Program · last held it 1952
Princeton
9Reigns
6,883Days held
98Defenses
Princeton last held the belt October 11, 1952. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Princeton belt badge →
Belt-game record101–19–8
92–9–6 defending it · 9–10–2 challenging for it · 128 belt games since 1869
Took the belt9
times · 9 reigns in all · first belt game November 6, 1869
All-time rank of 105 programs1st
in days held (6,883) · 5th in reigns · 2nd in defenses (98) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Princeton’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 6, 1951 – October 11, 1952
1 yr, 5 days
October 28, 1922 – October 20, 1923
357 days
November 4, 1911 – November 2, 1912
364 days
November 14, 1903 – October 15, 1904
336 days
November 30, 1893 – November 10, 1894
345 days
November 28, 1889 – November 27, 1890
364 days
November 21, 1885 – November 12, 1887
1 yr, 356 days
November 28, 1878 – November 18, 1882
3 yrs, 355 days
November 13, 1869 – November 30, 1876
7 yrs, 17 days
Every belt game 128 games, newest first
October 11, 1952 · Princeton vs. Pennsylvania 7–13 as holderlost the beltOctober 4, 1952 · Princeton vs. Rutgers 61–19 as holderdefendedSeptember 27, 1952 · Princeton at Columbia 14–0 as holderdefendedNovember 24, 1951 · Princeton vs. Dartmouth 13–0 as holderdefendedNovember 17, 1951 · Princeton vs. Yale 27–0 as holderdefendedNovember 10, 1951 · Princeton at Harvard 54–13 as holderdefendedNovember 3, 1951 · Princeton vs. Brown 12–0 as holderdefendedOctober 27, 1951 · Princeton vs. Cornell 53–15 as holderdefendedOctober 20, 1951 · Princeton vs. Lafayette 60–7 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 1951 · Princeton at Pennsylvania 13–7 as holderdefendedOctober 6, 1951 · Princeton at Navy 24–20 as challengertook the beltOctober 20, 1923 · Princeton vs. Notre Dame 2–25 as holderlost the beltOctober 13, 1923 · Princeton vs. Georgetown 17–0 as holderdefendedOctober 6, 1923 · Princeton vs. Johns Hopkins 16–7 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 1922 · Princeton vs. Yale 3–0 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 1922 · Princeton at Harvard 10–3 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 1922 · Princeton vs. Swarthmore 22–13 as holderdefendedOctober 28, 1922 · Princeton at Chicago 21–18 as challengertook the beltNovember 11, 1916 · Princeton at Harvard 0–3 as challengerlostNovember 7, 1914 · Princeton at Harvard 0–20 as challengerlostNovember 8, 1913 · Princeton vs. Harvard 0–3 as challengerlostNovember 2, 1912 · Princeton at Harvard 6–16 as holderlost the beltOctober 26, 1912 · Princeton vs. Dartmouth 22–7 as holderdefendedOctober 19, 1912 · Princeton vs. Syracuse 62–0 as holderdefendedOctober 12, 1912 · Princeton vs. Virginia Tech 31–0 as holderdefendedOctober 5, 1912 · Princeton vs. Lehigh 35–0 as holderdefendedOctober 2, 1912 · Princeton vs. Rutgers 41–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 28, 1912 · Princeton vs. Stevens 65–0 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 1911 · Princeton at Yale 6–3 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 1911 · Princeton vs. Dartmouth 3–0 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 1911 · Princeton vs. Harvard 8–6 as challengertook the beltOctober 15, 1904 · Princeton at Navy 9–10 as holderlost the beltOctober 12, 1904 · Princeton vs. Lafayette 5–0 as holderdefendedOctober 8, 1904 · Princeton vs. Washington & Jefferson 16–0 as holderdefendedOctober 5, 1904 · Princeton vs. Wesleyan (CT) 39–0 as holderdefendedOctober 1, 1904 · Princeton vs. Georgetown 10–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 28, 1904 · Princeton vs. Dickinson 12–0 as holderdefendedNovember 14, 1903 · Princeton at Yale 11–6 as challengertook the beltNovember 16, 1901 · Princeton at Yale 0–12 as challengerlostNovember 10, 1894 · Princeton vs. Pennsylvania 0–12 as holderlost the beltNovember 3, 1894 · Princeton vs. Volunteer A.C. 40–0 as holderdefendedOctober 27, 1894 · Princeton vs. Lehigh 32–0 as holderdefendedOctober 20, 1894 · Princeton vs. Cornell 12–4 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 1894 · Princeton vs. Virginia 12–0 as holderdefendedOctober 10, 1894 · Princeton vs. Rutgers 48–0 as holderdefendedOctober 3, 1894 · Princeton at Lehigh 8–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 29, 1894 · Princeton vs. Lafayette 40–0 as holderdefendedNovember 30, 1893 · Princeton vs. Yale 6–0 as challengertook the beltNovember 24, 1892 · Princeton at Yale 0–12 as challengerlostNovember 26, 1891 · Princeton at Yale 0–19 as challengerlostNovember 27, 1890 · Princeton at Yale 0–32 as holderlost the beltNovember 15, 1890 · Princeton vs. Wesleyan (CT) 46–4 as holderdefendedNovember 8, 1890 · Princeton vs. Pennsylvania 6–0 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 1890 · Princeton at Columbia 85–0 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 1890 · Princeton vs. Virginia 115–0 as holderdefendedOctober 29, 1890 · Princeton at Columbia A.C. 60–0 as holderdefendedOctober 25, 1890 · Princeton vs. Lehigh 50–0 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 1890 · Princeton vs. Lafayette 26–6 as holderdefendedOctober 18, 1890 · Princeton at Crescent A.C. 12–0 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 1890 · Princeton vs. Pennsylvania 18–0 as holderdefendedOctober 11, 1890 · Princeton vs. Orange A.C. 0–0 as holdertie, holder kept itOctober 8, 1890 · Princeton vs. Rutgers 27–0 as holderdefendedOctober 1, 1890 · Princeton vs. Franklin & Marshall 33–16 as holderdefendedNovember 30, 1889 · Princeton at Columbia A.C. 57–0 as holderdefendedNovember 28, 1889 · Princeton vs. Yale 10–0 as challengertook the beltNovember 24, 1888 · Princeton at Yale 0–10 as challengerlostNovember 12, 1887 · Princeton at Harvard 0–12 as holderlost the beltNovember 5, 1887 · Princeton at Pennsylvania 95–0 as holderdefendedOctober 29, 1887 · Princeton vs. Wesleyan (CT) 69–0 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 1887 · Princeton vs. Pennsylvania 42–0 as holderdefendedOctober 19, 1887 · Princeton at Pennsylvania 57–0 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 1887 · Princeton vs. Lehigh 80–0 as holderdefendedOctober 12, 1887 · Princeton at Rutgers 30–0 as holderdefendedOctober 8, 1887 · Princeton vs. Lafayette 47–0 as holderdefendedNovember 25, 1886 · Princeton at Yale 0–0 as holdertie, holder kept itNovember 20, 1886 · Princeton at Wesleyan (CT) 76–6 as holderdefendedNovember 13, 1886 · Princeton vs. Harvard 12–0 as holderdefendedNovember 6, 1886 · Princeton at Pennsylvania 28–6 as holderdefendedOctober 23, 1886 · Princeton vs. Pennsylvania 55–9 as holderdefendedOctober 16, 1886 · Princeton at Pennsylvania 30–0 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 1886 · Princeton at Stevens 61–6 as holderdefendedOctober 9, 1886 · Princeton vs. Stevens 58–0 as holderdefendedNovember 26, 1885 · Princeton at Pennsylvania 76–10 as holderdefendedNovember 21, 1885 · Princeton at Yale 6–5 as challengertook the beltNovember 27, 1884 · Princeton at Yale 0–0 as challengertie, holder kept itNovember 24, 1883 · Princeton at Yale 0–6 as challengerlostDecember 1, 1882 · Princeton at Yale 1–2 as challengerlostNovember 18, 1882 · Princeton at Harvard 1–2 as holderlost the beltNovember 14, 1882 · Princeton at Rutgers 3–0 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 1882 · Princeton at Pennsylvania 10–0 as holderdefendedNovember 7, 1882 · Princeton at Columbia 8–0 as holderdefendedOctober 28, 1882 · Princeton vs. Pennsylvania 9–0 as holderdefendedOctober 14, 1882 · Princeton vs. Rutgers 5–0 as holderdefendedOctober 11, 1882 · Princeton vs. Princeton Alumni 5–0 as holderdefendedNovember 24, 1881 · Princeton at Yale 0–0 as holdertie, holder kept itNovember 19, 1881 · Princeton vs. Harvard 0–0 as holdertie, holder kept itNovember 12, 1881 · Princeton vs. Columbia 1–0 as holderdefendedNovember 10, 1881 · Princeton at Rutgers 1–0 as holderdefendedNovember 5, 1881 · Princeton vs. Pennsylvania 4–0 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 1881 · Princeton vs. Michigan 1–0 as holderdefendedOctober 29, 1881 · Princeton at Pennsylvania 7–0 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 1881 · Princeton vs. Stevens 7–0 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 1881 · Princeton vs. Rutgers 3–0 as holderdefendedNovember 25, 1880 · Princeton at Yale 0–0 as holdertie, holder kept itNovember 13, 1880 · Princeton vs. Harvard 2–1 as holderdefendedNovember 2, 1880 · Princeton vs. Rutgers 8–0 as holderdefendedOctober 30, 1880 · Princeton vs. Pennsylvania 1–0 as holderdefendedOctober 23, 1880 · Princeton vs. Stevens 6–0 as holderdefendedNovember 27, 1879 · Princeton at Yale 0–0 as holdertie, holder kept itNovember 15, 1879 · Princeton vs. Harvard 1–0 as holderdefendedNovember 8, 1879 · Princeton vs. Stevens 7–0 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 1879 · Princeton vs. Columbia 2–0 as holderdefendedOctober 18, 1879 · Princeton vs. Pennsylvania 6–0 as holderdefendedNovember 28, 1878 · Princeton vs. Yale 1–0 as challengertook the beltDecember 8, 1877 · Princeton at Yale 0–0 as challengertie, holder kept itNovember 30, 1876 · Princeton at Yale 0–2 as holderlost the beltNovember 25, 1876 · Princeton vs. Pennsylvania 6–0 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 1876 · Princeton at Columbia 3–0 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 1876 · Princeton at Pennsylvania 6–0 as holderdefendedNovember 20, 1875 · Princeton vs. Stevens 6–0 as holderdefendedNovember 13, 1875 · Princeton vs. Columbia 6–2 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 1874 · Princeton vs. Rutgers 6–0 as holderdefendedNovember 7, 1874 · Princeton vs. Columbia 6–0 as holderdefendedNovember 15, 1873 · Princeton at Yale 3–0 as holderdefendedNovember 16, 1872 · Princeton vs. Rutgers 4–1 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 1870 · Princeton vs. Rutgers 6–2 as holderdefendedNovember 13, 1869 · Princeton vs. Rutgers 8–0 as challengertook the beltNovember 6, 1869 · Princeton at Rutgers 4–6 as challengerbelt established
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