Texas A&M beats Arkansas 45–24 and takes the College Football Belt
The 3rd reign for the program; it ends Arkansas’ 14-day reign of 1 defense.
Texas A&M took the lineal College Football Belt on September 24, 2016, beating Arkansas 45–24 at home in week 4. It is reign 296 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 3rd for Texas A&M.
Arkansas had held it since September 10, 2016: 14 days and 1 defense.
Texas A&M last held the belt in 1998, 6,511 days before this one; that reign lasted 48 days with 5 defenses.
The reign lasted 28 days and 2 defenses, ending October 22, 2016 against Alabama.
The game
Texas A&M claimed the College Football Belt with a dominant 45-24 victory over Arkansas, controlling the game through balanced offensive execution and timely defensive plays. The Aggies' ground game was devastating, with Trevor Knight and Trayveon Williams combining for multiple explosive runs including Knight's 42-yard touchdown scamper in the second quarter and Williams' 22-yard scoring run…