Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1926 Season: 1926

Opened the season with Villanova holding the belt; Carnegie Mellon closed it out. 10 belt games this season: 4 title changes and 6 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
496 September 25, 1926 Lebanon Valley at Villanova 30–12 New champion: Lebanon Valley
497 October 2, 1926 Lebanon Valley at Penn State 0–35 New champion: Penn State
498 October 9, 1926 Marietta at Penn State 6–48 Defended · #1
499 October 16, 1926 Penn State at Notre Dame 0–28 New champion: Notre Dame
500 October 23, 1926 Notre Dame at Northwestern 6–0 Defended · #1
501 October 30, 1926 Georgia Tech at Notre Dame 0–12 Defended · #2
502 November 6, 1926 Indiana at Notre Dame 0–26 Defended · #3
503 November 13, 1926 Notre Dame at Army 7–0 Defended · #4
504 November 20, 1926 Drake at Notre Dame 0–21 Defended · #5
505 November 27, 1926 Notre Dame at Carnegie Mellon 0–19 New champion: Carnegie Mellon
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Lebanon Valley September 25, 1926 took it from Villanova 7 days
Penn State October 2, 1926 took it from Lebanon Valley 14 days
Notre Dame October 16, 1926 took it from Penn State 42 days
Carnegie Mellon November 27, 1926 took it from Notre Dame 322 days

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