Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1972 Season: 1972

Opened the season with Nebraska holding the belt; USC closed it out. 13 belt games this season: 4 title changes and 9 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
949 September 9, 1972 Nebraska at UCLA 17–20 New champion: UCLA
950 September 16, 1972 UCLA at Pittsburgh 38–28 Defended · #1
951 September 23, 1972 Michigan at UCLA 26–9 New champion: Michigan
952 September 30, 1972 Tulane at Michigan 7–41 Defended · #1
953 October 7, 1972 Navy at Michigan 7–35 Defended · #2
954 October 14, 1972 Michigan State at Michigan 0–10 Defended · #3
955 October 21, 1972 Michigan at Illinois 31–7 Defended · #4
956 October 28, 1972 Minnesota at Michigan 0–42 Defended · #5
957 November 4, 1972 Michigan at Indiana 21–7 Defended · #6
958 November 11, 1972 Michigan at Iowa 31–0 Defended · #7
959 November 18, 1972 Purdue at Michigan 6–9 Defended · #8
960 November 25, 1972 Michigan at Ohio State 11–14 New champion: Ohio State
961 January 1, 1973 Ohio State vs. USC 17–42 New champion: USC
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
UCLA September 9, 1972 took it from Nebraska 14 days
Michigan September 23, 1972 took it from UCLA 63 days
Ohio State November 25, 1972 took it from Michigan 37 days
USC January 1, 1973 took it from Ohio State 299 days

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