Reign #108 of 335 · Arkansas State’s 1st reign
Arkansas State, 1953–1954
329Days held
4Defenses
#75Longest of 335
#103Most defended of 335
How it started
November 7, 1953
Took the belt from Memphis 20–0 on the road on November 7, 1953.
Arkansas State was unranked in the AP poll going into that game, Memphis was unranked. Unranked in all 5 poll weeks it held the belt. The belt vs. the polls →
Defenses
The belt on the line, 4 times
November 14, 1953 · at Tennessee Tech 14–7DefendedNovember 21, 1953 · vs. Nebraska Kearney 32–0DefendedJanuary 1, 1954 · vs. East Texas A&M 7–7Tie, belt keptSeptember 25, 1954 · vs. Lewis 25–7Defended
How it ended
October 2, 1954
Lost the belt to Mississippi State 13–46 on the road on October 2, 1954, after 329 days.