Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 1998 Season: 1998

Opened the season with Nebraska holding the belt; Texas closed it out. 13 belt games this season: 2 title changes and 11 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,261 August 29, 1998 Louisiana Tech at Nebraska 27–56 Defended · #1
1,262 September 5, 1998 UAB at Nebraska 7–38 Defended · #2
1,263 September 12, 1998 Nebraska at California 24–3 Defended · #3
1,264 September 26, 1998 Washington at Nebraska 7–55 Defended · #4
1,265 October 3, 1998 Oklahoma State at Nebraska 17–24 Defended · #5
1,266 October 10, 1998 Nebraska at Texas A&M 21–28 New champion: Texas A&M
1,267 October 17, 1998 Texas A&M at Baylor 35–14 Defended · #1
1,268 October 24, 1998 Texas Tech at Texas A&M 10–17 Defended · #2
1,269 October 31, 1998 Texas A&M at Oklahoma State 17–6 Defended · #3
1,270 November 7, 1998 Oklahoma at Texas A&M 0–29 Defended · #4
1,271 November 14, 1998 Missouri at Texas A&M 14–17 Defended · #5
1,272 November 27, 1998 Texas A&M at Texas 24–26 New champion: Texas
1,273 January 1, 1999 Mississippi State vs. Texas 11–38 Defended · #1
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Texas A&M October 10, 1998 took it from Nebraska 48 days
Texas November 27, 1998 took it from Texas A&M 274 days

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