Program · last held it 1998
Nebraska
3Reigns
651Days held
16Defenses
Nebraska last held the belt October 10, 1998. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Nebraska belt badge →
Belt-game record19–9–1
16–3 defending it · 3–6–1 challenging for it · 29 belt games since 1917
Took the belt3
times · 3 reigns in all · first belt game November 29, 1917
All-time rank of 106 programs25th
in days held (651) · 35th in reigns · 22nd in defenses (16) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Nebraska’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 20, 1997 – October 10, 1998
1 yr, 20 days
January 1, 1972 – September 9, 1972
252 days
November 10, 1923 – November 24, 1923
14 days
Every belt game 29 games, newest first
September 28, 2019 · Nebraska vs. Ohio State 7–48 as challengerlostOctober 4, 2008 · Nebraska vs. Missouri 17–52 as challengerlostJanuary 3, 2002 · Nebraska vs. Miami 14–37 as challengerlostOctober 10, 1998 · Nebraska at Texas A&M 21–28 as holderlost the beltOctober 3, 1998 · Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State 24–17 as holderdefendedSeptember 26, 1998 · Nebraska vs. Washington 55–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 12, 1998 · Nebraska at California 24–3 as holderdefendedSeptember 5, 1998 · Nebraska vs. UAB 38–7 as holderdefendedAugust 29, 1998 · Nebraska vs. Louisiana Tech 56–27 as holderdefendedJanuary 2, 1998 · Nebraska vs. Tennessee 42–17 as holderdefendedDecember 6, 1997 · Nebraska vs. Texas A&M 54–15 as holderdefendedNovember 28, 1997 · Nebraska at Colorado 27–24 as holderdefendedNovember 15, 1997 · Nebraska vs. Iowa State 77–14 as holderdefendedNovember 8, 1997 · Nebraska at Missouri 45–38 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 1997 · Nebraska vs. Oklahoma 69–7 as holderdefendedOctober 25, 1997 · Nebraska at Kansas 35–0 as holderdefendedOctober 18, 1997 · Nebraska vs. Texas Tech 29–0 as holderdefendedOctober 11, 1997 · Nebraska at Baylor 49–21 as holderdefendedOctober 4, 1997 · Nebraska vs. Kansas State 56–26 as holderdefendedSeptember 20, 1997 · Nebraska at Washington 27–14 as challengertook the beltSeptember 2, 1978 · Nebraska at Alabama 3–20 as challengerlostSeptember 9, 1972 · Nebraska at UCLA 17–20 as holderlost the beltJanuary 1, 1972 · Nebraska vs. Alabama 38–6 as challengertook the beltSeptember 19, 1970 · Nebraska vs. USC 21–21 as challengertie, holder kept itJanuary 1, 1941 · Nebraska vs. Stanford 13–21 as challengerlostNovember 24, 1923 · Nebraska vs. Syracuse 0–7 as holderlost the beltNovember 17, 1923 · Nebraska at Iowa State 26–14 as holderdefendedNovember 10, 1923 · Nebraska vs. Notre Dame 14–7 as challengertook the beltNovember 29, 1917 · Nebraska vs. Syracuse 9–10 as challengerlost
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