Bowls don't count · Postseason games can't move the belt; the holder carries it through the winter untouched.
Ohio State would hold the belt
Postseason games can't move the belt; the holder carries it through the winter untouched.
Bowls pair the holder with someone good on purpose, and dozens of reigns have ended in one. This universe treats the postseason as an exhibition, the way the sport itself did for most of a century.
The two histories part ways on September 22, 1934: Stanford 48–0 San José State, a game the real belt was never on the line for. From there the universes have agreed on the holder 54% of the time, most recently on January 1, 2022. Right now they disagree: the real belt is with Baylor.
Who owns this universe
Princeton, 7 yrs, 17 days
November 13, 1869 to November 30, 1876, 10 defenses. 109 programs hold the belt in this universe, against 106 in the real one.
322 reigns, oldest first
| # | Program | Reign | Length | Def. | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | November 6, 1869 – November 13, 1869 | 7 days | 0 | Established the belt | to Princeton |
| 2 | Princeton | November 13, 1869 – November 30, 1876 | 7 yrs, 17 days | 10 | def. Rutgers 8–0 | to Yale |
| 3 | Yale | November 30, 1876 – November 28, 1878 | 1 yr, 363 days | 10 | def. Princeton 2–0 | to Princeton |
| 4 | Princeton | November 28, 1878 – November 18, 1882 | 3 yrs, 355 days | 25 | def. Yale 1–0 | to Harvard |
| 5 | Harvard | November 18, 1882 – November 25, 1882 | 7 days | 0 | def. Princeton 2–1 | to Yale |
| 6 | Yale | November 25, 1882 – November 21, 1885 | 2 yrs, 361 days | 25 | def. Harvard 1–0 | to Princeton |
| 7 | Princeton | November 21, 1885 – November 12, 1887 | 1 yr, 356 days | 16 | def. Yale 6–5 | to Harvard |
| 8 | Harvard | November 12, 1887 – November 24, 1887 | 12 days | 1 | def. Princeton 12–0 | to Yale |
| 9 | Yale | November 24, 1887 – November 28, 1889 | 2 yrs, 4 days | 29 | def. Harvard 17–8 | to Princeton |
| 10 | Princeton | November 28, 1889 – November 27, 1890 | 364 days | 13 | def. Yale 10–0 | to Yale |
| 11 | Yale | November 27, 1890 – November 30, 1893 | 3 yrs, 3 days | 36 | def. Princeton 32–0 | to Princeton |
| 12 | Princeton | November 30, 1893 – November 10, 1894 | 345 days | 7 | def. Yale 6–0 | to Pennsylvania |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | November 10, 1894 – October 24, 1896 | 1 yr, 349 days | 24 | def. Princeton 12–0 | to Lafayette |
| 14 | Lafayette | October 24, 1896 – October 23, 1897 | 364 days | 12 | def. Pennsylvania 6–4 | to Pennsylvania |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | October 23, 1897 – November 5, 1898 | 1 yr, 13 days | 15 | def. Lafayette 46–0 | to Harvard |
| 16 | Harvard | November 5, 1898 – November 24, 1900 | 2 yrs, 19 days | 23 | def. Pennsylvania 10–0 | to Yale |
| 17 | Yale | November 24, 1900 – November 23, 1901 | 364 days | 12 | def. Harvard 28–0 | to Harvard |
| 18 | Harvard | November 23, 1901 – November 22, 1902 | 364 days | 11 | def. Yale 22–0 | to Yale |
| 19 | Yale | November 22, 1902 – November 14, 1903 | 357 days | 10 | def. Harvard 23–0 | to Princeton |
| 20 | Princeton | November 14, 1903 – October 15, 1904 | 336 days | 5 | def. Yale 11–6 | to Navy |
| 21 | Navy | October 15, 1904 – October 29, 1904 | 14 days | 2 | def. Princeton 10–9 | to Swarthmore |
| 22 | Swarthmore | October 29, 1904 – October 7, 1905 | 343 days | 2 | def. Navy 9–0 | to Pennsylvania |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | October 7, 1905 – October 13, 1906 | 1 yr, 6 days | 14 | def. Swarthmore 11–4 | to Swarthmore |
| 24 | Swarthmore | October 13, 1906 – November 10, 1906 | 28 days | 3 | def. Pennsylvania 4–0 | to Navy |
| 25 | Navy | November 10, 1906 – October 19, 1907 | 343 days | 8 | def. Swarthmore 5–4 | to Harvard |
| 26 | Harvard | October 19, 1907 – November 9, 1907 | 21 days | 2 | def. Navy 6–0 | to Carlisle |
| 27 | Carlisle | November 9, 1907 – November 7, 1908 | 364 days | 9 | def. Harvard 23–15 | to Harvard |
| 28 | Harvard | November 7, 1908 – November 20, 1909 | 1 yr, 13 days | 10 | def. Carlisle 17–0 | to Yale |
| 29 | Yale | November 20, 1909 – October 15, 1910 | 329 days | 4 | def. Harvard 8–0 | to Army |
| 30 | Army | October 15, 1910 – October 29, 1910 | 14 days | 1 | def. Yale 9–3 | to Harvard |
| 31 | Harvard | October 29, 1910 – November 4, 1911 | 1 yr, 6 days | 8 | def. Army 6–0 | to Princeton |
| 32 | Princeton | November 4, 1911 – November 2, 1912 | 364 days | 8 | def. Harvard 8–6 | to Harvard |
| 33 | Harvard | November 2, 1912 – October 23, 1915 | 2 yrs, 355 days | 25 | def. Princeton 16–6 | to Cornell |
| 34 | Cornell | October 23, 1915 – October 28, 1916 | 1 yr, 5 days | 7 | def. Harvard 10–0 | to Harvard |
| 35 | Harvard | October 28, 1916 – November 18, 1916 | 21 days | 2 | def. Cornell 23–0 | to Brown |
| 36 | Brown | November 18, 1916 – November 25, 1916 | 7 days | 0 | def. Harvard 21–0 | to Colgate |
| 37 | Colgate | November 25, 1916 – October 27, 1917 | 336 days | 2 | def. Brown 28–0 | to Brown |
| 38 | Brown | October 27, 1917 – November 3, 1917 | 7 days | 0 | def. Colgate 7–6 | to Syracuse |
| 39 | Syracuse | November 3, 1917 – November 16, 1918 | 1 yr, 13 days | 7 | def. Brown 6–0 | to Michigan |
| 40 | Michigan | November 16, 1918 – October 25, 1919 | 343 days | 4 | def. Syracuse 15–0 | to Ohio State |
| 41 | Ohio State | October 25, 1919 – November 22, 1919 | 28 days | 2 | def. Michigan 13–3 | to Illinois |
| 42 | Illinois | November 22, 1919 – November 13, 1920 | 357 days | 5 | def. Ohio State 9–7 | to Wisconsin |
| 43 | Wisconsin | November 13, 1920 – November 19, 1921 | 1 yr, 6 days | 7 | def. Illinois 14–9 | to Chicago |
| 44 | Chicago | November 19, 1921 – October 28, 1922 | 343 days | 3 | def. Wisconsin 3–0 | to Princeton |
| 45 | Princeton | October 28, 1922 – October 20, 1923 | 357 days | 5 | def. Chicago 21–18 | to Notre Dame |
| 46 | Notre Dame | October 20, 1923 – November 10, 1923 | 21 days | 2 | def. Princeton 25–2 | to Nebraska |
| 47 | Nebraska | November 10, 1923 – November 24, 1923 | 14 days | 1 | def. Notre Dame 14–7 | to Syracuse |
| 48 | Syracuse | November 24, 1923 – November 8, 1924 | 350 days | 6 | def. Nebraska 7–0 | to West Virginia Wesleyan |
| 49 | West Virginia Wesleyan | November 8, 1924 – October 17, 1925 | 343 days | 6 | def. Syracuse 7–3 | to Lehigh |
| 50 | Lehigh | October 17, 1925 – October 31, 1925 | 14 days | 1 | def. West Virginia Wesleyan 3–0 | to Muhlenberg |
| 51 | Muhlenberg | October 31, 1925 – November 26, 1925 | 26 days | 2 | def. Lehigh 9–7 | to Villanova |
| 52 | Villanova | November 26, 1925 – September 25, 1926 | 303 days | 0 | def. Muhlenberg 23–9 | to Lebanon Valley |
| 53 | Lebanon Valley | September 25, 1926 – October 2, 1926 | 7 days | 0 | def. Villanova 30–12 | to Penn State |
| 54 | Penn State | October 2, 1926 – October 16, 1926 | 14 days | 1 | def. Lebanon Valley 35–0 | to Notre Dame |
| 55 | Notre Dame | October 16, 1926 – November 27, 1926 | 42 days | 5 | def. Penn State 28–0 | to Carnegie Mellon |
| 56 | Carnegie Mellon | November 27, 1926 – October 15, 1927 | 322 days | 3 | def. Notre Dame 19–0 | to Washington & Jefferson |
| 57 | Washington & Jefferson | October 15, 1927 – October 13, 1928 | 364 days | 7 | def. Carnegie Mellon 20–6 | to Duquesne |
| 58 | Duquesne | October 13, 1928 – October 27, 1928 | 14 days | 1 | def. Washington & Jefferson 12–6 | to Geneva |
| 59 | Geneva | October 27, 1928 – November 3, 1928 | 7 days | 0 | def. Duquesne 7–0 | to Grove City |
| 60 | Grove City | November 3, 1928 – November 17, 1928 | 14 days | 0 | def. Geneva 12–6 | to Villanova |
| 61 | Villanova | November 17, 1928 – November 9, 1929 | 357 days | 7 | def. Grove City 14–13 | to Bucknell |
| 62 | Bucknell | November 9, 1929 – November 23, 1929 | 14 days | 1 | def. Villanova 9–0 | to Fordham |
| 63 | Fordham | November 23, 1929 – November 15, 1930 | 357 days | 7 | def. Bucknell 14–0 | to Saint Mary's (CA) |
| 64 | Saint Mary's (CA) | November 15, 1930 – November 7, 1931 | 357 days | 7 | def. Fordham 20–12 | to Olympic Club |
| 65 | Olympic Club | November 7, 1931 – November 21, 1931 | 14 days | 0 | def. Saint Mary's (CA) 10–0 | to Loyola Marymount |
| 66 | Loyola Marymount | November 21, 1931 – November 29, 1931 | 8 days | 0 | def. Olympic Club 13–0 | to San Diego Marines |
| 67 | San Diego Marines | November 29, 1931 – September 24, 1932 | 300 days | 2 | def. Loyola Marymount 7–0 | to Fresno State |
| 68 | Fresno State | September 24, 1932 – October 1, 1932 | 7 days | 0 | def. San Diego Marines 12–0 | to West Coast Army |
| 69 | West Coast Army | October 1, 1932 – October 15, 1932 | 14 days | 1 | def. Fresno State 7–6 | to Stanford |
| 70 | Stanford | October 15, 1932 – October 22, 1932 | 7 days | 0 | def. West Coast Army 26–0 | to USC |
| 71 | USC | October 22, 1932 – November 11, 1933 | 1 yr, 20 days | 11 | def. Stanford 13–0 | to Stanford |
| 72 | Stanford | November 11, 1933 – October 19, 1935 | 1 yr, 342 days | 14 | def. USC 13–7 | to UCLA |
| 73 | UCLA | October 19, 1935 – November 2, 1935 | 14 days | 1 | def. Stanford 7–6 | to California |
| 74 | California | November 2, 1935 – November 23, 1935 | 21 days | 2 | def. UCLA 14–2 | to Stanford |
| 75 | Stanford | November 23, 1935 – September 26, 1936 | 308 days | 0 | def. California 13–0 | to Santa Clara |
| 76 | Santa Clara | September 26, 1936 – December 5, 1936 | 70 days | 6 | def. Stanford 13–0 | to TCU |
| 77 | TCU | December 5, 1936 – September 25, 1937 | 294 days | 0 | def. Santa Clara 9–0 | to Ohio State |
| 78 | Ohio State | September 25, 1937 – October 9, 1937 | 14 days | 1 | def. TCU 14–0 | to USC |
| 79 | USC | October 9, 1937 – October 23, 1937 | 14 days | 1 | def. Ohio State 13–12 | to California |
| 80 | California | October 23, 1937 – November 5, 1938 | 1 yr, 13 days | 11 | def. USC 20–6 | to USC |
| 81 | USC | November 5, 1938 – November 12, 1938 | 7 days | 0 | def. California 13–7 | to Washington |
| 82 | Washington | November 12, 1938 – November 19, 1938 | 7 days | 0 | def. USC 7–6 | to Oregon |
| 83 | Oregon | November 19, 1938 – November 26, 1938 | 7 days | 0 | def. Washington 3–0 | to Oregon State |
| 84 | Oregon State | November 26, 1938 – November 4, 1939 | 343 days | 6 | def. Oregon 14–0 | to USC |
| 85 | USC | November 4, 1939 – October 26, 1940 | 357 days | 8 | def. Oregon State 19–7 | to Stanford |
| 86 | Stanford | October 26, 1940 – October 11, 1941 | 350 days | 6 | def. USC 21–7 | to Oregon State |
| 87 | Oregon State | October 11, 1941 – October 25, 1941 | 14 days | 0 | def. Stanford 10–0 | to Washington State |
| 88 | Washington State | October 25, 1941 – December 6, 1941 | 42 days | 4 | def. Oregon State 7–0 | to Texas A&M |
| 89 | Texas A&M | December 6, 1941 – September 26, 1942 | 294 days | 0 | def. Washington State 7–0 | to LSU |
| 90 | LSU | September 26, 1942 – October 3, 1942 | 7 days | 0 | def. Texas A&M 16–7 | to Rice |
| 91 | Rice | October 3, 1942 – October 10, 1942 | 7 days | 0 | def. LSU 27–14 | to Tulane |
| 92 | Tulane | October 10, 1942 – October 17, 1942 | 7 days | 0 | def. Rice 18–7 | to Georgia |
| 93 | Georgia | October 17, 1942 – November 21, 1942 | 35 days | 4 | def. Tulane 40–0 | to Auburn |
| 94 | Auburn | November 21, 1942 – October 14, 1944 | 1 yr, 328 days | 3 | def. Georgia 27–13 | to Georgia Tech |
| 95 | Georgia Tech | October 14, 1944 – November 4, 1944 | 21 days | 2 | def. Auburn 27–0 | to Duke |
| 96 | Duke | November 4, 1944 – October 6, 1945 | 336 days | 5 | def. Georgia Tech 19–13 | to Navy |
| 97 | Navy | October 6, 1945 – December 1, 1945 | 56 days | 6 | def. Duke 21–0 | to Army |
| 98 | Army | December 1, 1945 – October 25, 1947 | 1 yr, 328 days | 14 | def. Navy 32–13 | to Columbia |
| 99 | Columbia | October 25, 1947 – October 2, 1948 | 343 days | 5 | def. Army 21–20 | to Harvard |
| 100 | Harvard | October 2, 1948 – October 9, 1948 | 7 days | 0 | def. Columbia 33–24 | to Cornell |
| 101 | Cornell | October 9, 1948 – October 23, 1948 | 14 days | 1 | def. Harvard 40–6 | to Army |
| 102 | Army | October 23, 1948 – December 2, 1950 | 2 yrs, 40 days | 21 | def. Cornell 27–6 | to Navy |
| 103 | Navy | December 2, 1950 – October 6, 1951 | 308 days | 1 | def. Army 14–2 | to Princeton |
| 104 | Princeton | October 6, 1951 – October 11, 1952 | 1 yr, 5 days | 9 | def. Navy 24–20 | to Pennsylvania |
| 105 | Pennsylvania | October 11, 1952 – November 1, 1952 | 21 days | 2 | def. Princeton 13–7 | to Penn State |
| 106 | Penn State | November 1, 1952 – November 8, 1952 | 7 days | 0 | def. Pennsylvania 14–7 | to Syracuse |
| 107 | Syracuse | November 8, 1952 – October 17, 1953 | 343 days | 5 | def. Penn State 25–7 | to Penn State |
| 108 | Penn State | October 17, 1953 – October 31, 1953 | 14 days | 1 | def. Syracuse 20–14 | to West Virginia |
| 109 | West Virginia | October 31, 1953 – November 14, 1953 | 14 days | 1 | def. Penn State 20–19 | to South Carolina |
| 110 | South Carolina | November 14, 1953 – November 26, 1953 | 12 days | 1 | def. West Virginia 20–14 | to Wake Forest |
| 111 | Wake Forest | November 26, 1953 – September 25, 1954 | 303 days | 1 | def. South Carolina 19–13 | to Virginia Tech |
| 112 | Virginia Tech | September 25, 1954 – September 17, 1955 | 357 days | 7 | def. Wake Forest 32–0 | to Wake Forest |
| 113 | Wake Forest | September 17, 1955 – October 1, 1955 | 14 days | 1 | def. Virginia Tech 13–0 | to West Virginia |
| 114 | West Virginia | October 1, 1955 – November 12, 1955 | 42 days | 5 | def. Wake Forest 46–0 | to Pittsburgh |
| 115 | Pittsburgh | November 12, 1955 – October 6, 1956 | 329 days | 3 | def. West Virginia 26–7 | to California |
| 116 | California | October 6, 1956 – October 13, 1956 | 7 days | 0 | def. Pittsburgh 14–0 | to Oregon State |
| 117 | Oregon State | October 13, 1956 – October 19, 1957 | 1 yr, 6 days | 10 | def. California 21–13 | to UCLA |
| 118 | UCLA | October 19, 1957 – October 26, 1957 | 7 days | 0 | def. Oregon State 26–7 | to Stanford |
| 119 | Stanford | October 26, 1957 – November 2, 1957 | 7 days | 0 | def. UCLA 20–6 | to Oregon |
| 120 | Oregon | November 2, 1957 – November 9, 1957 | 7 days | 0 | def. Stanford 27–26 | to Washington |
| 121 | Washington | November 9, 1957 – November 23, 1957 | 14 days | 1 | def. Oregon 13–6 | to Washington State |
| 122 | Washington State | November 23, 1957 – September 27, 1958 | 308 days | 1 | def. Washington 27–7 | to Northwestern |
| 123 | Northwestern | September 27, 1958 – October 25, 1958 | 28 days | 3 | def. Washington State 29–28 | to Iowa |
| 124 | Iowa | October 25, 1958 – November 15, 1958 | 21 days | 2 | def. Northwestern 26–20 | to Ohio State |
| 125 | Ohio State | November 15, 1958 – October 2, 1959 | 321 days | 2 | def. Iowa 38–28 | to USC |
| 126 | USC | October 2, 1959 – November 21, 1959 | 50 days | 5 | def. Ohio State 17–0 | to UCLA |
| 127 | UCLA | November 21, 1959 – December 5, 1959 | 14 days | 1 | def. USC 10–3 | to Syracuse |
| 128 | Syracuse | December 5, 1959 – October 29, 1960 | 329 days | 5 | def. UCLA 36–8 | to Pittsburgh |
| 129 | Pittsburgh | October 29, 1960 – November 19, 1960 | 21 days | 2 | def. Syracuse 10–0 | to Penn State |
| 130 | Penn State | November 19, 1960 – September 29, 1961 | 314 days | 1 | def. Pittsburgh 14–3 | to Miami |
| 131 | Miami | September 29, 1961 – October 6, 1961 | 7 days | 0 | def. Penn State 25–8 | to Navy |
| 132 | Navy | October 6, 1961 – October 28, 1961 | 22 days | 2 | def. Miami 17–6 | to Pittsburgh |
| 133 | Pittsburgh | October 28, 1961 – November 4, 1961 | 7 days | 0 | def. Navy 28–14 | to Syracuse |
| 134 | Syracuse | November 4, 1961 – November 18, 1961 | 14 days | 1 | def. Pittsburgh 28–9 | to Notre Dame |
| 135 | Notre Dame | November 18, 1961 – November 25, 1961 | 7 days | 0 | def. Syracuse 17–15 | to Iowa |
| 136 | Iowa | November 25, 1961 – October 6, 1962 | 315 days | 1 | def. Notre Dame 42–21 | to USC |
| 137 | USC | October 6, 1962 – September 28, 1963 | 357 days | 8 | def. Iowa 7–0 | to Oklahoma |
| 138 | Oklahoma | September 28, 1963 – October 12, 1963 | 14 days | 0 | def. USC 17–12 | to Texas |
| 139 | Texas | October 12, 1963 – October 17, 1964 | 1 yr, 5 days | 10 | def. Oklahoma 28–7 | to Arkansas |
| 140 | Arkansas | October 17, 1964 – October 8, 1966 | 1 yr, 356 days | 18 | def. Texas 14–13 | to Baylor |
| 141 | Baylor | October 8, 1966 – October 22, 1966 | 14 days | 0 | def. Arkansas 7–0 | to Texas A&M |
| 142 | Texas A&M | October 22, 1966 – October 29, 1966 | 7 days | 0 | def. Baylor 17–13 | to Arkansas |
| 143 | Arkansas | October 29, 1966 – November 19, 1966 | 21 days | 2 | def. Texas A&M 34–0 | to Texas Tech |
| 144 | Texas Tech | November 19, 1966 – October 7, 1967 | 322 days | 2 | def. Arkansas 21–16 | to Mississippi State |
| 145 | Mississippi State | October 7, 1967 – October 14, 1967 | 7 days | 0 | def. Texas Tech 7–3 | to Southern Miss |
| 146 | Southern Miss | October 14, 1967 – October 21, 1967 | 7 days | 0 | def. Mississippi State 21–14 | to Ole Miss |
| 147 | Ole Miss | October 21, 1967 – November 18, 1967 | 28 days | 2 | def. Southern Miss 23–14 | to Tennessee |
| 148 | Tennessee | November 18, 1967 – November 9, 1968 | 357 days | 8 | def. Ole Miss 20–7 | to Auburn |
| 149 | Auburn | November 9, 1968 – November 16, 1968 | 7 days | 0 | def. Tennessee 28–14 | to Georgia |
| 150 | Georgia | November 16, 1968 – October 11, 1969 | 329 days | 4 | def. Auburn 17–3 | to Ole Miss |
| 151 | Ole Miss | October 11, 1969 – October 25, 1969 | 14 days | 1 | def. Georgia 25–17 | to Houston |
| 152 | Houston | October 25, 1969 – September 26, 1970 | 336 days | 6 | def. Ole Miss 25–11 | to Oklahoma State |
| 153 | Oklahoma State | September 26, 1970 – October 3, 1970 | 7 days | 0 | def. Houston 26–17 | to Missouri |
| 154 | Missouri | October 3, 1970 – October 10, 1970 | 7 days | 0 | def. Oklahoma State 40–20 | to Nebraska |
| 155 | Nebraska | October 10, 1970 – September 9, 1972 | 1 yr, 335 days | 18 | def. Missouri 21–7 | to UCLA |
| 156 | UCLA | September 9, 1972 – September 23, 1972 | 14 days | 1 | def. Nebraska 20–17 | to Michigan |
| 157 | Michigan | September 23, 1972 – November 25, 1972 | 63 days | 8 | def. UCLA 26–9 | to Ohio State |
| 158 | Ohio State | November 25, 1972 – November 9, 1974 | 1 yr, 349 days | 18 | def. Michigan 14–11 | to Michigan State |
| 159 | Michigan State | November 9, 1974 – September 13, 1975 | 308 days | 2 | def. Ohio State 16–13 | to Ohio State |
| 160 | Ohio State | September 13, 1975 – September 25, 1976 | 1 yr, 12 days | 12 | def. Michigan State 21–0 | to Missouri |
| 161 | Missouri | September 25, 1976 – October 16, 1976 | 21 days | 2 | def. Ohio State 22–21 | to Iowa State |
| 162 | Iowa State | October 16, 1976 – October 23, 1976 | 7 days | 0 | def. Missouri 21–17 | to Colorado |
| 163 | Colorado | October 23, 1976 – November 6, 1976 | 14 days | 1 | def. Iowa State 33–14 | to Missouri |
| 164 | Missouri | November 6, 1976 – November 13, 1976 | 7 days | 0 | def. Colorado 16–7 | to Oklahoma |
| 165 | Oklahoma | November 13, 1976 – October 8, 1977 | 329 days | 5 | def. Missouri 27–20 | to Texas |
| 166 | Texas | October 8, 1977 – October 7, 1978 | 364 days | 10 | def. Oklahoma 13–6 | to Oklahoma |
| 167 | Oklahoma | October 7, 1978 – November 11, 1978 | 35 days | 4 | def. Texas 31–10 | to Nebraska |
| 168 | Nebraska | November 11, 1978 – November 18, 1978 | 7 days | 0 | def. Oklahoma 17–14 | to Missouri |
| 169 | Missouri | November 18, 1978 – September 29, 1979 | 315 days | 3 | def. Nebraska 35–31 | to Texas |
| 170 | Texas | September 29, 1979 – October 20, 1979 | 21 days | 2 | def. Missouri 21–0 | to Arkansas |
| 171 | Arkansas | October 20, 1979 – October 27, 1979 | 7 days | 0 | def. Texas 17–14 | to Houston |
| 172 | Houston | October 27, 1979 – November 10, 1979 | 14 days | 1 | def. Arkansas 13–10 | to Texas |
| 173 | Texas | November 10, 1979 – December 1, 1979 | 21 days | 2 | def. Houston 21–13 | to Texas A&M |
| 174 | Texas A&M | December 1, 1979 – September 13, 1980 | 287 days | 1 | def. Texas 13–7 | to Georgia |
| 175 | Georgia | September 13, 1980 – September 19, 1981 | 1 yr, 6 days | 11 | def. Texas A&M 42–0 | to Clemson |
| 176 | Clemson | September 19, 1981 – September 6, 1982 | 352 days | 8 | def. Georgia 13–3 | to Georgia |
| 177 | Georgia | September 6, 1982 – November 12, 1983 | 1 yr, 67 days | 19 | def. Clemson 13–7 | to Auburn |
| 178 | Auburn | November 12, 1983 – August 27, 1984 | 289 days | 1 | def. Georgia 13–7 | to Miami |
| 179 | Miami | August 27, 1984 – September 8, 1984 | 12 days | 1 | def. Auburn 20–18 | to Michigan |
| 180 | Michigan | September 8, 1984 – September 15, 1984 | 7 days | 0 | def. Miami 22–14 | to Washington |
| 181 | Washington | September 15, 1984 – November 10, 1984 | 56 days | 7 | def. Michigan 20–11 | to USC |
| 182 | USC | November 10, 1984 – November 17, 1984 | 7 days | 0 | def. Washington 16–7 | to UCLA |
| 183 | UCLA | November 17, 1984 – September 28, 1985 | 315 days | 3 | def. USC 29–10 | to Washington |
| 184 | Washington | September 28, 1985 – October 19, 1985 | 21 days | 2 | def. UCLA 21–14 | to Oregon State |
| 185 | Oregon State | October 19, 1985 – November 2, 1985 | 14 days | 0 | def. Washington 21–20 | to Arizona |
| 186 | Arizona | November 2, 1985 – November 9, 1985 | 7 days | 0 | def. Oregon State 27–6 | to UCLA |
| 187 | UCLA | November 9, 1985 – November 23, 1985 | 14 days | 1 | def. Arizona 24–19 | to USC |
| 188 | USC | November 23, 1985 – October 11, 1986 | 322 days | 5 | def. UCLA 17–13 | to Washington State |
| 189 | Washington State | October 11, 1986 – October 25, 1986 | 14 days | 0 | def. USC 34–14 | to UCLA |
| 190 | UCLA | October 25, 1986 – November 8, 1986 | 14 days | 1 | def. Washington State 54–16 | to Stanford |
| 191 | Stanford | November 8, 1986 – November 22, 1986 | 14 days | 0 | def. UCLA 28–23 | to California |
| 192 | California | November 22, 1986 – September 12, 1987 | 294 days | 1 | def. Stanford 17–11 | to San José State |
| 193 | San José State | September 12, 1987 – September 19, 1987 | 7 days | 0 | def. California 27–25 | to Oregon State |
| 194 | Oregon State | September 19, 1987 – September 26, 1987 | 7 days | 0 | def. San José State 36–34 | to Texas |
| 195 | Texas | September 26, 1987 – October 10, 1987 | 14 days | 1 | def. Oregon State 61–16 | to Oklahoma |
| 196 | Oklahoma | October 10, 1987 – September 24, 1988 | 350 days | 8 | def. Texas 44–9 | to USC |
| 197 | USC | September 24, 1988 – November 26, 1988 | 63 days | 7 | def. Oklahoma 23–7 | to Notre Dame |
| 198 | Notre Dame | November 26, 1988 – November 25, 1989 | 364 days | 11 | def. USC 27–10 | to Miami |
| 199 | Miami | November 25, 1989 – September 8, 1990 | 287 days | 0 | def. Notre Dame 27–10 | to BYU |
| 200 | BYU | September 8, 1990 – September 29, 1990 | 21 days | 2 | def. Miami 28–21 | to Oregon |
| 201 | Oregon | September 29, 1990 – October 13, 1990 | 14 days | 1 | def. BYU 32–16 | to Washington |
| 202 | Washington | October 13, 1990 – November 10, 1990 | 28 days | 3 | def. Oregon 38–17 | to UCLA |
| 203 | UCLA | November 10, 1990 – November 17, 1990 | 7 days | 0 | def. Washington 25–22 | to USC |
| 204 | USC | November 17, 1990 – November 24, 1990 | 7 days | 0 | def. UCLA 45–42 | to Notre Dame |
| 205 | Notre Dame | November 24, 1990 – September 14, 1991 | 294 days | 1 | def. USC 10–6 | to Michigan |
| 206 | Michigan | September 14, 1991 – September 28, 1991 | 14 days | 0 | def. Notre Dame 24–14 | to Florida State |
| 207 | Florida State | September 28, 1991 – November 16, 1991 | 49 days | 6 | def. Michigan 51–31 | to Miami |
| 208 | Miami | November 16, 1991 – October 9, 1993 | 1 yr, 327 days | 17 | def. Florida State 17–16 | to Florida State |
| 209 | Florida State | October 9, 1993 – November 13, 1993 | 35 days | 3 | def. Miami 28–10 | to Notre Dame |
| 210 | Notre Dame | November 13, 1993 – November 20, 1993 | 7 days | 0 | def. Florida State 31–24 | to Boston College |
| 211 | Boston College | November 20, 1993 – November 26, 1993 | 6 days | 0 | def. Notre Dame 41–39 | to West Virginia |
| 212 | West Virginia | November 26, 1993 – August 28, 1994 | 275 days | 0 | def. Boston College 17–14 | to Nebraska |
| 213 | Nebraska | August 28, 1994 – September 21, 1996 | 2 yrs, 24 days | 23 | def. West Virginia 31–0 | to Arizona State |
| 214 | Arizona State | September 21, 1996 – September 20, 1997 | 364 days | 10 | def. Nebraska 19–0 | to BYU |
| 215 | BYU | September 20, 1997 – October 11, 1997 | 21 days | 2 | def. Arizona State 13–10 | to Rice |
| 216 | Rice | October 11, 1997 – November 1, 1997 | 21 days | 1 | def. BYU 27–14 | to SMU |
| 217 | SMU | November 1, 1997 – November 20, 1997 | 19 days | 2 | def. Rice 24–6 | to TCU |
| 218 | TCU | November 20, 1997 – September 12, 1998 | 296 days | 1 | def. SMU 21–18 | to Oklahoma |
| 219 | Oklahoma | September 12, 1998 – September 19, 1998 | 7 days | 0 | def. TCU 10–9 | to California |
| 220 | California | September 19, 1998 – October 17, 1998 | 28 days | 2 | def. Oklahoma 13–12 | to Washington |
| 221 | Washington | October 17, 1998 – October 31, 1998 | 14 days | 1 | def. California 21–13 | to USC |
| 222 | USC | October 31, 1998 – November 21, 1998 | 21 days | 1 | def. Washington 33–10 | to UCLA |
| 223 | UCLA | November 21, 1998 – December 5, 1998 | 14 days | 0 | def. USC 34–17 | to Miami |
| 224 | Miami | December 5, 1998 – September 18, 1999 | 287 days | 2 | def. UCLA 49–45 | to Penn State |
| 225 | Penn State | September 18, 1999 – November 6, 1999 | 49 days | 5 | def. Miami 27–23 | to Minnesota |
| 226 | Minnesota | November 6, 1999 – September 9, 2000 | 308 days | 3 | def. Penn State 24–23 | to Ohio |
| 227 | Ohio | September 9, 2000 – September 23, 2000 | 14 days | 1 | def. Minnesota 23–17 | to Akron |
| 228 | Akron | September 23, 2000 – October 14, 2000 | 21 days | 2 | def. Ohio 23–20 | to Northern Illinois |
| 229 | Northern Illinois | October 14, 2000 – October 21, 2000 | 7 days | 0 | def. Akron 52–35 | to Western Michigan |
| 230 | Western Michigan | October 21, 2000 – November 11, 2000 | 21 days | 2 | def. Northern Illinois 52–22 | to Central Michigan |
| 231 | Central Michigan | November 11, 2000 – November 18, 2000 | 7 days | 0 | def. Western Michigan 21–17 | to Northern Illinois |
| 232 | Northern Illinois | November 18, 2000 – September 8, 2001 | 294 days | 1 | def. Central Michigan 40–6 | to Illinois |
| 233 | Illinois | September 8, 2001 – September 29, 2001 | 21 days | 1 | def. Northern Illinois 17–12 | to Michigan |
| 234 | Michigan | September 29, 2001 – November 3, 2001 | 35 days | 3 | def. Illinois 45–20 | to Michigan State |
| 235 | Michigan State | November 3, 2001 – November 10, 2001 | 7 days | 0 | def. Michigan 26–24 | to Indiana |
| 236 | Indiana | November 10, 2001 – November 17, 2001 | 7 days | 0 | def. Michigan State 37–28 | to Penn State |
| 237 | Penn State | November 17, 2001 – December 1, 2001 | 14 days | 1 | def. Indiana 28–14 | to Virginia |
| 238 | Virginia | December 1, 2001 – August 22, 2002 | 264 days | 0 | def. Penn State 20–14 | to Colorado State |
| 239 | Colorado State | August 22, 2002 – September 7, 2002 | 16 days | 1 | def. Virginia 35–29 | to UCLA |
| 240 | UCLA | September 7, 2002 – September 21, 2002 | 14 days | 1 | def. Colorado State 30–19 | to Colorado |
| 241 | Colorado | September 21, 2002 – November 2, 2002 | 42 days | 4 | def. UCLA 31–17 | to Oklahoma |
| 242 | Oklahoma | November 2, 2002 – November 9, 2002 | 7 days | 0 | def. Colorado 27–11 | to Texas A&M |
| 243 | Texas A&M | November 9, 2002 – November 16, 2002 | 7 days | 0 | def. Oklahoma 30–26 | to Missouri |
| 244 | Missouri | November 16, 2002 – November 23, 2002 | 7 days | 0 | def. Texas A&M 33–27 | to Kansas State |
| 245 | Kansas State | November 23, 2002 – September 20, 2003 | 301 days | 4 | def. Missouri 38–0 | to Marshall |
| 246 | Marshall | September 20, 2003 – September 27, 2003 | 7 days | 0 | def. Kansas State 27–20 | to Troy |
| 247 | Troy | September 27, 2003 – October 4, 2003 | 7 days | 0 | def. Marshall 33–24 | to Nebraska |
| 248 | Nebraska | October 4, 2003 – October 11, 2003 | 7 days | 0 | def. Troy 30–0 | to Missouri |
| 249 | Missouri | October 11, 2003 – October 18, 2003 | 7 days | 0 | def. Nebraska 41–24 | to Oklahoma |
| 250 | Oklahoma | October 18, 2003 – December 7, 2003 | 50 days | 5 | def. Missouri 34–13 | to Kansas State |
| 251 | Kansas State | December 7, 2003 – September 11, 2004 | 279 days | 1 | def. Oklahoma 35–7 | to Fresno State |
| 252 | Fresno State | September 11, 2004 – October 2, 2004 | 21 days | 1 | def. Kansas State 45–21 | to Louisiana Tech |
| 253 | Louisiana Tech | October 2, 2004 – October 9, 2004 | 7 days | 0 | def. Fresno State 28–21 | to Auburn |
| 254 | Auburn | October 9, 2004 – September 3, 2005 | 329 days | 6 | def. Louisiana Tech 52–7 | to Georgia Tech |
| 255 | Georgia Tech | September 3, 2005 – September 24, 2005 | 21 days | 2 | def. Auburn 23–14 | to Virginia Tech |
| 256 | Virginia Tech | September 24, 2005 – November 5, 2005 | 42 days | 4 | def. Georgia Tech 51–7 | to Miami |
| 257 | Miami | November 5, 2005 – November 20, 2005 | 15 days | 1 | def. Virginia Tech 27–7 | to Georgia Tech |
| 258 | Georgia Tech | November 20, 2005 – November 26, 2005 | 6 days | 0 | def. Miami 14–10 | to Georgia |
| 259 | Georgia | November 26, 2005 – October 7, 2006 | 315 days | 6 | def. Georgia Tech 14–7 | to Tennessee |
| 260 | Tennessee | October 7, 2006 – November 4, 2006 | 28 days | 2 | def. Georgia 51–33 | to LSU |
| 261 | LSU | November 4, 2006 – October 13, 2007 | 343 days | 9 | def. Tennessee 28–24 | to Kentucky |
| 262 | Kentucky | October 13, 2007 – October 20, 2007 | 7 days | 0 | def. LSU 43–37 | to Florida |
| 263 | Florida | October 20, 2007 – October 27, 2007 | 7 days | 0 | def. Kentucky 45–37 | to Georgia |
| 264 | Georgia | October 27, 2007 – September 27, 2008 | 336 days | 8 | def. Florida 42–30 | to Alabama |
| 265 | Alabama | September 27, 2008 – December 6, 2008 | 70 days | 7 | def. Georgia 41–30 | to Florida |
| 266 | Florida | December 6, 2008 – December 5, 2009 | 364 days | 12 | def. Alabama 31–20 | to Alabama |
| 267 | Alabama | December 5, 2009 – October 9, 2010 | 308 days | 5 | def. Florida 32–13 | to South Carolina |
| 268 | South Carolina | October 9, 2010 – October 16, 2010 | 7 days | 0 | def. Alabama 35–21 | to Kentucky |
| 269 | Kentucky | October 16, 2010 – October 23, 2010 | 7 days | 0 | def. South Carolina 31–28 | to Georgia |
| 270 | Georgia | October 23, 2010 – October 30, 2010 | 7 days | 0 | def. Kentucky 44–31 | to Florida |
| 271 | Florida | October 30, 2010 – November 13, 2010 | 14 days | 1 | def. Georgia 34–31 | to South Carolina |
| 272 | South Carolina | November 13, 2010 – December 4, 2010 | 21 days | 2 | def. Florida 36–14 | to Auburn |
| 273 | Auburn | December 4, 2010 – September 17, 2011 | 287 days | 2 | def. South Carolina 56–17 | to Clemson |
| 274 | Clemson | September 17, 2011 – October 29, 2011 | 42 days | 5 | def. Auburn 38–24 | to Georgia Tech |
| 275 | Georgia Tech | October 29, 2011 – November 10, 2011 | 12 days | 0 | def. Clemson 31–17 | to Virginia Tech |
| 276 | Virginia Tech | November 10, 2011 – December 4, 2011 | 24 days | 2 | def. Georgia Tech 37–26 | to Clemson |
| 277 | Clemson | December 4, 2011 – September 22, 2012 | 293 days | 3 | def. Virginia Tech 38–10 | to Florida State |
| 278 | Florida State | September 22, 2012 – October 6, 2012 | 14 days | 1 | def. Clemson 49–37 | to NC State |
| 279 | NC State | October 6, 2012 – October 27, 2012 | 21 days | 1 | def. Florida State 17–16 | to North Carolina |
| 280 | North Carolina | October 27, 2012 – November 10, 2012 | 14 days | 0 | def. NC State 43–35 | to Georgia Tech |
| 281 | Georgia Tech | November 10, 2012 – November 24, 2012 | 14 days | 1 | def. North Carolina 68–50 | to Georgia |
| 282 | Georgia | November 24, 2012 – December 1, 2012 | 7 days | 0 | def. Georgia Tech 42–10 | to Alabama |
| 283 | Alabama | December 1, 2012 – November 30, 2013 | 364 days | 11 | def. Georgia 32–28 | to Auburn |
| 284 | Auburn | November 30, 2013 – October 11, 2014 | 315 days | 6 | def. Alabama 34–28 | to Mississippi State |
| 285 | Mississippi State | October 11, 2014 – November 15, 2014 | 35 days | 3 | def. Auburn 38–23 | to Alabama |
| 286 | Alabama | November 15, 2014 – September 19, 2015 | 308 days | 5 | def. Mississippi State 25–20 | to Ole Miss |
| 287 | Ole Miss | September 19, 2015 – October 3, 2015 | 14 days | 1 | def. Alabama 43–37 | to Florida |
| 288 | Florida | October 3, 2015 – October 17, 2015 | 14 days | 1 | def. Ole Miss 38–10 | to LSU |
| 289 | LSU | October 17, 2015 – November 7, 2015 | 21 days | 1 | def. Florida 35–28 | to Alabama |
| 290 | Alabama | November 7, 2015 – November 25, 2017 | 2 yrs, 18 days | 28 | def. LSU 30–16 | to Auburn |
| 291 | Auburn | November 25, 2017 – December 2, 2017 | 7 days | 0 | def. Alabama 26–14 | to Georgia |
| 292 | Georgia | December 2, 2017 – October 13, 2018 | 315 days | 6 | def. Auburn 28–7 | to LSU |
| 293 | LSU | October 13, 2018 – November 3, 2018 | 21 days | 1 | def. Georgia 36–16 | to Alabama |
| 294 | Alabama | November 3, 2018 – November 9, 2019 | 1 yr, 6 days | 12 | def. LSU 29–0 | to LSU |
| 295 | LSU | November 9, 2019 – September 26, 2020 | 322 days | 4 | def. Alabama 46–41 | to Mississippi State |
| 296 | Mississippi State | September 26, 2020 – October 3, 2020 | 7 days | 0 | def. LSU 44–34 | to Arkansas |
| 297 | Arkansas | October 3, 2020 – October 10, 2020 | 7 days | 0 | def. Mississippi State 21–14 | to Auburn |
| 298 | Auburn | October 10, 2020 – October 17, 2020 | 7 days | 0 | def. Arkansas 30–28 | to South Carolina |
| 299 | South Carolina | October 17, 2020 – October 24, 2020 | 7 days | 0 | def. Auburn 30–22 | to LSU |
| 300 | LSU | October 24, 2020 – October 31, 2020 | 7 days | 0 | def. South Carolina 52–24 | to Auburn |
| 301 | Auburn | October 31, 2020 – November 28, 2020 | 28 days | 1 | def. LSU 48–11 | to Alabama |
| 302 | Alabama | November 28, 2020 – October 9, 2021 | 315 days | 8 | def. Auburn 42–13 | to Texas A&M |
| 303 | Texas A&M | October 9, 2021 – November 13, 2021 | 35 days | 3 | def. Alabama 41–38 | to Ole Miss |
| 304 | Ole Miss | November 13, 2021 – October 22, 2022 | 343 days | 9 | def. Texas A&M 29–19 | to LSU |
| 305 | LSU | October 22, 2022 – November 26, 2022 | 35 days | 3 | def. Ole Miss 45–20 | to Texas A&M |
| 306 | Texas A&M | November 26, 2022 – September 9, 2023 | 287 days | 1 | def. LSU 38–23 | to Miami |
| 307 | Miami | September 9, 2023 – October 7, 2023 | 28 days | 2 | def. Texas A&M 48–33 | to Georgia Tech |
| 308 | Georgia Tech | October 7, 2023 – October 21, 2023 | 14 days | 0 | def. Miami 23–20 | to Boston College |
| 309 | Boston College | October 21, 2023 – November 11, 2023 | 21 days | 2 | def. Georgia Tech 38–23 | to Virginia Tech |
| 310 | Virginia Tech | November 11, 2023 – November 18, 2023 | 7 days | 0 | def. Boston College 48–22 | to NC State |
| 311 | NC State | November 18, 2023 – September 7, 2024 | 294 days | 2 | def. Virginia Tech 35–28 | to Tennessee |
| 312 | Tennessee | September 7, 2024 – October 5, 2024 | 28 days | 2 | def. NC State 51–10 | to Arkansas |
| 313 | Arkansas | October 5, 2024 – October 19, 2024 | 14 days | 0 | def. Tennessee 19–14 | to LSU |
| 314 | LSU | October 19, 2024 – October 26, 2024 | 7 days | 0 | def. Arkansas 34–10 | to Texas A&M |
| 315 | Texas A&M | October 26, 2024 – November 2, 2024 | 7 days | 0 | def. LSU 38–23 | to South Carolina |
| 316 | South Carolina | November 2, 2024 – September 13, 2025 | 315 days | 6 | def. Texas A&M 44–20 | to Vanderbilt |
| 317 | Vanderbilt | September 13, 2025 – October 4, 2025 | 21 days | 2 | def. South Carolina 31–7 | to Alabama |
| 318 | Alabama | October 4, 2025 – November 15, 2025 | 42 days | 4 | def. Vanderbilt 30–14 | to Oklahoma |
| 319 | Oklahoma | November 15, 2025 – September 12, 2026 | 301 days | 3 | def. Alabama 23–21 | to Michigan |
| 320 | Michigan | September 12, 2026 – September 26, 2026 | 14 days | 1 | def. Oklahoma 17–10 | to Iowa |
| 321 | Iowa | September 26, 2026 – October 3, 2026 | 7 days | 0 | def. Michigan 20–19 | to Ohio State |
| 322 | Ohio State | October 3, 2026 – Present | 28 days | 2 | def. Iowa 31–14 | — present — |
Game links only exist for games the real belt was on the line for; the rest of this universe’s games have no page of their own. A reign marked “vacated” ended because the holder stopped appearing in the record, and the belt reverted to the program it was taken from.