Fresno State takes the belt, 12–0, at home over San Diego Marines.
Where this game sits in the lineage
Fresno State took the belt here, ending San Diego Marines’ run of 300 days and 2 defenses (reign #67) and starting reign #68. It lasted 7 days and 0 defenses, until West Coast Army took it on October 1, 1932.
For Fresno State this was its first shot at the belt; it had never held the belt — and this was the day it took it.
This is the only time Fresno State and San Diego Marines have met with the belt on the line.
About this game
On September 24, 1932, Fresno State defeated visiting San Diego Marines 12-0 in a regular season game. With this victory, Fresno State took possession of the College Football Belt from San Diego Marines.
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 "Bulldogs Spring Upset By Taking Opener, 12 To 0," Fresno Bee/The Republican, Sept. 25, 1932, p. 11 · 1932 Fresno State Bulldogs football team (Wikipedia) · 1932 San Diego Marines Devil Dogs football team (Wikipedia) · Added by hand: not in College Football Data · This game in the downloadable dataset