MacArthur Bowl
Winners
Columns: Season | Team | Conference | Head Coach | Record
1959 | Syracuse | Independent | Ben Schwartzwalder | 11-0 | 1960 | Minnesota | Big Ten | Murray Warmath | 8-2 | 1961 | Alabama | SEC | Bear Bryant | 11-0 | 1962 | USC | AAWU | John McKay | 11-0 | 1963 | Texas | Southwest | Darrell Royal | 11-0 | 1964 | Notre Dame | Independent | Ara Parseghian | 9-1 | 1965 | Michigan State | Big Ten | Duffy Daugherty | 9-1 | 1966 | Michigan State Notre Dame (joint) | Big Ten Independent | Duffy Daugherty Ara Parseghian | 8-0-1 9-0-1 | 1967 | USC | AAWU | John McKay | 10-1 | 1968 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Woody Hayes | 10-0 | 1969 | Texas | Southwest | Darrell Royal | 11-0 | 1970 | Ohio State Texas (joint) | Big Ten Southwest | Woody Hayes Darrell Royal | 9-1 10-1 | 1971 | Nebraska | Big 8 | Bob Devaney | 13-0 | 1972 | USC | Pac-8 | John McKay | 12-0 | 1973 | Notre Dame | Independent | Ara Parseghian | 11-0 | 1974 | USC | Pac-8 | John McKay | 10-1-1 | 1975 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | Barry Switzer | 11-1 | 1976 | Pittsburgh | Independent | Johnny Majors | 12-0 | 1977 | Notre Dame | Independent | Dan Devine | 11-1 | 1978 | Alabama | SEC | Bear Bryant | 11-1 | 1979 | Alabama | SEC | Bear Bryant | 12-0 | 1980 | Georgia | SEC | Vince Dooley | 12-0 | 1981 | Clemson | ACC | Danny Ford | 12-0 | 1982 | Penn State | Independent | Joe Paterno | 11-1 | 1983 | Miami (FL) | Independent | Howard Schnellenberger | 11-1 | 1984 | BYU | WAC | LaVell Edwards | 12-0 | 1985 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | Barry Switzer | 11-1 | 1986 | Penn State | Independent | Joe Paterno | 12-0 | 1987 | Miami (FL) | Independent | Jimmy Johnson | 12-0 | 1988 | Notre Dame | Independent | Lou Holtz | 12-0 | 1989 | Miami (FL) | Independent | Dennis Erickson | 11-1 | 1990 | Colorado | Big 8 | Bill McCartney | 11-1-1 | 1991 | Washington | Pac-10 | Don James | 12-0 | 1992 | Alabama | SEC | Gene Stallings | 13-0 | 1993 | Florida State | ACC | Bobby Bowden | 12-1 | 1994 | Nebraska | Big 8 | Tom Osborne | 13-0 | 1995 | Nebraska | Big 8 | Tom Osborne | 12-0 | 1996 | Florida | SEC | Steve Spurrier | 12-1 | 1997 | Michigan | Big Ten | Lloyd Carr | 12-0 | 1998 | Tennessee | SEC | Phil Fulmer | 13-0 | 1999 | Florida State | ACC | Bobby Bowden | 12-0 | 2000 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | Bob Stoops | 13-0 | 2001 | Miami (FL) | Big East | Larry Coker | 12-0 | 2002 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Jim Tressel | 14-0 | 2003 | LSU | SEC | Nick Saban | 13-1 | 2004 | USC | Pac-10 | Pete Carroll | 13-0 | 2005 | Texas | Big 12 | Mack Brown | 13-0 | 2006 | Florida | SEC | Urban Meyer | 13-1 | 2007 | LSU | SEC | Les Miles | 12-2 | 2008 | Florida | SEC | Urban Meyer | 13-1 | 2009 | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | 14-0 | 2010 | Auburn | SEC | Gene Chizik | 14-0 | 2011 | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | 12-1 | 2012 | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | 13-1