College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS
Yearly national championship selections from major selectors
Below is a list of the national champions of college football from 1869 to present (with the exception of 1871, in which no games were played) deemed to be chosen by "major selectors" as listed in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records.

College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS

Section Title: Yearly national championship selections from major selectors
Table Section Text: Below is a list of the national champions of college football from 1869 to present (with the exception of 1871, in which no games were played) deemed to be chosen by "major selectors" as listed in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records.

Season	Champion(s)	Record	Coach	Selector(s)	Source

1869	Princeton	1–1	BR, NCF, PD

Rutgers	1–1	PD

1870	Princeton	1–0	BR, NCF, PD

1871	None	No games played

1872	Princeton	1–0	BR, NCF, PD

Yale	1–0	PD

1873	Princeton	2–0	BR, NCF, PD

1874	Harvard	1–1	PD

Princeton	2–0	BR, PD

Yale	3–0	NCF, PD

1875	Columbia	3–1–1	PD

Harvard	4–0	NCF, PD

Princeton	2–0	BR, PD

1876	Yale	3–0	BR, NCF, PD

1877	Princeton	2–0–1	BR, PD

Yale	3–0–1	NCF, PD

1878	Princeton	6–0	BR, NCF, PD

1879	Princeton	4–0–1	BR, NCF, PD

Yale	3–0–2	PD

1880	Princeton	4–0–1	NCF, PD

Yale	4–0–1	BR, NCF, PD

1881	Princeton	7–0–2	BR, PD

Yale	5–0–1	NCF, PD

1882	Yale	8–0	BR, NCF, PD

1883	Yale	9–0	BR, HAF, NCF, PD

1884	Princeton	9–0–1	BR, PD

Yale	8–0–1	HAF, NCF, PD

1885	Princeton	9–0	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1886	Princeton	7–0–1	BR, PD

Yale	9–0–1	HAF, NCF, PD

1887	Yale	9–0	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1888	Yale	13–0	Walter Camp	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1889	Princeton	10–0	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1890	Harvard	11–0	George C. Adams, George A. Stewart	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1891	Yale	13–0	Walter Camp	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1892	Yale	13–0	Walter Camp	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1893	Princeton	11–0	BR, HAF, HS, NCF

Yale	10–1	William Rhodes	PD

1894	Penn	12–0	George Washington Woodruff	PD

Princeton	8–2	HS

Yale	16–0	William Rhodes	BR, HAF, NCF, PD

1895	Penn	14–0	George Washington Woodruff	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Yale	13–0–2	John A. Hartwell	PD

1896	Lafayette	11–0–1	Parke H. Davis	NCF, PD

Princeton	10–0–1	Franklin Morse	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1897	Penn	15–0	George Washington Woodruff	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Yale	9–0–2	Frank Butterworth	PD

1898	Harvard	11–0	William Forbes	BR, HAF, HS, NCF

Princeton	11–0–1	PD

1899	Harvard	10–0–1	Benjamin Dibblee	HAF, HS, NCF

Princeton	12–1	BR, PD

1900	Yale	12–0	Malcolm McBride	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1901	Harvard	12–0	Bill Reid	BR

Michigan	11–0	Fielding H. Yost	HAF, HS, NCF

Yale	11–1–1	George S. Stillman	PDa

1902	Michigan	11–0	Fielding H. Yost	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Yale	11–0–1	Joseph R. Swan	PD

1903	Michigan	11–0–1	Fielding H. Yost	NCF

Princeton	11–0	Art Hillebrand	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1904	Michigan	10–0	Fielding H. Yost	NCF

Minnesota	13–0	Henry Williams	BR

Penn	12–0	Carl S. Williams	HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1905	Chicago	10–0	Amos Alonzo Stagg	BR, HAF, HS, NCF

Yale	10–0	Jack Owsley	CW, PD

1906	Princeton	9–0–1	William Roper	HAF, NCF

Yale	9–0–1	Foster Rockwell	BR, CW, PD

1907	Yale	9–0–1	William F. Knox	BR, CW, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1908	Harvard	9–0–1	Percy Haughton	BR

LSU	10–0	Edgar Wingard	NCF

Penn	11–0–1	Sol Metzger	HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1909	Yale	10–0	Howard Jones	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1910	Harvard	8–0–1	Percy Haughton	BR, HAF, HS, NCF

Pittsburgh	9–0	Joseph H. Thompson	NCF

1911	Minnesota	6–0–1	Henry L. Williams	BR

Penn State	8–0–1	Bill Hollenback	NCF

Princeton	8–0–2	William Roper	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1912	Harvard	9–0	Percy Haughton	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Penn State	8–0	Bill Hollenback	NCF

1913	Auburn	8–0	Mike Donahue	BR

Chicago	7–0	Amos Alonzo Stagg	BR, PD

Harvard	9–0	Percy Haughton	HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1914	Army	9–0	Charles Daly	HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Illinois	7–0	Robert Zuppke	BR, PD

Texas	8–0	Dave Allerdice	BR

1915	Cornell	9–0	Albert Sharpe	HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Minnesota	6–0–1	Henry L. Williams	BR

Oklahoma	10–0	Bennie Owen	BR

Pittsburgh	8–0	Glenn "Pop" Warner	PD

1916	Army	9–0	Charles Daly	PD

Georgia Tech	8–0-1	John Heisman	BR

Pittsburgh	8–0	Glenn "Pop" Warner	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1917	Georgia Tech	9–0	John Heisman	BR, HAF, HS, NCF

1918	Michigan	5–0	Fielding H. Yost	BR, NCF

Pittsburgh	4–1	Glenn "Pop" Warner	HAF, HS, NCF

1919	Centre	9–0	Charley Moran	SR

Harvard	9–0–1	Bob Fisher	CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Illinois	6–1	Robert Zuppke	BR, BS, CFRA, PD, SR

Notre Dame	9–0	Knute Rockne	NCF, PD

Texas A&M	10–0	Dana X. Bible	BR, NCF

1920	California	9–0	Andy Smith	CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, SR

Georgia	8–0–1	Herman Stegeman	B(QPRS)

Harvard	8–0–1	Bob Fisher	BS

Notre Dame	9–0	Knute Rockne	BR, PD

Princeton	6–0–1	William Roper	BS, PD

1921	California	9–0–1	Andy Smith	BR, BS, CFRA, SR

Cornell	8–0	Gil Dobie	HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Iowa	7–0	Howard Jones	BR, PD

Lafayette	9–0	Jock Sutherland	BS, PD

Vanderbilt	7–0–1	Dan McGugin	B(QPRS)

Washington & Jefferson	10–0–1	Greasy Neale	BS

1922	California	9–0	Andy Smith	BR, HS, NCF, SR

Cornell	8–0	Gil Dobie	HAF, PD

Iowa	7–0	Howard Jones	BR

Princeton	8–0	William Roper	BS, CFRA, NCF, PD, SR

Vanderbilt	8–0–1	Dan McGugin	B(QPRS)

1923	California	9–0–1	Andy Smith	HS

Cornell	8–0	Gil Dobie	SR

Illinois	8–0	Robert Zuppke	BS, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PD, SR, B(QPRS)

Michigan	8–0	Fielding H. Yost	BR, NCF

Yale	8–0	Tad Jones	B(QPRS)

1924	Notre Dame	10–0	Knute Rockne	BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, B(QPRS)

Penn	9–1–1	Lou Young	PD

1925	Alabama	10–0	Wallace Wade	BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, B(QPRS)

Dartmouth	8–0	Jesse Hawley	DiS, PD

Michigan	7–1	Fielding H. Yost	SR

1926	Alabama	9–0–1	Wallace Wade	BR, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PS, B(QPRS)

Lafayette	9–0	Herb McCracken	PD

Michigan	7–1	Fielding H. Yost	SR

Navy	9–0–1	Bill Ingram	BS, HS

Stanford	10–0–1	Glenn "Pop" Warner	DiS, HAF, NCF, SR

1927	Georgia	9–1	George Cecil Woodruff	BS, PS, B(QPRS)

Illinois	7–0–1	Robert Zuppke	BR, DiS, HAF, NCF, PD

Notre Dame	7–1–1	Knute Rockne	HS

Texas A&M	8–0–1	Dana X. Bible	SR

Yale	7–1	Thomas Jones	CFRA

1928	Detroit	9–0	Gus Dorais	PD

Georgia Tech	10–0	William Alexander	BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR, B(QPRS)

USC	9–0–1	Howard Jones	DiS, SR

1929	Notre Dame	9–0	Knute Rockne	BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, DuS, HAF, NCF, PS, SR

Pittsburgh	9–1	Jock Sutherland	PD

USC	10–2	Howard Jones	HS, SR, B(QPRS)

1930	Alabama	10–0	Wallace Wade	CFRA, PD, SR, B(QPRS)

Notre Dame	10–0	Knute Rockne	BR, BS, DiS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS

1931	Pittsburgh	8–1	Jock Sutherland	PD

Purdue	9–1	Noble Kizer	PD

USC	10–1	Howard Jones	BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, WS, B(QPRS)

1932	Colgate	9–0	Andrew Kerr	PD

Michigan	8–0	Harry Kipke	DiS, PD, SR

USC	10–0	Howard Jones	BR, BS, CFRA, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR, WS, B(QPRS)

1933	Michigan	7–0–1	Harry Kipke	BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR, B(QPRS)

Ohio State	7–1	Sam Willaman	DuS

Princeton	9–0	Fritz Crisler	PD

USC	10–1–1	Howard Jones	WS

1934	Alabama	10–0	Frank Thomas	DuS, HS, PS, WS, B(QPRS)

Minnesota	8–0	Bernie Bierman	BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, L, NCF, SR

1935	LSU	9–2	Bernie Moore	WS

Minnesota	8–0	Bernie Bierman	BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, L, NCF, PS

Princeton	9–0	Fritz Crisler	DuS

SMU	12–1	Matty Bell	DiS, HS, SR, B(QPRS)

TCU	12–1	Dutch Meyer	WS

1936	Duke	9–1	Wallace Wade	B(QPRS)

LSU	9–1–1	Bernie Moore	SR, WS

Minnesota	7–1	Bernie Bierman	AP, BR, DiS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS

Pittsburgh	8–1–1	Jock Sutherland	BS, CFRA, HS

1937	California	10–0–1	Stub Allison	DuS, HAF

Pittsburgh	9–0–1	Jock Sutherland	AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS, B(QPRS)

1938	Notre Dame	8–1	Elmer Layden	DiS

TCU	11–0	Dutch Meyer	AP, HAF, NCF, WS

Tennessee	11–0	Robert Neyland	BR, BS, CFRA, DuS, HS, L, PS, SR, B(QPRS)

1939	Cornell	8–0	Carl Snavely	L, SR

Texas A&M	11–0	Homer Norton	AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, WS, B(QPRS)

USC	8–0–2	Howard Jones	DiS

1940	Minnesota	8–0	Bernie Bierman	AP, B(QPRS), BS, CFRA, DeS, DiS, HS, L, NCF, SR

Stanford	10–0	Clark Shaughnessy	BR, HAF, PS

Tennessee	10–1	Robert Neyland	DuS, WS

1941	Alabama	9–2	Frank Thomas	HS

Minnesota	8–0	Bernie Bierman	AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR

Texas	8–1–1	Dana X. Bible	B(QPRS), WS

1942	Georgia	11–1	Wally Butts	B(QPRS), BR, DeS, HS, L, PS, SR, WS

Ohio State	9–1	Paul Brown	AP, BS, DuS, CFRA, NCF

Wisconsin	8–1–1	Harry Stuhldreher	HAF

1943	Notre Dame	9–1	Frank Leahy	AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

1944	Army	9–0	Earl Blaik	AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

Ohio State	9–0	Carroll Widdoes	NCF, SR

1945	Alabama	10–0	Frank Thomas	NCF

Army	9–0	Earl Blaik	AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

Ohio State	7–2	Carroll Widdoes	BR

Oklahoma A&M	9–0	Jim Lookabaugh	BRC

1946	Army	9–0–1	Earl Blaik	BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, PS

Georgia	11–0	Wally Butts	WS

Notre Dame	8–0–1	Frank Leahy	AP, B(QPRS), BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR

1947	Michigan	10–0	Fritz Crisler	B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR

Notre Dame	9–0	Frank Leahy	AP, HAF, WS

1948	Michigan	9–0	Bennie Oosterbaan	AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

1949	Notre Dame	10–0	Frank Leahy	AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

Oklahoma	11–0	Bud Wilkinson	CFRA

1950	Kentucky	11–1	Paul "Bear" Bryant	SR

Oklahoma	10–1	Bud Wilkinson	AP, B(QPRS), HAF, L, UP, WS

Princeton	9–0	Charley Caldwell	BS, PS

Tennessee	11–1	Robert Neyland	BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, NCF, SR

1951	Georgia Tech	11–0–1	Bobby Dodd	B(QPRS), BS

Illinois	9–0–1	Ray Eliot	BS

Maryland	10–0	Jim Tatum	CFRA, DeS, DuS, NCF, SR

Michigan State	9–0	Biggie Munn	BR, HAF, PS

Tennessee	10–1	Robert Neyland	AP, L, UP, WS

1952	Georgia Tech	12–0	Bobby Dodd	B(QPRS), BR, INS, PS, SR

Michigan State	9–0	Biggie Munn	AP, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, SR, UP, WS

1953	Maryland	10–1	Jim Tatum	AP, INS, UP

Notre Dame	9–0–1	Frank Leahy	BR, BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

Oklahoma	9–1–1	Bud Wilkinson	B(QPRS), CFRA

1954	Ohio State	10–0	Woody Hayes	AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, HAF, INS, NCF, PS, SR, WS

UCLA	9–0	Henry Sanders	CFRA, DuS, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, UP

1955	Michigan State	9–1	Duffy Daugherty	BS

Oklahoma	11–0	Bud Wilkinson	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FWAA, HAF, INS, L, NCF, PS, SR, UP, WS

1956	Georgia Tech	10–1	Bobby Dodd	B(QPRS), SR

Iowa	9–1	Forest Evashevski	CFRA

Oklahoma	10–0	Bud Wilkinson	AP, BR, BS, DeS, DuS, FWAA, HAF, INS, L, NCF, SR, UP, WS

Tennessee	10–1	Bowden Wyatt	SR

1957	Auburn	10–0	Ralph Jordan	AP, BR, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PS, SR, WS

Michigan State	8–1	Duffy Daugherty	DuS

Ohio State	9–1	Woody Hayes	BS, DeS, FWAA, INS, L, UP

Oklahoma	10–1	Bud Wilkinson	B(QPRS)

1958	Iowa	8–1–1	Forest Evashevski	FWAA

LSU	11–0	Paul Dietzel	AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR, UPI, WS

1959	Ole Miss	10–1	Johnny Vaught	B(QPRS), DuS, SR

Syracuse	11–0	Ben Schwartzwalder	AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, WS

1960	Iowa	8–1	Forest Evashevski	B(QPRS), BS, L, SR

Minnesota	8–2	Murray Warmath	AP, FN, NFF, UPI

Ole Miss	10–0–1	Johnny Vaught	BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FWAA, NCF, WS

Missouri	11–0*	Dan Devine	PS

Washington	10–1	Jim Owens	HAF

1961	Alabama	11–0	Paul "Bear" Bryant	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, SR, UPI, WS

Ohio State	8–0–1	Woody Hayes	FWAA, PS

1962	LSU	9–1–1	Charles McClendon	B(QPRS)

Ole Miss	10–0	Johnny Vaught	BR, L, SR

USC	11–0	John McKay	AP, B(QPRS), CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, UPI, WS

1963	Texas	11–0	Darrell Royal	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, WS

1964	Alabama	10–1	Paul "Bear" Bryant	AP, B(QPRS), L, UPI

Arkansas	11–0	Frank Broyles	BR, CFRA, FWAA, HAF, NCF, PS, SR

Michigan	9–1	Bump Elliott	DuS

Notre Dame	9–1	Ara Parseghian	DeS, FN, NFF

1965	Alabama	9–1–1	Paul "Bear" Bryant	AP, CFRA, FWAA, NCF

Michigan State	10–1	Duffy Daugherty	B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NFF, PS, SR, UPI

1966	Alabama	11–0	Paul "Bear" Bryant	B(QPRS), SR

Michigan State	9–0–1	Duffy Daugherty	CFRA, HAF, NFF, PS

Notre Dame	9–0–1	Ara Parseghian	AP, BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI

1967	Notre Dame	8–2	Ara Parseghian	DuS

Oklahoma	10–1	Chuck Fairbanks	PS

USC	10–1	John McKay	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, SR, UPI

Tennessee	9–2	Doug Dickey	L

1968	Georgia	8–1–2	Vince Dooley	L

Ohio State	10–0	Woody Hayes	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI

Texas	9–1–1	Darrell Royal	DeS, MGR, SR

1969	Ohio State	8–1	Woody Hayes	MGR

Penn State	11–0	Joe Paterno	R(FACT), SR

Texas	11–0	Darrell Royal	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI

1970	Arizona State	11–0	Frank Kush	PS

Nebraska	11–0–1	Bob Devaney	AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, R(FACT), SR

Notre Dame	10–1	Ara Parseghian	MGR, R(FACT), SR

Ohio State	9–1	Woody Hayes	NFF

Texas	10–1	Darrell Royal	B(QPRS), L, NFF, R(FACT), UPI

1971	Nebraska	13–0	Bob Devaney	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI

1972	USC	12–0	John McKay	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI

1973	Alabama	11–1	Paul "Bear" Bryant	B(QPRS), UPI

Michigan	10–0–1	Bo Schembechler	NCF, PS

Notre Dame	11–0	Ara Parseghian	AP, BR, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF

Ohio State	10–0–1	Woody Hayes	NCF, PS, R(FACT), SR

Oklahoma	10–0–1	Barry Switzer	CFRA, DeS, DuS, SR

1974	Ohio State	10–2	Woody Hayes	MGR

Oklahoma	11–0	Barry Switzer	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, PS, R(FACT), SR

USC	10–1–1	John McKay	FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, UPI

1975	Alabama	11–1	Paul "Bear" Bryant	MGR

Arizona State	12–0	Frank Kush	NCF, SN

Ohio State	11–1	Woody Hayes	B(QPRS), HAF, MGR, PS, R(FACT)

Oklahoma	11–1	Barry Switzer	AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SR, UPI

1976	Pittsburgh	12–0	Johnny Majors	AP, BR, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

USC	11–1	John Robinson	B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, MGR

1977	Alabama	11–1	Paul "Bear" Bryant	CFRA

Arkansas	11–1	Lou Holtz	R(FACT)

Notre Dame	11–1	Dan Devine	AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

Texas	11–1	Fred Akers	B(QPRS), R(FACT), SR

1978	Alabama	11–1	Paul "Bear" Bryant	AP, CFRA, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, R(FACT)

Oklahoma	11–1	Barry Switzer	DeS, DuS, HAF, L, MGR, PS, R(FACT), SR

USC	12–1	John Robinson	B(QPRS), BR, FN, HAF, NCF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

1979	Alabama	12–0	Paul "Bear" Bryant	AP, B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

USC	11–0–1	John Robinson	CFRA

1980	Florida State	10–2	Bobby Bowden	R(FACT)

Georgia	12–0	Vince Dooley	AP, B(QPRS), BR, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

Nebraska	10–2	Tom Osborne	R(FACT)

Oklahoma	10–2	Barry Switzer	DuS, MGR

Pittsburgh	11–1	Jackie Sherrill	CFRA, DeS, NYT, R(FACT), SR

1981	Clemson	12–0	Danny Ford	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

Nebraska	9–3	Tom Osborne	NCF

Penn State	10–2	Joe Paterno	DuS

Pittsburgh	11–1	Jackie Sherrill	NCF

SMU	10–1	Ron Meyer	NCF

Texas	10–1–1	Fred Akers	NCF

1982	Nebraska	12–1	Tom Osborne	B(QPRS)

Penn State	11–1	Joe Paterno	AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT

SMU	11–0–1	Bobby Collins	HAF

1983	Auburn	11–1	Pat Dye	BR, CFRA, NYT, R(FACT), SR

Miami (FL)	11–1	Howard Schnellenberger	AP, DuS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, SN, UPI, USAT/CNN

Nebraska	12–1	Tom Osborne	B(QPRS), DeS, L, MGR, PS, R(FACT), SR

1984	BYU	13–0	LaVell Edwards	AP, BR, CFRA, FWAA, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN

Florida	9–1–1	Galen Hall	DeS, DuS, MGR, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR

Nebraska	10–2	Tom Osborne	L

Washington	11–1	Don James	B(QPRS), FN, NCF

1985	Florida	9–1–1	Galen Hall	SR

Michigan	10–1–1	Bo Schembechler	MGR

Oklahoma	11–1	Barry Switzer	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, UPI, USAT/CNN

1986	Miami (FL)	11–1	Jimmy Johnson	R(FACT)

Oklahoma	11–1	Barry Switzer	B(QPRS), CFRA, DeS, DuS, NYT, SR

Penn State	12–0	Joe Paterno	AP, BR, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN

1987	Florida State	11–1	Bobby Bowden	B(QPRS)

Miami (FL)	12–0	Jimmy Johnson	AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN

1988	Miami (FL)	11–1	Jimmy Johnson	B(QPRS)

Notre Dame	12–0	Lou Holtz	AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN

1989	Miami (FL)	11–1	Dennis Erickson	AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, UPI, USAT/CNN

Notre Dame	12–1	Lou Holtz	B(QPRS), ERS, R(FACT), SR

1990	Colorado	11–1–1	Bill McCartney	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, USAT/CNN

Georgia Tech	11–0–1	Bobby Ross	DuS, NCF, R(FACT), SR, UPI

Miami (FL)	10–2	Dennis Erickson	ERS, NYT, R(FACT), SR

Washington	10–2	Don James	R(FACT)

1991	Miami (FL)	12–0	Dennis Erickson	AP, BR, CFRA, ERS, NCF, NYT, SN, SR

Washington	12–0	Don James	B(QPRS), DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, R(FACT), SR, UPI/NFF, USAT/CNN

1992	Alabama	13–0	Gene Stallings	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI/NFF, USAT/CNN

Florida State	11–1	Bobby Bowden	SR

1993	Auburn	11–0	Terry Bowden	NCF

Florida State	12–1	Bobby Bowden	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN, USAT/NFF

Nebraska	11–1	Tom Osborne	NCF

Notre Dame	11–1	Lou Holtz	MGR, NCF

1994	Florida State	10–1–1	Bobby Bowden	DuS

Nebraska	13–0	Tom Osborne	AP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, FN, FWAA, NCF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN, USAT/NFF

Penn State	12–0	Joe Paterno	CCR, DeS, ERS, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SR

1995	Nebraska	12–0	Tom Osborne	AP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN

1996	Florida	12–1	Steve Spurrier	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/CNN

Florida State	11–1	Bobby Bowden	AS

1997	Michigan	12–0	Lloyd Carr	AP, BR, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, SN

Nebraska	13–0	Tom Osborne	A&H, AS, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SR, USAT/ESPN

1998	Ohio State	11–1	John Cooper	SRb

Tennessee	13–0	Phillip Fulmer	A&H, AP, AS, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, USAT/ESPN

1999	Florida State	12–0	Bobby Bowden	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN

2000	Miami (FL)	11–1	Butch Davis	NYT

Oklahoma	13–0	Bob Stoops	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN

2001	Miami (FL)	12–0	Larry Coker	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W

2002	Ohio State	14–0	Jim Tressel	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W

USC	11–2	Pete Carroll	DuS, MGR, SR

2003	LSU	13–1	Nick Saban	A&H, BCS, BR, CM, DeS, DuS, MCFR, NFF, R(FACT), SR, USAT/ESPN, W

Oklahoma	12–2	Bob Stoops	B(QPRS)

USC	12–1	Pete Carroll	AP, CCR, ERS, FWAA, MGR, NYT, SN

2004	USCc	11–0d	Pete Carroll	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, MCFR, MGR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, W Vacated:c BCS, FWAA, USAT/ESPN

2005	Texas	13–0	Mack Brown	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT, W

2006	Florida	13–1	Urban Meyer	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT, W

Ohio State	12–1	Jim Tressel	DeS, R(FACT)

2007	LSU	12–2	Les Miles	AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

Missouri	12–2	Gary Pinkel	A&H

USC	11–2	Pete Carroll	DuSe

2008	Florida	13–1	Urban Meyer	AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DuS, FWAA, NFF, SR, USAT

Utah	13–0	Kyle Whittingham	A&H, MCFR, W

2009	Alabama	14–0	Nick Saban	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

2010	Auburn	14–0	Gene Chizik	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

TCU	13–0	Gary Patterson	CCR

2011	Alabama	12–1	Nick Saban	AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CFRA, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

LSU	13–1	Les Miles	A&H, CCR

Oklahoma State	12–1	Mike Gundy	CM

2012	Alabama	13–1	Nick Saban	A&H, AP, BCS, BR, CCR, CFRA, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

Notre Dame	12–1	Brian Kelly	CM

2013	Florida State	14–0	Jimbo Fisher	A&H, AP, BCS, BR, CCR, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

2014	Ohio State	14–1	Urban Meyer	A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA/NFF, MCFR, SR, USAT/AMWAY, W

2015	Alabama	14–1	Nick Saban	A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA/NFF, MCFR, SR, USAT/AMWAY, W

2016	Alabama	14–1	Nick Saban	CCR, CM, DuS

Clemson	14–1	Dabo Swinney	A&H, AP, BR, CFP, CFRA, FWAA/NFF, MCFR, SR, USAT/AMWAY, W

2017	Alabama	13–1	Nick Saban	A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, DuS, FWAA/NFF, MCFR, SR, USAT/AMWAY, W

UCF	13–0	Scott Frost	CM

2018	Clemson	15–0	Dabo Swinney	A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, FWAA/NFF, MCFR, SR, USAT/AMWAY, W

Sentence(s)

Notre Dame was the national champion in 1924, where Knute Rockne was the coach of Notre Dame and Dartmouth was the national champion in 1925.

final_sentence: Notre Dame was the national champion in 1924, where Knute Rockne was the coach of Notre Dame and Dartmouth was the national champion in 1925.