Program · last held it 2018
Penn State
5Reigns
405Days held
9Defenses
Penn State last held the belt September 29, 2018. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Penn State belt badge → Shop Penn State gear →
Belt-game record14–22–1
9–5 defending it · 5–17–1 challenging for it · 37 belt games since 1895
Took the belt5
times · 5 reigns in all · first belt game November 9, 1895
All-time rank of 106 programs35th
in days held (405) · 21st in reigns · 31st in defenses (9) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Penn 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 8, 2018 – September 29, 2018
21 days
November 21, 1987 – January 1, 1988
41 days
October 25, 1986 – September 12, 1987
322 days
November 1, 1952 – November 8, 1952
7 days
October 2, 1926 – October 16, 1926
14 days
Every belt game 37 games, newest first
November 23, 2019 · Penn State at Ohio State 17–28 as challengerlostSeptember 29, 2018 · Penn State vs. Ohio State 26–27 as holderlost the beltSeptember 21, 2018 · Penn State at Illinois 63–24 as holderdefendedSeptember 15, 2018 · Penn State vs. Kent State 63–10 as holderdefendedSeptember 8, 2018 · Penn State at Pittsburgh 51–6 as challengertook the beltSeptember 11, 2010 · Penn State at Alabama 3–24 as challengerlostSeptember 23, 2006 · Penn State at Ohio State 6–28 as challengerlostSeptember 1, 2001 · Penn State vs. Miami 7–33 as challengerlostJanuary 1, 1988 · Penn State vs. Clemson 10–35 as holderlost the beltNovember 21, 1987 · Penn State vs. Notre Dame 21–20 as challengertook the beltSeptember 12, 1987 · Penn State vs. Alabama 13–24 as holderlost the beltSeptember 5, 1987 · Penn State vs. Bowling Green 45–19 as holderdefendedJanuary 2, 1987 · Penn State vs. Miami 14–10 as holderdefendedNovember 22, 1986 · Penn State vs. Pittsburgh 34–14 as holderdefendedNovember 15, 1986 · Penn State at Notre Dame 24–19 as holderdefendedNovember 8, 1986 · Penn State vs. Maryland 17–15 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 1986 · Penn State at West Virginia 19–0 as holderdefendedOctober 25, 1986 · Penn State at Alabama 23–3 as challengertook the beltNovember 12, 1966 · Penn State at Georgia Tech 0–21 as challengerlostNovember 8, 1952 · Penn State at Syracuse 7–25 as holderlost the beltNovember 1, 1952 · Penn State at Pennsylvania 14–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 7, 1950 · Penn State at Army 7–41 as challengerlostOctober 1, 1949 · Penn State at Army 7–42 as challengerlostOctober 13, 1945 · Penn State at Navy 0–28 as challengerlostNovember 16, 1929 · Penn State vs. Bucknell 6–27 as challengerlostOctober 16, 1926 · Penn State at Notre Dame 0–28 as holderlost the beltOctober 9, 1926 · Penn State vs. Marietta 48–6 as holderdefendedOctober 2, 1926 · Penn State vs. Lebanon Valley 35–0 as challengertook the beltOctober 25, 1924 · Penn State vs. Syracuse 6–10 as challengerlostOctober 24, 1914 · Penn State vs. Harvard 13–13 as challengertie, holder kept itOctober 25, 1913 · Penn State at Harvard 0–29 as challengerlostOctober 3, 1908 · Penn State at Carlisle 5–12 as challengerlostOctober 17, 1903 · Penn State at Yale 0–27 as challengerlostOctober 19, 1901 · Penn State at Yale 0–22 as challengerlostOctober 1, 1898 · Penn State at Pennsylvania 0–40 as challengerlostOctober 2, 1897 · Penn State at Lafayette 0–24 as challengerlostNovember 9, 1895 · Penn State at Pennsylvania 4–35 as challengerlost
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