The College Football BeltThe CFB Belt

Program · last held it 1993

UCLA

9Reigns
1,010Days held
20Defenses

UCLA last held the belt November 13, 1993. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the UCLA belt badge →

By the numbers

UCLA and the belt

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Belt-game record26–20–3

17–9–3 defending it · 9–11 challenging for it · 49 belt games since 1940

Biggest belt winby 59

62–3 vs. Washington State, October 16, 1976

Worst belt lossby 47

19–66 at USC, December 3, 2005

Most belt games againstUSC

USC (9) · Stanford (4) · Washington (4)

Took the belt9

times · 9 reigns in all · first belt game November 2, 1940

All-time rank of 106 programs15th

in days held (1,010) · 5th in reigns · 18th in defenses (20) · records

Without it for12,039 days

since November 13, 1993, lost to Arizona State · longest droughts

This season

The belt and UCLA right now

Every path →
No path yet

Nothing on UCLA’s 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 reign

UCLA’s belt history

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October 16, 1993 – November 13, 1993 28 days
Won from Washington, 39–25 Lost to Arizona State, 9–3 3 defenses
November 21, 1992 – September 4, 1993 287 days
Won from USC, 38–37 Lost to California, 27–25 0 defenses
November 10, 1990 – November 17, 1990 7 days
Won from Washington, 25–22 Lost to USC, 45–42 0 defenses
November 9, 1985 – November 23, 1985 14 days
Won from Arizona, 24–19 Lost to USC, 17–13 1 defense
November 17, 1984 – September 28, 1985 315 days
Won from USC, 29–10 Lost to Washington, 21–14 4 defenses
September 19, 1981 – September 26, 1981 7 days
Won from Wisconsin, 31–13 Lost to Iowa, 20–7 0 defenses
January 1, 1976 – November 20, 1976 324 days
Won from Ohio State, 23–10 Lost to USC, 24–14 10 defenses
September 20, 1975 – October 4, 1975 14 days
Won from Tennessee, 34–28 Lost to Ohio State, 41–20 1 defense
September 9, 1972 – September 23, 1972 14 days
Won from Nebraska, 20–17 Lost to Michigan, 26–9 1 defense
Every belt game 49 games, newest first
October 22, 2022 · UCLA at Oregon 30–45 as challengerlostDecember 27, 2012 · UCLA vs. Baylor 26–49 as challengerlostDecember 3, 2005 · UCLA at USC 19–66 as challengerlostDecember 4, 2004 · UCLA vs. USC 24–29 as challengerlostNovember 4, 1995 · UCLA at Arizona State 33–37 as challengerlostNovember 13, 1993 · UCLA vs. Arizona State 3–9 as holderlost the beltNovember 6, 1993 · UCLA at Washington State 40–27 as holderdefendedOctober 30, 1993 · UCLA vs. Arizona 37–17 as holderdefendedOctober 23, 1993 · UCLA at Oregon State 20–17 as holderdefendedOctober 16, 1993 · UCLA vs. Washington 39–25 as challengertook the beltSeptember 4, 1993 · UCLA vs. California 25–27 as holderlost the beltNovember 21, 1992 · UCLA vs. USC 38–37 as challengertook the beltNovember 17, 1990 · UCLA vs. USC 42–45 as holderlost the beltNovember 10, 1990 · UCLA at Washington 25–22 as challengertook the beltOctober 20, 1990 · UCLA at California 31–38 as challengerlostNovember 23, 1985 · UCLA at USC 13–17 as holderlost the beltNovember 16, 1985 · UCLA vs. Oregon State 41–0 as holderdefendedNovember 9, 1985 · UCLA at Arizona 24–19 as challengertook the beltSeptember 28, 1985 · UCLA at Washington 14–21 as holderlost the beltSeptember 21, 1985 · UCLA vs. San Diego State 34–16 as holderdefendedSeptember 14, 1985 · UCLA vs. Tennessee 26–26 as holdertie, holder kept itSeptember 7, 1985 · UCLA at BYU 27–24 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1985 · UCLA vs. Miami 39–37 as holderdefendedNovember 17, 1984 · UCLA vs. USC 29–10 as challengertook the beltSeptember 26, 1981 · UCLA at Iowa 7–20 as holderlost the beltSeptember 19, 1981 · UCLA at Wisconsin 31–13 as challengertook the beltNovember 24, 1979 · UCLA at USC 14–49 as challengerlostNovember 18, 1978 · UCLA vs. USC 10–17 as challengerlostNovember 20, 1976 · UCLA vs. USC 14–24 as holderlost the beltNovember 13, 1976 · UCLA at Oregon State 45–14 as holderdefendedNovember 6, 1976 · UCLA vs. Oregon 46–0 as holderdefendedOctober 30, 1976 · UCLA at Washington 30–21 as holderdefendedOctober 23, 1976 · UCLA at California 35–19 as holderdefendedOctober 16, 1976 · UCLA vs. Washington State 62–3 as holderdefendedOctober 9, 1976 · UCLA vs. Stanford 38–20 as holderdefendedOctober 2, 1976 · UCLA vs. Ohio State 10–10 as holdertie, holder kept itSeptember 25, 1976 · UCLA vs. Air Force 40–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 18, 1976 · UCLA vs. Arizona 37–9 as holderdefendedSeptember 9, 1976 · UCLA at Arizona State 28–10 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1976 · UCLA vs. Ohio State 23–10 as challengertook the beltOctober 4, 1975 · UCLA vs. Ohio State 20–41 as holderlost the beltSeptember 27, 1975 · UCLA vs. Air Force 20–20 as holdertie, holder kept itSeptember 20, 1975 · UCLA vs. Tennessee 34–28 as challengertook the beltSeptember 23, 1972 · UCLA vs. Michigan 9–26 as holderlost the beltSeptember 16, 1972 · UCLA at Pittsburgh 38–28 as holderdefendedSeptember 9, 1972 · UCLA vs. Nebraska 20–17 as challengertook the beltOctober 24, 1970 · UCLA vs. Stanford 7–9 as challengerlostOctober 4, 1941 · UCLA at Stanford 0–33 as challengerlostNovember 2, 1940 · UCLA vs. Stanford 14–20 as challengerlost
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