Program · never held the belt · belt games 1953–1963

Tampa

2Belt games

0–2Record

0Reigns

Tampa has lined up against the belt holder 2 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 6–42 to Southern Miss on October 3, 1953. Embed the Tampa belt badge →

By the numbers

Tampa and the belt

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Shots at the belt2

belt games as the challenger, 1953–1963 · record 0–2

Closest call36 pts

lost 6–42 to Southern Miss on October 3, 1953

Last shot0–41

November 9, 1963 against Ole Miss

Holders faced2

Southern Miss and Ole Miss, one shot each

Among the 143 programs still chasing it59th

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Every attempt

2 belt games, newest first

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November 9, 1963 · Tampa at Ole Miss 0–41lost by 41 October 3, 1953 · Tampa at Southern Miss 6–42lost by 36

A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.