Baylor beats UCF 41–9 and takes the College Football Belt
The 8th reign for the program; it ends UCF’s 6-day reign.
Baylor took the lineal College Football Belt on October 30, 2026, beating UCF 41–9 on the road in week 9. It is reign 335 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 8th for Baylor.
UCF had held it since October 24, 2026: 6 days and 0 defenses.
Baylor last held the belt in 2022, 1,511 days before this one; that reign lasted 252 days with 1 defense.
The first defense: vs. Iowa State on November 6, 2026.
The game
Baylor dominated UCF from start to finish to claim the College Football Belt with a commanding 41-9 victory in Orlando. The Bears struck early when D. Lagway connected with T. Livingston for a 4-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, and the offensive onslaught accelerated in the second quarter with two more TDs and three field goals to build a 26-3 halftime lead. UCF's offense sputtered…