Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1988 Season: 1988

Opened the season with Clemson holding the belt; Florida State closed it out. 12 belt games this season: 1 title change and 11 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,144 September 3, 1988 Virginia Tech at Clemson 7–40 Defended · #1
1,145 September 10, 1988 Furman at Clemson 3–23 Defended · #2
1,146 September 17, 1988 Florida State at Clemson 24–21 New champion: Florida State
1,147 September 24, 1988 Michigan State at Florida State 7–30 Defended · #1
1,148 October 1, 1988 Florida State at Tulane 48–28 Defended · #2
1,149 October 8, 1988 Georgia Southern at Florida State 10–28 Defended · #3
1,150 October 15, 1988 East Carolina at Florida State 21–45 Defended · #4
1,151 October 22, 1988 Louisiana Tech at Florida State 3–66 Defended · #5
1,152 November 5, 1988 Florida State at South Carolina 59–0 Defended · #6
1,153 November 12, 1988 Virginia Tech at Florida State 14–41 Defended · #7
1,154 November 26, 1988 Florida at Florida State 17–52 Defended · #8
1,155 January 2, 1989 Auburn vs. Florida State 7–13 Defended · #9
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Florida State September 17, 1988 took it from Clemson 350 days

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