Program · never held the belt · belt games 1899–1914

Bates

8Belt games

0–8Record

0Reigns

Bates has lined up against the belt holder 8 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 0–11 to Harvard on September 25, 1909. Embed the Bates belt badge →

By the numbers

Bates and the belt

Heartbreak list →

Shots at the belt8

belt games as the challenger, 1899–1914 · record 0–8

Closest call11 pts

lost 0–11 to Harvard on September 25, 1909

Last shot0–44

September 26, 1914 against Harvard

Keeps running intoHarvard

7 of the 8 attempts came against Harvard · Yale (1)

Among the 143 programs still chasing it9th

in attempts · the heartbreak list

Every attempt

8 belt games, newest first

Compare with another team →

September 26, 1914 · Bates at Harvard 0–44lost by 44 October 4, 1913 · Bates at Harvard 0–14lost by 14 September 30, 1911 · Bates at Harvard 0–15lost by 15 September 25, 1909 · Bates at Harvard 0–11lost by 11 October 4, 1902 · Bates at Harvard 0–23lost by 23 October 22, 1901 · Bates at Yale 0–21lost by 21 October 17, 1900 · Bates at Harvard 0–41lost by 41 October 18, 1899 · Bates at Harvard 0–29lost by 29

A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.