Winners
| Season | Team | Conference | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | UCLA | Pacific Coast | Henry Russell Sanders | 9–0 |
| 1955 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | Bud Wilkinson | 11–0 |
| 1956 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | Bud Wilkinson | 10–0 |
| 1957 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Woody Hayes | 9–1 |
| 1958 | Iowa | Big Ten | Forest Evashevski | 8–1–1 |
| 1959 | Syracuse | Independent | Ben Schwartzwalder | 11–0 |
| 1960 | Ole Miss | SEC | Johnny Vaught | 10–0–1 |
| 1961 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Woody Hayes | 8–0–1 |
| 1962 | USC | AAWU | John McKay | 11–0 |
| 1963 | Texas | Southwest | Darrell Royal | 11–0 |
| 1964 | Arkansas | Southwest | Frank Broyles | 11–0 |
| 1965 | Alabama Michigan State (joint) |
SEC Big Ten |
Bear Bryant Duffy Daugherty |
9–1–1 10–1 |
| 1966 | Notre Dame | Independent | Ara Parseghian | 9–0–1 |
| 1967 | USC | AAWU | John McKay | 10–1 |
| 1968 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Woody Hayes | 10–0 |
| 1969 | Texas | Southwest | Darrell Royal | 11–0 |
| 1970 | Nebraska | Big 8 | Bob Devaney | 11–0–1 |
| 1971 | Nebraska | Big 8 | Bob Devaney | 13–0 |
| 1972 | USC | Pac-8 | John McKay | 12–0 |
| 1973 | Notre Dame | Independent | Ara Parseghian | 11–0 |
| 1974 | USC | Pac-8 | John McKay | 10–1–1 |
| 1975 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | Barry Switzer | 11–1 |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh | Independent | Johnny Majors | 12–0 |
| 1977 | Notre Dame | Independent | Dan Devine | 11–1 |
| 1978 | Alabama | SEC | Bear Bryant | 11–1 |
| 1979 | Alabama | SEC | Bear Bryant | 12–0 |
| 1980 | Georgia | SEC | Vince Dooley | 12–0 |
| 1981 | Clemson | ACC | Danny Ford | 12–0 |
| 1982 | Penn State | Independent | Joe Paterno | 11–1 |
| 1983 | Miami (FL) | Independent | Howard Schnellenberger | 11–1 |
| 1984 | BYU | WAC | LaVell Edwards | 13–0 |
| 1985 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | Barry Switzer | 11–1 |
| 1986 | Penn State | Independent | Joe Paterno | 12–0 |
| 1987 | Miami (FL) | Independent | Jimmy Johnson | 12–0 |
| 1988 | Notre Dame | Independent | Lou Holtz | 12–0 |
| 1989 | Miami (FL) | Independent | Dennis Erickson | 11–1 |
| 1990 | Colorado | Big 8 | Bill McCartney | 11–1–1 |
| 1991 | Washington | Pac-10 | Don James | 12–0 |
| 1992 | Alabama | SEC | Gene Stallings | 13–0 |
| 1993 | Florida State | ACC | Bobby Bowden | 12–1 |
| 1994 | Nebraska | Big 8 | Tom Osborne | 13–0 |
| 1995 | Nebraska | Big 8 | Tom Osborne | 12–0 |
| 1996 | Florida | SEC | Steve Spurrier | 12–1 |
| 1997 | Michigan | Big Ten | Lloyd Carr | 12–0 |
| 1998 | Tennessee | SEC | Phillip Fulmer | 13–0 |
| 1999 | Florida State | ACC | Bobby Bowden | 12–0 |
| 2000 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | Bob Stoops | 13–0 |
| 2001 | Miami (FL) | Big East | Larry Coker | 12–0 |
| 2002 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Jim Tressel | 14–0 |
| 2003 | USC | Pac-10 | Pete Carroll | 12–1 |
| 2004 | USC (vacated) | Pac-10 | Pete Carroll | 13–0 |
| 2005 | Texas | Big 12 | Mack Brown | 13–0 |
| 2006 | Florida | SEC | Urban Meyer | 13–1 |
| 2007 | LSU | SEC | Les Miles | 12–2 |
| 2008 | Florida | SEC | Urban Meyer | 13–1 |
| 2009 | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | 14–0 |
| 2010 | Auburn | SEC | Gene Chizik | 14–0 |
| 2011 | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | 12–1 |
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—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (b. 1922)