Arkansas State defends the belt, 32–0, at home over Nebraska Kearney.
Where this game sits in the lineage
Arkansas State came in 14 days into reign #108, which began with a win over Memphis, with one defense already behind it; this was its second defense. Arkansas State went on to defend it 2 more times before Mississippi State took it on October 2, 1954, 329 days after the reign began.
For Nebraska Kearney this was its first shot at the belt; it had never held the belt. It still hasn’t; this remains its only belt game.
This is the only time Arkansas State and Nebraska Kearney have met with the belt on the line.
About this game
Arkansas State defeated Nebraska Kearney 32-0 on November 21, 1953. As the belt's defending champion, Arkansas State retained it with the victory.
Written by Claude, strictly from this site’s own record of the game — the score and what it meant for the belt. CFBD doesn’t have a box score for games this old, so nothing here is invented beyond what’s verifiably on file.
Sources Game record: College Football Data (id 63877) · This game in the downloadable dataset