| 1987 |
Nebraska 30, LSU 15
| 1986 |
Tennessee 35, Miami (Fla.) 7 |
| 1985 |
Nebraska 28, LSU 10
| 1984 |
Auburn 9, Michigan 7 |
| 1983 |
Penn State 27, Georgia 23 |
| 1982 |
Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20 |
| 1981 |
Georgia 17, Notre Dame 10 |
| 1980 |
Alabama 24, Arkansas 9 |
| 1979 |
Alabama 14, Penn State 7 |
| 1978 |
Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 |
| 1977 |
Pittsburgh 27, Georgia 3 |
| 1975 |
Alabama 13, Penn State 6 |
| 1974 |
Nebraska 13, Florida 10 |
| 1973 |
Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23 |
| 1972 |
Oklahoma 40, Auburn 22 |
| 1972 |
Oklahoma 14, Penn State 0 |
| 1971 |
Tennessee 34, Air Force 13 |
| 1970 |
Mississippi 27, Arkansas 22 |
| 1969 |
Arkansas 16, Georgia 2 |
| 1968 |
LSU 20, Wyoming 13 |
| 1967 |
Alabama 34, Nebraska 7 |
| 1966 |
Missouri 20, Florida 18 |
| 1965 |
LSU 13, Syracuse 10 |
| 1964 |
Alabama 12, Mississippi 7 |
| 1963 |
Mississippi 17, Arkansas 3 |
| 1962 |
Alabama 10, Arkansas 3 |
| 1961 |
Mississippi 14, Rice 6 |
| 1960 |
Mississippi 21, LSU 0 |
| 1959 |
LSU 7, Clemson 0 |
| 1958 |
Mississsippi 39, Texas 7 |
| 1957 |
Baylor 13, Tennessee 7 |
| 1956 |
Georgia Tech 7, Pittsburgh 0 |
| 1955 |
Navy 21, Mississippi 0 |
| 1954 |
Georgia Tech 42, West Virginia 19 |
| 1953 |
Georgia Tech 24, Mississippi 7 |
| 1952 |
Maryland 28, Tennessee 13 |
| 1951 |
Kentucky 13, Oklahoma 7 |
| 1950 |
Oklahoma 35, LSU 0 |
| 1949 |
Oklahoma 14, North Carolina 6 |
| 1948 |
Texas 27, Alabama 7 |
| 1947 |
Georgia 20, North Carolina 10 |
| 1946 |
Oklahoma State 33, Saint Mary's (Colorado) 13 |
| 1945 |
Duke 29, Alabama 26 |
| 1944 |
Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18 |
| 1943 |
Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7 |
| 1942 |
Fordham 2, Missouri 0 |
| 1941 |
Boston College 19, Tennessee 13 |
| 1940 |
Texas A&M 14, Tulane 13 |
| 1939 |
TCU 15, Carnegie Mellon 7 |
| 1938 |
Santa Clara 6, LSU 0 |
| 1937 |
Santa Clara 21, LSU 14 |
| 1936 |
TCU 3, LSU 2 |
| 1935 |
Tulane 20, Temple 14 |
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