Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1936 Season: 1936

Opened the season with Northwestern holding the belt; Notre Dame closed it out. 9 belt games this season: 1 title change and 8 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
587 October 3, 1936 Iowa at Northwestern 7–18 Defended · #1
588 October 10, 1936 North Dakota State at Northwestern 7–40 Defended · #2
589 October 17, 1936 Ohio State at Northwestern 13–14 Defended · #3
590 October 24, 1936 Northwestern at Illinois 13–2 Defended · #4
591 October 31, 1936 Minnesota at Northwestern 0–6 Defended · #5
592 November 7, 1936 Wisconsin at Northwestern 18–26 Defended · #6
593 November 14, 1936 Northwestern at Michigan 9–0 Defended · #7
594 November 21, 1936 Northwestern at Notre Dame 6–26 New champion: Notre Dame
595 December 5, 1936 USC at Notre Dame 13–13 Defended (tie) · #1
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Notre Dame November 21, 1936 took it from Northwestern 329 days

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