Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1985 Season: 1985

Opened the season with UCLA holding the belt; Alabama closed it out. 13 belt games this season: 6 title changes and 7 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,106 September 7, 1985 UCLA at BYU 27–24 Defended · #1
1,107 September 14, 1985 Tennessee at UCLA 26–26 Defended (tie) · #2
1,108 September 21, 1985 San Diego State at UCLA 16–34 Defended · #3
1,109 September 28, 1985 UCLA at Washington 14–21 New champion: Washington
1,110 October 5, 1985 Washington at Oregon 19–13 Defended · #1
1,111 October 12, 1985 Washington at California 28–12 Defended · #2
1,112 October 19, 1985 Oregon State at Washington 21–20 New champion: Oregon State
1,113 November 2, 1985 Arizona at Oregon State 27–6 New champion: Arizona
1,114 November 9, 1985 UCLA at Arizona 24–19 New champion: UCLA
1,115 November 16, 1985 Oregon State at UCLA 0–41 Defended · #1
1,116 November 23, 1985 UCLA at USC 13–17 New champion: USC
1,117 November 30, 1985 Oregon at USC 6–20 Defended · #1
1,118 December 28, 1985 USC vs. Alabama 3–24 New champion: Alabama
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Washington September 28, 1985 took it from UCLA 21 days
Oregon State October 19, 1985 took it from Washington 14 days
Arizona November 2, 1985 took it from Oregon State 7 days
UCLA November 9, 1985 took it from Arizona 14 days
USC November 23, 1985 took it from UCLA 35 days
Alabama December 28, 1985 took it from USC 301 days

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