Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1968 Season: 1968

Opened the season with Oklahoma holding the belt; Ohio State closed it out. 11 belt games this season: 3 title changes and 8 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
904 September 21, 1968 Oklahoma at Notre Dame 21–45 New champion: Notre Dame
905 September 28, 1968 Purdue at Notre Dame 37–22 New champion: Purdue
906 October 5, 1968 Purdue at Northwestern 43–6 Defended · #1
907 October 12, 1968 Purdue at Ohio State 0–13 New champion: Ohio State
908 October 19, 1968 Northwestern at Ohio State 21–45 Defended · #1
909 October 26, 1968 Ohio State at Illinois 31–24 Defended · #2
910 November 2, 1968 Michigan State at Ohio State 20–25 Defended · #3
911 November 9, 1968 Ohio State at Wisconsin 43–8 Defended · #4
912 November 16, 1968 Ohio State at Iowa 33–27 Defended · #5
913 November 23, 1968 Michigan at Ohio State 14–50 Defended · #6
914 January 1, 1969 Ohio State vs. USC 27–16 Defended · #7
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Notre Dame September 21, 1968 took it from Oklahoma 7 days
Purdue September 28, 1968 took it from Notre Dame 14 days
Ohio State October 12, 1968 took it from Purdue 406 days

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