Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1966 Season: 1966

Opened the season with LSU holding the belt; Georgia closed it out. 11 belt games this season: 4 title changes and 7 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
882 September 17, 1966 South Carolina at LSU 12–28 Defended · #1
883 September 24, 1966 LSU at Rice 15–17 New champion: Rice
884 October 1, 1966 Rice at Tennessee 3–23 New champion: Tennessee
885 October 8, 1966 Tennessee at Georgia Tech 3–6 New champion: Georgia Tech
886 October 15, 1966 Georgia Tech at Auburn 17–3 Defended · #1
887 October 22, 1966 Tulane at Georgia Tech 17–35 Defended · #2
888 October 29, 1966 Georgia Tech at Duke 48–7 Defended · #3
889 November 5, 1966 Virginia at Georgia Tech 13–14 Defended · #4
890 November 12, 1966 Penn State at Georgia Tech 0–21 Defended · #5
891 November 26, 1966 Georgia Tech at Georgia 14–23 New champion: Georgia
892 December 31, 1966 Georgia vs. SMU 24–9 Defended · #1
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Rice September 24, 1966 took it from LSU 7 days
Tennessee October 1, 1966 took it from Rice 7 days
Georgia Tech October 8, 1966 took it from Tennessee 49 days
Georgia November 26, 1966 took it from Georgia Tech 322 days

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