Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1983 Season: 1983

Opened the season with Washington State holding the belt; Auburn closed it out. 12 belt games this season: 5 title changes and 7 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,080 September 3, 1983 Montana State at Washington State 7–27 Defended · #1
1,081 September 10, 1983 Washington State at Michigan 17–20 New champion: Michigan
1,082 September 17, 1983 Michigan at Washington 24–25 New champion: Washington
1,083 September 24, 1983 Washington at LSU 14–40 New champion: LSU
1,084 October 1, 1983 Florida at LSU 31–17 New champion: Florida
1,085 October 8, 1983 Vanderbilt at Florida 10–29 Defended · #1
1,086 October 22, 1983 East Carolina at Florida 17–24 Defended · #2
1,087 October 29, 1983 Florida at Auburn 21–28 New champion: Auburn
1,088 November 5, 1983 Maryland at Auburn 23–35 Defended · #1
1,089 November 12, 1983 Auburn at Georgia 13–7 Defended · #2
1,090 December 3, 1983 Alabama at Auburn 20–23 Defended · #3
1,091 January 2, 1984 Michigan vs. Auburn 7–9 Defended · #4
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Michigan September 10, 1983 took it from Washington State 7 days
Washington September 17, 1983 took it from Michigan 7 days
LSU September 24, 1983 took it from Washington 7 days
Florida October 1, 1983 took it from LSU 28 days
Auburn October 29, 1983 took it from Florida 303 days

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