Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1970 Season: 1970

Opened the season with USC holding the belt; Tulane closed it out. 12 belt games this season: 4 title changes and 8 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
925 September 12, 1970 USC at Alabama 42–21 Defended · #1
926 September 19, 1970 USC at Nebraska 21–21 Defended (tie) · #2
927 September 26, 1970 USC at Iowa 48–0 Defended · #3
928 October 3, 1970 Oregon State at USC 13–45 Defended · #4
929 October 10, 1970 USC at Stanford 14–24 New champion: Stanford
930 October 17, 1970 Stanford at Washington State 63–16 Defended · #1
931 October 24, 1970 Stanford at UCLA 9–7 Defended · #2
932 October 31, 1970 Oregon State at Stanford 10–48 Defended · #3
933 November 7, 1970 Washington at Stanford 22–29 Defended · #4
934 November 14, 1970 Stanford at Air Force 14–31 New champion: Air Force
935 November 21, 1970 Colorado at Air Force 49–19 New champion: Colorado
936 December 12, 1970 Colorado vs. Tulane 3–17 New champion: Tulane
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Stanford October 10, 1970 took it from USC 35 days
Air Force November 14, 1970 took it from Stanford 7 days
Colorado November 21, 1970 took it from Air Force 21 days
Tulane December 12, 1970 took it from Colorado 280 days

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