October 18, 2003 Purdue at Wisconsin The 14th ranked, 6-1 Wisconsin Badgers of coach Barry Alvarez, fresh off their upset of Ohio State, welcomed the 13th ranked, 5-1 Purdue Boilermakers of coach Joe Tiller. Purdue's QB Kyle Orton starred as Purdue escaped Camp Randall with a 26-23 victory when PK Ben Jones hit a field goal with just 0:03 left in the game to claim The … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 18
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This Date in College Football Belt History – October 17
October 17, 1981 Iowa at Michigan As the 1981 season opened, it appeared this game would be a Belt match-up but with preseason No. 1 Michigan as defending champion. An opening day loss to Wisconsin changed that. Now 5th ranked at 4-1, the Michigan Wolverines of coach Bo Schembechler hosted the 12th ranked, 4-1 Iowa Hawkeyes of coach Hayden Fry who were defending The … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 17
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 14
October 14, 1978 Southern Cal at Arizona State Arizona State’s first year as a member of the new Pac-10 was a memorable one. Coach Frank Kush had his 4-1 Arizona State Sun Devils fired up to meet the 3rd ranked, 4-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson. Arizona State's All-American DE Al Harris anchored the defense & QB Mark Malone guided the offense as the … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 14
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 12
October 12, 2002 Florida State at Miami The 9th ranked, 5-1 Florida State Seminoles of coach Bobby Bowden provided the Homecoming opposition for the top-ranked, 5-0 Miami Hurricanes & coach Larry Coker. Miami had taken The Belt from Florida State 2 years earlier in the game known as “Wide Right III” & had easily won the rematch last season but now the Seminoles … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 12
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 11
October 11, 2003 Ohio State at Wisconsin The 3rd ranked, 5-0 Ohio State Buckeyes with coach Jim Tressel made their first road trip as Belt Champion to Camp Randall Stadium to meet the 23rd ranked, 5-1 Wisconsin Badgers of coach Barry Alvarez. The Buckeyes had shown little offense throughout the season except for a 44-point explosion in a triple overtime games against … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 11