Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1957 Season: 1957

Opened the season with Baylor holding the belt; Ole Miss closed it out. 11 belt games this season: 5 title changes and 6 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
784 September 21, 1957 Villanova at Baylor 0–7 Defended · #1
785 September 28, 1957 Houston at Baylor 6–14 Defended · #2
786 October 5, 1957 Baylor at Miami 7–13 New champion: Miami
787 October 11, 1957 North Carolina at Miami 20–13 New champion: North Carolina
788 October 19, 1957 North Carolina at Maryland 7–21 New champion: Maryland
789 October 26, 1957 Tennessee at Maryland 16–0 New champion: Tennessee
790 November 2, 1957 Tennessee at North Carolina 35–0 Defended · #1
791 November 9, 1957 Georgia Tech at Tennessee 6–21 Defended · #2
792 November 16, 1957 Tennessee at Ole Miss 7–14 New champion: Ole Miss
793 November 30, 1957 Mississippi State at Ole Miss 7–7 Defended (tie) · #1
794 January 1, 1958 Texas vs. Ole Miss 7–39 Defended · #2
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Miami October 5, 1957 took it from Baylor 6 days
North Carolina October 11, 1957 took it from Miami 8 days
Maryland October 19, 1957 took it from North Carolina 7 days
Tennessee October 26, 1957 took it from Maryland 21 days
Ole Miss November 16, 1957 took it from Tennessee 350 days

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