Est. 1869 · Lineal Championship The College Football Belt

The 2018 Season: 2018

Opened the season with Pittsburgh holding the belt; Ohio State closed it out. 15 belt games this season: 5 title changes and 10 defenses.

#DateMatchupScoreResult
1,526 September 1, 2018 UAlbany at Pittsburgh 7–33 Defended · #1
1,527 September 8, 2018 Penn State at Pittsburgh 51–6 New champion: Penn State
1,528 September 15, 2018 Kent State at Penn State 10–63 Defended · #1
1,529 September 21, 2018 Penn State at Illinois 63–24 Defended · #2
1,530 September 29, 2018 Ohio State at Penn State 27–26 New champion: Ohio State
1,531 October 6, 2018 Indiana at Ohio State 26–49 Defended · #1
1,532 October 13, 2018 Minnesota at Ohio State 14–30 Defended · #2
1,533 October 20, 2018 Ohio State at Purdue 20–49 New champion: Purdue
1,534 October 27, 2018 Purdue at Michigan State 13–23 New champion: Michigan State
1,535 November 3, 2018 Michigan State at Maryland 24–3 Defended · #1
1,536 November 10, 2018 Ohio State at Michigan State 26–6 New champion: Ohio State
1,537 November 17, 2018 Ohio State at Maryland 52–51 Defended · #1
1,538 November 24, 2018 Michigan at Ohio State 39–62 Defended · #2
1,539 December 1, 2018 Northwestern vs. Ohio State 24–45 Defended · #3
1,540 January 1, 2019 Washington vs. Ohio State 23–28 Defended · #4
Season Detail

Reigns That Started This Season

TeamSinceHowHeld It
Penn State September 8, 2018 took it from Pittsburgh 21 days
Ohio State September 29, 2018 took it from Penn State 21 days
Purdue October 20, 2018 took it from Ohio State 7 days
Michigan State October 27, 2018 took it from Purdue 14 days
Ohio State November 10, 2018 took it from Michigan State 413 days

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