Program · last held it 1989
Southern Miss
2Reigns
50Days held
4Defenses
Southern Miss last held the belt September 9, 1989. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Southern Miss belt badge →
Belt-game record6–5
4–2 defending it · 2–3 challenging for it · 11 belt games since 1953
Took the belt2
times · 2 reigns in all · first belt game September 18, 1953
All-time rank of 106 programs69th
in days held (50) · 43rd in reigns · 57th in defenses (4) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Southern Miss’ 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 11 games, newest first
September 25, 2021 · Southern Miss at Alabama 14–63 as challengerlostSeptember 9, 1989 · Southern Miss vs. Mississippi State 23–26 as holderlost the beltSeptember 2, 1989 · Southern Miss vs. Florida State 30–26 as challengertook the beltSeptember 13, 1986 · Southern Miss at Alabama 17–31 as challengerlostOctober 21, 1967 · Southern Miss at Ole Miss 14–23 as challengerlostOctober 31, 1953 · Southern Miss at Memphis 13–27 as holderlost the beltOctober 17, 1953 · Southern Miss vs. SE Louisiana 7–0 as holderdefendedOctober 10, 1953 · Southern Miss at Louisiana 41–14 as holderdefendedOctober 3, 1953 · Southern Miss vs. Tampa 42–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 26, 1953 · Southern Miss vs. Parris Island Marines 40–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 18, 1953 · Southern Miss at Alabama 25–19 as challengertook the belt
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