iowa December 1, 1952 – December 1, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Indiana left Western vacated — left Western
83 Purdue December 2, 1952 – December 2, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Iowa left Western vacated — left Western
84 Illinois December 3, 1952 – December 3, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Purdue left Western vacated — left Western
85 Chicago December 4, 1952 – December 4, 1952 0 days 0 reverted after Illinois left Western vacated — left Western
86 Wisconsin December 5, 1952 – Present 73 yrs, 285 days 0 reverted after Chicago left Western — present —

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