Stanford beats California 31–10 and takes the College Football Belt
The 6th reign for the program; it ends California’s 14-day reign.
Stanford took the lineal College Football Belt on November 22, 2025, beating California 31–10 at home in week 13. It is reign 331 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 6th for Stanford.
California had held it since November 8, 2025: 14 days and 0 defenses.
Stanford last held the belt in 1982, 15,750 days before this one; that reign lasted 14 days with 1 defense.
The reign lasted 7 days and 0 defenses, ending November 29, 2025 against Notre Dame.
The game
Stanford's defense forced three California turnovers and capitalized on them to seize the College Football Belt with a 31-10 victory over the Golden Bears. After California struck first with a field goal, Stanford dominated the second quarter, scoring twice on a Sagapolutele rushing touchdown and a defensive score when Jay Green returned a fumble 49 yards for a touchdown. The Bears' offense, led…