College football national champions*

season champion

1924 Notre Dame

1925 Dartmouth

1926 Stanford

1927 Illinois

1928 Southern California

1929 Notre Dame

1930 Notre Dame

1931 Southern California

1932 Michigan

1933 Michigan

1934 Minnesota

1935 Southern Methodist

1936 Minnesota

1937 Pittsburgh

1938 Texas Christian

1939 Texas A&M

1940 Minnesota

1941 Minnesota

1942 Ohio State

1943 Notre Dame

1944 Army

1945 Army

1946 Notre Dame

1947 Notre Dame

1948 Michigan

1949 Notre Dame

1950 Oklahoma

1951 Tennessee

1952 Michigan State

1953 Maryland

1954 Ohio State (AP), UCLA (UP)

1955 Oklahoma

1956 Oklahoma

1957 Auburn (AP), Ohio State (UP)

1958 Louisiana State

1959 Syracuse

1960 Minnesota

1961 Alabama

1962 Southern California

1963 Texas

1964 Alabama

1965 Alabama (AP), Michigan State (UPI)

1966 Notre Dame

1967 Southern California

1968 Ohio State

1969 Texas

1970 Nebraska (AP), Texas (UPI)

1971 Nebraska

1972 Southern California

1973 Notre Dame (AP), Alabama (UPI)

1974 Oklahoma (AP), Southern California (UPI)

1975 Oklahoma

1976 Pittsburgh

1977 Notre Dame

1978 Alabama (AP), Southern California (UPI)

1979 Alabama

1980 Georgia

1981 Clemson

1982 Penn State

1983 Miami (Fla.)

1984 Brigham Young

1985 Oklahoma

1986 Penn State

1987 Miami (Fla.)

1988 Notre Dame

1989 Miami (Fla.)

1990 Colorado (AP), Georgia Tech (UPI)

1991 Miami (Fla.; AP), Washington (UPI)

1992 Alabama

1993–94 Florida State

1994–95 Nebraska

1995–96 Nebraska

1996–97 Florida

1997–98 Michigan (AP), Nebraska (USA Today/ESPN)

1998–99 Tennessee

1999–2000 Florida State

2000–01 Oklahoma

2001–02 Miami (Fla.)

2002–03 Ohio State

2003–04 Louisiana State (BCS), Southern California (AP)

2004–05 Southern California

2005–06 Texas

2006–07 Florida

2007–08 Louisiana State

2008–09 Florida

*National champion determined by various polls until the introduction of the BCS system in 1998.