Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1952 Season: 1952

Opened the season with Princeton holding the belt; Alabama closed it out. 10 belt games this season: 4 title changes and 6 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
732 September 27, 1952 Princeton at Columbia 14–0 Defended · #1
733 October 4, 1952 Rutgers at Princeton 19–61 Defended · #2
734 October 11, 1952 Pennsylvania at Princeton 13–7 New champion: Pennsylvania
735 October 18, 1952 Pennsylvania at Columbia 27–17 Defended · #1
736 October 25, 1952 Pennsylvania at Navy 7–7 Defended (tie) · #2
737 November 1, 1952 Penn State at Pennsylvania 14–7 New champion: Penn State
738 November 8, 1952 Penn State at Syracuse 7–25 New champion: Syracuse
739 November 15, 1952 Colgate at Syracuse 14–20 Defended · #1
740 November 22, 1952 Syracuse at Fordham 26–13 Defended · #2
741 January 1, 1953 Syracuse vs. Alabama 6–61 New champion: Alabama
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Pennsylvania October 11, 1952 took it from Princeton 21 days
Penn State November 1, 1952 took it from Pennsylvania 7 days
Syracuse November 8, 1952 took it from Penn State 54 days
Alabama January 1, 1953 took it from Syracuse 260 days

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