Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The Full History (FCS)

Every reign since Rutgers beat Princeton on November 6, 1869 — 214 of them, computed from 682 belt games across 45 programs. Type a team name to filter; tap a team to jump to the game that won it. Restricted to FCS programs only — both sides of every game have to be FCS, so the belt can never cross up into FBS.

Combined (No Restriction)FBS OnlyFCS Only
214Reigns
682Belt Games
45Programs
Longest Reign
William & Mary — 21 yrs, 297 days
November 24, 1983 – September 17, 2005
Most Defenses, One Reign
Pennsylvania — 25
starting October 4, 1941
Most Reigns, All-Time
Yale — 17 separate reigns
won the belt back 16 times after losing it
#TeamReignLength Def.Won itLost it
1 Yale November 16, 1872 – November 15, 1873 364 days 0 Established the belt to Princeton
2 Princeton November 15, 1873 – November 30, 1876 3 yrs, 15 days 5 Established the belt to Yale
3 Yale November 30, 1876 – November 28, 1878 1 yr, 363 days 3 Established the belt to Princeton
4 Princeton November 28, 1878 – November 18, 1882 3 yrs, 355 days 15 Established the belt to Harvard
5 Harvard November 18, 1882 – November 25, 1882 7 days 0 Established the belt to Yale
6 Yale November 25, 1882 – November 21, 1885 2 yrs, 361 days 8 Established the belt to Princeton
7 Princeton November 21, 1885 – November 12, 1887 1 yr, 356 days 11 Established the belt to Harvard
8 Harvard November 12, 1887 – November 24, 1887 12 days 1 Established the belt to Yale
9 Yale November 24, 1887 – November 28, 1889 2 yrs, 4 days 8 Established the belt to Princeton
10 Princeton November 28, 1889 – November 27, 1890 364 days 5 Established the belt to Yale
11 Yale November 27, 1890 – November 30, 1893 3 yrs, 3 days 11 Established the belt to Princeton
12 Princeton November 30, 1893 – November 10, 1894 345 days 4 Established the belt to Pennsylvania
13 Pennsylvania November 10, 1894 – October 24, 1896 1 yr, 349 days 11 Established the belt to Lafayette
14 Lafayette October 24, 1896 – October 23, 1897 364 days 1 Established the belt to Pennsylvania
15 Pennsylvania October 23, 1897 – November 5, 1898 1 yr, 13 days 6 Established the belt to Harvard
16 Harvard November 5, 1898 – November 24, 1900 2 yrs, 19 days 9 Established the belt to Yale
17 Yale November 24, 1900 – November 23, 1901 364 days 2 Established the belt to Harvard
18 Harvard November 23, 1901 – November 22, 1902 364 days 4 Established the belt to Yale
19 Yale November 22, 1902 – November 14, 1903 357 days 2 Established the belt to Princeton
20 Princeton November 14, 1903 – November 12, 1904 364 days 4 Established the belt to Yale
21 Yale November 12, 1904 – November 21, 1908 4 yrs, 9 days 18 Established the belt to Harvard
22 Harvard November 21, 1908 – November 20, 1909 364 days 4 Established the belt to Yale
23 Yale November 20, 1909 – November 5, 1910 350 days 2 Established the belt to Brown
24 Brown November 5, 1910 – October 28, 1911 357 days 3 Established the belt to Harvard
25 Harvard October 28, 1911 – November 4, 1911 7 days 0 Established the belt to Princeton
26 Princeton November 4, 1911 – November 2, 1912 364 days 4 Established the belt to Harvard
27 Harvard November 2, 1912 – October 23, 1915 2 yrs, 355 days 11 Established the belt to Cornell
28 Cornell October 23, 1915 – October 28, 1916 1 yr, 5 days 2 Established the belt to Harvard
29 Harvard October 28, 1916 – November 18, 1916 21 days 1 Established the belt to Brown
30 Brown November 18, 1916 – November 25, 1916 7 days 0 Established the belt to Colgate
31 Colgate November 25, 1916 – October 27, 1917 336 days 2 Established the belt to Brown
32 Brown October 27, 1917 – October 11, 1919 1 yr, 349 days 4 Established the belt to Colgate
33 Colgate October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1920 1 yr, 5 days 3 Established the belt to Brown
34 Brown October 16, 1920 – November 6, 1920 21 days 0 Established the belt to Yale
35 Yale November 6, 1920 – November 13, 1920 7 days 0 Established the belt to Princeton
36 Princeton November 13, 1920 – November 12, 1921 364 days 2 Established the belt to Yale
37 Yale November 12, 1921 – November 19, 1921 7 days 0 Established the belt to Harvard
38 Harvard November 19, 1921 – November 11, 1922 357 days 2 Established the belt to Princeton
39 Princeton November 11, 1922 – November 10, 1923 364 days 2 Established the belt to Harvard
40 Harvard November 10, 1923 – November 17, 1923 7 days 0 Established the belt to Brown
41 Brown November 17, 1923 – December 1, 1923 14 days 1 Established the belt to Lehigh
42 Lehigh December 1, 1923 – October 11, 1924 315 days 1 Established the belt —
43 Brown October 12, 1924 – October 25, 1924 13 days 0 Established the belt to Yale
44 Yale October 25, 1924 – October 17, 1925 357 days 2 Established the belt to Pennsylvania
45 Pennsylvania October 17, 1925 – November 27, 1930 5 yrs, 41 days 14 Established the belt to Cornell
46 Cornell November 27, 1930 – November 14, 1931 352 days 3 Established the belt to Dartmouth
47 Dartmouth November 14, 1931 – October 15, 1932 336 days 1 Established the belt to Pennsylvania
48 Pennsylvania October 15, 1932 – October 21, 1933 1 yr, 6 days 2 Established the belt to Dartmouth
49 Dartmouth October 21, 1933 – November 4, 1933 14 days 1 Established the belt to Yale
50 Yale November 4, 1933 – November 25, 1933 21 days 0 Established the belt to Harvard
51 Harvard November 25, 1933 – October 20, 1934 329 days 1 Established the belt to Holy Cross
52 Holy Cross October 20, 1934 – October 27, 1934 7 days 0 Established the belt to Colgate
53 Colgate October 27, 1934 – October 26, 1935 364 days 2 Established the belt to Holy Cross
54 Holy Cross October 26, 1935 – October 26, 1940 5 yrs 11 Established the belt to Brown
55 Brown October 26, 1940 – November 16, 1940 21 days 1 Established the belt to Harvard
56 Harvard November 16, 1940 – October 4, 1941 322 days 1 Established the belt to Pennsylvania
57 Pennsylvania October 4, 1941 – November 2, 1946 5 yrs, 29 days 25 Established the belt to Princeton
58 Princeton November 2, 1946 – November 16, 1946 14 days 0 Established the belt to Yale
59 Yale November 16, 1946 – November 8, 1947 357 days 4 Established the belt to Brown
60 Brown November 8, 1947 – November 15, 1947 7 days 0 Established the belt to Harvard
61 Harvard November 15, 1947 – November 22, 1947 7 days 0 Established the belt to Yale
62 Yale November 22, 1947 – October 9, 1948 322 days 1 Established the belt to Columbia
63 Columbia October 9, 1948 – October 16, 1948 7 days 0 Established the belt to Pennsylvania
64 Pennsylvania October 16, 1948 – November 25, 1948 40 days 0 Established the belt to Cornell
65 Cornell November 25, 1948 – November 12, 1949 352 days 5 Established the belt to Dartmouth
66 Dartmouth November 12, 1949 – November 19, 1949 7 days 0 Established the belt to Princeton
67 Princeton November 19, 1949 – October 11, 1952 2 yrs, 327 days 14 Established the belt to Pennsylvania
68 Pennsylvania October 11, 1952 – October 2, 1954 1 yr, 356 days 3 Established the belt to William & Mary
69 William & Mary October 2, 1954 – November 6, 1954 35 days 0 Established the belt to VMI
70 VMI November 6, 1954 – October 1, 1955 329 days 1 Established the belt to Richmond
71 Richmond October 1, 1955 – October 7, 1955 6 days 0 Established the belt to The Citadel
72 The Citadel October 7, 1955 – October 28, 1955 21 days 2 Established the belt to Wofford
73 Wofford October 28, 1955 – November 9, 1957 2 yrs, 12 days 6 Established the belt to Davidson
74 Davidson November 9, 1957 – November 22, 1957 13 days 1 Established the belt to Furman
75 Furman November 22, 1957 – October 25, 1958 337 days 1 Established the belt to The Citadel
76 The Citadel October 25, 1958 – November 1, 1958 7 days 0 Established the belt to Richmond
77 Richmond November 1, 1958 – November 27, 1958 26 days 1 Established the belt to William & Mary
78 William & Mary November 27, 1958 – October 10, 1959 317 days 0 Established the belt to Furman
79 Furman October 10, 1959 – October 24, 1959 14 days 0 Established the belt to The Citadel
80 The Citadel October 24, 1959 – November 14, 1959 21 days 2 Established the belt to VMI
81 VMI November 14, 1959 – September 23, 1961 1 yr, 313 days 4 Established the belt to Villanova
82 Villanova September 23, 1961 – October 3, 1964 3 yrs, 10 days 5 Established the belt —
83 VMI October 4, 1964 – November 14, 1964 41 days 1 Established the belt to The Citadel
84 The Citadel November 14, 1964 – October 2, 1965 322 days 0 Established the belt to Davidson
85 Davidson October 2, 1965 – October 16, 1965 14 days 0 Established the belt to William & Mary
86 William & Mary October 16, 1965 – November 19, 1967 2 yrs, 34 days 8 Established the belt to Richmond
87 Richmond November 19, 1967 – October 11, 1969 1 yr, 326 days 6 Established the belt to Davidson
88 Davidson October 11, 1969 – October 25, 1969 14 days 1 Established the belt to The Citadel
89 The Citadel October 25, 1969 – November 1, 1969 7 days 0 Established the belt to Richmond
90 Richmond November 1, 1969 – September 26, 1970 329 days 2 Established the belt to Davidson
91 Davidson September 26, 1970 – October 10, 1970 14 days 0 Established the belt to Bucknell
92 Bucknell October 10, 1970 – October 17, 1970 7 days 0 Established the belt to The Citadel
93 The Citadel October 17, 1970 – October 31, 1970 14 days 1 Established the belt to Richmond
94 Richmond October 31, 1970 – November 21, 1970 21 days 1 Established the belt to William & Mary
95 William & Mary November 21, 1970 – November 20, 1971 364 days 3 Established the belt to Richmond
96 Richmond November 20, 1971 – October 5, 1974 2 yrs, 319 days 12 Established the belt to Furman
97 Furman October 5, 1974 – October 19, 1974 14 days 0 Established the belt to East Tennessee State
98 East Tennessee State October 19, 1974 – October 18, 1975 364 days 0 Established the belt to Chattanooga
99 Chattanooga October 18, 1975 – October 9, 1976 357 days 5 Established the belt to The Citadel
100 The Citadel October 9, 1976 – November 6, 1976 28 days 1 Established the belt to VMI
101 VMI November 6, 1976 – October 22, 1977 350 days 4 Established the belt to Lehigh
102 Lehigh October 22, 1977 – September 29, 1978 342 days 1 Established the belt to Pennsylvania
103 Pennsylvania September 29, 1978 – October 14, 1978 15 days 1 Established the belt to Brown
104 Brown October 14, 1978 – November 11, 1978 28 days 3 Established the belt to Dartmouth
105 Dartmouth November 11, 1978 – September 22, 1979 315 days 1 Established the belt to Princeton
106 Princeton September 22, 1979 – October 6, 1979 14 days 0 Established the belt to Brown
107 Brown October 6, 1979 – October 27, 1979 21 days 2 Established the belt to Holy Cross
108 Holy Cross October 27, 1979 – September 27, 1980 336 days 1 Established the belt to Harvard
109 Harvard September 27, 1980 – October 18, 1980 21 days 1 Established the belt to Dartmouth
110 Dartmouth October 18, 1980 – October 25, 1980 7 days 0 Established the belt to Cornell
111 Cornell October 25, 1980 – November 1, 1980 7 days 0 Established the belt to Bucknell
112 Bucknell November 1, 1980 – November 15, 1980 14 days 0 Established the belt to Colgate
113 Colgate November 15, 1980 – November 14, 1981 364 days 6 Established the belt —
114 Bucknell November 15, 1981 – November 15, 1981 0 days 0 Established the belt —
115 Cornell November 16, 1981 – November 21, 1981 5 days 0 Established the belt to Princeton
116 Princeton November 21, 1981 – November 21, 1981 0 days 0 Established the belt —
117 Cornell November 22, 1981 – November 22, 1981 0 days 0 Established the belt —
118 Dartmouth November 23, 1981 – October 9, 1982 320 days 0 Established the belt to William & Mary
119 William & Mary October 9, 1982 – November 6, 1982 28 days 0 Established the belt to Brown
120 Brown November 6, 1982 – November 6, 1982 0 days 0 Established the belt —
121 William & Mary November 7, 1982 – November 19, 1983 1 yr, 12 days 5 Established the belt —
122 Dartmouth November 20, 1983 – November 20, 1983 0 days 0 Established the belt —
123 Harvard November 21, 1983 – November 21, 1983 0 days 0 Established the belt —
124 Holy Cross November 22, 1983 – November 22, 1983 0 days 0 Established the belt —
125 Brown November 23, 1983 – November 23, 1983 0 days 0 Established the belt —
126 William & Mary November 24, 1983 – September 17, 2005 21 yrs, 297 days 12 Established the belt to Rhode Island
127 Rhode Island September 17, 2005 – October 1, 2005 14 days 0 Established the belt to Brown
128 Brown October 1, 2005 – September 23, 2006 357 days 8 Established the belt to Harvard
129 Harvard September 23, 2006 – November 11, 2006 49 days 5 Established the belt to Pennsylvania
130 Pennsylvania November 11, 2006 – November 18, 2006 7 days 0 Established the belt to Cornell
131 Cornell November 18, 2006 – September 22, 2007 308 days 1 Established the belt to Yale
132 Yale September 22, 2007 – November 17, 2007 56 days 7 Established the belt to Harvard
133 Harvard November 17, 2007 – September 27, 2008 315 days 1 Established the belt to Brown
134 Brown September 27, 2008 – October 4, 2008 7 days 0 Established the belt to Rhode Island
135 Rhode Island October 4, 2008 – October 11, 2008 7 days 0 Established the belt to Towson
136 Towson October 11, 2008 – October 25, 2008 14 days 0 Established the belt to New Hampshire
137 New Hampshire October 25, 2008 – November 8, 2008 14 days 0 Established the belt to Villanova
138 Villanova November 8, 2008 – October 10, 2009 336 days 5 Established the belt to New Hampshire
139 New Hampshire October 10, 2009 – November 14, 2009 35 days 1 Established the belt to William & Mary
140 William & Mary November 14, 2009 – November 21, 2009 7 days 0 Established the belt to Richmond
141 Richmond November 21, 2009 – October 30, 2010 343 days 3 Established the belt to Villanova
142 Villanova October 30, 2010 – November 6, 2010 7 days 0 Established the belt to Rhode Island
143 Rhode Island November 6, 2010 – November 13, 2010 7 days 0 Established the belt to Richmond
144 Richmond November 13, 2010 – November 20, 2010 7 days 0 Established the belt to William & Mary
145 William & Mary November 20, 2010 – October 22, 2011 336 days 4 Established the belt to Towson
146 Towson October 22, 2011 – December 3, 2011 42 days 3 Established the belt to Lehigh
147 Lehigh December 3, 2011 – November 10, 2012 343 days 8 Established the belt to Colgate
148 Colgate November 10, 2012 – November 24, 2012 14 days 1 Established the belt to Wagner
149 Wagner November 24, 2012 – December 1, 2012 7 days 0 Established the belt to Eastern Washington
150 Eastern Washington December 1, 2012 – December 21, 2013 1 yr, 20 days 8 Established the belt to Towson
151 Towson December 21, 2013 – August 30, 2014 252 days 0 Established the belt to Central Connecticut
152 Central Connecticut August 30, 2014 – September 6, 2014 7 days 0 Established the belt to UAlbany
153 UAlbany September 6, 2014 – October 11, 2014 35 days 2 Established the belt to Richmond
154 Richmond October 11, 2014 – November 8, 2014 28 days 3 Established the belt to Maine
155 Maine November 8, 2014 – November 22, 2014 14 days 1 Established the belt to New Hampshire
156 New Hampshire November 22, 2014 – December 20, 2014 28 days 2 Established the belt to Illinois State
157 Illinois State December 20, 2014 – November 7, 2015 322 days 6 Established the belt to South Dakota State
158 South Dakota State November 7, 2015 – November 21, 2015 14 days 1 Established the belt to Western Illinois
159 Western Illinois November 21, 2015 – December 5, 2015 14 days 1 Established the belt to Illinois State
160 Illinois State December 5, 2015 – December 11, 2015 6 days 0 Established the belt to Richmond
161 Richmond December 11, 2015 – September 17, 2016 281 days 1 Established the belt to Stony Brook
162 Stony Brook September 17, 2016 – September 24, 2016 7 days 0 Established the belt to Sacred Heart
163 Sacred Heart September 24, 2016 – October 1, 2016 7 days 0 Established the belt to Wagner
164 Wagner October 1, 2016 – October 8, 2016 7 days 0 Established the belt to Columbia
165 Columbia October 8, 2016 – October 15, 2016 7 days 0 Established the belt to Pennsylvania
166 Pennsylvania October 15, 2016 – November 5, 2016 21 days 2 Established the belt to Princeton
167 Princeton November 5, 2016 – September 30, 2017 329 days 4 Established the belt to Columbia
168 Columbia September 30, 2017 – October 28, 2017 28 days 3 Established the belt to Yale
169 Yale October 28, 2017 – September 15, 2018 322 days 3 Established the belt to Holy Cross
170 Holy Cross September 15, 2018 – September 22, 2018 7 days 0 Established the belt to Dartmouth
171 Dartmouth September 22, 2018 – November 3, 2018 42 days 5 Established the belt to Princeton
172 Princeton November 3, 2018 – November 9, 2019 1 yr, 6 days 9 Established the belt to Dartmouth
173 Dartmouth November 9, 2019 – November 16, 2019 7 days 0 Established the belt to Cornell
174 Cornell November 16, 2019 – September 18, 2021 1 yr, 306 days 1 Established the belt to VMI
175 VMI September 18, 2021 – October 2, 2021 14 days 1 Established the belt to The Citadel
176 The Citadel October 2, 2021 – October 9, 2021 7 days 0 Established the belt to East Tennessee State
177 East Tennessee State October 9, 2021 – October 16, 2021 7 days 0 Established the belt to Chattanooga
178 Chattanooga October 16, 2021 – November 13, 2021 28 days 3 Established the belt to Mercer
179 Mercer November 13, 2021 – November 20, 2021 7 days 0 Established the belt to East Tennessee State
180 East Tennessee State November 20, 2021 – September 10, 2022 294 days 0 Established the belt to The Citadel
181 The Citadel September 10, 2022 – September 17, 2022 7 days 0 Established the belt to Mercer
182 Mercer September 17, 2022 – October 22, 2022 35 days 4 Established the belt to Chattanooga
183 Chattanooga October 22, 2022 – October 29, 2022 7 days 0 Established the belt to Furman
184 Furman October 29, 2022 – December 3, 2022 35 days 3 Established the belt to Incarnate Word
185 Incarnate Word December 3, 2022 – November 4, 2023 336 days 6 Established the belt to Nicholls
186 Nicholls November 4, 2023 – November 25, 2023 21 days 2 Established the belt to Southern Illinois
187 Southern Illinois November 25, 2023 – December 2, 2023 7 days 0 Established the belt to Idaho
188 Idaho December 2, 2023 – December 9, 2023 7 days 0 Established the belt to UAlbany
189 UAlbany December 9, 2023 – December 15, 2023 6 days 0 Established the belt to South Dakota State
190 South Dakota State December 15, 2023 – December 15, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
191 UAlbany December 16, 2023 – December 16, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
192 Idaho December 17, 2023 – December 17, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
193 Southern Illinois December 18, 2023 – December 18, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
194 Nicholls December 19, 2023 – December 19, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
195 Incarnate Word December 20, 2023 – December 20, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
196 Furman December 21, 2023 – December 21, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
197 Chattanooga December 22, 2023 – December 22, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
198 Mercer December 23, 2023 – December 23, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
199 The Citadel December 24, 2023 – December 24, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
200 East Tennessee State December 25, 2023 – December 25, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
201 Mercer December 26, 2023 – December 26, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
202 The Citadel December 27, 2023 – December 27, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
203 East Tennessee State December 28, 2023 – December 28, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
204 Mercer December 29, 2023 – December 29, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
205 The Citadel December 30, 2023 – December 30, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
206 East Tennessee State December 31, 2023 – December 31, 2023 0 days 0 Established the belt —
207 Mercer January 1, 2024 – January 1, 2024 0 days 11 Established the belt —
208 The Citadel January 2, 2024 – January 2, 2024 0 days 0 Established the belt —
209 East Tennessee State January 3, 2024 – January 3, 2024 0 days 0 Established the belt —
210 Mercer January 4, 2024 – August 30, 2025 1 yr, 238 days 0 Established the belt to Presbyterian
211 Presbyterian August 30, 2025 – October 25, 2025 56 days 4 Established the belt to Dayton
212 Dayton October 25, 2025 – November 1, 2025 7 days 0 Established the belt to San Diego
213 San Diego November 1, 2025 – September 5, 2026 308 days 3 Established the belt to UC Davis
214 UC Davis September 5, 2026 – Present 11 days 0 Established the belt — present —

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