Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1916 Season: 1916

Opened the season with Cornell holding the belt; Colgate closed it out. 8 belt games this season: 3 title changes and 5 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
419 October 7, 1916 Gettysburg at Cornell 0–26 Defended · #1
420 October 14, 1916 Williams at Cornell 0–42 Defended · #2
421 October 21, 1916 Bucknell at Cornell 0–19 Defended · #3
422 October 28, 1916 Cornell at Harvard 0–23 New champion: Harvard
423 November 4, 1916 Virginia at Harvard 0–51 Defended · #1
424 November 11, 1916 Princeton at Harvard 0–3 Defended · #2
425 November 18, 1916 Brown at Harvard 21–0 New champion: Brown
426 November 25, 1916 Colgate at Brown 28–0 New champion: Colgate
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Harvard October 28, 1916 took it from Cornell 21 days
Brown November 18, 1916 took it from Harvard 7 days
Colgate November 25, 1916 took it from Brown 336 days

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