Program · last held it 2025
Stanford
6Reigns
464Days held
14Defenses
Stanford last held the belt November 29, 2025. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Stanford belt badge →
Belt-game record20–18–1
14–6 defending it · 6–12–1 challenging for it · 39 belt games since 1932
Took the belt6
times · 6 reigns in all · first belt game October 15, 1932
All-time rank of 105 programs33rd
in days held (464) · 15th in reigns · 25th in defenses (14) · records
A shot at it
Stanford plays Notre Dame on the road on Saturday, October 10. Win, and the belt is Stanford’s.
Season outlook
under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.
November 22, 2025 – November 29, 2025
7 days
September 25, 1982 – October 9, 1982
14 days
October 10, 1970 – November 14, 1970
35 days
October 26, 1940 – October 11, 1941
350 days
November 11, 1933 – January 1, 1934
51 days
October 15, 1932 – October 22, 1932
7 days
Every belt game 39 games, newest first
November 29, 2025 · Stanford vs. Notre Dame 20–49 as holderlost the beltNovember 22, 2025 · Stanford vs. California 31–10 as challengertook the beltOctober 28, 2023 · Stanford vs. Washington 33–42 as challengerlostOctober 1, 2022 · Stanford at Oregon 27–45 as challengerlostNovember 5, 2005 · Stanford at USC 21–51 as challengerlostSeptember 25, 2004 · Stanford vs. USC 28–31 as challengerlostSeptember 24, 1994 · Stanford vs. Arizona 10–34 as challengerlostOctober 31, 1992 · Stanford at Washington 7–41 as challengerlostOctober 13, 1984 · Stanford vs. Washington 15–37 as challengerlostOctober 9, 1982 · Stanford at Arizona State 17–21 as holderlost the beltOctober 2, 1982 · Stanford vs. Oregon State 45–5 as holderdefendedSeptember 25, 1982 · Stanford at Ohio State 23–20 as challengertook the beltNovember 8, 1980 · Stanford vs. USC 9–34 as challengerlostOctober 13, 1979 · Stanford vs. USC 21–21 as challengertie, holder kept itOctober 9, 1976 · Stanford at UCLA 20–38 as challengerlostNovember 14, 1970 · Stanford at Air Force 14–31 as holderlost the beltNovember 7, 1970 · Stanford vs. Washington 29–22 as holderdefendedOctober 31, 1970 · Stanford vs. Oregon State 48–10 as holderdefendedOctober 24, 1970 · Stanford at UCLA 9–7 as holderdefendedOctober 17, 1970 · Stanford at Washington State 63–16 as holderdefendedOctober 10, 1970 · Stanford vs. USC 24–14 as challengertook the beltNovember 18, 1950 · Stanford vs. Army 0–7 as challengerlostNovember 6, 1948 · Stanford at Army 0–43 as challengerlostNovember 15, 1941 · Stanford vs. Washington State 13–14 as challengerlostOctober 11, 1941 · Stanford at Oregon State 0–10 as holderlost the beltOctober 4, 1941 · Stanford vs. UCLA 33–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 27, 1941 · Stanford vs. Oregon 19–15 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1941 · Stanford vs. Nebraska 21–13 as holderdefendedNovember 30, 1940 · Stanford at California 13–7 as holderdefendedNovember 16, 1940 · Stanford vs. Oregon State 28–14 as holderdefendedNovember 9, 1940 · Stanford vs. Washington 20–10 as holderdefendedNovember 2, 1940 · Stanford at UCLA 20–14 as holderdefendedOctober 26, 1940 · Stanford vs. USC 21–7 as challengertook the beltJanuary 1, 1934 · Stanford vs. Columbia 0–7 as holderlost the beltNovember 25, 1933 · Stanford vs. California 7–3 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 1933 · Stanford vs. Montana 33–7 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 1933 · Stanford at USC 13–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 22, 1932 · Stanford vs. USC 0–13 as holderlost the beltOctober 15, 1932 · Stanford vs. West Coast Army 26–0 as challengertook the belt
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