Program · last held it 2000
Florida State
2Reigns
735Days held
23Defenses
Florida State last held the belt October 7, 2000. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Florida State belt badge →
Belt-game record25–9
23–2 defending it · 2–7 challenging for it · 34 belt games since 1961
Took the belt2
times · 2 reigns in all · first belt game October 7, 1961
All-time rank of 106 programs22nd
in days held (735) · 43rd in reigns · 16th in defenses (23) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Florida State’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.
September 18, 1999 – October 7, 2000
1 yr, 19 days
September 17, 1988 – September 2, 1989
350 days
Every belt game 34 games, newest first
October 4, 2025 · Florida State vs. Miami 22–28 as challengerlostNovember 30, 2024 · Florida State vs. Florida 11–31 as challengerlostSeptember 24, 2011 · Florida State at Clemson 30–35 as challengerlostNovember 28, 2009 · Florida State at Florida 10–37 as challengerlostOctober 12, 2002 · Florida State at Miami 27–28 as challengerlostOctober 13, 2001 · Florida State vs. Miami 27–49 as challengerlostOctober 7, 2000 · Florida State at Miami 24–27 as holderlost the beltSeptember 28, 2000 · Florida State at Maryland 59–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 23, 2000 · Florida State vs. Louisville 31–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 16, 2000 · Florida State vs. North Carolina 63–14 as holderdefendedSeptember 9, 2000 · Florida State at Georgia Tech 26–21 as holderdefendedAugust 26, 2000 · Florida State vs. BYU 29–3 as holderdefendedJanuary 4, 2000 · Florida State vs. Virginia Tech 46–29 as holderdefendedNovember 20, 1999 · Florida State at Florida 30–23 as holderdefendedNovember 13, 1999 · Florida State vs. Maryland 49–10 as holderdefendedOctober 30, 1999 · Florida State at Virginia 35–10 as holderdefendedOctober 23, 1999 · Florida State at Clemson 17–14 as holderdefendedOctober 16, 1999 · Florida State vs. Wake Forest 33–10 as holderdefendedOctober 9, 1999 · Florida State vs. Miami 31–21 as holderdefendedOctober 2, 1999 · Florida State vs. Duke 51–23 as holderdefendedSeptember 25, 1999 · Florida State at North Carolina 42–10 as holderdefendedSeptember 18, 1999 · Florida State vs. NC State 42–11 as challengertook the beltSeptember 2, 1989 · Florida State at Southern Miss 26–30 as holderlost the beltJanuary 2, 1989 · Florida State vs. Auburn 13–7 as holderdefendedNovember 26, 1988 · Florida State vs. Florida 52–17 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 1988 · Florida State vs. Virginia Tech 41–14 as holderdefendedNovember 5, 1988 · Florida State at South Carolina 59–0 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 1988 · Florida State vs. Louisiana Tech 66–3 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 1988 · Florida State vs. East Carolina 45–21 as holderdefendedOctober 8, 1988 · Florida State vs. Georgia Southern 28–10 as holderdefendedOctober 1, 1988 · Florida State at Tulane 48–28 as holderdefendedSeptember 24, 1988 · Florida State vs. Michigan State 30–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 17, 1988 · Florida State at Clemson 24–21 as challengertook the beltOctober 7, 1961 · Florida State at Ole Miss 0–33 as challengerlost
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