National Champions

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 (UPI)

1955: Oklahoma

1956: Oklahoma

1957: Auburn (AP)

Ohio State (UPI)

1958: Louisiana State

1959: Syracuse

1960: Minnesota

1961: Alabama

1962: USC

1963: Texas

1964: Alabama

1965: Alabama (AP)

Michigan State (UPI)

1966: Notre Dame

1967: USC

1968: Ohio State

1969: Texas

1970: Nebraska (AP)

Texas (UPI)

1971: Nebraska

1972: USC

1973: Notre Dame (AP)

Alabama (UPI)

1974: Oklahoma (AP)

USC (UPI)

1975: Oklahoma

1976: Pittsburgh

1977: Notre Dame

1978: Alabama (AP)

USC (UPI)

1979: Alabama

1980: Georgia

1981: Clemson

1982: Penn State

1983: Miami

1984: Brigham Young

1985: Oklahoma

1986: Penn State

1987: Miami

1988: Notre Dame

1989: Miami

1990: Colorado (AP)

Georgia Tech (UPI)

1991: Miami (AP)

Washington (USA Today/CNN)

1992: Alabama

1993: Florida State

1994: Nebraska

1995: Nebraska

1996: Florida

1997: Michigan (AP)

Nebraska (USA Today/ESPN)

1998: Tennessee

MOST TITLES

Shared championships count

8--Notre Dame

(1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988)

7--Alabama

(1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992)

6--Oklahoma

(1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985)

5--USC

(1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978)

5--Nebraska

(1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997)

4--Miami

(1983, 1987, 1989, 1991)

4--Minnesota

(1936, 1940, 1941, 1960)

4--Ohio State

(1942, 1954, 1957, 1968)

3--Texas

(1963, 1969, 1970)

2--Army

(1944, 1945)

2--Michigan

(1948, 1997)

2--Penn State

(1982, 1986)

2--Pittsburgh

(1937, 1976)

2--Michigan State

(1952, 1965)