Program · never held the belt · belt games 1888–1916

Williams

13Belt games

0–13Record

0Reigns

Williams has lined up against the belt holder 13 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 6–8 to Harvard on October 9, 1909. Embed the Williams belt badge →

By the numbers

Williams and the belt

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Shots at the belt13

belt games as the challenger, 1888–1916 · record 0–13

Closest call2 pts

lost 6–8 to Harvard on October 9, 1909

Last shot0–42

October 14, 1916 against Cornell

Keeps running intoYale

6 of the 13 attempts came against Yale · Harvard (6) and Cornell (1)

Among the 143 programs still chasing it5th

in attempts · the heartbreak list

Every attempt

13 belt games, newest first

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October 14, 1916 · Williams at Cornell 0–42lost by 42 October 11, 1913 · Williams at Harvard 3–23lost by 20 October 14, 1911 · Williams at Harvard 0–18lost by 18 October 9, 1909 · Williams at Harvard 6–8lost by 2 September 27, 1902 · Williams at Harvard 0–11lost by 11 October 3, 1900 · Williams at Harvard 0–12lost by 12 September 30, 1899 · Williams at Harvard 0–29lost by 29 October 25, 1893 · Williams at Yale 0–82lost by 82 October 12, 1892 · Williams at Yale 0–32lost by 32 October 10, 1891 · Williams at Yale 0–46lost by 46 November 13, 1889 · Williams vs. Yale 0–70lost by 70 October 2, 1889 · Williams at Yale 0–36lost by 36 October 20, 1888 · Williams vs. Yale 0–30lost by 30

A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.