Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1959 Season: 1959

Opened the season with LSU holding the belt; Ole Miss closed it out. 11 belt games this season: 2 title changes and 9 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
806 September 19, 1959 Rice at LSU 3–26 Defended · #1
807 September 26, 1959 TCU at LSU 0–10 Defended · #2
808 October 3, 1959 Baylor at LSU 0–22 Defended · #3
809 October 10, 1959 Miami at LSU 3–27 Defended · #4
810 October 17, 1959 LSU at Kentucky 9–0 Defended · #5
811 October 24, 1959 LSU at Florida 9–0 Defended · #6
812 October 31, 1959 Ole Miss at LSU 3–7 Defended · #7
813 November 7, 1959 LSU at Tennessee 13–14 New champion: Tennessee
814 November 14, 1959 Tennessee at Ole Miss 7–37 New champion: Ole Miss
815 November 28, 1959 Ole Miss at Mississippi State 42–0 Defended · #1
816 January 1, 1960 LSU vs. Ole Miss 0–21 Defended · #2
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Tennessee November 7, 1959 took it from LSU 7 days
Ole Miss November 14, 1959 took it from Tennessee 721 days

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