Season |
Last updated: 2026-10-18T22:25:51.121770+00:00
| year | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 15-0-0 | 1 | 66.65 | National champion |
| 1898 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 11-0-0 | 1 | 66.05 | National champion |
| 1899 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 10-0-1 | 0.91 | 66.45 | National champion |
| 1900 | Yale | FBS Independents | 12-0-0 | 1 | 69.14 | National champion |
| 1901 | Michigan | Western | 10-0-0 | 1 | 69.14 | National champion |
| 1902 | Michigan | Western | 11-0-0 | 1 | 71.39 | National champion |
| 1903 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 11-0-0 | 1 | 69.87 | National champion |
| 1904 | Minnesota | Western | 13-0-0 | 1 | 68.28 | National champion |
| 1905 | Chicago | Western | 11-0-0 | 1 | 70.19 | National champion |
| 1906 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 67.06 | National champion |
| 1907 | Yale | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 63.66 | National champion |
| 1908 | Chicago | Western | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 68.95 | National champion |
| 1909 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 64.81 | National champion |
| 1910 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 62.33 | National champion |
| 1911 | Minnesota | Western | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 66.91 | National champion |
| 1912 | Wisconsin | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 69.03 | National champion |
| 1913 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 71.98 | National champion |
| 1914 | Texas | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 69.13 | National champion |
| 1915 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 7-0-0 | 1 | 69.27 | National champion |
| 1916 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 72.67 | National champion |
| 1917 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 76.05 | National champion |
| 1918 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 68.01 | National champion |
| 1919 | Centre | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 66.25 | National champion |
| 1920 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 71.06 | National champion |
| 1921 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 67.57 | National champion |
| 1922 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 65.63 | National champion |
| 1923 | Yale | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 68.13 | National champion |
| 1924 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 68.16 | National champion |
| 1925 | Alabama | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 67.87 | National champion |
| 1926 | Alabama | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 66.31 | National champion |
| 1927 | Minnesota | Western | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 66.51 | National champion |
| 1928 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 7-0-0 | 1 | 65.98 | National champion |
| 1929 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 7-0-0 | 1 | 67.55 | National champion |
| 1930 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 8-0-0 | 1 | 70.23 | National champion |
| 1931 | Tulane | Southern | 10-0-0 | 1 | 68.23 | National champion |
| 1932 | USC | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 67.71 | National champion |
| 1933 | Michigan | Western | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 68.8 | National champion |
| 1934 | Minnesota | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 68.01 | National champion |
| 1935 | Minnesota | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 65.65 | National champion |
| 1936 | LSU | SEC | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 68.52 | National champion |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 68.48 | National champion |
| 1938 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 68.41 | National champion |
| 1939 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 68.81 | National champion |
| 1940 | Minnesota | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 68.06 | National champion |
| 1941 | Duke | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 68.01 | National champion |
| 1942 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 10-0-0 | 1 | 68.29 | National champion |
| 1943 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 67.63 | National champion |
| 1944 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 75.96 | National champion |
| 1945 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 72.45 | National champion |
| 1946 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 70.41 | National champion |
| 1947 | Michigan | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 69.94 | National champion |
| 1948 | Michigan | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 69.49 | National champion |
| 1949 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 71.03 | National champion |
| 1950 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 67.59 | National champion |
| 1951 | Maryland | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 68.44 | National champion |
| 1952 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 69.48 | National champion |
| 1953 | Maryland | ACC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 69.6 | National champion |
| 1954 | UCLA | Pacific | 9-0-0 | 1 | 68.59 | National champion |
| 1955 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 68.02 | National champion |
| 1956 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 69.81 | National champion |
| 1957 | Arizona State | Border | 10-0-0 | 1 | 65.02 | National champion |
| 1958 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 68.56 | National champion |
| 1959 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 70.7 | National champion |
| 1960 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 67.13 | National champion |
| 1961 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 68.56 | National champion |
| 1962 | USC | AAWU | 10-0-0 | 1 | 66.26 | National champion |
| 1963 | Texas | Southwest | 10-0-0 | 1 | 65.55 | National champion |
| 1964 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 67.62 | National champion |
| 1965 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 10-0-0 | 1 | 68.59 | National champion |
| 1966 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 71.85 | National champion |
| 1967 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 10-0-0 | 1 | 65.19 | National champion |
| 1968 | Georgia | SEC | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 69.23 | National champion |
| 1969 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 67.84 | National champion |
| 1970 | Texas | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 69.31 | National champion |
| 1971 | Alabama | SEC | 11-0-0 | 1 | 71.05 | National champion |
| 1972 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 69.7 | National champion |
| 1973 | Alabama | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 71.65 | National champion |
| 1974 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 71.78 | National champion |
| 1975 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-0-0 | 1 | 69.69 | National champion |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 66.55 | National champion |
| 1977 | Texas | Southwest | 10-0-0 | 1 | 69.63 | National champion |
| 1978 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 69.02 | National champion |
| 1979 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 67.65 | National champion |
| 1980 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 67.23 | National champion |
| 1981 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 69.42 | National champion |
| 1982 | Georgia | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 66.69 | National champion |
| 1983 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 11-0-0 | 1 | 71.15 | National champion |
| 1984 | BYU | Western Athletic | 10-0-0 | 1 | 66.43 | National champion |
| 1985 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 65.02 | National champion |
| 1986 | Miami | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 69.81 | National champion |
| 1987 | Miami | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 70.72 | National champion |
| 1988 | USC | Pac-10 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 69.61 | National champion |
| 1989 | Colorado | Big 8 | 11-0-0 | 1 | 69.51 | National champion |
| 1990 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 66.11 | National champion |
| 1991 | Washington | Pac-10 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 70.88 | National champion |
| 1992 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 67.7 | National champion |
| 1993 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 68.16 | National champion |
| 1994 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-0-0 | 1 | 70.46 | National champion |
| 1995 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 72.73 | National champion |
| 1996 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1 | 71.79 | National champion |
| 1997 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 9-0 | 1 | 70.03 | National champion |
| 1998 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 10-0 | 1 | 70.67 | National champion |
| 1999 | Florida State | ACC | 10-0 | 1 | 69.18 | National champion |
| 2000 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-0 | 1 | 71.09 | National champion |
| 2001 | Miami | Big East | 8-0 | 1 | 69.59 | National champion |
| 2002 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-0 | 1 | 67.74 | National champion |
| 2003 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-0 | 1 | 72.65 | National champion |
| 2004 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-0 | 1 | 69.67 | National champion |
| 2005 | Texas | Big 12 | 10-0 | 1 | 72.64 | National champion |
| 2006 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 12-0 | 1 | 69.32 | National champion |
| 2007 | Kansas | Big 12 | 11-0 | 1 | 67.31 | National champion |
| 2008 | Florida | SEC | 9-1 | 0.9 | 67.3 | National champion |
| 2009 | Texas | Big 12 | 11-0 | 1 | 70.36 | National champion |
| 2010 | Boise State | Western Athletic | 10-0 | 1 | 70.3 | National champion |
| 2011 | LSU | SEC | 11-0 | 1 | 69.39 | National champion |
| 2012 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 11-0 | 1 | 67.9 | National champion |
| 2013 | Florida State | ACC | 10-0 | 1 | 71.97 | National champion |
| 2014 | Marshall | Conference USA | 10-0 | 1 | 66.36 | National champion |
| 2015 | Clemson | ACC | 11-0 | 1 | 67.34 | National champion |
| 2016 | Alabama | SEC | 11-0 | 1 | 70.13 | National champion |
| 2017 | Alabama | SEC | 11-0 | 1 | 69.4 | National champion |
| 2018 | Clemson | ACC | 11-0 | 1 | 70.73 | National champion |
| 2019 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-0 | 1 | 73.58 | National champion |
| 2020 | Alabama | SEC | 7-0 | 1 | 69.82 | National champion |
| 2021 | Georgia | SEC | 11-0 | 1 | 70.23 | National champion |
| 2022 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-0 | 1 | 70.09 | National champion |
| 2023 | Michigan | Big Ten | 11-0 | 1 | 70.08 | National champion |
| 2024 | Oregon | Big Ten | 13-1 | 0.93 | 23.13 | National champion |
| 2025 | Indiana | Big Ten | 16-0 | 1 | 25.48 | National champion |