Rivalries
The pairs that keep meeting with the belt on the line
Every pairing with 3 or more belt games between them — 159 rivalries, sorted by how often the belt was at stake when they met.
| Rivalry | Belt games | Belt-game record | Title changes | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton vs. Yale | 23 | Princeton leads 9–8–6 | 7 | 1873–1951 |
| Harvard vs. Yale | 20 | Yale leads 12–6–2 | 6 | 1878–1914 |
| Pennsylvania vs. Princeton | 20 | Princeton leads 18–2 | 2 | 1876–1952 |
| Wesleyan (CT) vs. Yale | 20 | Yale leads 20–0 | 0 | 1883–1910 |
| Princeton vs. Rutgers | 15 | Princeton leads 14–1 | 1 | 1869–1952 |
| Harvard vs. Princeton | 13 | Even at 6–6–1 | 4 | 1879–1951 |
| Michigan vs. Ohio State | 11 | Ohio State leads 8–3 | 4 | 1918–2019 |
| Amherst vs. Yale | 10 | Yale leads 10–0 | 0 | 1878–1901 |
| Brown vs. Harvard | 10 | Harvard leads 8–1–1 | 1 | 1898–1916 |
| LSU vs. Ole Miss | 10 | LSU leads 5–3–2 | 3 | 1958–2007 |
| Harvard vs. Pennsylvania | 9 | Harvard leads 5–4 | 1 | 1887–1905 |
| Notre Dame vs. USC | 9 | USC leads 6–2–1 | 2 | 1932–2005 |
| Ole Miss vs. Tennessee | 9 | Ole Miss leads 5–4 | 3 | 1938–1974 |
| UCLA vs. USC | 9 | USC leads 7–2 | 5 | 1976–2005 |
| USC vs. Washington | 9 | USC leads 6–3 | 4 | 1932–2023 |
| Alabama vs. Florida | 8 | Alabama leads 7–1 | 2 | 1964–2021 |
| Columbia vs. Princeton | 8 | Princeton leads 8–0 | 0 | 1874–1952 |
| Crescent A.C. vs. Yale | 8 | Yale leads 8–0 | 0 | 1885–1893 |
| Stanford vs. USC | 8 | USC leads 4–3–1 | 4 | 1932–2005 |
| Alabama vs. Auburn | 7 | Alabama leads 5–2 | 2 | 1954–2020 |
| Alabama vs. Tennessee | 7 | Alabama leads 4–3 | 0 | 1938–1986 |
| Army vs. Harvard | 7 | Harvard leads 5–2 | 1 | 1899–1950 |
| Bates vs. Harvard | 7 | Harvard leads 7–0 | 0 | 1899–1914 |
| Northwestern vs. Ohio State | 7 | Ohio State leads 6–1 | 0 | 1936–2019 |
| Ohio State vs. Wisconsin | 7 | Ohio State leads 6–1 | 1 | 1919–2019 |
| Oregon State vs. USC | 7 | USC leads 5–0–2 | 0 | 1933–2004 |
| Pennsylvania vs. Yale | 7 | Yale leads 7–0 | 0 | 1885–1893 |
| Princeton vs. Stevens | 7 | Princeton leads 7–0 | 0 | 1875–1912 |
| Trinity (CT) vs. Yale | 7 | Yale leads 7–0 | 0 | 1877–1903 |
| USC vs. Washington State | 7 | USC leads 6–0–1 | 0 | 1933–2005 |
| Alabama vs. LSU | 6 | Alabama leads 5–1 | 1 | 1964–2020 |
| Army vs. Navy | 6 | Army leads 3–2–1 | 2 | 1906–1950 |
| California vs. USC | 6 | USC leads 6–0 | 0 | 1932–2005 |
| California vs. Washington | 6 | Washington leads 6–0 | 2 | 1984–2023 |
| Carlisle vs. Harvard | 6 | Harvard leads 5–1 | 2 | 1899–1915 |
| Columbia vs. Yale | 6 | Yale leads 5–1 | 0 | 1876–1934 |
| Cornell vs. Harvard | 6 | Harvard leads 4–2 | 3 | 1909–1948 |
| Dartmouth vs. Harvard | 6 | Harvard leads 6–0 | 0 | 1899–1912 |
| Harvard vs. Williams | 6 | Harvard leads 6–0 | 0 | 1899–1913 |
| Michigan State vs. Ohio State | 6 | Ohio State leads 6–0 | 1 | 1968–2019 |
| Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss | 6 | Ole Miss leads 4–0–2 | 0 | 1957–2021 |
| Oregon vs. USC | 6 | USC leads 5–0–1 | 0 | 1932–2005 |
| Oregon vs. Washington | 6 | Washington leads 6–0 | 1 | 1984–2023 |
| Stevens vs. Yale | 6 | Yale leads 6–0 | 0 | 1877–1889 |
| Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt | 6 | Tennessee leads 5–0–1 | 1 | 1938–1974 |
| Williams vs. Yale | 6 | Yale leads 6–0 | 0 | 1888–1893 |
| Arizona vs. USC | 5 | USC leads 5–0 | 1 | 1979–2005 |
| Arizona vs. Washington | 5 | Washington leads 4–1 | 1 | 1978–2023 |
| Arizona State vs. USC | 5 | USC leads 3–2 | 1 | 1978–2005 |
| Cornell vs. Pennsylvania | 5 | Pennsylvania leads 4–1 | 0 | 1894–1915 |
| Florida vs. Georgia | 5 | Georgia leads 3–2 | 1 | 1942–2024 |
| Florida vs. LSU | 5 | LSU leads 3–2 | 2 | 1959–2009 |
| Florida State vs. Miami | 5 | Miami leads 4–1 | 1 | 1999–2025 |
| Franklin & Marshall vs. Pennsylvania | 5 | Pennsylvania leads 5–0 | 0 | 1895–1906 |
| Illinois vs. Ohio State | 5 | Ohio State leads 4–1 | 1 | 1919–2006 |
| Kentucky vs. Tennessee | 5 | Tennessee leads 5–0 | 0 | 1938–1974 |
| Lafayette vs. Pennsylvania | 5 | Pennsylvania leads 3–1–1 | 2 | 1895–1905 |
| Lafayette vs. Princeton | 5 | Princeton leads 5–0 | 0 | 1887–1951 |
| Lehigh vs. Princeton | 5 | Princeton leads 5–0 | 0 | 1887–1912 |
| Ohio State vs. Purdue | 5 | Ohio State leads 4–1 | 2 | 1919–2018 |
| Stanford vs. Washington | 5 | Washington leads 3–2 | 0 | 1940–2023 |
| Tufts vs. Yale | 5 | Yale leads 5–0 | 0 | 1877–1910 |
| Alabama vs. Mississippi State | 4 | Alabama leads 4–0 | 0 | 1942–2016 |
| Alabama vs. Notre Dame | 4 | Even at 2–2 | 1 | 1973–2021 |
| Alabama vs. USC | 4 | Even at 2–2 | 3 | 1970–1985 |
| Amherst vs. Harvard | 4 | Harvard leads 4–0 | 0 | 1899–1911 |
| Arkansas vs. Ole Miss | 4 | Ole Miss leads 4–0 | 0 | 1958–1963 |
| Army vs. Columbia | 4 | Army leads 3–1 | 1 | 1946–1950 |
| Army vs. Pennsylvania | 4 | Army leads 4–0 | 0 | 1946–1950 |
| Army vs. Yale | 4 | Yale leads 2–1–1 | 1 | 1893–1910 |
| Auburn vs. Clemson | 4 | Even at 2–2 | 1 | 1942–2017 |
| Auburn vs. Georgia | 4 | Auburn leads 4–0 | 2 | 1942–1983 |
| Auburn vs. Tennessee | 4 | Tennessee leads 3–1 | 1 | 1938–2020 |
| Baylor vs. Oklahoma State | 4 | Even at 2–2 | 2 | 2008–2015 |
| Bowdoin vs. Harvard | 4 | Harvard leads 4–0 | 0 | 1899–1909 |
| Brown vs. Pennsylvania | 4 | Pennsylvania leads 4–0 | 0 | 1895–1905 |
| Carlisle vs. Pennsylvania | 4 | Pennsylvania leads 3–0–1 | 0 | 1895–1908 |
| Clemson vs. Virginia Tech | 4 | Clemson leads 4–0 | 1 | 1988–2017 |
| Florida vs. Florida State | 4 | Even at 2–2 | 0 | 1988–2024 |
| Florida vs. Miami | 4 | Miami leads 4–0 | 0 | 1984–2025 |
| Florida vs. Vanderbilt | 4 | Florida leads 3–1 | 0 | 1955–2010 |
| Houston vs. Ole Miss | 4 | Ole Miss leads 4–0 | 0 | 1960–1967 |
| Indiana vs. Ohio State | 4 | Ohio State leads 4–0 | 0 | 1975–2019 |
| Kentucky vs. Ole Miss | 4 | Ole Miss leads 4–0 | 0 | 1958–1963 |
| Lehigh vs. Pennsylvania | 4 | Pennsylvania leads 4–0 | 0 | 1895–1906 |
| Maryland vs. Tennessee | 4 | Tennessee leads 4–0 | 1 | 1956–1975 |
| Miami vs. Pittsburgh | 4 | Miami leads 3–1 | 1 | 2000–2017 |
| Miami vs. Syracuse | 4 | Miami leads 4–0 | 1 | 2000–2017 |
| Miami vs. Virginia Tech | 4 | Miami leads 4–0 | 0 | 2000–2017 |
| Michigan vs. Michigan State | 4 | Michigan leads 4–0 | 0 | 1918–2003 |
| Michigan vs. USC | 4 | USC leads 4–0 | 2 | 1970–2004 |
| Michigan vs. Washington | 4 | Even at 2–2 | 4 | 1981–2024 |
| Minnesota vs. Ohio State | 4 | Ohio State leads 4–0 | 0 | 1969–2018 |
| Navy vs. Notre Dame | 4 | Notre Dame leads 2–1–1 | 0 | 1934–1973 |
| Navy vs. Pennsylvania | 4 | Navy leads 2–1–1 | 0 | 1896–1952 |
| Northwestern vs. Notre Dame | 4 | Notre Dame leads 3–1 | 2 | 1926–1974 |
| Notre Dame vs. Purdue | 4 | Even at 2–2 | 2 | 1923–2026 |
| Ole Miss vs. Tulane | 4 | Ole Miss leads 4–0 | 0 | 1958–1963 |
| Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt | 4 | Ole Miss leads 4–0 | 0 | 1960–2021 |
| Orange A.C. vs. Yale | 4 | Yale leads 4–0 | 0 | 1891–1901 |
| Oregon State vs. Stanford | 4 | Stanford leads 3–1 | 1 | 1940–1982 |
| Princeton vs. Wesleyan (CT) | 4 | Princeton leads 4–0 | 0 | 1886–1904 |
| Stanford vs. UCLA | 4 | Stanford leads 3–1 | 0 | 1940–1976 |
| UCLA vs. Washington | 4 | UCLA leads 3–1 | 3 | 1976–1993 |
| Washington vs. Washington State | 4 | Washington leads 3–1 | 1 | 1980–2023 |
| Alabama vs. Ohio State | 3 | Alabama leads 3–0 | 0 | 1978–2021 |
| Alabama vs. Penn State | 3 | Alabama leads 2–1 | 2 | 1986–2010 |
| Alabama vs. Southern Miss | 3 | Alabama leads 2–1 | 1 | 1953–2021 |
| Alabama vs. Texas A&M | 3 | Alabama leads 2–1 | 3 | 1942–2021 |
| Arizona vs. UCLA | 3 | UCLA leads 3–0 | 1 | 1976–1993 |
| Arizona State vs. UCLA | 3 | Arizona State leads 2–1 | 1 | 1976–1995 |
| Arizona State vs. Washington | 3 | Washington leads 3–0 | 2 | 1978–2023 |
| Army vs. Michigan | 3 | Army leads 3–0 | 0 | 1946–1950 |
| Auburn vs. Florida | 3 | Auburn leads 3–0 | 2 | 1955–2007 |
| Auburn vs. Georgia Tech | 3 | Georgia Tech leads 2–1 | 1 | 1944–1966 |
| Baylor vs. TCU | 3 | Baylor leads 2–1 | 3 | 1991–2015 |
| Baylor vs. Texas Tech | 3 | Baylor leads 2–1 | 1 | 1991–2013 |
| Baylor vs. West Virginia | 3 | West Virginia leads 2–1 | 1 | 2012–2014 |
| Boston College vs. Miami | 3 | Miami leads 3–0 | 0 | 2000–2002 |
| California vs. Stanford | 3 | Stanford leads 3–0 | 1 | 1933–2025 |
| California vs. UCLA | 3 | California leads 2–1 | 1 | 1976–1993 |
| Chattanooga vs. Tennessee | 3 | Tennessee leads 3–0 | 0 | 1938–1956 |
| Clemson vs. Florida State | 3 | Florida State leads 2–1 | 1 | 1988–2011 |
| Dartmouth vs. Princeton | 3 | Princeton leads 3–0 | 0 | 1911–1951 |
| Georgia vs. Mississippi State | 3 | Georgia leads 3–0 | 1 | 1967–1989 |
| Georgia vs. Ole Miss | 3 | Ole Miss leads 2–1 | 2 | 1967–2024 |
| Georgia vs. South Carolina | 3 | Georgia leads 2–1 | 1 | 1967–1989 |
| Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame | 3 | Notre Dame leads 3–0 | 0 | 1923–1974 |
| Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee | 3 | Tennessee leads 2–1 | 1 | 1956–1966 |
| Gettysburg vs. Pennsylvania | 3 | Pennsylvania leads 2–0–1 | 0 | 1896–1906 |
| Harvard vs. Maine | 3 | Harvard leads 3–0 | 0 | 1902–1913 |
| Harvard vs. Wesleyan (CT) | 3 | Harvard leads 3–0 | 0 | 1899–1902 |
| Illinois vs. Michigan | 3 | Michigan leads 2–1 | 0 | 1920–1981 |
| Iowa vs. Northwestern | 3 | Even at 1–1–1 | 0 | 1935–1981 |
| Iowa vs. Ohio State | 3 | Ohio State leads 3–0 | 0 | 1968–2006 |
| Kansas State vs. TCU | 3 | TCU leads 2–1 | 0 | 2012–2015 |
| Kentucky vs. LSU | 3 | LSU leads 3–0 | 0 | 1959–1987 |
| LSU vs. Mississippi State | 3 | LSU leads 2–1 | 1 | 1958–2020 |
| LSU vs. Rice | 3 | Even at 1–1–1 | 1 | 1959–1966 |
| LSU vs. Tennessee | 3 | Tennessee leads 3–0 | 1 | 1938–1959 |
| Memphis vs. Ole Miss | 3 | Ole Miss leads 2–0–1 | 0 | 1958–1963 |
| Miami vs. Temple | 3 | Miami leads 3–0 | 0 | 2000–2002 |
| Michigan vs. Purdue | 3 | Michigan leads 3–0 | 1 | 1972–2003 |
| Navy vs. St. John's (Maryland) | 3 | Navy leads 3–0 | 0 | 1904–1907 |
| Northwestern vs. Wisconsin | 3 | Northwestern leads 2–1 | 0 | 1921–1936 |
| Notre Dame vs. Penn State | 3 | Penn State leads 2–1 | 2 | 1926–1987 |
| Ohio State vs. Penn State | 3 | Ohio State leads 3–0 | 1 | 2006–2019 |
| Ohio State vs. UCLA | 3 | Even at 1–1–1 | 2 | 1975–1976 |
| Ohio State vs. USC | 3 | USC leads 2–1 | 1 | 1969–1980 |
| Ohio State vs. Washington | 3 | Ohio State leads 3–0 | 0 | 1969–2019 |
| Oklahoma vs. Tennessee | 3 | Oklahoma leads 2–1 | 1 | 1939–2014 |
| Oklahoma vs. USC | 3 | USC leads 2–0–1 | 1 | 1973–2005 |
| Oregon State vs. UCLA | 3 | UCLA leads 3–0 | 0 | 1976–1993 |
| Oregon State vs. Washington | 3 | Washington leads 2–1 | 1 | 1984–2023 |
| Penn State vs. Pennsylvania | 3 | Pennsylvania leads 2–1 | 1 | 1895–1952 |
| Pennsylvania vs. Swarthmore | 3 | Pennsylvania leads 2–1 | 2 | 1895–1906 |
| Pennsylvania vs. Virginia | 3 | Pennsylvania leads 3–0 | 0 | 1895–1898 |
| Rutgers vs. Yale | 3 | Yale leads 3–0 | 0 | 1883–1888 |
| Springfield vs. Yale | 3 | Yale leads 3–0 | 0 | 1891–1903 |