Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1974 Season: 1974

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

#DateMatchupScoreResult
974 September 9, 1974 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech 31–7 Defended · #1
975 September 21, 1974 Notre Dame at Northwestern 49–3 Defended · #2
976 September 28, 1974 Purdue at Notre Dame 31–20 New champion: Purdue
977 October 5, 1974 Purdue at Duke 14–16 New champion: Duke
978 October 12, 1974 Army at Duke 14–33 Defended · #1
979 October 19, 1974 Duke at Clemson 13–17 New champion: Clemson
980 October 26, 1974 Clemson at Tennessee 28–29 New champion: Tennessee
981 November 9, 1974 Memphis at Tennessee 6–34 Defended · #1
982 November 16, 1974 Ole Miss at Tennessee 17–29 Defended · #2
983 November 23, 1974 Kentucky at Tennessee 7–24 Defended · #3
984 November 30, 1974 Vanderbilt at Tennessee 21–21 Defended (tie) · #4
985 December 16, 1974 Maryland vs. Tennessee 3–7 Defended · #5
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Purdue September 28, 1974 took it from Notre Dame 7 days
Duke October 5, 1974 took it from Purdue 14 days
Clemson October 19, 1974 took it from Duke 7 days
Tennessee October 26, 1974 took it from Clemson 329 days

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