Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1996 Season: 1996

Opened the season with Arizona holding the belt; BYU closed it out. 14 belt games this season: 3 title changes and 11 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,234 August 31, 1996 UTEP at Arizona 3–23 Defended · #1
1,235 September 7, 1996 Arizona at Iowa 20–21 New champion: Iowa
1,236 September 14, 1996 Iowa State at Iowa 13–38 Defended · #1
1,237 September 21, 1996 Iowa at Tulsa 20–27 New champion: Tulsa
1,238 September 28, 1996 Tulsa at Oklahoma 31–24 Defended · #1
1,239 October 12, 1996 Colorado State at Tulsa 14–20 Defended · #2
1,240 October 19, 1996 BYU at Tulsa 55–30 New champion: BYU
1,241 October 26, 1996 BYU at TCU 45–21 Defended · #1
1,242 November 2, 1996 UTEP at BYU 18–40 Defended · #2
1,243 November 9, 1996 Rice at BYU 0–49 Defended · #3
1,244 November 16, 1996 BYU at Hawai'i 45–14 Defended · #4
1,245 November 23, 1996 BYU at Utah 37–17 Defended · #5
1,246 December 7, 1996 Wyoming vs. BYU 25–28 Defended · #6
1,247 January 1, 1997 Kansas State vs. BYU 15–19 Defended · #7
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Iowa September 7, 1996 took it from Arizona 14 days
Tulsa September 21, 1996 took it from Iowa 28 days
BYU October 19, 1996 took it from Tulsa 322 days

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