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1869 to today, reign by reign

Each bar is one reign, in that program’s color, as wide as it lasted; each row is a decade and each tick is a New Year’s Day. Hover or tap a bar for the reign, click through for its page. The widest bar you’ll find is Princeton’s 7 yrs, 17 days.

1860sRutgers · November 6, 1869 – November 13, 1869 · 7 daysPrinceton · November 13, 1869 – November 30, 1876 · 2,574 days1870sPrinceton · November 13, 1869 – November 30, 1876 · 2,574 daysYale · November 30, 1876 – November 28, 1878 · 728 daysPrinceton · November 28, 1878 – November 18, 1882 · 1,451 days1880sPrinceton · November 28, 1878 – November 18, 1882 · 1,451 daysHarvard · November 18, 1882 – November 25, 1882 · 7 daysYale · November 25, 1882 – November 21, 1885 · 1,092 daysPrinceton · November 21, 1885 – November 12, 1887 · 721 daysHarvard · November 12, 1887 – November 24, 1887 · 12 daysYale · November 24, 1887 – November 28, 1889 · 735 daysPrinceton · November 28, 1889 – November 27, 1890 · 364 days1890sPrinceton · November 28, 1889 – November 27, 1890 · 364 daysYale · November 27, 1890 – November 30, 1893 · 1,099 daysPrinceton · November 30, 1893 – November 10, 1894 · 345 daysPennsylvania · November 10, 1894 – October 24, 1896 · 714 daysLafayette · October 24, 1896 – October 23, 1897 · 364 daysPennsylvania · October 23, 1897 – November 5, 1898 · 378 daysHarvard · November 5, 1898 – November 24, 1900 · 749 days1900sHarvard · November 5, 1898 – November 24, 1900 · 749 daysYale · November 24, 1900 – November 23, 1901 · 364 daysHarvard · November 23, 1901 – November 22, 1902 · 364 daysYale · November 22, 1902 – November 14, 1903 · 357 daysPrinceton · November 14, 1903 – October 15, 1904 · 336 daysNavy · October 15, 1904 – October 29, 1904 · 14 daysSwarthmore · October 29, 1904 – October 7, 1905 · 343 daysPennsylvania · October 7, 1905 – October 13, 1906 · 371 daysSwarthmore · October 13, 1906 – November 10, 1906 · 28 daysNavy · November 10, 1906 – October 19, 1907 · 343 daysHarvard · October 19, 1907 – November 9, 1907 · 21 daysCarlisle · November 9, 1907 – November 7, 1908 · 364 daysHarvard · November 7, 1908 – November 20, 1909 · 378 daysYale · November 20, 1909 – October 15, 1910 · 329 days1910sYale · November 20, 1909 – October 15, 1910 · 329 daysArmy · October 15, 1910 – October 29, 1910 · 14 daysHarvard · October 29, 1910 – November 4, 1911 · 371 daysPrinceton · November 4, 1911 – November 2, 1912 · 364 daysHarvard · November 2, 1912 – October 23, 1915 · 1,085 daysCornell · October 23, 1915 – October 28, 1916 · 371 daysHarvard · October 28, 1916 – November 18, 1916 · 21 daysBrown · November 18, 1916 – November 25, 1916 · 7 daysColgate · November 25, 1916 – October 27, 1917 · 336 daysBrown · October 27, 1917 – November 3, 1917 · 7 daysSyracuse · November 3, 1917 – November 16, 1918 · 378 daysMichigan · November 16, 1918 – October 25, 1919 · 343 daysOhio State · October 25, 1919 – November 22, 1919 · 28 daysIllinois · November 22, 1919 – November 13, 1920 · 357 days1920sIllinois · November 22, 1919 – November 13, 1920 · 357 daysWisconsin · November 13, 1920 – November 19, 1921 · 371 daysChicago · November 19, 1921 – October 28, 1922 · 343 daysPrinceton · October 28, 1922 – October 20, 1923 · 357 daysNotre Dame · October 20, 1923 – November 10, 1923 · 21 daysNebraska · November 10, 1923 – November 24, 1923 · 14 daysSyracuse · November 24, 1923 – November 8, 1924 · 350 daysWest Virginia Wesleyan · November 8, 1924 – October 17, 1925 · 343 daysLehigh · October 17, 1925 – October 31, 1925 · 14 daysMuhlenberg · October 31, 1925 – November 26, 1925 · 26 daysVillanova · November 26, 1925 – September 25, 1926 · 303 daysLebanon Valley · September 25, 1926 – October 2, 1926 · 7 daysPenn State · October 2, 1926 – October 16, 1926 · 14 daysNotre Dame · October 16, 1926 – November 27, 1926 · 42 daysCarnegie Mellon · November 27, 1926 – October 15, 1927 · 322 daysWashington & Jefferson · October 15, 1927 – October 13, 1928 · 364 daysDuquesne · October 13, 1928 – October 27, 1928 · 14 daysGeneva · October 27, 1928 – November 3, 1928 · 7 daysGrove City · November 3, 1928 – November 17, 1928 · 14 daysVillanova · November 17, 1928 – November 9, 1929 · 357 daysBucknell · November 9, 1929 – November 23, 1929 · 14 daysFordham · November 23, 1929 – November 15, 1930 · 357 days1930sFordham · November 23, 1929 – November 15, 1930 · 357 daysSaint Mary's (CA) · November 15, 1930 – November 7, 1931 · 357 daysOlympic Club · November 7, 1931 – September 17, 1932 · 315 daysStanford · September 17, 1932 – October 22, 1932 · 35 daysUSC · October 22, 1932 – November 11, 1933 · 385 daysStanford · November 11, 1933 – January 1, 1934 · 51 daysColumbia · January 1, 1934 – October 20, 1934 · 292 daysNavy · October 20, 1934 – November 17, 1934 · 28 daysPittsburgh · November 17, 1934 – October 19, 1935 · 336 daysNotre Dame · October 19, 1935 – November 9, 1935 · 21 daysNorthwestern · November 9, 1935 – November 21, 1936 · 378 daysNotre Dame · November 21, 1936 – October 16, 1937 · 329 daysCarnegie Mellon · October 16, 1937 – October 23, 1937 · 7 daysTemple · October 23, 1937 – November 6, 1937 · 14 daysMichigan State · November 6, 1937 – January 1, 1938 · 56 daysAuburn · January 1, 1938 – October 8, 1938 · 280 daysTennessee · October 8, 1938 – January 1, 1940 · 450 days1940sUSC · January 1, 1940 – October 26, 1940 · 299 daysStanford · October 26, 1940 – October 11, 1941 · 350 daysOregon State · October 11, 1941 – October 25, 1941 · 14 daysWashington State · October 25, 1941 – December 6, 1941 · 42 daysTexas A&M · December 6, 1941 – January 1, 1942 · 26 daysAlabama · January 1, 1942 – October 31, 1942 · 303 daysGeorgia · October 31, 1942 – November 21, 1942 · 21 daysAuburn · November 21, 1942 – October 14, 1944 · 693 daysGeorgia Tech · October 14, 1944 – November 4, 1944 · 21 daysDuke · November 4, 1944 – October 6, 1945 · 336 daysNavy · October 6, 1945 – December 1, 1945 · 56 daysArmy · December 1, 1945 – October 25, 1947 · 693 daysColumbia · October 25, 1947 – October 2, 1948 · 343 daysHarvard · October 2, 1948 – October 9, 1948 · 7 daysCornell · October 9, 1948 – October 23, 1948 · 14 daysArmy · October 23, 1948 – December 2, 1950 · 770 days1950sArmy · October 23, 1948 – December 2, 1950 · 770 daysNavy · December 2, 1950 – October 6, 1951 · 308 daysPrinceton · October 6, 1951 – October 11, 1952 · 371 daysPennsylvania · October 11, 1952 – November 1, 1952 · 21 daysPenn State · November 1, 1952 – November 8, 1952 · 7 daysSyracuse · November 8, 1952 – January 1, 1953 · 54 daysAlabama · January 1, 1953 – September 18, 1953 · 260 daysSouthern Miss · September 18, 1953 – October 31, 1953 · 43 daysMemphis · October 31, 1953 – November 7, 1953 · 7 daysArkansas State · November 7, 1953 – October 2, 1954 · 329 daysMississippi State · October 2, 1954 – October 15, 1954 · 13 daysMiami · October 15, 1954 – November 6, 1954 · 22 daysAuburn · November 6, 1954 – October 29, 1955 · 357 daysTulane · October 29, 1955 – November 12, 1955 · 14 daysVanderbilt · November 12, 1955 – November 26, 1955 · 14 daysTennessee · November 26, 1955 – January 1, 1957 · 402 daysBaylor · January 1, 1957 – October 5, 1957 · 277 daysMiami · October 5, 1957 – October 11, 1957 · 6 daysNorth Carolina · October 11, 1957 – October 19, 1957 · 8 daysMaryland · October 19, 1957 – October 26, 1957 · 7 daysTennessee · October 26, 1957 – November 16, 1957 · 21 daysOle Miss · November 16, 1957 – November 1, 1958 · 350 daysLSU · November 1, 1958 – November 7, 1959 · 371 daysTennessee · November 7, 1959 – November 14, 1959 · 7 daysOle Miss · November 14, 1959 – November 4, 1961 · 721 days1960sOle Miss · November 14, 1959 – November 4, 1961 · 721 daysLSU · November 4, 1961 – November 3, 1962 · 364 daysOle Miss · November 3, 1962 – January 1, 1964 · 424 daysAlabama · January 1, 1964 – January 1, 1965 · 366 daysTexas · January 1, 1965 – October 16, 1965 · 288 daysArkansas · October 16, 1965 – January 1, 1966 · 77 daysLSU · January 1, 1966 – September 24, 1966 · 266 daysRice · September 24, 1966 – October 1, 1966 · 7 daysTennessee · October 1, 1966 – October 8, 1966 · 7 daysGeorgia Tech · October 8, 1966 – November 26, 1966 · 49 daysGeorgia · November 26, 1966 – October 14, 1967 · 322 daysOle Miss · October 14, 1967 – November 18, 1967 · 35 daysTennessee · November 18, 1967 – January 1, 1968 · 44 daysOklahoma · January 1, 1968 – September 21, 1968 · 264 daysNotre Dame · September 21, 1968 – September 28, 1968 · 7 daysPurdue · September 28, 1968 – October 12, 1968 · 14 daysOhio State · October 12, 1968 – November 22, 1969 · 406 daysMichigan · November 22, 1969 – January 1, 1970 · 40 days1970sUSC · January 1, 1970 – October 10, 1970 · 282 daysStanford · October 10, 1970 – November 14, 1970 · 35 daysAir Force · November 14, 1970 – November 21, 1970 · 7 daysColorado · November 21, 1970 – December 12, 1970 · 21 daysTulane · December 12, 1970 – September 18, 1971 · 280 daysGeorgia · September 18, 1971 – November 13, 1971 · 56 daysAuburn · November 13, 1971 – November 27, 1971 · 14 daysAlabama · November 27, 1971 – January 1, 1972 · 35 daysNebraska · January 1, 1972 – September 9, 1972 · 252 daysUCLA · September 9, 1972 – September 23, 1972 · 14 daysMichigan · September 23, 1972 – November 25, 1972 · 63 daysOhio State · November 25, 1972 – January 1, 1973 · 37 daysUSC · January 1, 1973 – October 27, 1973 · 299 daysNotre Dame · October 27, 1973 – September 28, 1974 · 336 daysPurdue · September 28, 1974 – October 5, 1974 · 7 daysDuke · October 5, 1974 – October 19, 1974 · 14 daysClemson · October 19, 1974 – October 26, 1974 · 7 daysTennessee · October 26, 1974 – September 20, 1975 · 329 daysUCLA · September 20, 1975 – October 4, 1975 · 14 daysOhio State · October 4, 1975 – January 1, 1976 · 89 daysUCLA · January 1, 1976 – November 20, 1976 · 324 daysUSC · November 20, 1976 – October 8, 1977 · 322 daysAlabama · October 8, 1977 – September 23, 1978 · 350 daysUSC · September 23, 1978 – October 14, 1978 · 21 daysArizona State · October 14, 1978 – October 28, 1978 · 14 daysWashington · October 28, 1978 – November 11, 1978 · 14 daysUSC · November 11, 1978 – November 15, 1980 · 735 days1980sUSC · November 11, 1978 – November 15, 1980 · 735 daysWashington · November 15, 1980 – January 1, 1981 · 47 daysMichigan · January 1, 1981 – September 12, 1981 · 254 daysWisconsin · September 12, 1981 – September 19, 1981 · 7 daysUCLA · September 19, 1981 – September 26, 1981 · 7 daysIowa · September 26, 1981 – October 24, 1981 · 28 daysMinnesota · October 24, 1981 – October 31, 1981 · 7 daysMichigan · October 31, 1981 – November 21, 1981 · 21 daysOhio State · November 21, 1981 – September 25, 1982 · 308 daysStanford · September 25, 1982 – October 9, 1982 · 14 daysArizona State · October 9, 1982 – November 13, 1982 · 35 daysWashington · November 13, 1982 – November 20, 1982 · 7 daysWashington State · November 20, 1982 – September 10, 1983 · 294 daysMichigan · September 10, 1983 – September 17, 1983 · 7 daysWashington · September 17, 1983 – September 24, 1983 · 7 daysLSU · September 24, 1983 – October 1, 1983 · 7 daysFlorida · October 1, 1983 – October 29, 1983 · 28 daysAuburn · October 29, 1983 – August 27, 1984 · 303 daysMiami · August 27, 1984 – September 8, 1984 · 12 daysMichigan · September 8, 1984 – September 15, 1984 · 7 daysWashington · September 15, 1984 – November 10, 1984 · 56 daysUSC · November 10, 1984 – November 17, 1984 · 7 daysUCLA · November 17, 1984 – September 28, 1985 · 315 daysWashington · September 28, 1985 – October 19, 1985 · 21 daysOregon State · October 19, 1985 – November 2, 1985 · 14 daysArizona · November 2, 1985 – November 9, 1985 · 7 daysUCLA · November 9, 1985 – November 23, 1985 · 14 daysUSC · November 23, 1985 – December 28, 1985 · 35 daysAlabama · December 28, 1985 – October 25, 1986 · 301 daysPenn State · October 25, 1986 – September 12, 1987 · 322 daysAlabama · September 12, 1987 – September 19, 1987 · 7 daysFlorida · September 19, 1987 – October 3, 1987 · 14 daysLSU · October 3, 1987 – November 7, 1987 · 35 daysAlabama · November 7, 1987 – November 14, 1987 · 7 daysNotre Dame · November 14, 1987 – November 21, 1987 · 7 daysPenn State · November 21, 1987 – January 1, 1988 · 41 daysClemson · January 1, 1988 – September 17, 1988 · 260 daysFlorida State · September 17, 1988 – September 2, 1989 · 350 daysSouthern Miss · September 2, 1989 – September 9, 1989 · 7 daysMississippi State · September 9, 1989 – September 23, 1989 · 14 daysGeorgia · September 23, 1989 – September 30, 1989 · 7 daysSouth Carolina · September 30, 1989 – October 28, 1989 · 28 daysNC State · October 28, 1989 – November 4, 1989 · 7 daysVirginia · November 4, 1989 – January 1, 1990 · 58 days1990sIllinois · January 1, 1990 – September 8, 1990 · 250 daysArizona · September 8, 1990 – September 29, 1990 · 21 daysCalifornia · September 29, 1990 – October 27, 1990 · 28 daysWashington · October 27, 1990 – November 10, 1990 · 14 daysUCLA · November 10, 1990 – November 17, 1990 · 7 daysUSC · November 17, 1990 – November 24, 1990 · 7 daysNotre Dame · November 24, 1990 – January 1, 1991 · 38 daysColorado · January 1, 1991 – September 14, 1991 · 256 daysBaylor · September 14, 1991 – October 12, 1991 · 28 daysRice · October 12, 1991 – October 19, 1991 · 7 daysTCU · October 19, 1991 – October 26, 1991 · 7 daysBaylor · October 26, 1991 – November 16, 1991 · 21 daysTexas Tech · November 16, 1991 – September 3, 1992 · 292 daysOklahoma · September 3, 1992 – September 19, 1992 · 16 daysUSC · September 19, 1992 – October 3, 1992 · 14 daysWashington · October 3, 1992 – November 7, 1992 · 35 daysArizona · November 7, 1992 – November 14, 1992 · 7 daysUSC · November 14, 1992 – November 21, 1992 · 7 daysUCLA · November 21, 1992 – September 4, 1993 · 287 daysCalifornia · September 4, 1993 – October 9, 1993 · 35 daysWashington · October 9, 1993 – October 16, 1993 · 7 daysUCLA · October 16, 1993 – November 13, 1993 · 28 daysArizona State · November 13, 1993 – November 26, 1993 · 13 daysArizona · November 26, 1993 – October 8, 1994 · 316 daysColorado State · October 8, 1994 – October 22, 1994 · 14 daysUtah · October 22, 1994 – November 5, 1994 · 14 daysNew Mexico · November 5, 1994 – November 12, 1994 · 7 daysWyoming · November 12, 1994 – September 9, 1995 · 301 daysAir Force · September 9, 1995 – September 16, 1995 · 7 daysColorado State · September 16, 1995 – September 30, 1995 · 14 daysBYU · September 30, 1995 – October 14, 1995 · 14 daysArizona State · October 14, 1995 – November 24, 1995 · 41 daysArizona · November 24, 1995 – September 7, 1996 · 288 daysIowa · September 7, 1996 – September 21, 1996 · 14 daysTulsa · September 21, 1996 – October 19, 1996 · 28 daysBYU · October 19, 1996 – September 6, 1997 · 322 daysWashington · September 6, 1997 – September 20, 1997 · 14 daysNebraska · September 20, 1997 – October 10, 1998 · 385 daysTexas A&M · October 10, 1998 – November 27, 1998 · 48 daysTexas · November 27, 1998 – August 28, 1999 · 274 daysNC State · August 28, 1999 – September 18, 1999 · 21 daysFlorida State · September 18, 1999 – October 7, 2000 · 385 days2000sFlorida State · September 18, 1999 – October 7, 2000 · 385 daysMiami · October 7, 2000 – January 3, 2003 · 818 daysOhio State · January 3, 2003 – October 11, 2003 · 281 daysWisconsin · October 11, 2003 – October 18, 2003 · 7 daysPurdue · October 18, 2003 – October 25, 2003 · 7 daysMichigan · October 25, 2003 – January 1, 2004 · 68 daysUSC · January 1, 2004 – January 4, 2006 · 734 daysTexas · January 4, 2006 – September 9, 2006 · 248 daysOhio State · September 9, 2006 – January 9, 2007 · 122 daysFlorida · January 9, 2007 – September 29, 2007 · 263 daysAuburn · September 29, 2007 – October 20, 2007 · 21 daysLSU · October 20, 2007 – November 23, 2007 · 34 daysArkansas · November 23, 2007 – January 1, 2008 · 39 daysMissouri · January 1, 2008 – October 11, 2008 · 284 daysOklahoma State · October 11, 2008 – October 25, 2008 · 14 daysTexas · October 25, 2008 – November 1, 2008 · 7 daysTexas Tech · November 1, 2008 – November 22, 2008 · 21 daysOklahoma · November 22, 2008 – January 8, 2009 · 47 daysFlorida · January 8, 2009 – December 5, 2009 · 331 daysAlabama · December 5, 2009 – October 9, 2010 · 308 days2010sAlabama · December 5, 2009 – October 9, 2010 · 308 daysSouth Carolina · October 9, 2010 – October 16, 2010 · 7 daysKentucky · October 16, 2010 – October 23, 2010 · 7 daysGeorgia · October 23, 2010 – October 30, 2010 · 7 daysFlorida · October 30, 2010 – November 13, 2010 · 14 daysSouth Carolina · November 13, 2010 – December 4, 2010 · 21 daysAuburn · December 4, 2010 – September 17, 2011 · 287 daysClemson · September 17, 2011 – October 29, 2011 · 42 daysGeorgia Tech · October 29, 2011 – November 10, 2011 · 12 daysVirginia Tech · November 10, 2011 – December 4, 2011 · 24 daysClemson · December 4, 2011 – January 4, 2012 · 31 daysWest Virginia · January 4, 2012 – October 13, 2012 · 283 daysTexas Tech · October 13, 2012 – October 27, 2012 · 14 daysKansas State · October 27, 2012 – November 17, 2012 · 21 daysBaylor · November 17, 2012 – November 23, 2013 · 371 daysOklahoma State · November 23, 2013 – December 7, 2013 · 14 daysOklahoma · December 7, 2013 – October 4, 2014 · 301 daysTCU · October 4, 2014 – October 11, 2014 · 7 daysBaylor · October 11, 2014 – October 18, 2014 · 7 daysWest Virginia · October 18, 2014 – November 1, 2014 · 14 daysTCU · November 1, 2014 – November 7, 2015 · 371 daysOklahoma State · November 7, 2015 – November 21, 2015 · 14 daysBaylor · November 21, 2015 – November 27, 2015 · 6 daysTCU · November 27, 2015 – September 10, 2016 · 288 daysArkansas · September 10, 2016 – September 24, 2016 · 14 daysTexas A&M · September 24, 2016 – October 22, 2016 · 28 daysAlabama · October 22, 2016 – January 9, 2017 · 79 daysClemson · January 9, 2017 – October 13, 2017 · 277 daysSyracuse · October 13, 2017 – October 21, 2017 · 8 daysMiami · October 21, 2017 – November 24, 2017 · 34 daysPittsburgh · November 24, 2017 – September 8, 2018 · 288 daysPenn State · September 8, 2018 – September 29, 2018 · 21 daysOhio State · September 29, 2018 – October 20, 2018 · 21 daysPurdue · October 20, 2018 – October 27, 2018 · 7 daysMichigan State · October 27, 2018 – November 10, 2018 · 14 daysOhio State · November 10, 2018 – December 28, 2019 · 413 daysClemson · December 28, 2019 – January 13, 2020 · 16 days2020sClemson · December 28, 2019 – January 13, 2020 · 16 daysLSU · January 13, 2020 – September 26, 2020 · 257 daysMississippi State · September 26, 2020 – October 3, 2020 · 7 daysArkansas · October 3, 2020 – October 10, 2020 · 7 daysAuburn · October 10, 2020 – October 17, 2020 · 7 daysSouth Carolina · October 17, 2020 – October 24, 2020 · 7 daysLSU · October 24, 2020 – October 31, 2020 · 7 daysAuburn · October 31, 2020 – November 28, 2020 · 28 daysAlabama · November 28, 2020 – October 9, 2021 · 315 daysTexas A&M · October 9, 2021 – November 13, 2021 · 35 daysOle Miss · November 13, 2021 – January 1, 2022 · 49 daysBaylor · January 1, 2022 – September 10, 2022 · 252 daysBYU · September 10, 2022 – September 17, 2022 · 7 daysOregon · September 17, 2022 – November 12, 2022 · 56 daysWashington · November 12, 2022 – January 8, 2024 · 422 daysMichigan · January 8, 2024 – September 7, 2024 · 243 daysTexas · September 7, 2024 – October 19, 2024 · 42 daysGeorgia · October 19, 2024 – November 9, 2024 · 21 daysOle Miss · November 9, 2024 – November 23, 2024 · 14 daysFlorida · November 23, 2024 – September 6, 2025 · 287 daysSouth Florida · September 6, 2025 – September 13, 2025 · 7 daysMiami · September 13, 2025 – October 17, 2025 · 34 daysLouisville · October 17, 2025 – November 8, 2025 · 22 daysCalifornia · November 8, 2025 – November 22, 2025 · 14 daysStanford · November 22, 2025 – November 29, 2025 · 7 daysNotre Dame · November 29, 2025 – present · 291 days
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