| 1/1/35 |
Bucknell |
26 |
Miami (Fla.) |
0 |
| 1/1/36 |
Catholic (D.C.) |
20 |
Mississippi |
19 |
| 1/1/37 |
Duquesne |
13 |
Mississippi |
12 |
| 1/1/38 |
Auburn |
6 |
Michigan State |
0 |
| 1/2/39 |
Tennessee |
17 |
Oklahoma |
0 |
| 1/1/40 |
Georgia Tech |
21 |
Missouri |
7 |
| 1/1/41 |
Mississippi State |
14 |
Georgetown |
7 |
| 1/1/42 |
Georgia |
40 |
TCU |
26 |
| 1/1/43 |
Alabama |
37 |
Boston College |
21 |
| 1/1/44 |
LSU |
19 |
Texas A&M |
14 |
| 1/1/45 |
Tulsa |
26 |
Georgia Tech |
12 |
| 1/1/46 |
Miami (Fla.) |
13 |
Holy Cross (MA) |
6 |
| 1/1/47 |
Rice |
8 |
Tennessee |
0 |
| 1/1/48 |
Georgia Tech |
20 |
Kansas |
14 |
| 1/1/49 |
Texas |
41 |
Georgia |
28 |
| 1/2/50 |
Santa Clara |
21 |
Kentucky |
13 |
| 1/1/51 |
Clemson |
15 |
Miami (Fla.) |
14 |
| 1/1/52 |
Georgia Tech |
17 |
Baylor |
14 |
| 1/1/53 |
Alabama |
61 |
Syracuse |
6 |
| 1/1/54 |
Oklahoma |
7 |
Maryland |
0 |
| 1/1/55 |
Duke |
34 |
Nebraska |
7 |
| 1/2/56 |
Oklahoma |
20 |
Maryland |
6 |
| 1/1/57 |
Colorado |
27 |
Clemson |
21 |
| 1/1/58 |
Oklahoma |
48 |
Duke |
21 |
| 1/1/59 |
Oklahoma |
21 |
Syracuse |
6 |
| 1/1/60 |
Georgia |
14 |
Missouri |
0 |
| 1/2/61 |
Missouri |
21 |
Navy |
14 |
| 1/1/62 |
LSU |
25 |
Colorado |
7 |
| 1/1/63 |
Alabama |
17 |
Oklahoma |
0 |
| 1/1/64 |
Nebraska |
13 |
Auburn |
7 |
| 1/1/65 |
Texas |
21 |
Alabama |
17 |
| 1/1/66 |
Alabama |
39 |
Nebraska |
28 |
| 1/2/67 |
Florida |
27 |
Georgia Tech |
12 |
| 1/1/68 |
Oklahoma |
26 |
Tennessee |
24 |
| 1/1/69 |
Penn State |
15 |
Kansas |
14 |
| 1/1/70 |
Penn State |
10 |
Missouri |
3 |
| 1/1/71 |
Nebraska |
17 |
LSU |
12 |
| 1/1/72 |
Nebraska |
38 |
Alabama |
6 |
| 1/1/73 |
Nebraska |
40 |
Notre Dame |
6 |
| 1/1/74 |
Penn State |
16 |
LSU |
9 |
| 1/1/75 |
Notre Mae |
13 |
Alabama |
11 |
| 1/1/76 |
Oklahoma |
14 |
Michigan |
6 |
| 1/1/77 |
Ohio State |
27 |
Colorado |
10 |
| 1/2/78 |
Arkansas |
31 |
Oklahoma |
0 |
| 1/1/79 |
Oklahoma |
31 |
Nebraska |
24 |
| 1/1/80 |
Oklahoma |
24 |
Florida State |
7 |
| 1/1/81 |
Oklahoma |
18 |
Florida State |
17 |
| 1/1/82 |
Clemson |
22 |
Nebraska |
15 |
| 1/1/83 |
Nebraska |
21 |
LSU |
20 |
| 1/2/84 |
Miami (Fla.) |
31 |
Nebraska |
30 |
| 1/1/85 |
Washington |
28 |
Oklahoma |
17 |
| 1/1/86 |
Oklahoma |
25 |
Penn State |
10 |
| 1/1/87 |
Oklahoma |
42 |
Arkansas |
8 |
| 1/1/88 |
Miami (Fla.) |
20 |
Oklahoma |
14 |
| 1/2/89 |
Miami (Fla.) |
23 |
Nebraska |
3 |
| 1/1/90 |
Notre Dame |
21 |
Colorado |
6 |
| 1/1/91 |
Colorado |
10 |
Notre Dame |
9 |
| 1/1/92 |
Miami (Fla.) |
22 |
Nebraska |
0 |
| 1/1/93 |
Florida State |
27 |
Nebraska |
14 |
| 1/1/94 |
Florida State |
18 |
Nebraska |
16 |
| 1/2/95 |
Nebraska |
24 |
Miami (Fla.) |
17 |
| 1/1/96 |
Florida State |
31 |
Notre Dame |
26 |
| 12/31/96 |
Nebraska |
41 |
Virginia Tech |
21 |
| 1/2/98 |
Nebraska |
42 |
Tennessee |
17 |
| 1/2/99 |
Florida |
31 |
Syracuse |
0 |
| 1/1/00 |
Michigan (OT) |
35 |
Alabama |
34 |
| 1/3/01 |
Oklahoma |
13 |
Florida State |
2 |
| 1/2/02 |
Florida |
56 |
Maryland |
23 |
| 1/2/03 |
USC |
38 |
Iowa |
17 |
| 1/1/04 |
Miami (Fla.) |
16 |
Florida State |
14 |
| 1/4/05 |
#-USC |
55 |
Oklahoma |
19 |
| 1/2/06 |
Penn State (3 OT) |
26 |
Florida State |
23 |
| 1/2/07 |
Louisville |
24 |
Wake Forest |
13 |
| 1/3/08 |
Kansas |
24 |
Virginia Tech |
21 |
| 1/1/09 |
Virginia Tech |
20 |
Cincinnati |
7 |
| 1/5/10 |
Iowa |
24 |
Georgia Tech |
14 |
| 1/3/11 |
Stanford |
40 |
Virginia Tech |
12 |
| 1/4/12 |
West Virginia |
70 |
Clemson |
33 |
| 1/1/13 |
Florida State |
31 |
Northern Illinois |
10 |
#-USC's 2005 Orange Bowl apperance (2004 season) and national title were vacated by the BCS on June 6, 2011 in response to NCAA sanctions against UCS for the use of an ineligible player Reggie Bush). |