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Northwestern vs. Notre Dame: every belt game

1 belt win in the series
Northwestern
Belt games 4 1926–1974
Notre Dame leads 3–1
3 belt wins in the series
Notre Dame
Title changesThe belt changed hands 2 times in this series
First meetingOctober 23, 1926
Most recentSeptember 21, 1974
Longest gap37 yrs, 304 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

4 games, newest first

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September 21, 1974 · Notre Dame 49–3 · at NorthwesternDefendedNovember 21, 1936 · Notre Dame 26–6 · at Notre DameChanged handsNovember 9, 1935 · Northwestern 14–7 · at Notre DameChanged handsOctober 23, 1926 · Notre Dame 6–0 · at NorthwesternDefended

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.