December 31, 1973 -Bear Bryant’s top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide came to the Sugar Bowl with an 11-0 record & the UPI National Championship in hand. Before 1974, the UPI Coaches’ poll was voted prior to the bowl games. The Crimson Tide's defense featured All-SEC LB Woodrow Lowe & All-SEC DB Mike Washington while the offense had All-American OT Buddy Brown, … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – December 31
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This Date in College Football Belt History – December 30
December 30, 1981 -The Navy Midshipmen of coach George Welsh came to The Liberty Bowl with a 7-3-1 record having tied rival Army 3-3. The Ohio State Buckeyes of coach Earle Bruce were 8-3 & Big Ten Co-Champs having beaten rival Michigan 14-9. Navy's RB Eddie Meyers rushed for 117 yards but his effort was not enough to overcome the Buckeyes’ balanced attack in a 31-28 … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – December 30
This Date in College Football Belt History – December 16
December 16, 1974 - The 10th ranked Maryland Terrapins, coached by Jerry Claiborne, came to the Liberty Bowl with an 8-3 record & ACC championship in hand. They battled a 7-3-1 Tennessee Volunteer team coached by Bill Battle who had managed to hold The Belt through a tie with cross-state rival Vanderbilt. Maryland's All-American DT Randy White, who won both the … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – December 16
This Date in College Football Belt History – December 7
December 7, 2002 -The 18th ranked, 9-3 Virginia Tech Hokies of coach Frank Beamer were the final obstacle between the top-ranked, 11-0 Miami Hurricanes of coach Larry Coker & a shot at their second consecutive BCS Championship. The Hokies had played six Belt games in their history but had never been victorious while the Hurricanes were on a 30-game Belt reign. … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – December 7
This Date in College Football Belt History – December 2
The 3rd ranked, 10-1 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson closed the regular season with a trip to meet the 6-4 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors coached by Dick Tomey. Playing without QB Paul McDonald who had an ankle injury, the Trojans overcame 14 penalties totaling 157 yards to claim a 21-5 victory over Hawaii behind the 152 yards rushing with a touchdown of … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – December 2