Alabama beats Auburn 42–13 and takes the College Football Belt
The 11th reign for the program; it ends Auburn’s 28-day reign of 1 defense.
Alabama took the lineal College Football Belt on November 28, 2020, beating Auburn 42–13 at home in week 13. It is reign 315 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 11th for Alabama.
Auburn had held it since October 31, 2020: 28 days and 1 defense.
Alabama last held the belt in 2017, 1,419 days before this one; that reign lasted 79 days with 6 defenses.
The reign lasted 315 days and 10 defenses, ending October 9, 2021 against Texas A&M.
The game
Alabama dominated Auburn from start to finish to claim the College Football Belt with a decisive 42-13 victory in Tuscaloosa. Mac Jones and the Alabama offense struck early and often, with DeVonta Smith catching a 66-yard touchdown pass just over five minutes into the game, setting the tone for the Crimson Tide's aerial assault. Alabama's passing game was virtually unstoppable throughout, with…