Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1978 Season: 1978

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

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,023 September 2, 1978 Nebraska at Alabama 3–20 Defended · #1
1,024 September 16, 1978 Alabama at Missouri 38–20 Defended · #2
1,025 September 23, 1978 USC at Alabama 24–14 New champion: USC
1,026 September 29, 1978 Michigan State at USC 9–30 Defended · #1
1,027 October 14, 1978 USC at Arizona State 7–20 New champion: Arizona State
1,028 October 28, 1978 Arizona State at Washington 7–41 New champion: Washington
1,029 November 4, 1978 Arizona at Washington 21–31 Defended · #1
1,030 November 11, 1978 Washington at USC 10–28 New champion: USC
1,031 November 18, 1978 USC at UCLA 17–10 Defended · #1
1,032 November 25, 1978 Notre Dame at USC 25–27 Defended · #2
1,033 December 2, 1978 USC at Hawai'i 21–5 Defended · #3
1,034 January 1, 1979 Michigan vs. USC 10–17 Defended · #4
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
USC September 23, 1978 took it from Alabama 21 days
Arizona State October 14, 1978 took it from USC 14 days
Washington October 28, 1978 took it from Arizona State 14 days
USC November 11, 1978 took it from Washington 735 days

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