Program · last held it 2006
USC
13Reigns
3,147Days held
83Defenses
USC last held the belt January 4, 2006. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the USC belt badge → Shop USC gear →
Belt-game record89–17–8
76–13–7 defending it · 13–4–1 challenging for it · 114 belt games since 1931
Took the belt13
times · 13 reigns in all · first belt game September 26, 1931
All-time rank of 105 programs3rd
in days held (3,147) · 1st in reigns · 3rd in defenses (83) · records
No path yet
Nothing on USC’s schedule runs through Notre Dame 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.
January 1, 2004 – January 4, 2006
2 yrs, 3 days
November 14, 1992 – November 21, 1992
7 days
September 19, 1992 – October 3, 1992
14 days
November 17, 1990 – November 24, 1990
7 days
November 23, 1985 – December 28, 1985
35 days
November 10, 1984 – November 17, 1984
7 days
November 11, 1978 – November 15, 1980
2 yrs, 4 days
September 23, 1978 – October 14, 1978
21 days
November 20, 1976 – October 8, 1977
322 days
January 1, 1973 – October 27, 1973
299 days
January 1, 1970 – October 10, 1970
282 days
January 1, 1940 – October 26, 1940
299 days
October 22, 1932 – November 11, 1933
1 yr, 20 days
Every belt game 114 games, newest first
November 4, 2023 · USC vs. Washington 42–52 as challengerlostJanuary 4, 2006 · USC vs. Texas 38–41 as holderlost the beltDecember 3, 2005 · USC vs. UCLA 66–19 as holderdefendedNovember 19, 2005 · USC vs. Fresno State 50–42 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 2005 · USC at California 35–10 as holderdefendedNovember 5, 2005 · USC vs. Stanford 51–21 as holderdefendedOctober 29, 2005 · USC vs. Washington State 55–13 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 2005 · USC at Washington 51–24 as holderdefendedOctober 15, 2005 · USC at Notre Dame 34–31 as holderdefendedOctober 8, 2005 · USC vs. Arizona 42–21 as holderdefendedOctober 1, 2005 · USC at Arizona State 38–28 as holderdefendedSeptember 24, 2005 · USC at Oregon 45–13 as holderdefendedSeptember 17, 2005 · USC vs. Arkansas 70–17 as holderdefendedSeptember 3, 2005 · USC at Hawai'i 63–17 as holderdefendedJanuary 4, 2005 · USC vs. Oklahoma 55–19 as holderdefendedDecember 4, 2004 · USC at UCLA 29–24 as holderdefendedNovember 27, 2004 · USC vs. Notre Dame 41–10 as holderdefendedNovember 13, 2004 · USC vs. Arizona 49–9 as holderdefendedNovember 6, 2004 · USC at Oregon State 28–20 as holderdefendedOctober 30, 2004 · USC at Washington State 42–12 as holderdefendedOctober 23, 2004 · USC vs. Washington 38–0 as holderdefendedOctober 16, 2004 · USC vs. Arizona State 45–7 as holderdefendedOctober 9, 2004 · USC vs. California 23–17 as holderdefendedSeptember 25, 2004 · USC at Stanford 31–28 as holderdefendedSeptember 18, 2004 · USC at BYU 42–10 as holderdefendedSeptember 11, 2004 · USC vs. Colorado State 49–0 as holderdefendedAugust 28, 2004 · USC at Virginia Tech 24–13 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 2004 · USC vs. Michigan 28–14 as challengertook the beltNovember 21, 1992 · USC at UCLA 37–38 as holderlost the beltNovember 14, 1992 · USC vs. Arizona 14–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 3, 1992 · USC at Washington 10–17 as holderlost the beltSeptember 19, 1992 · USC at Oklahoma 20–10 as challengertook the beltNovember 24, 1990 · USC vs. Notre Dame 6–10 as holderlost the beltNovember 17, 1990 · USC at UCLA 45–42 as challengertook the beltDecember 28, 1985 · USC vs. Alabama 3–24 as holderlost the beltNovember 30, 1985 · USC vs. Oregon 20–6 as holderdefendedNovember 23, 1985 · USC vs. UCLA 17–13 as challengertook the beltNovember 17, 1984 · USC at UCLA 10–29 as holderlost the beltNovember 10, 1984 · USC vs. Washington 16–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 30, 1982 · USC at Arizona State 10–17 as challengerlostNovember 15, 1980 · USC vs. Washington 10–20 as holderlost the beltNovember 8, 1980 · USC at Stanford 34–9 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 1980 · USC vs. California 60–7 as holderdefendedOctober 18, 1980 · USC vs. Oregon 7–7 as holdertie, holder kept itOctober 11, 1980 · USC at Arizona 27–10 as holderdefendedOctober 4, 1980 · USC vs. Arizona State 23–21 as holderdefendedSeptember 27, 1980 · USC at Minnesota 24–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 20, 1980 · USC vs. South Carolina 23–13 as holderdefendedSeptember 13, 1980 · USC at Tennessee 20–17 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1980 · USC vs. Ohio State 17–16 as holderdefendedNovember 24, 1979 · USC vs. UCLA 49–14 as holderdefendedNovember 10, 1979 · USC at Washington 24–17 as holderdefendedNovember 3, 1979 · USC vs. Arizona 34–7 as holderdefendedOctober 27, 1979 · USC at California 24–14 as holderdefendedOctober 20, 1979 · USC at Notre Dame 42–23 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 1979 · USC at Stanford 21–21 as holdertie, holder kept itOctober 6, 1979 · USC vs. Washington State 50–21 as holderdefendedSeptember 29, 1979 · USC at LSU 17–12 as holderdefendedSeptember 22, 1979 · USC vs. Minnesota 48–14 as holderdefendedSeptember 15, 1979 · USC at Oregon State 42–5 as holderdefendedSeptember 8, 1979 · USC at Texas Tech 21–7 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1979 · USC vs. Michigan 17–10 as holderdefendedDecember 2, 1978 · USC at Hawai'i 21–5 as holderdefendedNovember 25, 1978 · USC vs. Notre Dame 27–25 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 1978 · USC at UCLA 17–10 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 1978 · USC vs. Washington 28–10 as challengertook the beltOctober 14, 1978 · USC at Arizona State 7–20 as holderlost the beltSeptember 29, 1978 · USC vs. Michigan State 30–9 as holderdefendedSeptember 23, 1978 · USC at Alabama 24–14 as challengertook the beltOctober 8, 1977 · USC vs. Alabama 20–21 as holderlost the beltSeptember 30, 1977 · USC vs. Washington State 41–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 24, 1977 · USC vs. TCU 51–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 17, 1977 · USC at Oregon State 17–10 as holderdefendedSeptember 10, 1977 · USC at Missouri 27–10 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1977 · USC vs. Michigan 14–6 as holderdefendedNovember 27, 1976 · USC vs. Notre Dame 17–13 as holderdefendedNovember 20, 1976 · USC at UCLA 24–14 as challengertook the beltOctober 27, 1973 · USC at Notre Dame 14–23 as holderlost the beltOctober 20, 1973 · USC vs. Oregon 31–10 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 1973 · USC vs. Washington State 46–35 as holderdefendedOctober 6, 1973 · USC at Oregon State 21–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 29, 1973 · USC at Oklahoma 7–7 as holdertie, holder kept itSeptember 22, 1973 · USC at Georgia Tech 23–6 as holderdefendedSeptember 15, 1973 · USC vs. Arkansas 17–0 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1973 · USC vs. Ohio State 42–17 as challengertook the beltOctober 10, 1970 · USC at Stanford 14–24 as holderlost the beltOctober 3, 1970 · USC vs. Oregon State 45–13 as holderdefendedSeptember 26, 1970 · USC at Iowa 48–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 19, 1970 · USC at Nebraska 21–21 as holdertie, holder kept itSeptember 12, 1970 · USC at Alabama 42–21 as holderdefendedJanuary 1, 1970 · USC vs. Michigan 10–3 as challengertook the beltJanuary 1, 1969 · USC vs. Ohio State 16–27 as challengerlostOctober 26, 1940 · USC at Stanford 7–21 as holderlost the beltOctober 19, 1940 · USC vs. Oregon 13–0 as holderdefendedOctober 12, 1940 · USC at Illinois 13–7 as holderdefendedOctober 5, 1940 · USC at Oregon State 0–0 as holdertie, holder kept itSeptember 28, 1940 · USC at Washington State 14–14 as holdertie, holder kept itJanuary 1, 1940 · USC vs. Tennessee 14–0 as challengertook the beltDecember 5, 1936 · USC at Notre Dame 13–13 as challengertie, holder kept itNovember 11, 1933 · USC vs. Stanford 7–13 as holderlost the beltOctober 28, 1933 · USC at California 6–3 as holderdefendedOctober 21, 1933 · USC vs. Oregon State 0–0 as holdertie, holder kept itOctober 14, 1933 · USC vs. Saint Mary's (CA) 14–7 as holderdefendedOctober 7, 1933 · USC vs. Washington State 33–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 30, 1933 · USC vs. Loyola Marymount 18–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 23, 1933 · USC vs. Whittier 51–0 as holderdefendedSeptember 22, 1933 · USC vs. Occidental 39–0 as holderdefendedJanuary 2, 1933 · USC vs. Pittsburgh 35–0 as holderdefendedDecember 10, 1932 · USC vs. Notre Dame 13–0 as holderdefendedNovember 24, 1932 · USC at Washington 9–6 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 1932 · USC vs. Oregon 33–0 as holderdefendedNovember 5, 1932 · USC vs. California 27–7 as holderdefendedOctober 22, 1932 · USC at Stanford 13–0 as challengertook the beltSeptember 26, 1931 · USC vs. Saint Mary's (CA) 7–13 as challengerlost
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