| | 1935 - Tulane 20, Temple 14 |
| | 1936 - Texas Christian 3, Louisiana State 2 |
| | 1937 - Santa Clara 21, Louisiana State 14 |
| | 1938 - Santa Clara 6, Louisiana State 0 |
| | 1939 - Texas Christian 15, Carnegie Tech 7 |
| | 1940 - Texas A & M 14, Tulane 13 |
| | 1941 - Boston College 19, Tennessee 13 |
| | 1942 - Fordham 2, Missouri 0 |
| | 1943 - Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7 |
| | 1944 - Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18 |
| | 1945 - Duke 29, Alabama 26 |
| | 1946 - Oklahoma A & M 33, St. Mary's (Calif.) 13 |
| | 1947 - Georgia 20, North Carolina 10 |
| | 1948 - Texas 27, Alabama 7 |
| | 1949 - Oklahoma 14, North Carolina 6 |
| | 1950 - Oklahoma 35, Louisiana State 0 |
| | 1951 - Kentucky 13, Oklahoma 7 |
| | 1952 - Maryland 28, Tennessee 13 |
| | 1953 - Georgia Tech 24, Mississippi 7 |
| | 1954 - Georgia Tech 42, West Virginia 19 |
| | 1955 - Navy 21, Mississippi 0 |
| | 1956 - Georgia Tech 7, Pittsburgh 0 |
| | 1957 - Baylor 13, Tennessee 7 |
| | 1958 - Mississippi 39, Texas 7 |
| | 1959 - Louisiana State 7, Clemson 0 |
| | 1960 - Mississippi 21, Louisiana State 0 |
| | 1961 - Mississippi 14, Rice 6 |
| | 1962 - Alabama 10, Arkansas 3 |
| | 1963 - Mississippi 17, Arkansas 13 |
| | 1964 - Alabama 12, Mississippi 7 |
| | 1965 - Louisiana State 13, Syracuse 10 |
| | 1966 - Missouri 20, Florida 18 |
| | 1967 - Alabama 34, Nebraska 7 |
| | 1968 - Louisiana State 20, Wyoming 13 |
| | 1969 - Arkansas 16, Georgia 2 |
| | 1970 - Mississippi 27, Arkansas 22 |
| | 1971 - Tennessee 34, Air Force Academy 13 |
| | 1972 - Oklahoma 40, Auburn 22 |
| | 1973 - Oklahoma 14, Penn State 0 |
| | 1974 - Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23 |
| | 1975 - Nebraska 13, Florida 10 |
| | 1976 - Alabama 13, Penn State 6 |
| | 1977 - Pittsburgh 27, Georgia 3 |
| | 1978 - Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 |
| | 1979 - Alabama 14, Penn State 7 |
| | 1980 - Alabama 24, Arkansas 9 |
| | 1981 - Georgia 17, Notre Dame 10 |
| | 1982 - Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20 |
| | 1983 - Penn State 27, Georgia 23 |
| | 1984 - Auburn 9, Michigan 7 |
| | 1985 - Nebraska 28, Louisiana State 10 |
| | 1986 - Tennessee 35, Miami (Fla.) 7 |
| | 1987 - Nebraska 30, Louisiana State 15 |
| | 1988 - Syracuse 16, Auburn 16 (tie) |
| | 1989 - Florida State 13, Auburn 7 |
| | 1990 - Miami (Fla.) 33, Alabama 25 |
| | 1991 - Tennessee 23, Virginia 22 |
| | 1992 - Notre Dame 39, Florida 28 |
| | 1993 - Alabama 34, Miami (Fla.) 13 |
| | 1994 - Florida 41, West Virginia 7 |
| | 1995 - Florida State 23, Florida 17 |
| | 1996 - Virginia Tech 28, Texas 10 |
| | 1997 - Florida 52, Florida State 20 |
| | 1998 - Florida State 31, Ohio State 14 |
| | 1999 - Ohio State 24, Texas A & M 14 |
| | 2000 - Florida State 46, Virginia Tech 29 |
| | 2001 - Miami (Fla.) 37, Florida 20 |
| | 2002 - Louisiana State 47, Illinois 34 |
| | 2003 - Georgia 26, Florida State 13 |
| | 2004 - Louisiana State 21, Oklahoma 14 |
| | 2005 - Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13 |
| | 2006 - West Virginia 38, Georgia 35 |