Major College Football Consensus National Champions, 1936-Present ** Source: ESPN College Football Encyclopedia *** In cases of shared championships, the Associated Press champion is listed first. Annual Champions 1936 Minnesota 7-1-0 Bernie Bierman 1937 Pittsburgh 9-0-1 Jock Sutherland 1938 TCU 11-0-0 Dutch Meyer Tennessee 11-0-0 Robert Neyland 1939 Texas A&M 11-0-0 Homer Norton 1940 Minnesota 8-0-0 Bernie Bierman Stanford 10-0-0 Clark Shaughnessy 1941 Minnesota 8-0-0 Bernie Bierman 1942 Ohio State 9-1-0 Paul Brown Georgia 11-1-0 Wally Butts 1943 Notre Dame 9-1-0 Frank Leahy 1944 Army 9-0-0 Red Blaik 1945 Army 9-0-0 Red Blaik 1946 Notre Dame 8-0-1 Frank Leahy Army 9-0-1 Red Blaik 1947 Notre Dame 9-0-0 Frank Leahy Michigan 10-0-0 Fritz Crisler 1948 Michigan 9-0-0 Bennie Oosterbaan 1949 Notre Dame 10-0-0 Frank Leahy 1950 Oklahoma 10-1-0 Bud Wilkinson 1951 Tennessee 10-0-0 Robert Neyland 1952 Michigan State 9-0-0 Biggie Munn 1953 Maryland 10-1-0 Jim Tatum 1954 Ohio State 10-0-0 Woody Hayes UCLA 9-0-0 Red Sanders 1955 Oklahoma 11-0-0 Bud Wilkinson 1956 Oklahoma 10-0-0 Bud Wilkinson 1957 Auburn 10-0-0 Shug Jordan Ohio State 9-1-0 Woody Hayes 1958 LSU 11-0-0 Paul Dietzel 1959 Syracuse 11-0-0 Ben Schwartzwalder 1960 Minnesota 8-2-0 Murray Warmath Mississippi 10-0-1 John Vaught 1961 Alabama 11-0-0 Bear Bryant Ohio State 8-0-1 Woody Hayes 1962 Southern California 11-0-0 John McKay 1963 Texas 11-0-0 Darrell Royal 1964 Alabama 10-1-0 Bear Bryant Arkansas 11-0-0 Frank Broyles 1965 Alabama 9-1-1 Bear Bryant Michigan State 10-1-0 Duffy Daugherty 1966 Notre Dame 9-0-1 Ara Parseghian 1967 Southern California 10-1-0 John McKay 1968 Ohio State 10-0-0 Woody Hayes 1969 Texas 11-0-0 Darrell Royal 1970 Nebraska 11-0-1 Bob Devaney Texas 10-1-0 Darrell Royal 1971 Nebraska 13-0-0 Bob Devaney 1972 Southern California 12-0-0 John McKay 1973 Notre Dame 11-0-0 Ara Parseghian Alabama 11-1-0 Bear Bryant 1974 Oklahoma 11-0-0 Barry Switzer Southern California 10-1-1 John McKay 1975 Oklahoma 11-1-0 Barry Switzer 1976 Pittsburgh 12-0-0 Johnny Majors 1977 Notre Dame 11-1-0 Dan Devine 1978 Alabama 11-1-0 Bear Bryant Southern California 12-1-0 John Robinson 1979 Alabama 12-0-0 Bear Bryant 1980 Georgia 12-0-0 Vince Dooley 1981 Clemson 12-0-0 Danny Ford 1982 Penn State 11-1-0 Joe Paterno 1983 Miami 11-1-0 H. Schnellenberger 1984 BYU 13-0-0 LaVell Edwards 1985 Oklahoma 11-1-0 Barry Switzer 1986 Penn State 12-0-0 Joe Paterno 1987 Miami 12-0-0 Jimmy Johnson 1988 Notre Dame 12-0-0 Lou Holtz 1989 Miami 11-1-0 Dennis Erickson 1990 Colorado 11-1-1 Bill McCartney Georgia Tech 11-0-1 Bobby Ross 1991 Miami 12-0-0 Dennis Erickson Washington 12-0-0 Don James 1992 Alabama 13-0-0 Gene Stallings 1993 Florida State 12-1-0 Bobby Bowden 1994 Nebraska 13-0-0 Tom Osborne 1995 Nebraska 12-0-0 Tom Osborne 1996 Florida 12-1-0 Steve Spurrier 1997 Michigan 12-0-0 Lloyd Carr Nebraska 13-0-0 Tom Osborne 1998 Tennessee 13-0-0 Phillip Fulmer 1999 Florida State 12-0-0 Bobby Bowden 2000 Oklahoma 13-0-0 Bob Stoops 2001 Miami 12-0-0 Larry Coker 2002 Ohio State 14-0-0 Jim Tressel 2003 Southern California 12-1-0 Pete Carroll LSU 13-1-0 Nick Saban 2004 Southern California 13-0-0 Pete Carroll 2005 Texas 13-0-0 Mack Brown 2006 Florida 13-1-0 Urban Meyer 2007 LSU 12-2-0 Les Miles 2008 Florida 13-1-0 Urban Meyer 2009 Alabama 14-0-0 Nick Saban 2010 Auburn 14-0-0 Gene Chizik 2011 Alabama 12-1-0 Nick Saban 2012 Alabama 13-1-0 Nick Saban 2013 Florida State 14-0-0 Jimbo Fisher 2014 Ohio State 14-1-0 Urban Meyer 2015 Alabama 14-1-0 Nick Saban 2016 Clemson 14-1-0 Dabo Swinney 2017 Alabama 13-1-0 Nick Saban 2018 Clemson 15-0-0 Dabo Swinney 2019 LSU 15-0-0 Ed Orgeron 2020 Alabama 13-0-0 Nick Saban 2021 Georgia 14-1-0 Kirby Smart 2022 Georgia 15-0-0 Kirby Smart