Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1939 Season: 1939

Opened the season with Tennessee holding the belt; USC closed it out. 11 belt games this season: 1 title change and 10 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
616 September 29, 1939 Tennessee at NC State 13–0 Defended · #1
617 October 7, 1939 Sewanee at Tennessee 0–40 Defended · #2
618 October 14, 1939 Tennessee at Chattanooga 28–0 Defended · #3
619 October 21, 1939 Alabama at Tennessee 0–21 Defended · #4
620 October 28, 1939 Mercer at Tennessee 0–17 Defended · #5
621 November 4, 1939 Tennessee at LSU 20–0 Defended · #6
622 November 11, 1939 The Citadel at Tennessee 0–34 Defended · #7
623 November 18, 1939 Vanderbilt at Tennessee 0–13 Defended · #8
624 November 30, 1939 Tennessee at Kentucky 19–0 Defended · #9
625 December 9, 1939 Auburn at Tennessee 0–7 Defended · #10
626 January 1, 1940 Tennessee vs. USC 0–14 New champion: USC
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
USC January 1, 1940 took it from Tennessee 299 days

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