October 27, 1973 Southern Cal at Notre Dame Coach John McKay’s 6th ranked, 5-0-1 Southern Cal Trojans came to South Bend with a 23-game unbeaten streak for the annual battle with Notre Dame. Coach Ara Parseghian had the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 5-0 & ranked 8th in the nation but they had not defeated Southern Cal since 1966. Notre Dame’s top-ranked defense had … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 27
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This Date in College Football Belt History – September 13
September 13, 1980 Southern Cal at Tennessee With a 20-game unbeaten streak & 17-game Belt title reign, the Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson opened the 1980 season ranked 5th nationally. The Trojans still had All-American DB Ronnie Lott & All-American OT Keith Van Horne. Coach Johnny Majors’ Tennessee Volunteers had the first shot of the new season at … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 13
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