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The belt in the 1950s

102 belt games, 24 title changes, 21 programs with the belt in hand at some point. The longest reign to begin in the decade was Ole Miss’s, 1 yr, 355 days.

Most days with the belt

Who owned the 1950s

Tennessee430 days Ole Miss398 days Princeton371 days LSU371 days Auburn357 days Army335 days Arkansas State329 days Navy308 days
Reigns that began this decade

24 reigns

Navy · December 2, 1950308 days · 1 def.Princeton · October 6, 19511 yr, 5 days · 9 def.Pennsylvania · October 11, 195221 days · 2 def.Penn State · November 1, 19527 days · 0 def.Syracuse · November 8, 195254 days · 2 def.Alabama · January 1, 1953260 days · 0 def.Southern Miss · September 18, 195343 days · 4 def.Memphis · October 31, 19537 days · 0 def.Arkansas State · November 7, 1953329 days · 4 def.Mississippi State · October 2, 195413 days · 1 def.Miami · October 15, 195422 days · 2 def.Auburn · November 6, 1954357 days · 9 def.Tulane · October 29, 195514 days · 1 def.Vanderbilt · November 12, 195514 days · 1 def.Tennessee · November 26, 19551 yr, 36 days · 10 def.Baylor · January 1, 1957277 days · 2 def.Miami · October 5, 19576 days · 0 def.North Carolina · October 11, 19578 days · 0 def.Maryland · October 19, 19577 days · 0 def.Tennessee · October 26, 195721 days · 2 def.Ole Miss · November 16, 1957350 days · 8 def.LSU · November 1, 19581 yr, 6 days · 11 def.Tennessee · November 7, 19597 days · 0 def.Ole Miss · November 14, 19591 yr, 355 days · 19 def.

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