Program · last held it 2025
Miami
6Reigns
926Days held
40Defenses
Miami last held the belt October 17, 2025. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Miami belt badge → Shop Miami gear →
Belt-game record46–15
40–6 defending it · 6–9 challenging for it · 61 belt games since 1954
Took the belt6
times · 6 reigns in all · first belt game October 15, 1954
All-time rank of 105 programs18th
in days held (926) · 15th in reigns · 9th in defenses (40) · records
A shot at it
Miami plays Notre Dame on the road on Saturday, November 7. Win, and the belt is Miami’s.
Season outlook
20% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.
September 13, 2025 – October 17, 2025
34 days
October 21, 2017 – November 24, 2017
34 days
October 7, 2000 – January 3, 2003
2 yrs, 88 days
August 27, 1984 – September 8, 1984
12 days
October 5, 1957 – October 11, 1957
6 days
October 15, 1954 – November 6, 1954
22 days
Every belt game 61 games, newest first
October 17, 2025 · Miami vs. Louisville 21–24 as holderlost the beltOctober 4, 2025 · Miami at Florida State 28–22 as holderdefendedSeptember 20, 2025 · Miami vs. Florida 26–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 13, 2025 · Miami vs. South Florida 49–12 as challengertook the beltSeptember 4, 2021 · Miami vs. Alabama 13–44 as challengerlostNovember 24, 2017 · Miami at Pittsburgh 14–24 as holderlost the beltNovember 18, 2017 · Miami vs. Virginia 44–28 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 2017 · Miami vs. Notre Dame 41–8 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 2017 · Miami vs. Virginia Tech 28–10 as holderdefendedOctober 28, 2017 · Miami at North Carolina 24–19 as holderdefendedOctober 21, 2017 · Miami vs. Syracuse 27–19 as challengertook the beltJanuary 3, 2003 · Miami vs. Ohio State 24–31 as holderlost the beltDecember 7, 2002 · Miami vs. Virginia Tech 56–45 as holderdefendedNovember 30, 2002 · Miami at Syracuse 49–7 as holderdefendedNovember 22, 2002 · Miami vs. Pittsburgh 28–21 as holderdefendedNovember 9, 2002 · Miami at Tennessee 26–3 as holderdefendedNovember 2, 2002 · Miami at Rutgers 42–17 as holderdefendedOctober 26, 2002 · Miami at West Virginia 40–23 as holderdefendedOctober 12, 2002 · Miami vs. Florida State 28–27 as holderdefendedOctober 5, 2002 · Miami vs. UConn 48–14 as holderdefendedSeptember 21, 2002 · Miami vs. Boston College 38–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 14, 2002 · Miami at Temple 44–21 as holderdefendedSeptember 7, 2002 · Miami at Florida 41–16 as holderdefendedAugust 31, 2002 · Miami vs. Florida A&M 63–17 as holderdefendedJanuary 3, 2002 · Miami vs. Nebraska 37–14 as holderdefendedDecember 1, 2001 · Miami at Virginia Tech 26–24 as holderdefendedNovember 25, 2001 · Miami vs. Washington 65–7 as holderdefendedNovember 17, 2001 · Miami vs. Syracuse 59–0 as holderdefendedNovember 10, 2001 · Miami at Boston College 18–7 as holderdefendedNovember 3, 2001 · Miami vs. Temple 38–0 as holderdefendedOctober 25, 2001 · Miami vs. West Virginia 45–3 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 2001 · Miami at Florida State 49–27 as holderdefendedOctober 6, 2001 · Miami vs. Troy 38–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 27, 2001 · Miami at Pittsburgh 43–21 as holderdefendedSeptember 8, 2001 · Miami vs. Rutgers 61–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 1, 2001 · Miami at Penn State 33–7 as holderdefendedJanuary 2, 2001 · Miami vs. Florida 37–20 as holderdefendedNovember 25, 2000 · Miami vs. Boston College 52–6 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 2000 · Miami at Syracuse 26–0 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 2000 · Miami vs. Pittsburgh 35–7 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 2000 · Miami vs. Virginia Tech 41–21 as holderdefendedOctober 28, 2000 · Miami vs. Louisiana Tech 42–31 as holderdefendedOctober 21, 2000 · Miami at Temple 45–17 as holderdefendedOctober 7, 2000 · Miami vs. Florida State 27–24 as challengertook the beltOctober 9, 1999 · Miami at Florida State 21–31 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1994 · Miami vs. Arizona 0–29 as challengerlostJanuary 2, 1987 · Miami vs. Penn State 10–14 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1985 · Miami vs. UCLA 37–39 as challengerlostSeptember 8, 1984 · Miami at Michigan 14–22 as holderlost the beltSeptember 1, 1984 · Miami vs. Florida 32–20 as holderdefendedAugust 27, 1984 · Miami vs. Auburn 20–18 as challengertook the beltNovember 12, 1977 · Miami at Alabama 0–36 as challengerlostDecember 1, 1973 · Miami vs. Notre Dame 0–44 as challengerlostOctober 13, 1962 · Miami at LSU 3–17 as challengerlostOctober 10, 1959 · Miami at LSU 3–27 as challengerlostOctober 11, 1957 · Miami vs. North Carolina 13–20 as holderlost the beltOctober 5, 1957 · Miami vs. Baylor 13–7 as challengertook the beltNovember 6, 1954 · Miami at Auburn 13–14 as holderlost the beltOctober 29, 1954 · Miami vs. Fordham 75–7 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 1954 · Miami vs. Maryland 9–7 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 1954 · Miami vs. Mississippi State 27–13 as challengertook the belt
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