Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1947 Season: 1947

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

#DateMatchupScoreResult
687 September 27, 1947 Villanova at Army 0–13 Defended · #1
688 October 4, 1947 Colorado at Army 0–47 Defended · #2
689 October 11, 1947 Army at Illinois 0–0 Defended (tie) · #3
690 October 18, 1947 Virginia Tech at Army 0–40 Defended · #4
691 October 25, 1947 Army at Columbia 20–21 New champion: Columbia
692 November 1, 1947 Columbia at Cornell 22–0 Defended · #1
693 November 8, 1947 Dartmouth at Columbia 0–15 Defended · #2
694 November 15, 1947 Holy Cross at Columbia 0–10 Defended · #3
695 November 22, 1947 Syracuse at Columbia 8–28 Defended · #4
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Columbia October 25, 1947 took it from Army 343 days

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