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Alabama vs. Penn State: every belt game

2 belt wins in the series
Alabama
Belt games 3 1986–2010
Alabama leads 2–1
1 belt win in the series
Penn State
Title changesThe belt changed hands 2 times in this series
First meetingOctober 25, 1986
Most recentSeptember 11, 2010
Longest gap23 yrs between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

3 games, newest first

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September 11, 2010 · Alabama 24–3 · at AlabamaDefendedSeptember 12, 1987 · Alabama 24–13 · at Penn StateChanged handsOctober 25, 1986 · Penn State 23–3 · at AlabamaChanged hands

Only games where the belt was actually at stake are counted here — the two programs may have met many more times without it on the line. The all-time series lives on the compare page and in CFBD’s own data.