Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1973 Season: 1973

Opened the season with USC holding the belt; Notre Dame closed it out. 12 belt games this season: 1 title change and 11 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
962 September 15, 1973 Arkansas at USC 0–17 Defended · #1
963 September 22, 1973 USC at Georgia Tech 23–6 Defended · #2
964 September 29, 1973 USC at Oklahoma 7–7 Defended (tie) · #3
965 October 6, 1973 USC at Oregon State 21–7 Defended · #4
966 October 13, 1973 Washington State at USC 35–46 Defended · #5
967 October 20, 1973 Oregon at USC 10–31 Defended · #6
968 October 27, 1973 USC at Notre Dame 14–23 New champion: Notre Dame
969 November 3, 1973 Navy at Notre Dame 7–44 Defended · #1
970 November 10, 1973 Notre Dame at Pittsburgh 31–10 Defended · #2
971 November 22, 1973 Air Force at Notre Dame 15–48 Defended · #3
972 December 1, 1973 Notre Dame at Miami 44–0 Defended · #4
973 December 31, 1973 Alabama vs. Notre Dame 23–24 Defended · #5
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Notre Dame October 27, 1973 took it from USC 336 days

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