| Year | Result |
| 1999 | Michigan 45, Arkansas 31 |
| 1998 | Florida 21, Penn St 6 |
| 1997 | Tennessee 48, Northwestern 28 |
| 1996 | Tennessee 20, Ohio St 14 |
| 1995 | Alabama 24, Ohio St 17 |
| 1994 | Penn St 31, Tennessee 13 |
| 1993 | Georgia 21, Ohio St 14 |
| 1992 | California 37, Clemson 13 |
| 1991 | Georgia Tech 45, Nebraska 21 |
| 1990 | Illinois 31, Virginia 21 |
| 1989 | Clemson 13, Oklahoma 6 |
| 1988 | Clemson 35, Penn St 10 |
| 1987 | Auburn 16, USC 7 |
| 1985 | Ohio St 10, BYU 7 |
| 1984 | Florida St 17, Georgia 17 |
| 1983 | Tennessee 30, Maryland 23 |
| 1982 | Auburn 33, Boston College 26 |
| 1981 | Missouri 19, So Mississippi 17 |
| 1980 | Florida 35, Maryland 20 |
| 1979 | LSU 34, Wake Forest 10 |
| 1978 | No Carolina St 30, Pittsburgh 17 |
| 1977 | Florida St 40, Texas Tech 17 |
| 1976 | Oklahoma St 49, BYU 21 |
| 1975 | Miami Ohio 20, South Carolina 7 |
| 1974 | Miami Ohio 21, Georgia 10 |
| 1973 | Miami Ohio 16, Florida 7 |
| 1972 | Tampa 21, Kent 18 |
| 1971 | oledo 28, Richmond 3 |
| 1970 | Toledo 40, William & Mary 12 |
| 1969 | Toledo 56, Davidson 33 |
| 1968 | Richmond 49, Ohio 42 |
| 1967 | Tenn Martin 25, West Chester 8 |
| 1966 | Morgan St 14, West Chester 6 |
| 1965 | East Carolina 31, Maine 0 |
| 1964 | East Carolina 14, Massachusetts 13 |
| 1963 | Western Ky 27, Coast Guard 0 |
| 1962 | Houston 49, Miami Ohio 21 |
| 1961 | Lamar 21, Middle Tenn St 14 |
| 1960 | Middle Tenn St 21, Presbyterian 12 |
| 1958 (Dec.) | E Texas St 26, Missouri Valley 7 |
| 1958 (Jan.) | E Texas St 10, So Mississippi 9 |
| 1957 | West Texas A&M 20, So Mississippi 13 |
| 1956 | Juniata 6, Missouri Valley 6 |
| 1955 | Nebraska-Omaha 7, Eastern KY 6 |
| 1954 | Arkansas St 7, E Texas St 7 |
| 1953 | E Texas St 33, Tennessee Tech 0 |
| 1952 | Stetson 35, Arkansas St 20 |
| 1951 | Morris Harvey 35, Emory & Henry 14 |
| 1950 | Saint Vincent 7, Emory & Henry 6 |
| 1949 | Murray St 21, Sul Ross 21 |
| 1948 | Catawba 7, Marshall 0 |
| 1947 | Catawba 31, Maryville TN 0 |
