September 9, 1972 - In the first ever Belt match-up, champion Nebraska traveled to Los Angeles as 21-point favorites to defeat the UCLA Bruins. The top-ranked Cornhuskers coached by Bob Devaney were riding a 32-game winning streak while UCLA was coming off a disappointing 1971 season with a record of 2-7-1 in Coach Pepper Rodgers first season. Coach Rodgers installed & … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 9
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This Date in College Football Belt History – September 8
The top-ranked, 2-0 Miami Hurricanes & coach Jimmy Johnson traveled to Ann Arbor to meet the 14th ranked Michigan Wolverines of coach Bo Schembechler. Michigan was opening their season while Miami were playing their third ranked team in just 12 days. This Wolverines' team was in a down cycle but still included All-Big Ten players DT Kevin Brooks & LB Mike … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 8
Solid Opening Win For the Irish
For starters, this was a pretty good performance. Yes, ND pitched a shutout against a pretty good offense, but it was one of those games where there were a lot of "baserunners and Irish pitchers were fortunate to get the double play ball when they really needed it". But any time you can hold an accomplished WAC offense like Nevada's scoreless, it should be noted and … [Read more...] about Solid Opening Win For the Irish
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 4
The UCLA Bruins of coach Terry Donahue opened the season against the California Golden Bears of coach Keith Gilbertson. California's QB Dave Barr threw 3 touchdown passes but it was two failed 2-point conversion attempts by UCLA that spelled the difference in a 27-25 Golden Bear victory to claim The Belt. The win gave the Golden Bears The Belt for the second time & first … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 4
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 3
The Texas Tech Red Raiders of coach Spike Dykes hosted the 15th ranked Oklahoma Sooners of coach Gary Gibbs in both teams’ 1992 opener. Oklahoma's QB Cale Gundy threw for 341 yards with 2 touchdowns & rushed for another score leading the Sooners to a 34-9 victory to claim their first Belt championship. Oklahoma's RB Earnest Williams scored on a 4-yard touchdown run & … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 3