Baylor beats Ole Miss 21–7 and takes the College Football Belt
The 7th reign for the program; it ends Ole Miss’ 49-day reign of 2 defenses.
Baylor took the lineal College Football Belt on January 1, 2022, beating Ole Miss 21–7 at a neutral site in the postseason. It is reign 318 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 7th for Baylor.
Ole Miss had held it since November 13, 2021: 49 days and 2 defenses.
Baylor last held the belt in 2015, 2,227 days before this one; that reign lasted 6 days with 0 defenses.
The reign lasted 252 days and 1 defense, ending September 10, 2022 against BYU.
The game
Baylor's defense dominated Ole Miss in this Cotton Bowl matchup, forcing four interceptions to secure the College Football Belt with a 21-7 victory. Ole Miss struck first with an early field goal attempt that missed, but the Bears' defense took over when Al Walcott returned an interception 96 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter to give Baylor an early lead. Though Ole Miss answered with a…