October 5, 1974 Purdue at Duke Off their improbable win over 2nd ranked Notre Dame, Purdue & coach Alex Agase with a 1-1-1 record traveled to Durham, North Carolina to face Mike McGee’s 2-1 Duke Blue Devils. The Boilermakers out-gained the Blue Devils 291-183 but 10 penalties disrupted the Purdue offense & Duke's RB Tony Benjamin scored 2 touchdowns as Duke … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 5
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This Date in College Football Belt History – September 29
September 29, 1979 Southern Cal at Louisiana State The top-ranked, 3-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson traveled to Baton Rouge to take on the 20th ranked, 2-0 Louisiana State Tigers of Charlie McClendon. Southern Cal’s Heisman Trophy winning, All-American RB Charles White rushed for 185 yards with a touchdown & All-Pac 10 QB Paul McDonald found WR Kevin … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 29
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 28
September 28, 1974 Purdue at Notre Dame The 0-1-1 Purdue Boilermakers of coach Alex Agase seemed unlikely to threaten the Belt reign of the 2-0 Notre Dame Fighting Irish of coach Ara Parseghian. Coming off a loss to Wisconsin & a tie with Miami (OH), the Boilermakers were 28-point underdogs to the 2nd ranked, defending National Champions. Purdue scored 24 points in … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 28
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 23
September 23, 1978 Southern Cal at Alabama The 7th ranked, 2-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson traveled to Birmingham to battle the top-ranked, 2-0 Alabama Crimson Tide of coach Paul "Bear" Bryant in the rematch of their epic 1977 contest when Alabama took The Belt with a 21-20 victory over the Trojans. Alabama brought a 12-game winning streak along with The … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 23
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 20
September 20, 1975 Tennessee at UCLA The 12th ranked, 1-0 UCLA Bruins of coach Dick Vermeil met the 10th ranked, 1-0 Tennessee Volunteers of coach Bill Battle. This was the first time a previous Belt holder had an opportunity to reclaim the title. Bruins' RB Wendell Tyler had an 82-yard touchdown run to highlight the offensive explosion from both teams, as UCLA became … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 20