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Program · last held it 2016

TCU

4Reigns
673Days held
15Defenses

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Belt-game record19–10

15–4 defending it · 4–6 challenging for it · 29 belt games since 1959

Biggest belt winby 63

70–7 vs. Stephen F. Austin, September 12, 2015

Worst belt lossby 62

0–62 at Ohio State, September 27, 1969

Most belt games againstBaylor

Baylor (3) · Kansas State (3) · Texas Tech (2)

Took the belt4

times · 4 reigns in all · first belt game September 26, 1959

All-time rank of 106 programs23rd

in days held (673) · 25th in reigns · 23rd in defenses (15) · records

Without it for3,702 days

since September 10, 2016, lost to Arkansas · longest droughts

This season

The belt and TCU right now

Every path →
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Nothing on TCU’s schedule runs through UCF or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.

Season outlook

1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.

Every reign

TCU’s belt history

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November 27, 2015 – September 10, 2016 288 days
Won from Baylor, 28–21 Lost to Arkansas, 41–38 2 defenses
November 1, 2014 – November 7, 2015 1 yr, 6 days
Won from West Virginia, 31–30 Lost to Oklahoma State, 49–29 13 defenses
October 4, 2014 – October 11, 2014 7 days
Won from Oklahoma, 37–33 Lost to Baylor, 61–58 0 defenses
October 19, 1991 – October 26, 1991 7 days
Won from Rice, 39–28 Lost to Baylor, 26–9 0 defenses
Every belt game 29 games, newest first
September 10, 2016 · TCU vs. Arkansas 38–41 as holderlost the beltSeptember 3, 2016 · TCU vs. South Dakota State 59–41 as holderdefendedJanuary 2, 2016 · TCU vs. Oregon 47–41 as holderdefendedNovember 27, 2015 · TCU vs. Baylor 28–21 as challengertook the beltNovember 7, 2015 · TCU at Oklahoma State 29–49 as holderlost the beltOctober 29, 2015 · TCU vs. West Virginia 40–10 as holderdefendedOctober 17, 2015 · TCU at Iowa State 45–21 as holderdefendedOctober 10, 2015 · TCU at Kansas State 52–45 as holderdefendedOctober 3, 2015 · TCU vs. Texas 50–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 26, 2015 · TCU at Texas Tech 55–52 as holderdefendedSeptember 19, 2015 · TCU vs. SMU 56–37 as holderdefendedSeptember 12, 2015 · TCU vs. Stephen F. Austin 70–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 3, 2015 · TCU at Minnesota 23–17 as holderdefendedDecember 31, 2014 · TCU vs. Ole Miss 42–3 as holderdefendedDecember 6, 2014 · TCU vs. Iowa State 55–3 as holderdefendedNovember 27, 2014 · TCU at Texas 48–10 as holderdefendedNovember 15, 2014 · TCU at Kansas 34–30 as holderdefendedNovember 8, 2014 · TCU vs. Kansas State 41–20 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 2014 · TCU at West Virginia 31–30 as challengertook the beltOctober 11, 2014 · TCU at Baylor 58–61 as holderlost the beltOctober 4, 2014 · TCU vs. Oklahoma 37–33 as challengertook the beltNovember 10, 2012 · TCU vs. Kansas State 10–23 as challengerlostOctober 20, 2012 · TCU vs. Texas Tech 53–56 as challengerlostOctober 26, 1996 · TCU vs. BYU 21–45 as challengerlostOctober 26, 1991 · TCU at Baylor 9–26 as holderlost the beltOctober 19, 1991 · TCU at Rice 39–28 as challengertook the beltSeptember 24, 1977 · TCU at USC 0–51 as challengerlostSeptember 27, 1969 · TCU at Ohio State 0–62 as challengerlostSeptember 26, 1959 · TCU at LSU 0–10 as challengerlost
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