Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1980 Season: 1980

Opened the season with USC holding the belt; Michigan closed it out. 11 belt games this season: 2 title changes and 9 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,047 September 13, 1980 USC at Tennessee 20–17 Defended · #1
1,048 September 20, 1980 South Carolina at USC 13–23 Defended · #2
1,049 September 27, 1980 USC at Minnesota 24–7 Defended · #3
1,050 October 4, 1980 Arizona State at USC 21–23 Defended · #4
1,051 October 11, 1980 USC at Arizona 27–10 Defended · #5
1,052 October 18, 1980 Oregon at USC 7–7 Defended (tie) · #6
1,053 November 1, 1980 California at USC 7–60 Defended · #7
1,054 November 8, 1980 USC at Stanford 34–9 Defended · #8
1,055 November 15, 1980 Washington at USC 20–10 New champion: Washington
1,056 November 22, 1980 Washington at Washington State 30–23 Defended · #1
1,057 January 1, 1981 Washington vs. Michigan 6–23 New champion: Michigan
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Washington November 15, 1980 took it from USC 47 days
Michigan January 1, 1981 took it from Washington 254 days

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