Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1956 Season: 1956

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

#DateMatchupScoreResult
773 September 29, 1956 Tennessee at Auburn 35–7 Defended · #1
774 October 6, 1956 Tennessee at Duke 33–20 Defended · #2
775 October 13, 1956 Chattanooga at Tennessee 20–42 Defended · #3
776 October 20, 1956 Alabama at Tennessee 0–24 Defended · #4
777 October 27, 1956 Maryland at Tennessee 7–34 Defended · #5
778 November 3, 1956 North Carolina at Tennessee 0–20 Defended · #6
779 November 10, 1956 Tennessee at Georgia Tech 6–0 Defended · #7
780 November 17, 1956 Ole Miss at Tennessee 7–27 Defended · #8
781 November 24, 1956 Kentucky at Tennessee 7–20 Defended · #9
782 December 1, 1956 Tennessee at Vanderbilt 27–7 Defended · #10
783 January 1, 1957 Tennessee vs. Baylor 7–13 New champion: Baylor
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Baylor January 1, 1957 took it from Tennessee 277 days

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