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Program · last held it 2021

Alabama

11Reigns
2,331Days held
53Defenses

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Alabama and the belt

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Belt-game record64–22

53–11 defending it · 11–11 challenging for it · 86 belt games since 1938

Biggest belt winby 55

61–6 vs. Syracuse, January 1, 1953

Worst belt lossby 32

6–38 vs. Nebraska, January 1, 1972

Most belt games againstFlorida

Florida (8) · Tennessee (7) · Auburn (7)

Took the belt11

times · 11 reigns in all · first belt game October 15, 1938

All-time rank of 106 programs5th

in days held (2,331) · 2nd in reigns · 7th in defenses (53) · records

Without it for1,847 days

since October 9, 2021, lost to Texas A&M · longest droughts

This season

The belt and Alabama right now

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Nothing on Alabama’s schedule runs through UCF or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.

Season outlook

under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.

Every reign

Alabama’s belt history

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November 28, 2020 – October 9, 2021 315 days
Won from Auburn, 42–13 Lost to Texas A&M, 41–38 10 defenses
October 22, 2016 – January 9, 2017 79 days
Won from Texas A&M, 33–14 Lost to Clemson, 35–31 6 defenses
December 5, 2009 – October 9, 2010 308 days
Won from Florida, 32–13 Lost to South Carolina, 35–21 6 defenses
November 7, 1987 – November 14, 1987 7 days
Won from LSU, 22–10 Lost to Notre Dame, 37–6 0 defenses
September 12, 1987 – September 19, 1987 7 days
Won from Penn State, 24–13 Lost to Florida, 23–14 0 defenses
December 28, 1985 – October 25, 1986 301 days
Won from USC, 24–3 Lost to Penn State, 23–3 7 defenses
October 8, 1977 – September 23, 1978 350 days
Won from USC, 21–20 Lost to USC, 24–14 9 defenses
November 27, 1971 – January 1, 1972 35 days
Won from Auburn, 31–7 Lost to Nebraska, 38–6 0 defenses
January 1, 1964 – January 1, 1965 1 yr
Won from Ole Miss, 12–7 Lost to Texas, 21–17 10 defenses
January 1, 1953 – September 18, 1953 260 days
Won from Syracuse, 61–6 Lost to Southern Miss, 25–19 0 defenses
January 1, 1942 – October 31, 1942 303 days
Won from Texas A&M, 29–21 Lost to Georgia, 21–10 5 defenses
Every belt game 86 games, newest first
October 9, 2021 · Alabama at Texas A&M 38–41 as holderlost the beltOctober 2, 2021 · Alabama vs. Ole Miss 42–21 as holderdefendedSeptember 25, 2021 · Alabama vs. Southern Miss 63–14 as holderdefendedSeptember 18, 2021 · Alabama at Florida 31–29 as holderdefendedSeptember 11, 2021 · Alabama vs. Mercer 48–14 as holderdefendedSeptember 4, 2021 · Alabama vs. Miami 44–13 as holderdefendedJanuary 11, 2021 · Alabama vs. Ohio State 52–24 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 2021 · Alabama vs. Notre Dame 31–14 as holderdefendedDecember 19, 2020 · Alabama vs. Florida 52–46 as holderdefendedDecember 12, 2020 · Alabama at Arkansas 52–3 as holderdefendedDecember 5, 2020 · Alabama at LSU 55–17 as holderdefendedNovember 28, 2020 · Alabama vs. Auburn 42–13 as challengertook the beltJanuary 9, 2017 · Alabama vs. Clemson 31–35 as holderlost the beltDecember 31, 2016 · Alabama vs. Washington 24–7 as holderdefendedDecember 3, 2016 · Alabama vs. Florida 54–16 as holderdefendedNovember 26, 2016 · Alabama vs. Auburn 30–12 as holderdefendedNovember 19, 2016 · Alabama vs. Chattanooga 31–3 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 2016 · Alabama vs. Mississippi State 51–3 as holderdefendedNovember 5, 2016 · Alabama at LSU 10–0 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 2016 · Alabama vs. Texas A&M 33–14 as challengertook the beltJanuary 2, 2014 · Alabama vs. Oklahoma 31–45 as challengerlostOctober 9, 2010 · Alabama at South Carolina 21–35 as holderlost the beltOctober 2, 2010 · Alabama vs. Florida 31–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 25, 2010 · Alabama at Arkansas 24–20 as holderdefendedSeptember 18, 2010 · Alabama at Duke 62–13 as holderdefendedSeptember 11, 2010 · Alabama vs. Penn State 24–3 as holderdefendedSeptember 4, 2010 · Alabama vs. San José State 48–3 as holderdefendedJanuary 7, 2010 · Alabama vs. Texas 37–21 as holderdefendedDecember 5, 2009 · Alabama vs. Florida 32–13 as challengertook the beltNovember 3, 2007 · Alabama vs. LSU 34–41 as challengerlostNovember 14, 1987 · Alabama at Notre Dame 6–37 as holderlost the beltNovember 7, 1987 · Alabama at LSU 22–10 as challengertook the beltSeptember 19, 1987 · Alabama vs. Florida 14–23 as holderlost the beltSeptember 12, 1987 · Alabama at Penn State 24–13 as challengertook the beltOctober 25, 1986 · Alabama vs. Penn State 3–23 as holderlost the beltOctober 18, 1986 · Alabama at Tennessee 56–28 as holderdefendedOctober 11, 1986 · Alabama vs. Memphis 37–0 as holderdefendedOctober 4, 1986 · Alabama vs. Notre Dame 28–10 as holderdefendedSeptember 20, 1986 · Alabama at Florida 21–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 13, 1986 · Alabama vs. Southern Miss 31–17 as holderdefendedSeptember 6, 1986 · Alabama vs. Vanderbilt 42–10 as holderdefendedAugust 27, 1986 · Alabama vs. Ohio State 16–10 as holderdefendedDecember 28, 1985 · Alabama vs. USC 24–3 as challengertook the beltDecember 3, 1983 · Alabama at Auburn 20–23 as challengerlostSeptember 23, 1978 · Alabama vs. USC 14–24 as holderlost the beltSeptember 16, 1978 · Alabama at Missouri 38–20 as holderdefendedSeptember 2, 1978 · Alabama vs. Nebraska 20–3 as holderdefendedJanuary 2, 1978 · Alabama vs. Ohio State 35–6 as holderdefendedNovember 26, 1977 · Alabama vs. Auburn 48–21 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 1977 · Alabama vs. Miami 36–0 as holderdefendedNovember 5, 1977 · Alabama at LSU 24–3 as holderdefendedOctober 29, 1977 · Alabama at Mississippi State 37–7 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 1977 · Alabama vs. Louisville 55–6 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 1977 · Alabama vs. Tennessee 24–10 as holderdefendedOctober 8, 1977 · Alabama at USC 21–20 as challengertook the beltDecember 31, 1973 · Alabama vs. Notre Dame 23–24 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1972 · Alabama vs. Nebraska 6–38 as holderlost the beltNovember 27, 1971 · Alabama vs. Auburn 31–7 as challengertook the beltSeptember 12, 1970 · Alabama vs. USC 21–42 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1965 · Alabama vs. Texas 17–21 as holderlost the beltNovember 26, 1964 · Alabama vs. Auburn 21–14 as holderdefendedNovember 14, 1964 · Alabama at Georgia Tech 24–7 as holderdefendedNovember 7, 1964 · Alabama vs. LSU 17–9 as holderdefendedOctober 31, 1964 · Alabama at Mississippi State 23–6 as holderdefendedOctober 24, 1964 · Alabama vs. Florida 17–14 as holderdefendedOctober 17, 1964 · Alabama at Tennessee 19–8 as holderdefendedOctober 10, 1964 · Alabama vs. NC State 21–0 as holderdefendedOctober 3, 1964 · Alabama vs. Vanderbilt 24–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 26, 1964 · Alabama vs. Tulane 36–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 19, 1964 · Alabama vs. Georgia 31–3 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1964 · Alabama vs. Ole Miss 12–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 20, 1956 · Alabama at Tennessee 0–24 as challengerlostNovember 5, 1955 · Alabama vs. Tulane 7–27 as challengerlostNovember 27, 1954 · Alabama at Auburn 0–28 as challengerlostSeptember 18, 1953 · Alabama vs. Southern Miss 19–25 as holderlost the beltJanuary 1, 1953 · Alabama vs. Syracuse 61–6 as challengertook the beltJanuary 1, 1945 · Alabama vs. Duke 26–29 as challengerlostOctober 31, 1942 · Alabama at Georgia 10–21 as holderlost the beltOctober 24, 1942 · Alabama at Kentucky 14–0 as holderdefendedOctober 17, 1942 · Alabama vs. Tennessee 8–0 as holderdefendedOctober 10, 1942 · Alabama vs. Pensacola NAS 27–0 as holderdefendedOctober 3, 1942 · Alabama vs. Mississippi State 21–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 25, 1942 · Alabama vs. Louisiana 54–0 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1942 · Alabama vs. Texas A&M 29–21 as challengertook the beltOctober 21, 1939 · Alabama at Tennessee 0–21 as challengerlostOctober 15, 1938 · Alabama vs. Tennessee 0–13 as challengerlost
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