Program · last held it 2024
Washington
11Reigns
644Days held
34Defenses
Washington last held the belt January 8, 2024. Download a poster of this history ↓ Embed the Washington belt badge →
Belt-game record45–24
34–11 defending it · 11–13 challenging for it · 69 belt games since 1932
Took the belt11
times · 11 reigns in all · first belt game November 24, 1932
All-time rank of 106 programs26th
in days held (644) · 2nd in reigns · 12th in defenses (34) · records
No path yet
Nothing on Washington’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.
November 12, 2022 – January 8, 2024
1 yr, 57 days
September 6, 1997 – September 20, 1997
14 days
October 9, 1993 – October 16, 1993
7 days
October 3, 1992 – November 7, 1992
35 days
October 27, 1990 – November 10, 1990
14 days
September 28, 1985 – October 19, 1985
21 days
September 15, 1984 – November 10, 1984
56 days
September 17, 1983 – September 24, 1983
7 days
November 13, 1982 – November 20, 1982
7 days
November 15, 1980 – January 1, 1981
47 days
October 28, 1978 – November 11, 1978
14 days
Every belt game 69 games, newest first
January 8, 2024 · Washington vs. Michigan 13–34 as holderlost the beltJanuary 1, 2024 · Washington vs. Texas 37–31 as holderdefendedDecember 1, 2023 · Washington vs. Oregon 34–31 as holderdefendedNovember 25, 2023 · Washington vs. Washington State 24–21 as holderdefendedNovember 18, 2023 · Washington at Oregon State 22–20 as holderdefendedNovember 11, 2023 · Washington vs. Utah 35–28 as holderdefendedNovember 4, 2023 · Washington at USC 52–42 as holderdefendedOctober 28, 2023 · Washington at Stanford 42–33 as holderdefendedOctober 21, 2023 · Washington vs. Arizona State 15–7 as holderdefendedOctober 14, 2023 · Washington vs. Oregon 36–33 as holderdefendedSeptember 30, 2023 · Washington at Arizona 31–24 as holderdefendedSeptember 23, 2023 · Washington vs. California 59–32 as holderdefendedSeptember 16, 2023 · Washington at Michigan State 41–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 9, 2023 · Washington vs. Tulsa 43–10 as holderdefendedSeptember 2, 2023 · Washington vs. Boise State 56–19 as holderdefendedDecember 29, 2022 · Washington vs. Texas 27–20 as holderdefendedNovember 26, 2022 · Washington at Washington State 51–33 as holderdefendedNovember 19, 2022 · Washington vs. Colorado 54–7 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 2022 · Washington at Oregon 37–34 as challengertook the beltJanuary 1, 2019 · Washington vs. Ohio State 23–28 as challengerlostDecember 31, 2016 · Washington vs. Alabama 7–24 as challengerlostOctober 22, 2005 · Washington vs. USC 24–51 as challengerlostOctober 23, 2004 · Washington at USC 0–38 as challengerlostAugust 30, 2003 · Washington at Ohio State 9–28 as challengerlostNovember 25, 2001 · Washington at Miami 7–65 as challengerlostSeptember 26, 1998 · Washington at Nebraska 7–55 as challengerlostSeptember 20, 1997 · Washington vs. Nebraska 14–27 as holderlost the beltSeptember 13, 1997 · Washington vs. San Diego State 36–3 as holderdefendedSeptember 6, 1997 · Washington at BYU 42–20 as challengertook the beltOctober 16, 1993 · Washington at UCLA 25–39 as holderlost the beltOctober 9, 1993 · Washington at California 24–23 as challengertook the beltNovember 7, 1992 · Washington at Arizona 3–16 as holderlost the beltOctober 31, 1992 · Washington vs. Stanford 41–7 as holderdefendedOctober 24, 1992 · Washington vs. Pacific 31–7 as holderdefendedOctober 17, 1992 · Washington at Oregon 24–3 as holderdefendedOctober 10, 1992 · Washington vs. California 35–16 as holderdefendedOctober 3, 1992 · Washington vs. USC 17–10 as challengertook the beltNovember 10, 1990 · Washington vs. UCLA 22–25 as holderlost the beltNovember 3, 1990 · Washington vs. Arizona 54–10 as holderdefendedOctober 27, 1990 · Washington vs. California 46–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 19, 1985 · Washington vs. Oregon State 20–21 as holderlost the beltOctober 12, 1985 · Washington at California 28–12 as holderdefendedOctober 5, 1985 · Washington at Oregon 19–13 as holderdefendedSeptember 28, 1985 · Washington vs. UCLA 21–14 as challengertook the beltNovember 10, 1984 · Washington at USC 7–16 as holderlost the beltNovember 3, 1984 · Washington vs. California 44–14 as holderdefendedOctober 27, 1984 · Washington vs. Arizona 28–12 as holderdefendedOctober 20, 1984 · Washington vs. Oregon 17–10 as holderdefendedOctober 13, 1984 · Washington at Stanford 37–15 as holderdefendedOctober 6, 1984 · Washington at Oregon State 19–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 29, 1984 · Washington vs. Miami (OH) 53–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 22, 1984 · Washington vs. Houston 35–7 as holderdefendedSeptember 15, 1984 · Washington at Michigan 20–11 as challengertook the beltSeptember 24, 1983 · Washington at LSU 14–40 as holderlost the beltSeptember 17, 1983 · Washington vs. Michigan 25–24 as challengertook the beltNovember 20, 1982 · Washington at Washington State 20–24 as holderlost the beltNovember 13, 1982 · Washington at Arizona State 17–13 as challengertook the beltJanuary 1, 1981 · Washington vs. Michigan 6–23 as holderlost the beltNovember 22, 1980 · Washington at Washington State 30–23 as holderdefendedNovember 15, 1980 · Washington at USC 20–10 as challengertook the beltNovember 10, 1979 · Washington vs. USC 17–24 as challengerlostNovember 11, 1978 · Washington at USC 10–28 as holderlost the beltNovember 4, 1978 · Washington vs. Arizona 31–21 as holderdefendedOctober 28, 1978 · Washington vs. Arizona State 41–7 as challengertook the beltOctober 30, 1976 · Washington vs. UCLA 21–30 as challengerlostNovember 7, 1970 · Washington at Stanford 22–29 as challengerlostOctober 4, 1969 · Washington vs. Ohio State 14–41 as challengerlostNovember 9, 1940 · Washington at Stanford 10–20 as challengerlostNovember 24, 1932 · Washington vs. USC 6–9 as challengerlost
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