National champs

Season; School

2005; Texas

2004; USC

2003; USC (AP), LSU (BCS)

2002; Ohio State

2001; Miami

2000; Oklahoma

1999; Florida State

1998; Tennessee

1997; Michigan (AP), Nebraska (USA/ESPN)

1996; Florida

1995; Nebraska

1994; Nebraska

1993; Florida St.

1992; Alabama

1991; Miami (AP),

Washington (USA/CNN)

1990; Colorado (AP, USA/CNN)

Georgia Tech (UPI)

1989; Miami

1988; Notre Dame

1987; Miami

1986; Penn St.

1985; Oklahoma

1984; Brigham Young

1983; Miami

1982; Penn St.

1981; Clemson

1980; Georgia

1979; Alabama

1978; Alabama (AP), USC (UPI)

1977; Notre Dame

1976; Pittsburgh

1975; Oklahoma

1974; Oklahoma (AP),

USC (UPI)

1973; Notre Dame (AP),

Alabama (UPI)

1972; USC

1971; Nebraska

1970; Nebraska (AP),

Texas (UPI)

1969; Texas

1968; Ohio St.

1967; USC

1966; Notre Dame

1965; Alabama (AP),

Michigan St. (UPI)

1964; Alabama

1963; Texas

1962; USC

1961; Alabama

1960; Minnesota

1959; Syracuse

1958; LSU

1957; Auburn ( AP),

Ohio St. (UPI)

1956; Oklahoma

1955; Oklahoma

1954; Ohio St. (AP), UCLA (UPI)

1953; Maryland

1952; Michigan St.

1951; Tennessee

1950; Oklahoma

1949; Notre Dame

1948; Michigan

1947; Notre Dame

1946; Notre Dame

1945; Army

1944; Army

1943; Notre Dame

1942; Ohio St.

1941; Minnesota

1940; Minnesota

1939; Texas A&M; (AP)

USC (Dickinson)

1938; Texas Christian

1937; Pittsburgh

1936; Minnesota