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National champions
| Year | Champion(s) | Record | Coach | Selector(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 | Princeton | 1-1 | BR, NCF, PD | |
| Rutgers | 1-1 | PD | ||
| 1870 | Princeton | 1-0 | BR, NCF, PD | |
| 1871 | ||||
| 1872 | Princeton | 1-0 | BR, NCF, PD | |
| Yale | 1-0 | PD | ||
| 1873 | Princeton | 1-0 | BR, NCF, PD | |
| 1874 | Harvard | 2-1-1 | PD | |
| Princeton | 2-0 | BR, PD | ||
| Yale | 3-0 | NCF, PD | ||
| 1875 | Harvard | 4-0 | NCF, PD | |
| Princeton | 2-0 | BR, PD | ||
| 1876 | Yale | 3-0 | BR, NCF, PD | |
| 1877 | Princeton | 2-0-1 | BR, PD | |
| Yale | 3-0-1 | NCF, PD | ||
| 1878 | Princeton | 6-0 | BR, NCF, PD | |
| 1879 | Princeton | 4-0-1 | BR, NCF, PD | |
| Yale | 3-0-2 | PD | ||
| 1880 | Princeton | 4-0-1 | NCF, PD | |
| Yale | 4-0-1 | BR, NCF, PD | ||
| 1881 | Princeton | 7-0-2 | BR, PD | |
| Yale | 5-0-1 | NCF, PD | ||
| 1882 | Yale | 8-0 | BR, NCF, PD | |
| 1883 | Yale | 9-0 | BR, HAF, NCF, PD | |
| 1884 | Princeton | 9-0-1 | BR, PD | |
| Yale | 8-0-1 | HAF, NCF, PD | ||
| 1885 | Princeton | 9-0 | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD | |
| 1886 | Princeton | 7-0-1 | BR, PD | |
| Yale | 9-0-1 | HAF, NCF, PD | ||
| 1887 | Yale | 9-0 | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD | |
| 1888 | Yale | 13-0 | Walter Camp | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| 1889 | Princeton | 10-0 | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD | |
| 1890 | Harvard | 11-0 | George Stewart, George Adams | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| 1891 | Yale | 13-0 | Walter Camp | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| 1892 | Yale | 13-0 | Walter Camp | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| 1893 | Princeton | 11-0 | BR, HAF, HS, NCF | |
| Yale | 10-1 | William Rhodes | PD | |
| 1894 | Pennsylvania | 12-0 | George Washington Woodruff | PD |
| Princeton | 8-2 | HS | ||
| Yale | 16-0 | William Rhodes | BR, HAF, NCF, PD | |
| 1895 | Pennsylvania | 14-0 | George Washington Woodruff | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| Yale | 13-0-2 | John Hartwell | PD | |
| 1896 | Lafayette | 11-0-1 | Parke Davis | NCF, PD |
| Princeton | 10-0-1 | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD | ||
| 1897 | Pennsylvania | 15-0 | George Washington Woodruff | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| Yale | 9-0-2 | Frank Butterworth | PD | |
| 1898 | Harvard | 11-0 | William Forbes | BR, HAF, HS, NCF |
| Princeton | 11-0-1 | PD | ||
| 1899 | Harvard | 10-0-1 | Benjamin Dibblee | HAF, HS, NCF |
| Princeton | 12-1 | BR, PD | ||
| 1900 | Yale | 12-0 | Malcolm McBride | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| 1901 | Harvard | 12-0 | William Reid | BR |
| Michigan | 11-0 | Fielding Yost | HAF, HS, NCF | |
| Yale | 11-1-1 | George Stillman | PD | |
| 1902 | Michigan | 11-0 | Fielding Yost | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| Yale | 11-0-1 | Joseph Swan | PD | |
| 1903 | Michigan | 11-0-1 | Fielding Yost | NCF |
| Princeton | 11-0 | Arthur Hillenbrand | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD | |
| 1904 | Michigan | 10-0 | Fielding Yost | NCF |
| Minnesota | 13-0 | Henry Williams | BR | |
| Pennsylvania | 12-0 | Carl Williams | HAF, HS, NCF, PD | |
| 1905 | Chicago | 10-0 | Amos Alonzo Stagg | BR, HAF, HS, NCF |
| Yale | 10-0 | John Owsley | CW, PD | |
| 1906 | Princeton | 9-0-1 | William Roper | HAF, NCF |
| Yale | 9-0-1 | Foster Rockwell | BR, CW, PD | |
| 1907 | Yale | 9-0-1 | William Knox | BR, CW, HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| 1908 | Harvard | 9-0-1 | Percy Haughton | BR |
| LSU | 10-0 | Edgar Wingard | NCF | |
| Pennsylvania | 11-0-1 | Sol Metzger | HAF, HS, NCF, PD | |
| 1909 | Yale | 10-0 | Howard Jones | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| 1910 | Harvard | 8-0-1 | Percy Haughton | BR, HAF, HS, NCF |
| Pittsburgh | 9-0 | Joseph Thompson | NCF | |
| 1911 | Penn State | 8-0-1 | Bill Hollenback | NCF |
| Princeton | 8-0-2 | William Roper | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD | |
| 1912 | Harvard | 9-0 | Percy Haughton | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| Penn State | 8-0 | Bill Hollenback | NCF | |
| 1913 | Auburn | 8-0 | Mike Donahue | BR |
| Chicago | 7-0 | Amos Alonzo Stagg | PD | |
| Harvard | 9-0 | Percy Haughton | HAF, HS, NCF, PD | |
| 1914 | Army | 9-0 | Charles Daly | HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| Illinois | 7-0 | Robert Zuppke | PD | |
| Texas | 8-0 | Dave Allerdice | BR | |
| 1915 | Cornell | 9-0 | Albert Sharpe | HAF, HS, NCF, PD |
| Oklahoma | 10-0 | Bennie Owen | BR | |
| Pittsburgh | 8-0 | Glenn Warner | PD | |
| 1916 | Army | 9-0 | Charles Daly | PD |
| Pittsburgh | 8-0 | Glenn Warner | BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD | |
| 1917 | Georgia Tech | 9-0 | John Heisman | BR, HAF, HS, NCF |
| 1918 | Michigan | 5-0 | Fielding Yost | BR, NCF |
| Pittsburgh | 4-1 | Glenn Warner | HAF, HS, NCF | |
| 1919 | Centre | 9-0 | Charley Moran | SR |
| Harvard | 9-0-1 | Robert Fisher | CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PD | |
| Illinois | 6-1 | Robert Zuppke | BS, CFRA, PD, SR | |
| Notre Dame | 9-0 | Knute Rockne | NCF, PD | |
| Texas A&M | 10-0 | Dana Bible | BR, NCF | |
| 1920 | California | 9-0 | Andy Smith | CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, SR |
| Harvard | 8-0-1 | Robert Fisher | BS | |
| Notre Dame | 9-0 | Knute Rockne | BR, PD | |
| Princeton | 6-0-1 | William Roper | BS, PD | |
| 1921 | California | 9-0-1 | Andy Smith | BR, BS, CFRA, SR |
| Cornell | 8-0 | Gil Dobie | HAF, HS, NCF, PD | |
| Iowa | 7-0 | Howard Jones | PD | |
| Lafayette | 9-0 | Jock Sutherland | BS, PD | |
| W&J | 10-0-1 | Robert Murphy | BS | |
| 1922 | California | 9-0 | Andy Smith | BR, HS, NCF, SR |
| Cornell | 8-0 | Gil Dobie | HAF, PD | |
| Princeton | 8-0 | William Roper | BS, CFRA, NCF, PD, SR | |
| 1923 | California | 9-0-1 | Andy Smith | HS |
| Cornell | 8-0 | Gil Dobie | SR | |
| Illinois | 8-0 | Robert Zuppke | BS, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PD, SR | |
| Michigan | 8-0 | Fielding Yost | BR, NCF | |
| 1924 | Notre Dame | 10-0 | Knute Rockne | BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR |
| Pennsylvania | 9-1-1 | Louis Young | PD | |
| 1925 | Alabama | 10-0 | Wallace Wade | BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR |
| Dartmouth | 8-0 | Jesse Hawley | DiS, PD | |
| Michigan | 7-1 | Fielding Yost | SR | |
| 1926 | Alabama | 9-0-1 | Wallace Wade | BR, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PS |
| Lafayette | 9-0 | George McCracken | PD | |
| Michigan | 7-1 | Fielding Yost | SR | |
| Navy | 9-0-1 | Bill Ingram | BS, HS | |
| Stanford | 10-0-1 | Glenn Warner | DiS, HAF, NCF, SR | |
| 1927 | Georgia | 9-1 | George Cecil Woodruff | BS, PS |
| Illinois | 7-0-1 | Robert Zuppke | BR, DiS, HAF, NCF, PD | |
| Notre Dame | 7-1-1 | Knute Rockne | HS | |
| Texas A&M | 8-0-1 | Dana Bible | SR | |
| Yale | 7-1 | Thomas Jones | CFRA | |
| 1928 | Detroit | 9-0 | Gus Dorais | PD |
| Georgia Tech | 10-0 | William Alexander | BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR | |
| USC | 9-0-1 | Howard Jones | DiS, SR | |
| 1929 | Notre Dame | 9-0 | Knute Rockne | BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, DuS, HAF, NCF, PS, SR |
| Pittsburgh | 9-1 | Jock Sutherland | PD | |
| USC | 10-2 | Howard Jones | HS, SR | |
| 1930 | Alabama | 10-0 | Wallace Wade | CFRA, PD, SR |
| Notre Dame | 10-0 | Knute Rockne | BR, BS, DiS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS | |
| 1931 | Pittsburgh | 8-1 | Jock Sutherland | PD |
| Purdue | 9-1 | Noble Kizer | PD | |
| USC | 10-1 | Howard Jones | BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, WS | |
| 1932 | Colgate | 9-0 | Andrew Kerr | PD |
| Michigan | 8-0 | Harry Kipke | DiS, PD, SR | |
| USC | 10-0 | Howard Jones | BR, BS, CFRA, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR, WS | |
| 1933 | Michigan | 7-0-1 | Harry Kipke | BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | Sam Willaman | DuS | |
| Princeton | 9-0 | Fritz Crisler | PD | |
| USC | 10-1-1 | Howard Jones | WS | |
| 1934 | Alabama | 10-0 | Frank Thomas | DuS, HS, PS, WS |
| Minnesota | 8-0 | Bernie Bierman | BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, L, NCF, SR | |
| 1935 | LSU | 9-2 | Bernie Moore | WS |
| Minnesota | 8-0 | Bernie Bierman | BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, L, NCF, PS | |
| Princeton | 9-0 | Fritz Crisler | DuS | |
| SMU | 12-1 | Matty Bell | DiS, HS, SR | |
| TCU | 12-1 | Dutch Meyer | WS | |
| 1936 | LSU | 9-1-1 | Bernie Moore | SR, WS |
| Minnesota | 7-1 | Bernie Bierman | AP, BR, DiS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS | |
| Pittsburgh | 8-1-1 | Jock Sutherland | BS, CFRA, HS | |
| 1937 | California | 10-0-1 | Leonard Allison | DuS, HAF |
| Pittsburgh | 9-0-1 | Jock Sutherland | AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS | |
| 1938 | Notre Dame | 8-1 | Elmer Layden | DiS |
| TCU | 11-0 | Dutch Meyer | AP, HAF, NCF, WS | |
| Tennessee | 11-0 | Robert Neyland | BR, BS, CFRA, DuS, HS, L, PS, SR | |
| 1939 | Cornell | 8-0 | Carl Snavely | L, SR |
| Texas A&M | 11-0 | Homer Norton | AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, WS | |
| USC | 8-0-2 | Howard Jones | DiS | |
| 1940 | Minnesota | 8-0 | Bernie Bierman | AP, B(QPRS), BS, CFRA, DeS, DiS, HS, L, NCF, SR |
| Stanford | 10-0 | Clark Shaughnessy | BR, HAF, PS | |
| Tennessee | 10-1 | Robert Neyland | DuS, WS | |
| 1941 | Alabama | 9-2 | Frank Thomas | HS |
| Minnesota | 8-0 | Bernie Bierman | AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR | |
| Texas | 8-1-1 | Dana Bible | B(QPRS), WS | |
| 1942 | Georgia | 11-1 | Wally Butts | B(QPRS), BR, DeS, HS, L, PS, SR, WS |
| Ohio State | 9-1 | Paul Brown | AP, BS, DuS, CFRA, NCF | |
| Wisconsin | 8-1-1 | Harry Stuhldreher | HAF | |
| 1943 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | Frank Leahy | AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS |
| 1944 | Army | 9-0 | Earl Blaik | AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS |
| Ohio State | 9-0 | Carroll Widdoes | NCF, SR | |
| 1945 | Alabama | 10-0 | Frank Thomas | NCF |
| Army | 9-0 | Earl Blaik | AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS | |
| 1946 | Army | 9-0-1 | Earl Blaik | BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, PS |
| Georgia | 11-0 | Wally Butts | WS | |
| Notre Dame | 8-0-1 | Frank Leahy | AP, B(QPRS), BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR | |
| 1947 | Michigan | 10-0 | Fritz Crisler | B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR |
| Notre Dame | 9-0 | Frank Leahy | AP, HAF, WS | |
| 1948 | Michigan | 9-0 | Bennie Oosterbaan | AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS |
| 1949 | Notre Dame | 10-0 | Frank Leahy | AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS |
| Oklahoma | 11-0 | Bud Wilkinson | CFRA | |
| 1950 | Kentucky | 11-1 | Bear Bryant | SR |
| Oklahoma | 10-1 | Bud Wilkinson | AP, B(QPRS), HAF, L, UPI, WS | |
| Princeton | 9-0 | Charley Caldwell | BS, PS | |
| Tennessee | 11-1 | Robert Neyland | BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, NCF, SR | |
| 1951 | Georgia Tech | 11-0-1 | Bobby Dodd | B(QPRS), BS |
| Illinois | 9-0-1 | Ray Eliot | BS | |
| Maryland | 10-0 | Jim Tatum | CFRA, DeS, DuS, NCF, SR | |
| Michigan State | 9-0 | Biggie Munn | BR, HAF, PS | |
| Tennessee | 10-1 | Robert Neyland | AP, L, UPI, WS | |
| 1952 | Georgia Tech | 12-0 | Bobby Dodd | B(QPRS), BR, INS, PS, SR |
| Michigan State | 9-0 | Biggie Munn | AP, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, SR, UPI, WS | |
| 1953 | Maryland | 10-1 | Jim Tatum | AP, INS, UPI |
| Notre Dame | 9-0-1 | Frank Leahy | BR, BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS | |
| Oklahoma | 9-1-1 | Bud Wilkinson | B(QPRS), CFRA | |
| 1954 | Ohio State | 10-0 | Woody Hayes | AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, HAF, INS, NCF, PS, SR, WS |
| UCLA | 9-0 | Henry Sanders | CFRA, DuS, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, UPI | |
| 1955 | Michigan State | 9-1 | Duffy Daugherty | BS |
| Oklahoma | 11-0 | Bud Wilkinson | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FWAA, HAF, INS, L, NCF, PS, SR, UPI, WS | |
| 1956 | Georgia Tech | 10-1 | Bobby Dodd | B(QPRS), SR |
| Iowa | 9-1 | Forest Evashevski | CFRA | |
| Oklahoma | 10-0 | Bud Wilkinson | AP, BR, BS, DeS, DuS, FWAA, HAF, INS, L, NCF, SR, UPI, WS | |
| Tennessee | 10-1 | Bowden Wyatt | SR | |
| 1957 | Auburn | 10-0 | Ralph Jordan | AP, BR, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PS, SR, WS |
| Michigan State | 8-1 | Duffy Daugherty | DuS | |
| Ohio State | 9-1 | Woody Hayes | BS, DeS, FWAA, INS, L, UPI | |
| Oklahoma | 10-1 | Bud Wilkinson | B(QPRS) | |
| 1958 | Iowa | 8-1-1 | Forest Evashevski | FWAA |
| LSU | 11-0 | Paul Dietzel | AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR, UPI, WS | |
| 1959 | Mississippi | 10-1 | Johnny Vaught | B(QPRS), DuS, SR |
| Syracuse | 11-0 | Ben Schwartzwalder | AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, WS | |
| 1960 | Iowa | 8-1 | Forest Evashevski | B(QPRS), BS, L, SR |
| Minnesota | 8-2 | Murray Warmath | AP, FN, NFF, UPI | |
| Mississippi | 10-0-1 | Johnny Vaught | BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FWAA, NCF, WS | |
| Missouri | 10-1 | Dan Devine | PS | |
| Washington | 10-1 | Jim Owens | HAF | |
| 1961 | Alabama | 11-0 | Bear Bryant | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, SR, UPI, WS |
| Ohio State | 8-0-1 | Woody Hayes | FWAA, PS | |
| 1962 | LSU | 9-1-1 | Charles McClendon | B(QPRS) |
| Mississippi | 10-0 | Johnny Vaught | BR, L, SR | |
| USC | 11-0 | John McKay | AP, B(QPRS), CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, UPI, WS | |
| 1963 | Texas | 11-0 | Darrell Royal | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, WS |
| 1964 | Alabama | 10-1 | Bear Bryant | AP, B(QPRS), L, UPI |
| Arkansas | 11-0 | Frank Broyles | BR, CFRA, FWAA, HAF, NCF, PS, SR | |
| Michigan | 9-1 | Bump Elliott | DuS | |
| Notre Dame | 9-1 | Ara Parseghian | DeS, FN, NFF | |
| 1965 | Alabama | 9-1-1 | Bear Bryant | AP, CFRA, FWAA, NCF |
| Michigan State | 10-1 | Duffy Daugherty | B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NFF, PS, SR, UPI | |
| 1966 | Alabama | 11-0 | Bear Bryant | B(QPRS), SR |
| Michigan State | 9-0-1 | Duffy Daugherty | CFRA, HAF, NFF, PS | |
| Notre Dame | 9-0-1 | Ara Parseghian | AP, BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI | |
| 1967 | Notre Dame | 8-2 | Ara Parseghian | DuS |
| Oklahoma | 10-1 | Chuck Fairbanks | PS | |
| Tennessee | 9-2 | Doug Dickey | L | |
| USC | 10-1 | John McKay | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, SR, UPI | |
| 1968 | Georgia | 8-1-2 | Vince Dooley | L |
| Ohio State | 10-0 | Woody Hayes | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI | |
| Texas | 9-1-1 | Darrell Royal | DeS, MGR, SR | |
| 1969 | Ohio State | 8-1 | Woody Hayes | MGR |
| Penn State | 11-0 | Joe Paterno | R(FACT), SR | |
| Texas | 11-0 | Darrell Royal | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI | |
| 1970 | Arizona State | 11-0 | Frank Kush | PS |
| Nebraska | 11-0-1 | Bob Devaney | AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, R(FACT), SR | |
| Notre Dame | 10-1 | Ara Parseghian | MGR, R(FACT), SR | |
| Ohio State | 9-1 | Woody Hayes | NFF | |
| Texas | 10-1 | Darrell Royal | B(QPRS), L, NFF, R(FACT), UPI | |
| 1971 | Nebraska | 13-0 | Bob Devaney | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI |
| 1972 | USC | 12-0 | John McKay | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI |
| 1973 | Alabama | 11-1 | Bear Bryant | B(QPRS), UPI |
| Michigan | 10-0-1 | Bo Schembechler | NCF, PS | |
| Notre Dame | 11-0 | Ara Parseghian | AP, BR, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF | |
| Ohio State | 10-0-1 | Woody Hayes | NCF, PS, R(FACT), SR | |
| Oklahoma | 10-0-1 | Barry Switzer | CFRA, DeS, DuS, SR | |
| 1974 | Ohio State | 10-2 | Woody Hayes | MGR |
| Oklahoma | 11-0 | Barry Switzer | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, PS, R(FACT), SR | |
| USC | 10-1-1 | John McKay | FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, UPI | |
| 1975 | Alabama | 11-1 | Bear Bryant | MGR |
| Arizona State | 12-0 | Frank Kush | NCF, SN | |
| Ohio State | 11-1 | Woody Hayes | B(QPRS), HAF, MGR, PS, R(FACT) | |
| Oklahoma | 11-1 | Barry Switzer | AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SR, UPI | |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh | 12-0 | Johnny Majors | AP, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI |
| USC | 11-1 | John Robinson | B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, MGR | |
| 1977 | Alabama | 11-1 | Bear Bryant | CFRA |
| Arkansas | 11-1 | Lou Holtz | R(FACT) | |
| Notre Dame | 11-1 | Dan Devine | AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI | |
| Texas | 11-1 | Fred Akers | B(QPRS), R(FACT), SR | |
| 1978 | Alabama | 11-1 | Bear Bryant | AP, CFRA, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, R(FACT) |
| Oklahoma | 11-1 | Barry Switzer | DeS, DuS, HAF, L, MGR, PS, R(FACT), SR | |
| USC | 12-1 | John Robinson | B(QPRS), BR, FN, HAF, NCF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI | |
| 1979 | Alabama | 12-0 | Bear Bryant | AP, B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI |
| USC | 11-0-1 | John Robinson | CFRA | |
| 1980 | Florida State | 10-2 | Bobby Bowden | R(FACT) |
| Georgia | 12-0 | Vince Dooley | AP, B(QPRS), BR, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI | |
| Nebraska | 10-2 | Tom Osborne | R(FACT) | |
| Oklahoma | 10-2 | Barry Switzer | DuS, MGR | |
| Pittsburgh | 11-1 | Jackie Sherrill | CFRA, DeS, NYT, R(FACT), SR | |
| 1981 | Clemson | 12-0 | Danny Ford | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI |
| Nebraska | 9-3 | Tom Osborne | NCF | |
| Penn State | 10-2 | Joe Paterno | DuS | |
| Pittsburgh | 11-1 | Jackie Sherrill | NCF | |
| SMU | 10-1 | Ron Meyer | NCF | |
| Texas | 10-1-1 | Fred Akers | NCF | |
| 1982 | Nebraska | 12-1 | Tom Osborne | B(QPRS) |
| Penn State | 11-1 | Joe Paterno | AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN | |
| SMU | 11-0-1 | Bobby Collins | HAF | |
| 1983 | Auburn | 11-1 | Pat Dye | BR, CFRA, NYT, R(FACT), SR |
| Miami | 11-1 | Howard Schnellenberger | AP, DuS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, SN, UPI, USAT/CNN | |
| Nebraska | 12-1 | Tom Osborne | B(QPRS), DeS, L, MGR, PS, R(FACT), SR | |
| 1984 | BYU | 13-0 | LaVell Edwards | AP, BR, CFRA, FWAA, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN |
| Florida | 9-1-1 | Galen Hall | DeS, DuS, MGR, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR | |
| Nebraska | 10-2 | Tom Osborne | L | |
| Washington | 11-1 | Don James | B(QPRS), FN, NCF | |
| 1985 | Florida | 9-1-1 | Galen Hall | SR |
| Michigan | 10-1-1 | Bo Schembechler | MGR | |
| Oklahoma | 11-1 | Barry Switzer | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN | |
| 1986 | Miami | 11-1 | Jimmy Johnson | R(FACT) |
| Oklahoma | 11-1 | Barry Switzer | B(QPRS), CFRA, DeS, DuS, NYT, SR | |
| Penn State | 12-0 | Joe Paterno | AP, BR, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN | |
| 1987 | Florida State | 11-1 | Bobby Bowden | B(QPRS) |
| Miami | 12-0 | Jimmy Johnson | AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN | |
| 1988 | Miami | 11-1 | Jimmy Johnson | B(QPRS) |
| Notre Dame | 12-0 | Lou Holtz | AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN | |
| 1989 | Miami | 11-1 | Dennis Erickson | AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, UPI, USAT/CNN |
| Notre Dame | 12-1 | Lou Holtz | B(QPRS), ERS, R(FACT), SR | |
| 1990 | Colorado | 11-1-1 | Bill McCartney | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, USAT/CNN |
| Georgia Tech | 11-0-1 | Bobby Ross | DuS, NCF, R(FACT), SR, UPI | |
| Miami | 10-2 | Dennis Erickson | ERS, NYT, R(FACT), SR | |
| Washington | 10-2 | Don James | R(FACT) | |
| 1991 | Miami | 12-0 | Dennis Erickson | AP, BR, CFRA, ERS, NCF, NYT, SN, SR |
| Washington | 12-0 | Don James | B(QPRS), DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, R(FACT), SR, UPI/NFF, USAT/CNN | |
| 1992 | Alabama | 13-0 | Gene Stallings | AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI/NFF, USAT/CNN |
| Florida State | 11-1 | Bobby Bowden | SR | |
| 1993 | Auburn | 11-0 | Terry Bowden | NCF |
| Florida State | 12-1 | Bobby Bowden | AP, B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN, USAT/NFF | |
| Nebraska | 11-1 | Tom Osborne | NCF | |
| Notre Dame | 11-1 | Lou Holtz | MGR, NCF | |
| 1994 | Florida State | 10-1-1 | Bobby Bowden | DuS |
| Nebraska | 13-0 | Tom Osborne | AP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, FN, FWAA, NCF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN, USAT/NFF | |
| Penn State | 12-0 | Joe Paterno | DeS, ERS, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SR | |
| 1995 | Nebraska | 12-0 | Tom Osborne | AP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN |
| 1996 | Florida | 12-1 | Steve Spurrier | AP, B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/CNN |
| Florida State | 11-1 | Bobby Bowden | AS | |
| 1997 | Michigan | 12-0 | Lloyd Carr | AP, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, SN |
| Nebraska | 13-0 | Tom Osborne | A&H, AS, B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, ERS, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SR, USAT/ESPN | |
| 1998 | Tennessee | 13-0 | Phillip Fulmer | A&H, AP, AS, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN |
| 1999 | Florida State | 12-0 | Bobby Bowden | A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN |
| 2000 | Miami | 11-1 | Butch Davis | NYT |
| Oklahoma | 13-0 | Bob Stoops | A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN | |
| 2001 | Miami | 12-0 | Larry Coker | A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W |
| 2002 | Ohio State | 14-0 | Jim Tressel | A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CM, DeS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W |
| USC | 11-2 | Pete Carroll | DuS, MGR, SR | |
| 2003 | LSU | 13-1 | Nick Saban | A&H, BCS, BR, CM, DeS, DuS, MCFR, NFF, R(FACT), SR, USAT/ESPN, W |
| Oklahoma | 12-2 | Bob Stoops | B(QPRS) | |
| USC | 12-1 | Pete Carroll | AP, ERS, FWAA, MGR, NYT, SN | |
| 2004 | USC | 13-0 | Pete Carroll | A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W |
| 2005 | Texas | 13-0 | Mack Brown | A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W |
| USC | 12-1 | Pete Carroll | HI | |
| 2006 | Florida | 13-1 | Urban Meyer | A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W |
| Ohio State | 12-1 | Jim Tressel | DeS, HI |