Division 1A/Major College

Year - School, Head Coach               record, Bowl (selected #1 by) 

2007 - Louisiana State, Les Miles       12-2-0 won BCS Championship
2006 - Florida, Urban Meyer             13-1-0 won BCS Championship
2005 - Texas, Mack Brown                13-0-0 won Rose Bowl (AP/USA)
2004 - USC, Pete Carroll                13-0-0 won Orange Bowl (AP/USA)
2003 - USC, Pete Carroll                12-1-0 won Rose Bowl (AP)
2003 - Louisiana State, Nick Saban      13-1-0 won Sugar Bowl (USA)
2002 - Ohio State, Jim Tressel          14-0-0 won Fiesta Bowl (AP/USA)
2001 - Miami FL, Larry Coker            12-0-0 won Rose Bowl (AP/USA)
2000 - Oklahoma, Bob Stoops             13-0-0 won Orange Bowl (AP/USA)
1999 - Florida State, Bobby Bowden      12-0-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP/USA)
1998 - Tennessee, Phillip Fulmer        13-0-0 won Fiesta Bowl (AP/USA)
1997 - Nebraska, Tom Osborne            13-0-0 won Orange Bowl (USA)
1997 - Michigan, Lloyd Carr             12-0-0 won Rose Bowl (AP)
1996 - Florida, Steve Spurrier          12-1-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP/USA)
1995 - Nebraska, Tom Osborne            12-0-0 won Fiesta Bowl (AP/USA)
1994 - Nebraska, Tom Osborne            13-0-0 won Orange Bowl (AP/USA)
1993 - Florida State, Bobby Bowden      12-1-0 won Orange Bowl (AP/USA)
1992 - Alabama, Gene Stallings          13-0-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP/USA)
1991 - Miami FL, Dennis Erickson        12-0-0 won Orange Bowl (AP)
1991 - Washington, Don James            12-0-0 won Rose Bowl (USA)
1990 - Colorado, Bill McCartney         11-1-1 won Orange Bowl (AP)
1990 - Georgia Tech, Bobby Ross         11-0-1 won Citrus Bowl (UPI)
1989 - Miami FL, Dennis Erickson        11-1-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP/UPI)
1988 - Notre Dame, Lou Holtz            12-0-0 won Fiesta Bowl (AP/UPI)
1987 - Miami FL, Jimmy Johnson          12-0-0 won Orange Bowl (AP/UPI)
1986 - Penn State, Joe Paterno          12-0-0 won Fiesta Bowl (AP/UPI)
1985 - Oklahoma, Barry Switzer          11-1-0 won Orange Bowl (AP/UPI)
1984 - Brigham Young, LaVell Edwards	13-0-0 won Holiday Bowl (AP/UPI)
1983 - Miami FL, Howard Schnellenberger	11-1-0 won Orange Bowl (AP/UPI)
1982 - Penn State, Joe Paterno          11-1-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP/UPI)
1981 - Clemson, Danny Ford              12-0-0 won Orange Bowl (AP/UPI)
1980 - Georgia, Vince Dooley            12-0-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP/UPI)
1979 - Alabama, Paul "Bear" Bryant      12-0-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP/UPI)
1978 - Alabama, Paul "Bear" Bryant      11-1-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP)
1978 - USC, John Robinson               12-1-0 won Rose Bowl (UPI)
1977 - Notre Dame, Dan Devine           11-1-0 won Cotton Bowl (AP/UPI)
1976 - Pittsburgh, Johnny Majors        12-0-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP/UPI)
1975 - Oklahoma, Barry Switzer          11-1-0 won Orange Bowl (AP/UPI)
1974 - Oklahoma, Barry Switzer          11-0-0 no bowl (AP)
1974 - USC, John McKay                  10-1-1 won Rose Bowl (UPI)
1973 - Notre Dame, Ara Parseghian       11-0-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP)
1973 - Alabama, Paul "Bear" Bryant      11-1-0 lost Sugar Bowl (UPI)
1972 - USC, John McKay                  12-0-0 won Rose Bowl (AP/UPI)
1971 - Nebraska, Bob Devaney            13-0-0 won Orange Bowl (AP/UPI)
1970 - Nebraska, Bob Devaney            11-0-1 won Orange Bowl (AP)
1970 - Texas, Darrell Royal             10-1-0 lost Cotton Bowl (UPI)
1969 - Texas, Darrell Royal             11-0-0 won Cotton Bowl (AP/UPI)
1968 - Ohio State, Woody Hayes          10-0-0 won Rose Bowl (AP/UPI)
1967 - USC, John McKay                  10-1-0 won Rose Bowl (AP/UPI)
1966 - Notre Dame, Ara Parseghian        9-0-1 no bowl (AP/UPI)
1965 - Alabama, Paul "Bear" Bryant       9-1-1 won Orange Bowl (AP)
1965 - Michigan State, Duffy Daughtery  10-1-0 lost Rose Bowl (UPI)
1964 - Alabama, Paul "Bear" Bryant      10-1-0 lost Orange Bowl (AP/UPI)
1963 - Texas, Darrell Royal             11-0-0 won Cotton Bowl (AP/UPI)
1962 - USC, John McKay                  11-0-0 won Rose Bowl (AP/UPI)
1961 - Alabama, Paul "Bear" Bryant      11-0-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP/UPI)
1960 - Minnesota, Murray Warmath         8-2-0 lost Rose Bowl (AP/UPI)
1959 - Syracuse, Ben Schwartzwalder     11-0-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP/UPI)
1958 - LSU, Paul Dietzel                11-0-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP/UPI)
1957 - Auburn, Shug Jordan              10-0-0 no bowl (AP)
1957 - Ohio State, Woody Hayes           9-1-0 won Rose Bowl (UPI)
1956 - Oklahoma, Bud Wilkinson          10-0-0 no bowl (AP/UPI)
1955 - Oklahoma, Bud Wilkinson          11-0-0 won Orange Bowl (AP/UPI)
1954 - Ohio State, Woody Hayes          10-0-0 won Rose Bowl (AP)
1954 - UCLA, Red Sanders                 9-0-0 no bowl (UPI)
1953 - Maryland, Jim Tatum              10-1-0 lost Orange Bowl (AP)
1952 - Michigan State, Biggie Munn       9-0-0 no bowl (AP)
1951 - Tennessee, Bob Neyland           10-1-0 lost Sugar Bowl (AP)
1950 - Oklahoma, Bud Wilkinson          10-1-0 lost Sugar Bowl (AP)
1949 - Notre Dame, Frank Leahy          10-0-0 no bowl (AP)
1948 - Michigan, Bennie Oosterbaan       9-0-0 no bowl (AP)
1947 - Notre Dame, Frank Leahy           9-0-0 no bowl (AP)
1947 - Michigan, Fritz Crisler          10-0-0 won Rose Bowl (AP)*
1946 - Notre Dame, Frank Leahy           8-0-1 no bowl (AP)
1945 - Army, Red Blaik                   9-0-0 no bowl (AP)
1944 - Army, Red Blaik                   9-0-0 no bowl (AP)
1943 - Notre Dame, Frank Leahy           9-1-0 no bowl (AP)
1942 - Ohio State, Paul Brown            9-1-0 no bowl (AP)
1941 - Minnesota, Bernie Bierman         8-0-0 no bowl (AP)
1940 - Minnesota, Bernie Bierman         8-0-0 no bowl (AP/DS)
1939 - Texas A&M, Homer Norton          11-0-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP)
1939 - USC, Howard Jones                 8-0-2 won Rose Bowl (DS)
1938 - Texas Christian, Dutch Meyer     11-0-0 won Sugar Bowl (AP)
1938 - Notre Dame, Elmer Layden          8-1-0 no bowl (DS)
1937 - Pittsburgh, Jock Sutherland       9-0-1 no bowl (AP/DS)
1936 - Minnesota, Bernie Bierman         7-1-0 no bowl (AP/DS)
1935 - Southern Methodist, Matty Bell   12-1-0 lost Rose Bowl (DS)
1935 - Minnesota, Bernie Bierman         8-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1934 - Minnesota, Bernie Bierman         8-0-0 no bowl (DS/HAF)
1933 - Michigan, Harry Kipke             7-0-1 no bowl (DS/HAF)
1932 - Michigan, Harry Kipke             8-0-0 no bowl (DS)
1932 - USC, Howard Jones                10-0-0 won Rose Bowl (HAF)
1931 - USC, Howard Jones                10-1-0 won Rose Bowl (DS/HAF)
1930 - Notre Dame, Knute Rockne         10-0-0 no bowl (DS/HAF)
1929 - Notre Dame, Knute Rockne          9-0-0 no bowl (DS/HAF)
1928 - USC, Howard Jones                 9-0-1 no bowl (DS)
1928 - Georgia Tech, Bill Alexander     10-0-0 won Rose Bowl (HAF)
1927 - Illinois, Bob Zuppke              7-0-1 no bowl (DS/HAF)
1926 - Stanford, Pop Warner             10-0-1 tied Rose Bowl (DS/HAF)
1926 - Alabama, Wallace Wade             9-0-1 tied Rose Bowl (HAF)
1925 - Dartmouth, Jesse Hawley           8-0-0 no bowl (DS)
1925 - Alabama, Wallace Wade            10-0-0 won Rose Bowl (HAF)
1924 - Notre Dame, Knute Rockne         10-0-0 won Rose Bowl (DS/HAF)
1923 - Illinois, Bob Zuppke              8-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1922 - Cornell, Gil Dobie                8-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1921 - Cornell, Gil Dobie                8-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1920 - California, Andy Smith            9-0-0 won Rose Bowl (HAF)
1919 - Harvard, Bob Fisher               9-0-1 won Rose Bowl (HAF)
1918 - Pittsburgh, Pop Warner            4-1-0 no bowl (HAF)
1917 - Georgia Tech, John Heisman        9-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1916 - Pittsburgh, Pop Warner            8-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1915 - Cornell, Al Sharpe                9-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1914 - Army, Charley Daly                9-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1913 - Harvard, Percy Houghton           9-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1912 - Harvard, Percy Houghton           9-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1911 - Princeton, Bill Roper             8-0-2 no bowl (HAF)
1910 - Harvard, Percy Houghton           8-0-1 no bowl (HAF)
1909 - Yale, Howard Jones               10-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1908 - Pennsylvania, Sol Metzger        11-0-1 no bowl (HAF)
1907 - Yale, Bill Knox                   9-0-1 no bowl (HAF)
1906 - Princeton, Bill Roper             9-0-1 no bowl (HAF)
1905 - Chicago, Amos Alonzo Stagg       11-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1904 - Pennsylvania, Carl Williams      12-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1903 - Princeton, Art Hillenbrand       11-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1902 - Michigan, Fielding Yost          11-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1901 - Michigan, Fielding Yost          11-0-0 won Rose Bowl (HAF)
1900 - Yale, Malcolm McBride            12-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1899 - Harvard, Benjamin H. Dibblee     10-0-1 no bowl (HAF)
1898 - Harvard, W. Cameron Forbes       11-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1897 - Pennsylvania, George Woodruff    15-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1896 - Princeton, Garrett Cochran       10-0-1 no bowl (HAF)
1895 - Pennsylvania, George Woodruff    14-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1894 - Yale, William C. Rhodes          16-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1893 - Princeton, Tom Trenchard (Capt.) 11-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1892 - Yale, Walter Camp                13-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1891 - Yale, Walter Camp                13-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1890 - Harvard, G. Stewart & G. Adams   11-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1889 - Princeton, Edgar Poe (Capt.)     10-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1888 - Yale, Walter Camp                13-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1887 - Yale, Harry W. Beecher (Capt.)    9-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1886 - Yale, Robert N. Corwin (Capt.)    9-0-1 no bowl (HAF)
1885 - Princeton, Chas. DeCamp (Capt.)   9-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1884 - Yale, Eugene L. Richards (Capt.)  9-0-0 no bowl (HAF)
1883 - Yale, Ray Tompkins (Capt.)        8-0-0 no bowl (HAF)

key
AP   Associated Press
DS   Dickinson System
HAF  Helms Athletic Foundation
UPI  United Press International
USA  USA Today

*selected as AP champion on a second vote after Rose Bowl