The College Football BeltThe CFB Belt

Program · last held it 1983

Washington State

2Reigns
336Days held
5Defenses

Washington State last held the belt September 10, 1983. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Washington State belt badge →

By the numbers

Washington State and the belt

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Belt-game record7–15–1

5–2 defending it · 2–13–1 challenging for it · 23 belt games since 1933

Biggest belt winby 59

59–0 at Gonzaga, November 22, 1941

Worst belt lossby 59

3–62 at UCLA, October 16, 1976

Most belt games againstUSC

USC (7) · Washington (4) · Oregon (2)

Took the belt2

times · 2 reigns in all · first belt game October 7, 1933

All-time rank of 106 programs49th

in days held (336) · 43rd in reigns · 52nd in defenses (5) · records

Without it for15,756 days

since September 10, 1983, lost to Michigan · longest droughts

This season

The belt and Washington State right now

Every path →
No path yet

Nothing on Washington State’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

Washington State’s belt history

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November 20, 1982 – September 10, 1983 294 days
Won from Washington, 24–20 Lost to Michigan, 20–17 1 defense
October 25, 1941 – December 6, 1941 42 days
Won from Oregon State, 7–0 Lost to Texas A&M, 7–0 4 defenses
Every belt game 23 games, newest first
November 25, 2023 · Washington State at Washington 21–24 as challengerlostNovember 26, 2022 · Washington State vs. Washington 33–51 as challengerlostSeptember 24, 2022 · Washington State vs. Oregon 41–44 as challengerlostOctober 29, 2005 · Washington State at USC 13–55 as challengerlostOctober 30, 2004 · Washington State vs. USC 12–42 as challengerlostNovember 6, 1993 · Washington State vs. UCLA 27–40 as challengerlostSeptember 10, 1983 · Washington State at Michigan 17–20 as holderlost the beltSeptember 3, 1983 · Washington State vs. Montana State 27–7 as holderdefendedNovember 20, 1982 · Washington State vs. Washington 24–20 as challengertook the beltNovember 22, 1980 · Washington State vs. Washington 23–30 as challengerlostOctober 6, 1979 · Washington State at USC 21–50 as challengerlostSeptember 30, 1977 · Washington State at USC 7–41 as challengerlostOctober 16, 1976 · Washington State at UCLA 3–62 as challengerlostOctober 13, 1973 · Washington State at USC 35–46 as challengerlostOctober 17, 1970 · Washington State vs. Stanford 16–63 as challengerlostDecember 6, 1941 · Washington State vs. Texas A&M 0–7 as holderlost the beltNovember 22, 1941 · Washington State at Gonzaga 59–0 as holderdefendedNovember 15, 1941 · Washington State at Stanford 14–13 as holderdefendedNovember 8, 1941 · Washington State vs. Idaho 26–0 as holderdefendedNovember 1, 1941 · Washington State at Oregon 13–0 as holderdefendedOctober 25, 1941 · Washington State vs. Oregon State 7–0 as challengertook the beltSeptember 28, 1940 · Washington State vs. USC 14–14 as challengertie, holder kept itOctober 7, 1933 · Washington State at USC 0–33 as challengerlost
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