| BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | SCHOOL | RECORD | COACH | SELECTING ORGANIZATION |
| 2005 | Texas | 13-0 | Mack Brown | BCS, USAToday/ESPN, AP |
| 2004 | Southern Calf. | 13-0 | Pete Carroll | BCS, USAToday/ESPN, AP |
| 2003 | LSU Southern Calf. |
13-1 12-1 |
Nick Saban Pete Carroll |
BCS, USAToday/ESPN AP |
| 2002 | Ohio State | 14-0 | Jim Tressel | BCS, USAToday/ESPN, AP |
| 2001 | Miami, Fla | 12-0 | Larry Coker | BCS, USAToday/ESPN, AP |
| 2000 | Oklahoma | 13-0 | Bob Stoops | BCS, USAToday/ESPN, AP |
| 1999 | Florida State | 12-0 | Bobby Bowden | BCS, USAToday/ESPN, AP |
| 1998 | Tennessee | 13-0 | Phillip Fulmer | BCS, USAToday/ESPN, AP |
| CONSENSUS POLL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | SCHOOL | RECORD | COACH | SELECTING ORGANIZATION |
| 1997 | Michigan Nebraska |
12-0 13-0 |
Lloyd Carr Tom Osborne |
AP, FWAA, NFF AF, USA/ESPN |
| 1996 | Florida | 12-1 | Steve Spurrier | AP, FWAA, NFF,USA/CNN |
| 1995 | Nebraska | 12-0 | Tom Osborne | AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1994 | Nebraska | 13-0 | Tom Osborne | AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1993 | Florida State | 12-1 | Bobby Bowden | AP, FWAA,NFF,USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1992 | Alabama | 13-0 | Gene Stallings | AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1991 | Washington Miami (Fla.) |
12-0 12-0 |
Don James Dennis Erickson |
AF, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI AP |
| 1990 | Colorado Georgia Tech |
11-1-1 11-0-1 |
Bill McCartney Bobby Ross |
FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, AP UPI |
| 1989 | Miami (Fla.) | 11-1-0 | Dennis Erickson | AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1988 | Notre Dame | 12-0-0 | Lou Holtz | AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1987 | Miami (Fla.) | 12-0-0 | Jimmy Johnson | AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1986 | Penn St. | 12-0-0 | Joe Paterno | AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1985 | Oklahoma | 11-1-0 | Barry Switzer | AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1984 | Brigham Young | 13-0-0 | LaVell Edwards | AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1983 | Miami (Fla.) | 11-1-0 | Jimmy Johnson | AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1982 | Penn St. | 11-1-0 | Joe Paterno | AP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI |
| 1981 | Clemson | 12-0-0 | Danny Ford | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1980 | Georgia | 12-0-0 | Vince Dooley | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1979 | Alabama | 12-0-0 | Bear Bryant | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1978 | Alabama Southern Cal. |
11-1-0 |
Bear Bryant |
AP, FWAA, NFF UPI |
| 1977 | Notre Dame | 11-1-0 | Dan Devine | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1976 | Pittsburg | 12-0-0 | Johnny Majors | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1975 | Oklahoma | 11-1-0 | Barry Switzer | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1974 | Southern Cal. Oklahoma |
10-1-1 11-0-0 |
John McKay Barry Switzer |
FWAA, NFF, UPI AP |
| 1973 | Notre Dame Alabama |
11-0-0 11-1-0 |
Ara Parseghian Bear Bryant |
AP, FWAA, NFF UPI |
| 1972 | Southern Cal. | 12-0-0 | John McKay | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1971 | Nebraska | 13-0-0 | Bob Devaney | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1970 | Nebraska Texas Ohio St. |
11-0-1 10-1-0 09-1-0 |
Bob Devaney Darrell Royal Woody Hayes |
AP, FWAA NFF, UPI NFF |
| 1969 | Texas | 11-0-0 | Darrell Royal | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1968 | Ohio St. | 10-0-0 | Woody Hayes | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1967 | Southern Cal. Tennessee |
10-1-0 09-2-0 |
John McKay Doug Dickey |
AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI Li |
| 1966 | Notre Dame Michigan St. |
09-0-1 09-0-1 |
Ara Parseghian Duffy Daugherty |
AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI NFF |
| 1965 | Michigan St. Alabama |
10-1-0 09-1-1 |
Duffy Daugherty Bear Bryant |
FWAA, NFF, UPI AP, FWAA |
| 1964 | Alabama Arkansas Notre Dame |
10-1-0 11-0-0 09-1-0 |
Bear Bryant Frank Broyles Ara Parseghian |
AP, UPI FWAA NFF |
| 1963 | Texas | 11-0-0 | Darrell Royal | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1962 | Southern Cal. | 11-0-0 | John McKay | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1961 | Alabama Ohio St. |
11-0-0 08-0-1 |
Bear Bryant Woody Hayes |
AP, NFF, UPI FWAA |
| 1960 | Minnesota Mississippi |
08-2-0 10-0-1 |
Murray Warmath Johnny Vaught |
AP, NFF, UPI FWAA |
| 1959 | Syracuse | 11-0-0 | Ben Schwartzwalder | AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI |
| 1958 | LSU Iowa |
11-0-0 08-1-1 |
Paul Dietzel Forest Evashevski |
AP, UPI FWAA |
| 1957 | Ohio St. Auburn |
09-1-0 10-0-0 |
Woody Hayes Shug Jordan |
FWAA, UPI, INS AP |
| 1956 | Oklahoma | 10-0-0 | Bud Wilkinson | AP, FWAA, UPI |
| 1955 | Oklahoma | 11-0-0 | Bud Wilkinson | AP, FWAA, UPI |
| 1954 | UCLA Ohio St. |
09-0-0 10-0-0 |
Red Sanders Woody Hayes |
FWAA, UPI AP, INS |
| 1953 | Maryland | 10-1-0 | Jim Tatum | AP, UPI |
| 1952 | Michigan St. Georgia Tech |
09-0-0 12-0-0 |
Biggie Munn Bobby Dodd |
AP, UPI INS |
| 1951 | Tennessee Maryland |
10-1-0 10-0-0 |
Bob Neyland Jim Tatum |
AP, UPI Du |
| 1950 | Oklahoma Tennessee |
10-1-0 11-1-0 |
Bud Wilkinson Bob Neyland |
AP, UPI Du, Li, |
| ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL CHAMPIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | SCHOOL | RECORD | COACH | SELECTING ORGANIZATION |
| 1949 | Notre Dame | 10-0-0 | Frank Leahy | AP |
| 1948 | Michigan Notre Dame |
09-0-0 09-0-1 |
Bennie Oosterbaan Frank Leahy |
AP Wi |
| 1947 | Notre Dame Michigan |
09-0-0 10-0-0 |
Frank Leahy Fritz Crisler |
AP Du, Li, Wi |
| 1946 | Army Notre Dame Georgia |
09-0-1 08-0-1 11-0-0 |
Earl "Red" Blaik Frank Leahy Wally Butts |
HAF AP Wi |
| 1945 | Army | 09-0-0 | Red Blaik | AP |
| 1944 | Army | 09-0-0 | Red Blaik | AP |
| 1943 | Notre Dame | 09-1-0 | Frank Leahy | AP |
| 1942 | Ohio St. Georgia |
09-1-0 11-1-0 |
Paul Brown Wally Butts |
AP Li, Wi |
| 1941 | Minnesota Texas |
08-0-0 08-1-1 |
Bernie Bierman Dana Bible |
AP Wi |
| 1940 | Minnesota Tennessee |
08-0-0 10-0-0 |
Bernie Bierman Bob Neyland |
AP Du, Di, Wi |
| 1939 | Texas A&M Cornell |
11-0-0 08-0-0 |
Homer Norton Carl Snavely |
AP Li |
| 1938 | Texas Christian Tennessee Notre Dame |
11-0-0 11-0-0 08-1-0 |
Dutch Meyer Bob Neyland Elmer Layden |
AP Li, Du Di |
| 1937 | Pittsburg California |
09-0-1 10-0-1 |
Jock Sutherland Stub Allison |
AP Du |
| 1936 | Minnesota Louisiana State |
07-1-0 09-1-1 |
Bernie Bierman Bernie Moore |
AP Wi |
| RETROACTIVE POLL CHAMPIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | SCHOOL | RECORD | COACH | SELECTING ORGANIZATION |
| 1935 | Minnesota SMU Princeton Louisiana State |
08-0-0 12-1-0 09-0-0 09-2-0 |
Bernie Bierman Matty Bell Fritz Crisler Bernie Moore |
CFRA, HAF, NCF, Li Di Du Wi |
| 1934 | Minnesota Alabama |
08-0-0 09-0-0 |
Bernie Bierman Frank Thomas |
CFRA, HAF, NCF Du, Wi |
| 1933 | Michigan Ohio State Southern Cal. |
08-0-0 07-1-0 10-1-1 |
Harry Kipke Sam Willaman Howard Jones |
CFRA, HAF, NCF, Di Du Wi |
| 1932 | Southern Cal. Michigan |
10-0-0 08-0-0 |
Howard Jones Harry Kipke |
CFRA, HAF, NCF, Du, Wi Di |
| 1931 | Southern Cal. | 10-1-0 | Howard Jones | CFRA, HAF, NCF |
| 1930 | Alabama Notre Dame |
10-0-0 10-0-0 |
Wallace Wade Knute Rockne |
CFRA HAF, NCF, Di, Du |
| 1929 | Notre Dame | 09-0-0 | Knute Rockne | CFRA, HAF, NCF |
| 1928 | Georgia Tech. Southern Cal. |
10-0-0 09-0-1 |
Bill Alexander Howard Jones |
CFRA, HAF, NCF Di |
| 1927 | Illinois Yale |
07-0-1 07-1-0 |
Bob Zuppke Tad Jones |
HAF, NCF, Di CFRA |
| 1926 | Alabama Stanford |
09-0-1 10-0-1 |
Wallace Wade Pop Warner |
CFRA, HAF, NCF HAF, Di |
| 1925 | Alabama Dartmouth |
10-0-0 08-0-0 |
Wallace Wade Jesse Hawley |
CFRA, HAF, NCF Di |
| 1924 | Notre Dame | 10-0-0 | Knute Rockne | CFRA, HAF, NCF |
| 1923 | Illinois Michigan |
08-0-0 08-0-0 |
Bob Zuppke Hurry Up Yost |
CFRA, HAF, NCF NCF |
| 1922 | California Cornell Princeton |
09-0-0 08-0-0 08-0-0 |
Andy Smith Gil Dobie Bill Roper |
NCF HAF CFRA, NCF |
| 1921 | California Cornell |
09-0-0 08-0-0 |
Andy Smith Gil Dobie |
CFRA NCF, HAF |
| 1920 | California | 09-0-0 | Andy Smith | CFRA, HAF, NCF |
| 1919 | Harvard Illinois Notre Dame Texas A&M |
09-0-1 06-1-0 09-0-0 |
Bob Fisher Bob Zuppke Knute Rockne |
CFRA, HAF, NCF CFRA NCF NCF |
| 1918 | Michigan Pittsburg |
05-0-0 04-1-0 |
Hurry Up Yost Pop Warner |
NCF HAF, CFRA |
| 1917 | Georgia Tech. | 09-0-0 | John Heisman | HAF, NCF |
| 1916 | Pittsburgh | 08-0-0 | Pop Warner | HAF, NCF |
| 1915 | Cornell | 09-0-0 | Al Sharpe | HAF, NCF |
| 1914 | Army | 09-0-0 | Charley Daly | HAF, NCF |
| 1913 | Harvard | 09-0-0 | Percy Haughton | HAF, NCF |
| 1912 | Harvard Penn St. |
09-0-0 08-0-0 |
Percy Haughton Bill Hollenback |
HAF, CFRA NCF |
| 1911 | Penn St. Princeton |
08-0-1 08-0-2 |
Bill Hollenback Bill Roper |
NCF HAF, CFRA |
| 1910 | Harvard Pittsburgh |
08-0-1 09-0-0 |
Percy Haughton Joe Thompson |
HAF, CFRA NCF |
| 1909 | Yale | 12-1-0 | Howard Jones | HAF, NCF |
| 1908 | LSU Pennsylvania |
10-0-0 11-0-1 |
Edgar Wingard Sol Metzger |
NCF HAF, CFRA |
| 1907 | Yale | 09-0-1 | Bill Knox | HAF, NCF |
| 1906 | Princeton | 09-0-1 | Bill Roper | HAF, NCF |
| 1905 | Chicago | 10-0-0 | Amos Alonzo Stagg | HAF, NCF |
| 1904 | Michigan Pennsylvania |
10-0-0 12-0-0 |
Hurry Up Yost Carl Williams |
NCF HAF, CFRA |
| 1903 | Princeton Michigan |
11-0-0 |
Art Hillebrand |
HAF, NCF NCF |
| 1902 | Michigan | 11-0-0 | Hurry Up Yost | HAF, NCF |
| 1901 | Michigan Harvard |
11-0-0 12-0-0 |
Hurry Up Yost Bill Reid |
HAF, NCF CFRA |
| 1900 | Yale | 12-0-0 | Malcolm McBride | HAF, NCF |
| 1899 | Harvard Princeton |
10-0-1 12-1-0 |
Benjamin H. Dibblee ---- |
HAF, NCF CFRA |
| 1898 | Harvard | 11-0-0 | W. Cameron Forbes | HAF, NCF |
| 1897 | Pennsylvania | 15-0-0 | George W. Woodruff | HAF, NCF |
| 1896 | Lafayette Princeton |
11-0-1 10-0-1 |
---- ---- |
NCF HAF, CFRA |
| 1895 | Pennsylvania | 14-0-0 | George W. Woodruff | HAF, NCF |
| 1894 | Yale | 16-0-0 | William C. Rhodes | HAF, NCF |
| 1893 | Princeton | 11-0-0 | ---- | HAF, NCF |
| 1892 | Yale | 13-0-0 | Walter Camp | HAF, NCF |
| 1891 | Yale | 13-0-0 | Walter Camp | HAF, NCF |
| 1890 | Harvard | 11-0-0 | G. Stewart/G. Adams | HAF, NCF |
| 1889 | Princeton | 10-0-0 | ---- | HAF, NCF |
| 1888 | Yale | 13-0-0 | Walter Camp | HAF, NCF |
| 1887 | Yale | 09-0-0 | ---- | HAF, NCF |
| 1886 | Yale | 09-0-1 | ---- | HAF, NCF |
| 1885 | Princeton | 09-0-0 | ---- | HAF, NCF |
| 1884 | Yale | 08-0-1 | ---- | HAF, NCF |
| 1883 | Yale | 08-0-0 | ---- | HAF, NCF |
| 1882 | Yale | 08-0-0 | ---- | NCF |
| 1881 | Yale | 05-0-1 | ---- | NCF |
| 1880 | Princeton Yale |
04-0-1 04-0-1 |
---- ---- |
NCF CFRA |
| 1879 | Princeton | 04-0-1 | ---- | NCF |
| 1878 | Princeton | 06-0-0 | ---- | NCF |
| 1877 | Yale | 03-0-1 | ---- | NCF |
| 1876 | Yale | 03-0-0 | ---- | NCF |
| 1875 | Harvard Princeton |
04-0-0 02-0-0 |
---- ---- |
NCF CFRA |
| 1874 | Yale | 03-0-0 | ---- | NCF |
| 1873 | Princeton | 01-0-0 | ---- | NCF |
| 1872 | Princeton | 01-0-0 | ---- | NCF |
| 1871 | None Selected | |||
| 1870 | Princeton | 01-0-0 | ---- | NCF |
| 1869 | Princeton | 01-1-0 | ---- | NCF |