NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Year Team Record Game Coach
1980 Georgia 12-0-0 Sugar: Beat Notre Dame 17-10 Vince Dooley
1981 Clemson 12-0-0 Orange: Beat Nebraska 22-15 Danny Ford
1982 Penn State 11-1-0 Sugar: Beat Georgia 27-23 Joe Paterno
1983 Miami, Fla. 11-1-0 Orange: Beat Nebraska 31-30 Howard Schnellenberger
1984 Brigham Young 13-0-0 Holiday: Beat Michigan 24-17 LaVell Edwards
1985. Oklahoma. 11-1-0. Orange: Beat Penn State 25-10 Barry Switzer
1986 Penn State 12-0-0 Fiesta: Beat Miami 14-10 Joe Paterno
1987 Miami, Fla. 12-0-0 Orange: Beat Oklahoma 20-14 Jimmy Johnson
1988. Notre Dame. 12-0-0. Fiesta: Beat West Virginia 34-21 Lou Holtz
1989 Miami, Fla. 11-1-0 Sugar: Beat Alabama 33-25 Dennis Erickson
1990 Colorado (AP)/Georgia Tech (UPI) 11-1-1/11-0-1 Orange: Beat Notre Dame 10-9
Citrus: Beat Nebraska 45-21 Bill McCartney/Bobby Ross
1991 Miami, Fla. (AP)/Washington (Coaches) 12-0-0/12-0-0 Orange: Beat Nebraska 22-0
Rose: Beat Michigan 34-14. Dennis Erickson/Don James
1992 Alabama 13-0-0 Sugar: Beat Miami 34-13 Gene Stallings
1993 Florida State 12-1-0 Orange: Beat Nebraska 18-16 Bobby Bowden
1994. Nebraska. 13-0-0. Orange: Beat Miami, Fla. 24-17 Tom Osborne
1995 Nebraska 12-0-0 Fiesta: Beat Florida 62-24 Tom Osborne
1996 Florida 12-1 Sugar: Beat Florida St. 52-20 Steve Spurrier
1997 Michigan (AP)/Nebraska (Coaches) 12-0/13-0 Rose: Beat Wash. St. 21-16 Orange: Beat Tennessee 42-17 Lloyd Carr/Tom Osborne
1998 Tennessee 13-0 Fiesta: Beat Florida St. 23-16 Phillip Fulmer
1999 Florida State 12-0 Sugar: Beat Va. Tech 46-29 Bobby Bowden
2000 Oklahoma 13-0 Orange: Beat Florida St. 13-2 Bob Stoops
2001 Miami, Fla. 12-0 Rose: Beat Nebraska 37-14 Larry Coker
2002 Ohio State 14-0 Fiesta: Beat Miami, Fla. 31-24 (2 ot) Jim Tressel
2003 LSU (National Champs)/USC (#1 in AP Poll) 13-1/12-1 Sugar: Beat Oklahoma 21-14/Rose: Beat Michigan 28-14 Nick Saban/Pete Carroll
#-2004 USC 13-0 Orange: Beat Oklahoma 55-19 Pete Carroll
#-2005 Texas 13-0 Rose: Beat USC 41-38 Mack Brown
2006 Florida 13-1 BCS Championship Game: Beat Ohio State 41-14 Urban Meyer
2007 LSU 12-2 BCS Championship Game: Beat Ohio State 38-24 Les Miles
2008 Florida 13-1 BCS Championship Game: Beat Oklahoma 24-14 Urban Meyer
2009 Alabama 14-0 BCS Championship Game: Beat Texas 37-21 Nick Saban
2010 Auburn 14-0 BCS Championship Game: Beat Oregon 22-19 Gene Chizik
2011 Alabama 12-1 BCS Championship Game: Beat LSU 21-0 Nick Saban
2012 Alabama 13-1 BCS Championship Game: Beat Notre Dame 42-14 Nick Saban
2013 Florida State 14-0 BCS Championship Game: Beat Auburn 34-31 Jimbo Fisher
Shocking how the SEC didn't win shit until the magical BCS game showed up...