Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1948 Season: 1948

Opened the season with Columbia holding the belt; Army closed it out. 9 belt games this season: 3 title changes and 6 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
696 September 25, 1948 Rutgers at Columbia 6–27 Defended · #1
697 October 2, 1948 Columbia at Harvard 24–33 New champion: Harvard
698 October 9, 1948 Harvard at Cornell 6–40 New champion: Cornell
699 October 16, 1948 Cornell at Syracuse 34–7 Defended · #1
700 October 23, 1948 Army at Cornell 27–6 New champion: Army
701 October 30, 1948 Virginia Tech at Army 7–49 Defended · #1
702 November 6, 1948 Stanford at Army 0–43 Defended · #2
703 November 13, 1948 Army at Pennsylvania 26–20 Defended · #3
704 November 27, 1948 Army at Navy 21–21 Defended (tie) · #4
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Harvard October 2, 1948 took it from Columbia 7 days
Cornell October 9, 1948 took it from Harvard 14 days
Army October 23, 1948 took it from Cornell 770 days

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