College Football
National Champions
Conference Champion Lists:
AAC /
ACC /
Big 10 /
Big 12 /
CUSA /
MAC /
MWC /
PAC-12 /
SEC /
Sun Belt /
WAC
Also See:
National Champions /
BCS Title Game Results /
Congrove Computer Rankings Champions
| Updated: 1/8/10 Following is the list of FBS football champions since 1869 according to sources recognized by the NCAA. It is regularly reviewed and updated. Please note that several schools claim championships by other polls and rankings which are subject to debate on their comparative relevance or legitimacy for bestowing "national championship" status. These are the preeminent sources for the period during which they are listed. 1869-1882: National Championship Foundation 1883-1935: Helms Athletic Foundation (H) 1924-1940: The Dickinson System (D) 1936-Present: Associated Press (AP) 1958-1990: United Press International (UPI) 1991-1996: CNN/USA Today (Coaches) 1997-2004: ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) 2005-Present: USA Today (Coaches) 2005-Present: Harris Interactive 1998-Present: Champion listed was also BCS champ unless otherwise noted in parenthesis. *-1947 - Michigan is often credited with a 1947 title based on a No. 1 ranking in a post-Rose Bowl AP poll which the AP itself does not recognize as official, and is not recognized by the NCAA. Since 1998, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) has conducted a bowl contest between it's two top-ranked teams to determine a national champion. A number of polling organizations also provide a final ranking of Division I-A football teams at the end of each season. |
| NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Record | Game | Coach |
| 1869 | Princeton | 1-1-0 | No bowl | William S. Gummere (Capt.) |
| 1870 | Princeton | 1-0-0 | No bowl | Alexander Van Rensselaer (Capt.) |
| 1871 | None | ------ | ------ | ------ |
| 1872 | Princeton | 1-0-0 | No bowl | David T. Marvel (Capt.) |
| 1873 | Princeton | 1-0-0 | No bowl | Cyrus O. Dershimer (Capt.) |
| 1874 | Yale | 3-0-0 | No bowl | ? |
| 1875 | Harvard | 4-0-0 | No bowl | ? |
| 1876 | Yale | 3-0-0 | No bowl | ? |
| 1877 | Yale | 3-0-1 | No bowl | ? |
| 1878 | Princeton | 6-0-0 | No bowl | Bland Ballard (Capt.) |
| 1879 | Princeton | 4-0-1 | No bowl | Bland Ballard (Capt.) |
| 1880 | Princeton Yale |
4-0-1 4-0-1 |
No bowl No bowl |
Francis Loney (Capt.) ? |
| 1881 | Yale | 5-0-1 | No bowl | ? |
| 1882 | Yale | 8-0-0 | No bowl | ? |
| 1883 | Yale | 8-0-0 | No bowl | Ray Tompkins (Capt.) |
| 1884 | Yale | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Eugene L. Richards (Capt.) |
| 1885 | Princeton | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Charles DeCamp (Capt.) |
| 1886 | Yale | 9-0-1 | No bowl | Robert N. Corwin (Capt.) |
| 1887 | Yale | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Harry W. Beecher (Capt.) |
| 1888 | Yale | 13-0-0 | No bowl | Walter Camp |
| 1889 | Princeton | 10-0-0 | No bowl | Edgar Poe (Capt.) |
| 1890 | Harvard | 11-0-0 | No bowl | George A. Stewart George C. Adams |
| 1891 | Yale | 13-0-0 | No bowl | Walter Camp |
| 1892 | Yale | 13-0-0 | No bowl | Walter Camp |
| 1893 | Princeton | 11-0-0 | No bowl | Tom Trenchard (Capt.) |
| 1894 | Yale | 16-0-0 | No bowl | William C. Rhodes |
| 1895 | Pennsylvania | 14-0-0 | No bowl | George Woodruff |
| 1896 | Princeton | 10-0-1 | No bowl | Franklin Morse |
| 1897 | Pennsylvania | 15-0-0 | No bowl | George Woodruff |
| 1898 | Harvard | 11-0-0 | No bowl | W. Cameron Forbes |
| 1899 | Harvard | 10-0-1 | No bowl | Benjamin H. Dibblee |
| 1900 | Yale | 12-0-0 | No bowl | Malcolm McBride |
| 1901 | Michigan | 11-0-0 | Rose: Beat Stanford 49-0 Season: Outscored opposition 550-0 |
Fielding Yost |
| 1902 | Michigan | 11-0-0 | No bowl Season: Outscored opposition 644-12 |
Fielding Yost |
| 1903 | Princeton | 11-0-0 | No bowl | Arthur Ralph Thomas "Doc" Hillebrand |
| 1904 | Pennsylvania | 12-0-0 | No bowl | Carl Williams |
| 1905 | Chicago | 11-0-0 | No bowl | Amos Alonzo Stagg |
| 1906 | Princeton | 9-0-1 | No bowl | Bill Roper |
| 1907 | Yale | 9-0-1 | No bowl | Bill Knox |
| 1908 | Pennsylvania | 11-0-1 | No bowl | Sol Metzger |
| 1909 | Yale | 10-0-0 | No bowl | Howard Jones |
| 1910 | Harvard | 8-0-1 | No bowl | Percy Houghton |
| 1911 | Princeton | 8-0-2 | No bowl | Bill Roper |
| 1912 | Harvard | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Percy Houghton |
| 1913 | Harvard | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Percy Houghton |
| 1914 | Army | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Charley Daly |
| 1915 | Cornell | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Al Sharpe |
| 1916 | Pittsburgh | 8-0-0 | No bowl | Glenn "Pop" Warner |
| 1917 | Georgia Tech | 9-0-0 | No bowl | John Heisman |
| 1918 | Pittsburgh | 4-1-0 | No bowl | Glenn "Pop" Warner |
| 1919 | Harvard | 9-0-1 | No bowl | Bob Fisher |
| 1920 | California | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Andy Smith |
| 1921 | Cornell | 8-0-0 | No bowl | Gil Dobie |
| 1922 | Cornell | 8-0-0 | No bowl | Gil Dobie |
| 1923 | Illinois | 8-0-0 | No bowl | Bob Zuppke |
| 1924 | Notre Dame | 10-0-0 | Rose: Beat Stanford 27-10 | Knute Rockne |
| 1925 | Alabama (H) Dartmouth (D) |
10-0-0 8-0-0 |
Rose: Beat Washington 20-19 No bowl |
Wallace Wade Jesse Hawley |
| 1926 | Alabama (H) Stanford (H, D) |
9-0-1 10-0-1 |
Rose: Alabama and Stanford tied 7-7 | Wallace Wade Glenn "Pop" Warner |
| 1927 | Illinois | 7-0-1 | No bowl | Bob Zuppke |
| 1928 | Georgia Tech (H) USC (D) |
10-0-0 9-0-1 |
Rose: Beat Cal 8-7 No bowl |
Bill Alexander Howard Jones |
| 1929 | Notre Dame | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Knute Rockne |
| 1930 | Notre Dame | 10-0-0 | No bowl | Knute Rockne |
| 1931 | USC | 10-1-0 | Rose: Beat Tulane 21-12 | Howard Jones |
| 1932 | USC (H) Michigan (D) |
10-0-0 8-0-0 |
Rose: Beat Pitt 35-0 No bowl |
Howard Jones Harry Kipke |
| 1933 | Michigan | 7-0-1 | No bowl | Harry Kipke |
| 1934 | Minnesota | 8-0-0 | No bowl | Bernie Bierman |
| 1935 | Minnesota (H) SMU (D) |
8-0-0 12-1-0 |
No bowl Bowl: Lost Stanford 7-0 |
Bernie Bierman Matty Bell |
| 1936 | Minnesota | 7-1-0 | No bowl | Bernie Bierman |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh | 9-0-1 | No bowl | Jock Sutherland |
| 1938 | TCU (AP) Notre Dame (D) |
11-0-0 8-1-0 |
Sugar: Beat Carnegie Tech 15-7 No bowl |
Dutch Meyer Elmer Layden |
| 1939 | USC (D) Texas A&M (AP) |
8-0-2 11-0-0 |
Rose: Beat Tennessee 14-0 Sugar: Beat Tulane 14-13 |
Howard Jones Homer Norton |
| 1940 | Minnesota | 8-0-0 | No bowl | Bernie Bierman |
| 1941 | Minnesota | 8-0-0 | No bowl | Bernie Bierman |
| 1942 | Ohio State | 9-1-0 | No bowl | Paul Brown |
| 1943 | Notre Dame | 9-1-0 | No bowl | Frank Leahy |
| 1944 | Army | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Red Blaik |
| 1945 | Army | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Red Blaik |
| 1946 | Notre Dame | 8-0-1 | No bowl | Frank Leahy |
| *-1947 | Notre Dame | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Frank Leahy |
| 1948 | Michigan | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Bennie Oosterbaan |
| 1949 | Notre Dame | 10-0-0 | No bowl | Frank Leahy |
| 1950 | Oklahoma | 10-1-0 | Sugar: Lost Kentucky 13-7 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1951 | Tennessee | 10-1-0 | Sugar: Lost Maryland 28-13 | Bob Neyland |
| 1952 | Michigan State | 9-0-0 | No bowl | Biggie Munn |
| 1953 | Maryland | 10-1-0 | Orange: Lost Oklahoma 7-0 | Jim Tatum |
| 1954 | Ohio State (AP) UCLA (UPI) |
10-0-0 9-0-0 |
Rose: Beat USC 20-7 No bowl |
Woody Hayes Red Sanders |
| 1955 | Oklahoma | 11-0-0 | Orange: Beat Maryland 20-6 | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1956 | Oklahoma | 10-0-0 | No bowl | Bud Wilkinson |
| 1957 | Auburn (AP) Ohio State (UPI) |
10-0-0 9-1-0 |
No bowl Rose: Beat Oregon 10-7 |
Shug Jordan Woody Hayes |
| 1958 | LSU | 11-0-0 | Sugar: Beat Clemson 7-0 | Paul Dietzel |
| 1959 | Syracuse | 11-0-0 | Cotton: Beat Texas 23-14 | Ben Schwartzwalder |
| 1960 | Minnesota | 8-2-0 | Rose: Lost Washington 17-7 | Murray Warmath |
| 1961 | Alabama | 11-0-0 | Sugar: Beat Arkansas 10-3 | Bear Bryant |
| 1962 | USC | 11-0-0 | Rose: Beat Wisconsin 42-37 | John McKay |
| 1963 | Texas | 11-0-0 | Cotton: Beat Navy 28-6 | Darrell Royal |
| 1964 | Alabama | 10-1-0 | Orange: Lost Texas 21-17 | Bear Bryant |
| 1965 | Alabama (AP) Michigan State (UPI) |
9-1-1 10-1-0 |
Orange: Beat Nebraska 39-28 Rose: Lost UCLA 14-12 |
Bear Bryant Duffy Daugherty |
| 1966 | Notre Dame | 9-0-1 | No bowl | Ara Parseghian |
| 1967 | USC | 10-1-0 | Rose: Beat Indiana 14-3 | John McKay |
| 1968 | Ohio State | 10-0-0 | Rose: Beat USC 27-16 | Woody Hayes |
| 1969 |
Texas |
11-0-0 |
Cotton: Beat Notre Dame 21-17 |
Darrell Royal |
| 1970 | Nebraska (AP) Texas (UPI) |
11-0-1 10-1-0 |
Orange: Beat LSU 17-12 Cotton: Lost Notre Dame 24-11 |
Bob Devaney Darrell Royal |
| 1971 | Nebraska | 13-0-0 | Orange: Beat Alabama 38-6 | Bob Devaney |
| 1972 | USC | 12-0-0 | Rose: Beat Ohio State 42-17 | John McKay |
| 1973 | Notre Dame (AP) Alabama (UPI) |
11-0-0 11-1-0 |
Sugar: Beat Alabama 24-23 Sugar: Lost Notre Dame 24-23 |
Ara Parseghian Bear Bryant |
| 1974 | Oklahoma (AP) USC (UPI) |
11-0-0 10-1-1 |
No bowl Rose: Beat Ohio State 18-17 |
Barry Switzer John McKay |
| 1975 | Oklahoma | 11-1-0 | Orange: Beat Michigan 14-6 | Barry Switzer |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh | 12-0-0 | Sugar: Beat Georgia 27-3 | Johnny Majors |
| 1977 | Notre Dame | 11-1-0 | Cotton: Beat Texas 38-10 | Dan Devine |
| 1978 | Alabama (AP) USC (UPI) |
11-1-0 12-1-0 |
Sugar: Beat Penn State 14-7 Rose: Beat Michigan 17-10 |
Bear Bryant John Robinson |
| 1979 | Alabama | 12-0-0 | Sugar: Arkansas 24-9 | Bear Bryant |
| 1980 | Georgia | 12-0-0 | Sugar: Beat Notre Dame 17-10 | Vince Dooley |
| 1981 | Clemson | 12-0-0 | Orange: Beat Nebraska 22-15 | Danny Ford |
| 1982 | Penn State | 11-1-0 | Sugar: Beat Georgia 27-23 | Joe Paterno |
| 1983 | Miami, Fla. | 11-1-0 | Orange: Beat Nebraska 31-30 | Howard Schnellenberger |
| 1984 | Brigham Young | 13-0-0 | Holiday: Beat Michigan 24-17 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1985 |
Oklahoma |
11-1-0 |
Orange: Beat Penn State 25-10 | Barry Switzer |
| 1986 | Penn State | 12-0-0 | Fiesta: Beat Miami 14-10 | Joe Paterno |
| 1987 | Miami, Fla. | 12-0-0 | Orange: Beat Oklahoma 20-14 | Jimmy Johnson |
| 1988 |
Notre Dame |
12-0-0 |
Fiesta: Beat West Virginia 34-21 | Lou Holtz |
| 1989 | Miami, Fla. | 11-1-0 | Sugar: Beat Alabama 33-25 | Dennis Erickson |
| 1990 | Colorado (AP) Georgia Tech (UPI) |
11-1-1 11-0-1 |
Orange: Beat Notre Dame 10-9 Citrus: Beat Nebraska 45-21 |
Bill McCartney Bobby Ross |
| 1991 | Miami, Fla. (AP) Washington (Coaches) |
12-0-0 12-0-0 |
Orange: Beat Nebraska 22-0 Rose: Beat Michigan 34-14 |
Dennis Erickson Don James |
| 1992 | Alabama | 13-0-0 | Sugar: Beat Miami 34-13 | Gene Stallings |
| 1993 | Florida State | 12-1-0 | Orange: Beat Nebraska 18-16 | Bobby Bowden |
| 1994 |
Nebraska |
13-0-0 |
Orange: Beat Miami, Fla. 24-17 | Tom Osborne |
| 1995 | Nebraska | 12-0-0 | Fiesta: Beat Florida 62-24 | Tom Osborne |
| 1996 | Florida | 12-1 | Sugar: Beat Florida St. 52-20 | Steve Spurrier |
| 1997 | Michigan (AP) Nebraska (Coaches) |
12-0 13-0 |
Rose: Beat Wash. St. 21-16 Orange: Beat Tennessee 42-17 |
Lloyd Carr Tom Osborne |
| 1998 | Tennessee | 13-0 | Fiesta: Beat Florida St. 23-16 | Phillip Fulmer |
| 1999 | Florida State | 12-0 | Sugar: Beat Va. Tech 46-29 | Bobby Bowden |
| 2000 | Oklahoma | 13-0 | Orange: Beat Florida St. 13-2 | Bob Stoops |
| 2001 | Miami, Fla. | 12-0 | Rose: Beat Nebraska 37-14 | Larry Coker |
| 2002 | Ohio State | 14-0 | Fiesta: Beat Miami, Fla. 31-24 (2 ot) | Jim Tressel |
| 2003 | LSU (National Champs) USC (#1 in AP Poll) |
13-1 12-1 |
Sugar: Beat Oklahoma 21-14 Rose: Beat Michigan 28-14 |
Nick Saban Pete Carroll |
| #-2004 | USC | 13-0 | Orange: Beat Oklahoma 55-19 | Pete Carroll |
| #-2005 | Texas | 13-0 | Rose: Beat USC 41-38 | Mack Brown |
| 2006 | Florida | 13-1 | BCS Championship Game: Beat Ohio State 41-14 |
Urban Meyer |
| 2007 | LSU | 12-2 | BCS Championship Game: Beat Ohio State 38-24 |
Les Miles |
| 2008 | Florida | 13-1 | BCS Championship Game: Beat Oklahoma 24-14 |
Urban Meyer |
| 2009 | Alabama | 14-0 | BCS Championship Game: Beat Texas 37-21 |
Nick Saban |
| 2010 | Auburn | 14-0 | BCS Championship Game: Beat Oregon 22-19 |
Gene Chizik |
| 2011 | Alabama | 12-1 | BCS Championship Game: Beat LSU 21-0 |
Nick Saban |
| 2012 | Alabama | 13-1 | BCS Championship Game: Beat Notre Dame 42-14 |
Nick Saban |
#-USC's 2004 title was vacated by the BCS on June 6, 2011 in response to NCAA sanctions against UCS for the use of an ineligible player (Reggie Bush). USC's 2005 Rose Bowl appearance was also vacated.
| Jerseys |
|---|
|
Projersey.net: the premier source for a cycling jersey on the internet. Collegejersey.com: the premier source for collegiate cycling jerseys on the internet. |