August 31, 1996 Texas El-Paso at Arizona The Texas-El Paso Miners of coach Charlie Bailey met the Arizona Wildcats of coach Dick Tomey in the 1996 opener for both teams. Arizona's PK Matt Peyton connected on 3 field goals & All-Pac 10 CB Chris McAllister intercepted 2 passes to lead the Wildcats to a 23-3 victory. Neither team scored in the 1st quarter but Arizona … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – August 31
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This Date in College Football Belt History – August 30
August 30, 2008 Missouri vs Illinois The 6th ranked Missouri Tigers with coach Gary Pinkel meet the 20th ranked Illinois Fighting Illini & coach Ron Zook at a neutral site in St. Louis. The teams combined for 94 points, the 4th highest scoring Belt game in history, with the Tigers holding on for a 52-42 win to retain The Belt. Missouri's QB Chase Daniel threw 3 … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – August 30
This Date in College Football Belt History – August 29
August 29, 1998 Louisiana Tech at Nebraska The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs of coach Gary Crowton opened the season in Lincoln against the 4th ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers of first-year coach Frank Solich. The Cornhuskers withstood a record-setting passing performance from Louisiana Tech's QB Tim Rattay & WR Troy Edwards as Nebraska retained The Belt with a 56-27 win. It … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – August 29
This Date in College Football Belt History – August 28
August 28, 2004 Southern Cal vs Virginia Tech The top-ranked Southern Cal Trojans of coach Pete Carroll made their first Belt defense against the Virginia Tech Hokies of coach Frank Beamer in Landover, Maryland at the Black Coaches Association Classic. The Trojans were 9-time Belt holders while the Hokies had not won a Belt game in 7 tries & were 17-point underdogs … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – August 28
This Date in College Football Belt History – January 4
January 4, 2006 The Rose Bowl Southern Cal vs Texas The top-ranked, 12-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach Pete Carroll were attempting to become the first Belt holder to successfully defend The Belt in 2 consecutive BSC Championship games. While the Trojans dominated Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl the previous season, this season’s opposition was a much more balanced … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – January 4