Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1971 Season: 1971

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

#DateMatchupScoreResult
937 September 11, 1971 Texas Tech at Tulane 9–15 Defended · #1
938 September 18, 1971 Tulane at Georgia 7–17 New champion: Georgia
939 September 25, 1971 Georgia at Clemson 28–0 Defended · #1
940 October 2, 1971 Mississippi State at Georgia 7–35 Defended · #2
941 October 9, 1971 Georgia at Ole Miss 38–7 Defended · #3
942 October 16, 1971 Georgia at Vanderbilt 24–0 Defended · #4
943 October 23, 1971 Kentucky at Georgia 0–34 Defended · #5
944 October 30, 1971 Georgia at South Carolina 24–0 Defended · #6
945 November 6, 1971 Florida at Georgia 7–49 Defended · #7
946 November 13, 1971 Auburn at Georgia 35–20 New champion: Auburn
947 November 27, 1971 Auburn at Alabama 7–31 New champion: Alabama
948 January 1, 1972 Alabama vs. Nebraska 6–38 New champion: Nebraska
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Georgia September 18, 1971 took it from Tulane 56 days
Auburn November 13, 1971 took it from Georgia 14 days
Alabama November 27, 1971 took it from Auburn 35 days
Nebraska January 1, 1972 took it from Alabama 252 days

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