Program · last held it 2025
California
3Reigns
77Days held
7Defenses
California last held the belt November 22, 2025. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the California belt badge →
Belt-game record10–20
7–3 defending it · 3–17 challenging for it · 30 belt games since 1931
Took the belt3
times · 3 reigns in all · first belt game October 3, 1931
All-time rank of 106 programs64th
in days held (77) · 35th in reigns · 37th in defenses (7) · records
No path yet
Nothing on California’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.
November 8, 2025 – November 22, 2025
14 days
September 4, 1993 – October 9, 1993
35 days
September 29, 1990 – October 27, 1990
28 days
Every belt game 30 games, newest first
November 22, 2025 · California at Stanford 10–31 as holderlost the beltNovember 8, 2025 · California at Louisville 29–26 as challengertook the beltSeptember 23, 2023 · California at Washington 32–59 as challengerlostOctober 29, 2022 · California vs. Oregon 24–42 as challengerlostNovember 12, 2005 · California vs. USC 10–35 as challengerlostOctober 9, 2004 · California at USC 17–23 as challengerlostSeptember 12, 1998 · California vs. Nebraska 3–24 as challengerlostNovember 11, 1995 · California vs. Arizona State 29–38 as challengerlostOctober 9, 1993 · California vs. Washington 23–24 as holderlost the beltOctober 2, 1993 · California vs. Oregon 42–41 as holderdefendedSeptember 25, 1993 · California vs. San José State 46–13 as holderdefendedSeptember 18, 1993 · California at Temple 58–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 11, 1993 · California vs. San Diego State 45–25 as holderdefendedSeptember 4, 1993 · California at UCLA 27–25 as challengertook the beltOctober 10, 1992 · California at Washington 16–35 as challengerlostOctober 27, 1990 · California at Washington 7–46 as holderlost the beltOctober 20, 1990 · California vs. UCLA 38–31 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 1990 · California at Arizona State 31–24 as holderdefendedOctober 6, 1990 · California vs. San José State 35–34 as holderdefendedSeptember 29, 1990 · California at Arizona 30–25 as challengertook the beltOctober 12, 1985 · California vs. Washington 12–28 as challengerlostNovember 3, 1984 · California at Washington 14–44 as challengerlostNovember 1, 1980 · California at USC 7–60 as challengerlostOctober 27, 1979 · California vs. USC 14–24 as challengerlostOctober 23, 1976 · California vs. UCLA 19–35 as challengerlostNovember 30, 1940 · California vs. Stanford 7–13 as challengerlostNovember 25, 1933 · California at Stanford 3–7 as challengerlostOctober 28, 1933 · California vs. USC 3–6 as challengerlostNovember 5, 1932 · California at USC 7–27 as challengerlostOctober 3, 1931 · California vs. Saint Mary's (CA) 0–14 as challengerlost
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