Arkansas beats TCU 41–38 and takes the College Football Belt
The 3rd reign for the program; it ends TCU’s 288-day reign of 2 defenses.
Arkansas took the lineal College Football Belt on September 10, 2016, beating TCU 41–38 on the road in week 2. It is reign 295 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 3rd for Arkansas.
TCU had held it since November 27, 2015: 288 days and 2 defenses.
Arkansas last held the belt in 2008, 3,175 days before this one; that reign lasted 39 days with 0 defenses.
The reign lasted 14 days and 1 defense, ending September 24, 2016 against Texas A&M.
The game
Arkansas claimed the College Football Belt with a thrilling 38-41 road victory at TCU, overcoming a Horned Frogs team that dominated statistically but couldn't close out the game. TCU's Kenny Hill was prolific through the air with 377 passing yards and led multiple scoring drives, including a late fourth-quarter touchdown run with just over two minutes remaining that appeared to seal the game at…