| | 1933 - Miami (Fla.) 7, Manhattan 0 |
| | 1934 - Duquesne 33, Miami (Fla.) 7 |
| | 1935 - Bucknell 26, Miami (Fla.) 0 |
| | 1936 - Catholic 20, Mississippi 19 |
| | 1937 - Duquesne 13, Mississippi State 12 |
| | 1938 - Auburn 6, Michigan State 0 |
| | 1939 - Tennessee 17, Oklahoma 0 |
| | 1940 - Georgia Tech 21, Missouri 7 |
| | 1941 - Mississippi State 14, Georgetown 7 |
| | 1942 - Georgia 40, Texas Christian 26 |
| | 1943 - Alabama 37, Boston College 21 |
| | 1944 - Louisiana State 19, Texas A & M 14 |
| | 1945 - Tulsa 26, Georgia Tech 12 |
| | 1946 - Miami (Fla.) 13, Holy Cross 6 |
| | 1947 - Rice 8, Tennessee 0 |
| | 1948 - Georgia Tech 20, Kansas 14 |
| | 1949 - Texas 41, Georgia 28 |
| | 1950 - Santa Clara 21, Kentucky 13 |
| | 1951 - Clemson 15, Miami (Fla.) 14 |
| | 1952 - Georgia Tech 17, Baylor 14 |
| | 1953 - Alabama 61, Syracuse 6 |
| | 1954 - Oklahoma 7, Maryland 0 |
| | 1955 - Duke 34, Nebraska 7 |
| | 1956 - Oklahoma 20, Maryland 6 |
| | 1957 - Colorado 27, Clemson 21 |
| | 1958 - Oklahoma 48, Duke 21 |
| | 1959 - Oklahoma 21, Syracuse 6 |
| | 1960 - Georgia 14, Missouri 0 |
| | 1961 - Missouri 21, Navy 14 |
| | 1962 - Louisiana State 25, Colorado 7 |
| | 1963 - Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0 |
| | 1964 - Nebraska 13, Auburn 7 |
| | 1965 - Texas 21, Alabama 17 |
| | 1966 - Alabama 39, Nebraska 28 |
| | 1967 - Florida 27, Georgia Tech 12 |
| | 1968 - Oklahoma 26, Tennessee 24 |
| | 1969 - Penn State 15, Kansas 14 |
| | 1970 - Penn State 10, Missouri 3 |
| | 1971 - Nebraska 17, Louisiana State 12 |
| | 1972 - Nebraska 38, Alabama 6 |
| | 1973 - Nebraska 40, Notre Dame 6 |
| | 1974 - Penn State 16, Louisiana State 9 |
| | 1975 - Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11 |
| | 1976 - Oklahoma 14, Michigan 6 |
| | 1977 - Ohio State 27, Colorado 10 |
| | 1978 - Arkansas 31, Oklahoma 6 |
| | 1979 - Oklahoma 31, Nebraska 24 |
| | 1980 - Oklahoma 24, Florida State 7 |
| | 1981 - Oklahoma 18, Florida State 17 |
| | 1982 - Clemson 22, Nebraska 15 |
| | 1983 - Nebraska 21, Louisiana State 20 |
| | 1984 - Miami (Fla.) 31, Nebraska 30 |
| | 1985 - Washington 28, Oklahoma 17 |
| | 1986 - Oklahoma 25, Penn State 10 |
| | 1987 - Oklahoma 42, Arkansas 8 |
| | 1988 - Miami (Fla.) 20, Oklahoma 14 |
| | 1989 - Miami (Fla.) 23, Nebraska 3 |
| | 1990 - Notre Dame 21, Colorado 6 |
| | 1991 - Colorado 10, Notre Dame 9 |
| | 1992 - Miami (Fla.) 22, Nebraska 0 |
| | 1993 - Florida State 27, Nebraska 14 |
| | 1994 - Florida State 18, Nebraska 16 |
| | 1995 - Nebraska 24, Miami (Fla.) 17 |
| | 1996 - Florida State 31, Notre Dame 26 |
| | 1997 - Nebraska 41, Virginia Tech 21 |
| | 1998 - Nebraska 42, Tennessee 17 |
| | 1999 - Florida 31, Syracuse 10 |
| | 2000 - Michigan 35, Alabama 34 |
| | 2001 - Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2 |
| | 2002 - Florida 56, Maryland 23 |
| | 2003 - So. Calif. 38, Iowa 17 |
| | 2004 - Miami 16, Florida State 14 |
| | 2005 - So. Calif. 55, Oklahoma 19 |
| | 2006 - Penn State 26, Florida State 23 |