Auburn beats Arkansas 30–28 and takes the College Football Belt
The 8th reign for the program; it ends Arkansas’ 7-day reign.
Auburn took the lineal College Football Belt on October 10, 2020, beating Arkansas 30–28 at home in week 6. It is reign 311 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 8th for Auburn.
Arkansas had held it since October 3, 2020: 7 days and 0 defenses.
Auburn last held the belt in 2011, 3,311 days before this one; that reign lasted 287 days with 3 defenses.
The reign lasted 7 days and 0 defenses, ending October 17, 2020 against South Carolina.
The game
Auburn's defense forced a blocked punt for a touchdown early to set the tone, and the Tigers' ground game established control with D.J. Williams and Tank Bigsby combining for consistent gains. Arkansas stayed competitive behind Feleipe Franks's prolific passing attack, with De'Vion Warren emerging as a reliable target and the Razorbacks mounting several scoring drives to keep pace. The game…