Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 2016 Season: 2016

Opened the season with TCU holding the belt; Clemson closed it out. 14 belt games this season: 4 title changes and 10 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,499 September 3, 2016 South Dakota State at TCU 41–59 Defended · #1
1,500 September 10, 2016 Arkansas at TCU 41–38 New champion: Arkansas
1,501 September 17, 2016 Texas State at Arkansas 3–42 Defended · #1
1,502 September 24, 2016 Arkansas vs. Texas A&M 24–45 New champion: Texas A&M
1,503 October 1, 2016 Texas A&M at South Carolina 24–13 Defended · #1
1,504 October 8, 2016 Tennessee at Texas A&M 38–45 Defended · #2
1,505 October 22, 2016 Texas A&M at Alabama 14–33 New champion: Alabama
1,506 November 5, 2016 Alabama at LSU 10–0 Defended · #1
1,507 November 12, 2016 Mississippi State at Alabama 3–51 Defended · #2
1,508 November 19, 2016 Chattanooga at Alabama 3–31 Defended · #3
1,509 November 26, 2016 Auburn at Alabama 12–30 Defended · #4
1,510 December 3, 2016 Alabama vs. Florida 54–16 Defended · #5
1,511 December 31, 2016 Washington vs. Alabama 7–24 Defended · #6
1,512 January 9, 2017 Clemson vs. Alabama 35–31 New champion: Clemson
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Arkansas September 10, 2016 took it from TCU 14 days
Texas A&M September 24, 2016 took it from Arkansas 28 days
Alabama October 22, 2016 took it from Texas A&M 79 days
Clemson January 9, 2017 took it from Alabama 277 days

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