Program · last held it 2018
Michigan State
2Reigns
70Days held
3Defenses
Michigan State last held the belt November 10, 2018. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Michigan State belt badge →
Belt-game record5–16
3–2 defending it · 2–14 challenging for it · 21 belt games since 1917
Took the belt2
times · 2 reigns in all · first belt game November 24, 1917
All-time rank of 106 programs65th
in days held (70) · 43rd in reigns · 61st in defenses (3) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Michigan 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.
Every belt game 21 games, newest first
September 19, 2026 · Michigan State at Notre Dame 10–27 as challengerlostSeptember 16, 2023 · Michigan State vs. Washington 7–41 as challengerlostOctober 5, 2019 · Michigan State at Ohio State 10–34 as challengerlostNovember 10, 2018 · Michigan State vs. Ohio State 6–26 as holderlost the beltNovember 3, 2018 · Michigan State at Maryland 24–3 as holderdefendedOctober 27, 2018 · Michigan State vs. Purdue 23–13 as challengertook the beltOctober 14, 2006 · Michigan State vs. Ohio State 7–38 as challengerlostNovember 1, 2003 · Michigan State vs. Michigan 20–27 as challengerlostSeptember 24, 1988 · Michigan State at Florida State 7–30 as challengerlostSeptember 18, 1982 · Michigan State vs. Ohio State 10–31 as challengerlostSeptember 29, 1978 · Michigan State at USC 9–30 as challengerlostOctober 14, 1972 · Michigan State at Michigan 0–10 as challengerlostOctober 11, 1969 · Michigan State at Ohio State 21–54 as challengerlostNovember 2, 1968 · Michigan State at Ohio State 20–25 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1938 · Michigan State vs. Auburn 0–6 as holderlost the beltNovember 27, 1937 · Michigan State at San Francisco 14–0 as holderdefendedNovember 13, 1937 · Michigan State vs. Carnegie Mellon 13–6 as holderdefendedNovember 6, 1937 · Michigan State at Temple 13–6 as challengertook the beltOctober 18, 1919 · Michigan State at Michigan 0–26 as challengerlostNovember 23, 1918 · Michigan State at Michigan 6–21 as challengerlostNovember 24, 1917 · Michigan State vs. Syracuse 7–21 as challengerlost
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