Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1940 Season: 1940

Opened the season with USC holding the belt; Stanford closed it out. 10 belt games this season: 1 title change and 9 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
627 September 28, 1940 USC at Washington State 14–14 Defended (tie) · #1
628 October 5, 1940 USC at Oregon State 0–0 Defended (tie) · #2
629 October 12, 1940 USC at Illinois 13–7 Defended · #3
630 October 19, 1940 Oregon at USC 0–13 Defended · #4
631 October 26, 1940 USC at Stanford 7–21 New champion: Stanford
632 November 2, 1940 Stanford at UCLA 20–14 Defended · #1
633 November 9, 1940 Washington at Stanford 10–20 Defended · #2
634 November 16, 1940 Oregon State at Stanford 14–28 Defended · #3
635 November 30, 1940 Stanford at California 13–7 Defended · #4
636 January 1, 1941 Nebraska vs. Stanford 13–21 Defended · #5
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Stanford October 26, 1940 took it from USC 350 days

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