Florida beats Ole Miss 24–17 and takes the College Football Belt
The 6th reign for the program; it ends Ole Miss’ 14-day reign.
Florida took the lineal College Football Belt on November 23, 2024, beating Ole Miss 24–17 at home in week 13. It is reign 326 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 6th for Florida.
Ole Miss had held it since November 9, 2024: 14 days and 0 defenses.
Florida last held the belt in 2010, 5,124 days before this one; that reign lasted 14 days with 1 defense.
The reign lasted 287 days and 3 defenses, ending September 6, 2025 against South Florida.
The game
Florida claimed the College Football Belt with a 24-17 victory over Ole Miss in Gainesville, surviving a fierce second-quarter shootout to pull away late. The Rebels struck first with two touchdowns in quick succession—Tre Harris's 43-yard receiving TD followed by Cayden Lee's 22-yard score—but Florida answered each time, with DJ Lagway finding Elijhah Badger for 8 yards and Jadan Baugh for 25…