Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 2003 Season: 2003

Opened the season with Ohio State holding the belt; USC closed it out. 12 belt games this season: 4 title changes and 8 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,325 August 30, 2003 Washington at Ohio State 9–28 Defended · #1
1,326 September 6, 2003 San Diego State at Ohio State 13–16 Defended · #2
1,327 September 13, 2003 NC State at Ohio State 38–44 Defended · #3
1,328 September 20, 2003 Bowling Green at Ohio State 17–24 Defended · #4
1,329 September 27, 2003 Northwestern at Ohio State 0–20 Defended · #5
1,330 October 11, 2003 Ohio State at Wisconsin 10–17 New champion: Wisconsin
1,331 October 18, 2003 Purdue at Wisconsin 26–23 New champion: Purdue
1,332 October 25, 2003 Purdue at Michigan 3–31 New champion: Michigan
1,333 November 1, 2003 Michigan at Michigan State 27–20 Defended · #1
1,334 November 15, 2003 Michigan at Northwestern 41–10 Defended · #2
1,335 November 22, 2003 Ohio State at Michigan 21–35 Defended · #3
1,336 January 1, 2004 Michigan vs. USC 14–28 New champion: USC
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Wisconsin October 11, 2003 took it from Ohio State 7 days
Purdue October 18, 2003 took it from Wisconsin 7 days
Michigan October 25, 2003 took it from Purdue 68 days
USC January 1, 2004 took it from Michigan 734 days

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