1950 Oklahoma- Bud Wilkinson
1951 Tennessee- Robert Neyland
1952 Michigan State- Biggie Munn
1953 Maryland- Jim Tatum
1954 UCLA- Red Sanders
1955 Oklahoma- Bud Wilkinson
1956 Oklahoma- Bud Wilkinson
1957 Ohio State- Woody Hayes
1958 LSU- Paul Dietzel
1959 Syracuse- Ben Schwartzwalder

1960 Minnesota- Murray Warmath
1961 Alabama- Bear Bryant
1962 USC- John McKay
1963 Texas- Darrell Royal
1964 Alabama- Bear Bryant
1965 Michigan State- Duffy Daugherty
1966 Notre Dame- Ara Parseghian
1967 USC- John McKay
1968 Ohio State- Woody Hayes
1969 Texas- Darrell Royal

1970 Texas- Darrell Royal
1971 Nebraska- Bob Devaney
1972 USC- John McKay
1973 Alabama- Bear Bryant
1974 USC- John McKay
1975 Oklahoma- Barry Switzer
1976 Pittsburgh- Johnny Majors
1977 Notre Dame- Dan Devine
1978 USC- John Robinson
1979 Alabama- Bear Bryant

1980 Georgia- Vince Dooley
1981 Clemson- Danny Ford
1982 Penn State- Joe Paterno
1983 Miami (Fla.)- Howard Schnellenberger
1984 Brigham Young- LaVell Edwards
1985 Oklahoma- Barry Switzer
1986 Penn State- Joe Paterno
1987 Miami (Fla.)- Jimmy Johnson
1988 Notre Dame- Lou Holtz
1989 Miami (Fla.)- Dennis Erickson

1990 Georgia Tech- Bobby Ross
1991 Washington- Don James
1992 Alabama- Gene Stallings
1993 Florida State- Bobby Bowden
1994 Nebraska- Tom Osborne
1995 Nebraska- Tom Osborne
1996 Florida- Steve Spurrier
1997 Nebraska- Tom Osborne
1998 Tennessee- Phil Fulmer
1999 Florida State- Bobby Bowden

2000 Oklahoma- Bob Stoops
2001 Miami (Fla.)- Larry Coker
2002 Ohio State- Jim Tressel
2003 LSU- Nick Saban
2004 USC- Pete Carroll
2005 Texas- Mack Brown
2006 Florida- Urban Meyer