Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1965 Season: 1965

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

#DateMatchupScoreResult
871 September 18, 1965 Tulane at Texas 0–31 Defended · #1
872 September 25, 1965 Texas Tech at Texas 7–33 Defended · #2
873 October 2, 1965 Indiana at Texas 12–27 Defended · #3
874 October 9, 1965 Oklahoma at Texas 0–19 Defended · #4
875 October 16, 1965 Texas at Arkansas 24–27 New champion: Arkansas
876 October 23, 1965 North Texas at Arkansas 20–55 Defended · #1
877 October 30, 1965 Texas A&M at Arkansas 0–31 Defended · #2
878 November 6, 1965 Arkansas at Rice 31–0 Defended · #3
879 November 13, 1965 Arkansas at SMU 24–3 Defended · #4
880 November 20, 1965 Texas Tech at Arkansas 24–42 Defended · #5
881 January 1, 1966 Arkansas vs. LSU 7–14 New champion: LSU
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Arkansas October 16, 1965 took it from Texas 77 days
LSU January 1, 1966 took it from Arkansas 266 days

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