Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1990 Season: 1990

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

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,167 September 8, 1990 Illinois at Arizona 16–28 New champion: Arizona
1,168 September 15, 1990 Arizona at New Mexico 25–10 Defended · #1
1,169 September 22, 1990 Oregon at Arizona 17–22 Defended · #2
1,170 September 29, 1990 California at Arizona 30–25 New champion: California
1,171 October 6, 1990 San José State at California 34–35 Defended · #1
1,172 October 13, 1990 California at Arizona State 31–24 Defended · #2
1,173 October 20, 1990 UCLA at California 31–38 Defended · #3
1,174 October 27, 1990 California at Washington 7–46 New champion: Washington
1,175 November 3, 1990 Arizona at Washington 10–54 Defended · #1
1,176 November 10, 1990 UCLA at Washington 25–22 New champion: UCLA
1,177 November 17, 1990 USC at UCLA 45–42 New champion: USC
1,178 November 24, 1990 Notre Dame at USC 10–6 New champion: Notre Dame
1,179 January 1, 1991 Notre Dame vs. Colorado 9–10 New champion: Colorado
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Arizona September 8, 1990 took it from Illinois 21 days
California September 29, 1990 took it from Arizona 28 days
Washington October 27, 1990 took it from California 14 days
UCLA November 10, 1990 took it from Washington 7 days
USC November 17, 1990 took it from UCLA 7 days
Notre Dame November 24, 1990 took it from USC 38 days
Colorado January 1, 1991 took it from Notre Dame 256 days

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