The 3rd ranked, 7-1 Louisiana State Tigers of coach Les Miles traveled to Tuscaloosa to meet the 17th ranked, 6-2 Alabama Crimson Tide of first-year coach Nick Saban. The pregame hype for the match-up featured several storied about Nick Saban's departure from Louisiana State for the NFL. The Tigers' faithful considered him traitorous not only for leaving … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – November 3
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This Date in College Football Belt History – November 2
The 21st ranked, 6-2 Baylor Bears of coach Grant Teaff traveled to Fayetteville to meet the 24th ranked, 5-2 Arkansas Razorbacks of coach Jack Crowe. In weather more befitting the Iditarod, Baylor won a defensive struggle 9-5. The temperature never got above freezing, the wind was blowing 10 to 20 mph, & the final 11 minutes were played in a steady snowfall. … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – November 2
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 30
The 3rd ranked, 6-0-1 UCLA Bruins of coach Terry Donahue traveled to Seattle to battle Don James’ 4-3 Washington Huskies. QB Warren Moon lead the Washington offense in the Huskies first ever Belt game. UCLA’s All-Pac 8 RB Theotis Brown rushed for a school-record 220 yards & scored 3 touchdowns as the Bruins defeated the Huskies for the first time in Seattle since … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 30
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 29
Coach Pat Dye’s Auburn Tigers were 6-1, ranked 4th nationally as the prepared to host 5th ranked, 6-0-1 Florida Gators of coach Charley Pell for The Belt. Auburn's All-American RB Bo Jackson rushed for 2 touchdowns on runs of 55 & 80 yards as the Tigers withstood a furious comeback by the Gators to claim The Belt for the first time with a 28-21 victory. Auburn … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 29
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 28
The 3-4 Arizona State Sun Devils of coach Bruce Snyder traveled to Eugene to meet the 10th ranked, 6-1 Oregon Ducks of first-year coach Mike Bellotti. The Ducks featured All-American CB Alex Molden as well as All-Pac 10 players LB Jeremy Asher & RB Ricky Whittle as it looked as if they would claim their first Belt reign but Oregon had a record of 0-8-1 with a … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 28