Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1976 Season: 1976

Opened the season with UCLA holding the belt; USC closed it out. 13 belt games this season: 1 title change and 12 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
998 September 9, 1976 UCLA at Arizona State 28–10 Defended · #1
999 September 18, 1976 Arizona at UCLA 9–37 Defended · #2
1,000 September 25, 1976 Air Force at UCLA 7–40 Defended · #3
1,001 October 2, 1976 Ohio State at UCLA 10–10 Defended (tie) · #4
1,002 October 9, 1976 Stanford at UCLA 20–38 Defended · #5
1,003 October 16, 1976 Washington State at UCLA 3–62 Defended · #6
1,004 October 23, 1976 UCLA at California 35–19 Defended · #7
1,005 October 30, 1976 UCLA at Washington 30–21 Defended · #8
1,006 November 6, 1976 Oregon at UCLA 0–46 Defended · #9
1,007 November 13, 1976 UCLA at Oregon State 45–14 Defended · #10
1,008 November 20, 1976 USC at UCLA 24–14 New champion: USC
1,009 November 27, 1976 Notre Dame at USC 13–17 Defended · #1
1,010 January 1, 1977 Michigan vs. USC 6–14 Defended · #2
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
USC November 20, 1976 took it from UCLA 322 days

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