Program · last held it 2020
Clemson
6Reigns
633Days held
13Defenses
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Belt-game record19–13
13–6 defending it · 6–7 challenging for it · 32 belt games since 1942
Took the belt6
times · 6 reigns in all · first belt game November 28, 1942
All-time rank of 106 programs29th
in days held (633) · 15th in reigns · 27th in defenses (13) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Clemson’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.
December 28, 2019 – January 13, 2020
16 days
January 9, 2017 – October 13, 2017
277 days
December 4, 2011 – January 4, 2012
31 days
September 17, 2011 – October 29, 2011
42 days
January 1, 1988 – September 17, 1988
260 days
October 19, 1974 – October 26, 1974
7 days
Every belt game 32 games, newest first
January 13, 2020 · Clemson vs. LSU 25–42 as holderlost the beltDecember 28, 2019 · Clemson vs. Ohio State 29–23 as challengertook the beltOctober 13, 2017 · Clemson at Syracuse 24–27 as holderlost the beltOctober 7, 2017 · Clemson vs. Wake Forest 28–14 as holderdefendedSeptember 30, 2017 · Clemson at Virginia Tech 31–17 as holderdefendedSeptember 23, 2017 · Clemson vs. Boston College 34–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 16, 2017 · Clemson at Louisville 47–21 as holderdefendedSeptember 9, 2017 · Clemson vs. Auburn 14–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 2, 2017 · Clemson vs. Kent State 56–3 as holderdefendedJanuary 9, 2017 · Clemson vs. Alabama 35–31 as challengertook the beltJanuary 4, 2012 · Clemson vs. West Virginia 33–70 as holderlost the beltDecember 4, 2011 · Clemson vs. Virginia Tech 38–10 as challengertook the beltOctober 29, 2011 · Clemson at Georgia Tech 17–31 as holderlost the beltOctober 22, 2011 · Clemson vs. North Carolina 59–38 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 2011 · Clemson at Maryland 56–45 as holderdefendedOctober 8, 2011 · Clemson vs. Boston College 36–14 as holderdefendedOctober 1, 2011 · Clemson at Virginia Tech 23–3 as holderdefendedSeptember 24, 2011 · Clemson vs. Florida State 35–30 as holderdefendedSeptember 17, 2011 · Clemson vs. Auburn 38–24 as challengertook the beltNovember 27, 2010 · Clemson vs. South Carolina 7–29 as challengerlostOctober 23, 1999 · Clemson vs. Florida State 14–17 as challengerlostSeptember 17, 1988 · Clemson vs. Florida State 21–24 as holderlost the beltSeptember 10, 1988 · Clemson vs. Furman 23–3 as holderdefendedSeptember 3, 1988 · Clemson vs. Virginia Tech 40–7 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1988 · Clemson vs. Penn State 35–10 as challengertook the beltOctober 26, 1974 · Clemson at Tennessee 28–29 as holderlost the beltOctober 19, 1974 · Clemson vs. Duke 17–13 as challengertook the beltSeptember 25, 1971 · Clemson vs. Georgia 0–28 as challengerlostSeptember 30, 1967 · Clemson vs. Georgia 17–24 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1959 · Clemson vs. LSU 0–7 as challengerlostNovember 20, 1954 · Clemson at Auburn 6–27 as challengerlostNovember 28, 1942 · Clemson at Auburn 13–41 as challengerlost
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