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| 1936–1949 |
- 1936: Minnesota (AP, DS) / Pittsburgh (BS, HS)
- 1937: Pittsburgh (AP, BS, DS, HS) / California
- 1938: TCU (AP) / Tennessee (BS, HS) / Notre Dame (DS)
- 1939: Texas A&M (AP, BS, HS) / USC (DS)
- 1940: Minnesota (AP, BS, DS, HS) / Stanford
- 1941: Minnesota (AP, BS) / Alabama (HS)
- 1942: Ohio State (AP, BS) / Georgia (HS)
- 1943: Notre Dame
- 1944: Army (AP, BS, HS) / Ohio State
- 1945: Army
- 1946: Notre Dame (AP) / Army (BS, HS)
- 1947: Notre Dame (AP) / Michigan (AP [post-bowl], BS, HS)
- 1948: Michigan
- 1949: Notre Dame
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| 1950s |
- 1950: Oklahoma
- 1951: Tennessee (AP, Coaches) / Michigan State / Maryland / Georgia Tech (BS) / Illinois (BS)
- 1952: Michigan State (AP, Coaches, BS) / Georgia Tech (INS)
- 1953: Maryland (AP, Coaches, INS) / Notre Dame (BS)
- 1954: Ohio State (AP, BS, INS) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches)
- 1955: Oklahoma
- 1956: Oklahoma
- 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, BS, FWAA, INS)
- 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches, BS, FN) / Iowa (FWAA)
- 1959: Syracuse
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| 1960s |
- 1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) / Iowa BS)
- 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, FN, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA)
- 1962: USC
- 1963: Texas
- 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (FN, NFF)
- 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF)
- 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF)
- 1967: USC
- 1968: Ohio State
- 1969: Texas
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| 1970s |
- 1970: Nebraska (AP, FN, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF)
- 1971: Nebraska
- 1972: USC
- 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FN, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches)
- 1974: Oklahoma (AP, FN) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches)
- 1975: Oklahoma
- 1976: Pittsburgh
- 1977: Notre Dame
- 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches, FN)
- 1979: Alabama
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| 1980–1991 |
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