Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1987 Season: 1987

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

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,132 September 5, 1987 Bowling Green at Penn State 19–45 Defended · #1
1,133 September 12, 1987 Alabama at Penn State 24–13 New champion: Alabama
1,134 September 19, 1987 Florida at Alabama 23–14 New champion: Florida
1,135 September 26, 1987 Mississippi State at Florida 3–38 Defended · #1
1,136 October 3, 1987 Florida at LSU 10–13 New champion: LSU
1,137 October 10, 1987 LSU at Georgia 26–23 Defended · #1
1,138 October 17, 1987 Kentucky at LSU 9–34 Defended · #2
1,139 October 31, 1987 LSU at Ole Miss 42–13 Defended · #3
1,140 November 7, 1987 Alabama at LSU 22–10 New champion: Alabama
1,141 November 14, 1987 Alabama at Notre Dame 6–37 New champion: Notre Dame
1,142 November 21, 1987 Notre Dame at Penn State 20–21 New champion: Penn State
1,143 January 1, 1988 Penn State vs. Clemson 10–35 New champion: Clemson
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Alabama September 12, 1987 took it from Penn State 7 days
Florida September 19, 1987 took it from Alabama 14 days
LSU October 3, 1987 took it from Florida 35 days
Alabama November 7, 1987 took it from LSU 7 days
Notre Dame November 14, 1987 took it from Alabama 7 days
Penn State November 21, 1987 took it from Notre Dame 41 days
Clemson January 1, 1988 took it from Penn State 260 days

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