Program · last held it 1957
North Carolina
1Reign
8Days held
0Defenses
North Carolina last held the belt October 19, 1957. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the North Carolina belt badge →
Belt-game record1–14
0–1 defending it · 1–13 challenging for it · 15 belt games since 1905
Took the belt1
time · 1 reign in all · first belt game October 14, 1905
No path yet
Nothing on North Carolina’s schedule runs through Notre Dame 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.
October 11, 1957 – October 19, 1957
8 days
Every belt game 15 games, newest first
October 3, 2026 · North Carolina vs. Notre Dame 26–37 as challengerlostOctober 28, 2017 · North Carolina vs. Miami 19–24 as challengerlostNovember 17, 2011 · North Carolina at Virginia Tech 21–24 as challengerlostOctober 22, 2011 · North Carolina at Clemson 38–59 as challengerlostSeptember 16, 2000 · North Carolina at Florida State 14–63 as challengerlostSeptember 25, 1999 · North Carolina vs. Florida State 10–42 as challengerlostNovember 11, 1961 · North Carolina vs. LSU 0–30 as challengerlostNovember 2, 1957 · North Carolina vs. Tennessee 0–35 as challengerlostOctober 19, 1957 · North Carolina at Maryland 7–21 as holderlost the beltOctober 11, 1957 · North Carolina at Miami 20–13 as challengertook the beltNovember 3, 1956 · North Carolina at Tennessee 0–20 as challengerlostNovember 25, 1944 · North Carolina vs. Duke 0–33 as challengerlostNovember 17, 1906 · North Carolina at Navy 0–40 as challengerlostOctober 6, 1906 · North Carolina at Pennsylvania 0–11 as challengerlostOctober 14, 1905 · North Carolina at Pennsylvania 0–17 as challengerlost
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