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
Charley Pell
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 1
The 12th ranked, 3-0-1 Florida Gators of Charley Pell went to Baton Rouge for their first Belt game in school history to meet the 16th ranked, 2-1 Louisiana State Tigers & coach Jerry Stovall. Florida's RB Neal Anderson rushed for 2 touchdowns including a 76-yard run late in the 4th quarter to secure a 31-17 win as the Gators claimed The Belt for the first time. … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 1
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 1
The 17th ranked Florida Gators of coach Charley Pell traveled to Tampa to meet the 10th ranked, 1-0 Miami Hurricanes with coach Jimmy Johnson in their annual battle & this time the game included The Belt. Florida again had an array of stars including All-American OT Lomas Brown, All-SEC players C Phil Bromley, NG Tim Newton, & LB Alonzo Johnson. Miami scored 2 … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 1