| Season |
Date |
Bowl Matchup |
| 2009 | 1/1/2010 | Penn State 19-17 Louisiana State |
| 2008 | 1/1/2009 | Georgia 24-12 Michigan State |
| 2007 | 1/1/2008 | Michigan 41-35 Florida |
| 2006 | 1/1/2007 | Wisconsin 17-14 Arkansas |
| 2005 | 1/2/2006 | Wisconsin 24-10 Auburn |
| 2004 | 1/1/2005 | Iowa 30-25 Louisiana State |
| 2003 | 1/1/2004 | Georgia 34-27 Purdue |
| 2002 | 1/1/2003 | Auburn 13-9 Penn State |
| 2001 | 1/1/2002 | Tennessee 45-17 Michigan |
| 2000 | 1/1/2001 | Michigan 31-28 Auburn |
| 1999 | 1/1/2000 | Michigan State 37-34 Florida |
| 1998 | 1/1/1999 | Michigan 45-31 Arkansas |
| 1997 | 1/1/1998 | Florida 21-6 Penn State |
| 1996 | 1/1/1997 | Tennessee 48-28 Northwestern |
| 1995 | 1/1/1996 | Tennessee 20-14 Ohio State |
| 1994 | 1/2/1995 | Alabama 24-17 Ohio State |
| 1993 | 1/1/1994 | Penn State 31-13 Tennessee |
| 1992 | 1/1/1993 | Georgia 21-14 Ohio State |
| 1991 | 1/1/1992 | California 37-13 Clemson |
| 1990 | 1/1/1991 | Georgia Tech 45-21 Nebraska |
| 1989 | 1/1/1990 | Illinois 31-21 Virginia |
| 1988 | 1/2/1989 | Clemson 13-6 Oklahoma |
| 1987 | 1/1/1988 | Clemson 35-10 Penn State |
| 1986 | 1/1/1987 | Auburn 16-7 Southern California |
| 1985 | 12/28/1985 | Ohio State 10-7 Brigham Young |
| 1984 | 12/22/1984 | Georgia 17-17 Florida State |
| 1983 | 12/17/1983 | Tennessee 30-23 Maryland |
| 1982 | 12/18/1982 | Auburn 33-26 Boston College |
| 1981 | 12/19/1981 | Missouri 19-17 Southern Mississippi |
| 1980 | 12/20/1980 | Florida 35-20 Maryland |
| 1979 | 12/22/1979 | Louisiana State 34-10 Wake Forest |
| 1978 | 12/23/1978 | North Carolina State 30-17 Pittsburgh |
| 1977 | 12/23/1977 | Florida State 40-17 Texas Tech |
| 1976 | 12/18/1976 | Oklahoma State 49-21 Brigham Young |
| 1976 | 11/27/1976 | Florida 19-10 Miami (Florida) |
| 1975 | 12/20/1975 | Miami (Ohio) 20-7 South Carolina |
| 1974 | 12/21/1974 | Miami (Ohio) 21-10 Georgia |
| 1972 | 12/29/1972 | Tampa 21-18 Kent |
| 1971 | 12/28/1971 | Toledo 28-3 Richmond |
| 1970 | 12/28/1970 | Toledo 40-12 William & Mary |
| 1969 | 12/26/1969 | Toledo 56-33 Davidson |
| 1968 | 12/27/1968 | Richmond 49-42 Ohio |
| 1965 | 12/11/1965 | East Carolina 31-0 Maine |
| 1962 | 12/22/1962 | Houston 49-21 Miami (Ohio) |
| 1960 | 12/30/1960 | Citadel 27-0 Tennessee Tech |
