Program · last held it 1974
Duke
2Reigns
350Days held
7Defenses
Duke last held the belt October 19, 1974. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Duke belt badge →
Belt-game record9–9
7–2 defending it · 2–7 challenging for it · 18 belt games since 1929
Took the belt2
times · 2 reigns in all · first belt game October 26, 1929
All-time rank of 106 programs45th
in days held (350) · 43rd in reigns · 37th in defenses (7) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Duke’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 belt game 18 games, newest first
September 18, 2010 · Duke vs. Alabama 13–62 as challengerlostOctober 2, 1999 · Duke at Florida State 23–51 as challengerlostOctober 19, 1974 · Duke at Clemson 13–17 as holderlost the beltOctober 12, 1974 · Duke vs. Army 33–14 as holderdefendedOctober 5, 1974 · Duke vs. Purdue 16–14 as challengertook the beltOctober 29, 1966 · Duke vs. Georgia Tech 7–48 as challengerlostNovember 8, 1958 · Duke at LSU 18–50 as challengerlostOctober 6, 1956 · Duke vs. Tennessee 20–33 as challengerlostOctober 26, 1946 · Duke at Army 0–19 as challengerlostOctober 6, 1945 · Duke vs. Navy 0–21 as holderlost the beltSeptember 29, 1945 · Duke vs. Bogue Field 76–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 22, 1945 · Duke vs. South Carolina 60–0 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1945 · Duke vs. Alabama 29–26 as holderdefendedNovember 25, 1944 · Duke at North Carolina 33–0 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 1944 · Duke at South Carolina 34–7 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 1944 · Duke vs. Wake Forest 34–0 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 1944 · Duke vs. Georgia Tech 19–13 as challengertook the beltOctober 26, 1929 · Duke at Villanova 12–58 as challengerlost
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