Penn State beats Pittsburgh 51–6 and takes the College Football Belt
The 5th reign for the program; it ends Pittsburgh’s 288-day reign of 1 defense.
Penn State took the lineal College Football Belt on September 8, 2018, beating Pittsburgh 51–6 on the road in week 2. It is reign 302 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 5th for Penn State.
Pittsburgh had held it since November 24, 2017: 288 days and 1 defense.
Penn State last held the belt in 1988, 11,208 days before this one; that reign lasted 41 days with 0 defenses.
The reign lasted 21 days and 2 defenses, ending September 29, 2018 against Ohio State.
The game
Penn State dominated Pittsburgh 51-6 in a dominant performance that saw the Nittany Lions seize control early and never relinquish it. KJ Hamler set the tone with a 32-yard touchdown run just over a minute into the game, and Penn State's offense continued to pile on scores throughout the afternoon. Pittsburgh managed an early touchdown on a 13-yard Qadree Ollison run, but the Panthers' offense…