Texas A&M beats Alabama 41–38 and takes the College Football Belt
The 4th reign for the program; it ends Alabama’s 315-day reign of 10 defenses.
Texas A&M took the lineal College Football Belt on October 9, 2021, beating Alabama 41–38 at home in week 6. It is reign 316 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 4th for Texas A&M.
Alabama had held it since November 28, 2020: 315 days and 10 defenses.
Texas A&M last held the belt in 2016, 1,813 days before this one; that reign lasted 28 days with 2 defenses.
The reign lasted 35 days and 3 defenses, ending November 13, 2021 against Ole Miss.
The game
Texas A&M stunned Alabama 41-38 in College Station, seizing the College Football Belt with a thrilling upset victory. The Aggies came out hot, with Zach Calzada finding Jalen Wydermyer twice in the first quarter—once for 34 yards and once for a touchdown—and adding a score to Ainias Smith to jump out to an early lead despite Alabama answering with a touchdown to Roydell Williams. Alabama's…