The College Football BeltThe CFB Belt
Belt / Full history / Reign #79 of 328

Reign #79 of 328 · Tennessee’s 1st reign

Tennessee, 1938–1940

450Days held
18Defenses
#18Longest of 328
#13Most defended of 328
How it started

October 8, 1938

Took the belt from Auburn 7–0 at home on October 8, 1938.

Defenses

The belt on the line, 18 times

October 15, 1938 · at Alabama 13–0DefendedOctober 22, 1938 · vs. The Citadel 44–0DefendedOctober 29, 1938 · vs. LSU 14–6DefendedNovember 5, 1938 · vs. Chattanooga 45–0DefendedNovember 12, 1938 · at Vanderbilt 14–0DefendedNovember 24, 1938 · vs. Kentucky 46–0DefendedDecember 3, 1938 · vs. Ole Miss 47–0DefendedJanuary 2, 1939 · vs. Oklahoma 17–0DefendedSeptember 29, 1939 · at NC State 13–0DefendedOctober 7, 1939 · vs. Sewanee 40–0DefendedOctober 14, 1939 · at Chattanooga 28–0DefendedOctober 21, 1939 · vs. Alabama 21–0DefendedOctober 28, 1939 · vs. Mercer 17–0DefendedNovember 4, 1939 · at LSU 20–0DefendedNovember 11, 1939 · vs. The Citadel 34–0DefendedNovember 18, 1939 · vs. Vanderbilt 13–0DefendedNovember 30, 1939 · at Kentucky 19–0DefendedDecember 9, 1939 · vs. Auburn 7–0Defended
How it ended

January 1, 1940

Lost the belt to USC 0–14 at a neutral site on January 1, 1940, after 450 days.