| Season |
Date |
Bowl Matchup |
| 2009 | 1/2/2010 | Mississippi 21-7 Oklahoma State |
| 2008 | 1/2/2009 | Mississippi 47-34 Texas Tech |
| 2007 | 1/1/2008 | Missouri 38-7 Arkansas |
| 2006 | 1/1/2007 | Auburn 17-14 Nebraska |
| 2005 | 1/2/2006 | Alabama 13-10 Texas Tech |
| 2004 | 1/1/2005 | Tennessee 38-7 Texas A&M |
| 2003 | 1/2/2004 | Mississippi 31-28 Oklahoma State |
| 2002 | 1/1/2003 | Texas 35-20 Louisiana State |
| 2001 | 1/1/2002 | Oklahoma 10-3 Arkansas |
| 2000 | 1/1/2001 | Kansas State 35-21 Tennessee |
| 1999 | 1/1/2000 | Arkansas 27-6 Texas |
| 1998 | 1/1/1999 | Texas 38-11 Mississippi State |
| 1997 | 1/1/1998 | UCLA 29-23 Texas A&M |
| 1996 | 1/1/1997 | Brigham Young 19-15 Kansas State |
| 1995 | 1/1/1996 | Colorado 38-6 Oregon |
| 1994 | 1/2/1995 | Southern California 55-14 Texas Tech |
| 1993 | 1/1/1994 | Notre Dame 24-21 Texas A&M |
| 1992 | 1/1/1993 | Notre Dame 28-3 Texas A&M |
| 1991 | 1/1/1992 | Florida State 10-2 Texas A&M |
| 1990 | 1/1/1991 | Miami (Florida) 46-3 Texas |
| 1989 | 1/1/1990 | Tennessee 31-27 Arkansas |
| 1988 | 1/2/1989 | UCLA 17-3 Arkansas |
| 1987 | 1/1/1988 | Texas A&M 35-10 Notre Dame |
| 1986 | 1/1/1987 | Ohio State 28-12 Texas A&M |
| 1985 | 1/1/1986 | Texas A&M 36-16 Auburn |
| 1984 | 1/1/1985 | Boston College 45-28 Houston |
| 1983 | 1/2/1984 | Georgia 10-9 Texas |
| 1982 | 1/1/1983 | Southern Methodist 7-3 Pittsburgh |
| 1981 | 1/1/1982 | Texas 14-12 Alabama |
| 1980 | 1/1/1981 | Alabama 30-2 Baylor |
| 1979 | 1/1/1980 | Houston 17-14 Nebraska |
| 1978 | 1/1/1979 | Notre Dame 35-34 Houston |
| 1977 | 1/2/1978 | Notre Dame 38-10 Texas |
| 1976 | 1/1/1977 | Houston 30-21 Maryland |
| 1975 | 1/1/1976 | Arkansas 31-10 Georgia |
| 1974 | 1/1/1975 | Penn State 41-20 Baylor |
| 1973 | 1/1/1974 | Nebraska 19-3 Texas |
| 1972 | 1/1/1973 | Texas 17-13 Alabama |
| 1971 | 1/1/1972 | Penn State 30-6 Texas |
| 1970 | 1/1/1971 | Notre Dame 24-11 Texas |
| 1969 | 1/1/1970 | Texas 21-17 Notre Dame |
| 1968 | 1/1/1969 | Texas 36-13 Tennessee |
| 1967 | 1/1/1968 | Texas A&M 20-16 Alabama |
| 1966 | 12/31/1966 | Georgia 24-9 Southern Methodist |
| 1965 | 1/1/1966 | Louisiana State 14-7 Arkansas |
| 1964 | 1/1/1965 | Arkansas 10-7 Nebraska |
| 1963 | 1/1/1964 | Texas 28-6 Navy |
| 1962 | 1/1/1963 | Louisiana State 13-0 Texas |
| 1961 | 1/1/1962 | Texas 12-7 Mississippi |
| 1960 | 1/2/1961 | Duke 7-6 Arkansas |
| 1959 | 1/1/1960 | Syracuse 23-14 Texas |
| 1958 | 1/1/1959 | Texas Christian 0-0 Air Force |
| 1957 | 1/1/1958 | Navy 20-7 Rice |
| 1956 | 1/1/1957 | Texas Christian 28-27 Syracuse |
| 1955 | 1/2/1956 | Mississippi 14-13 Texas Christian |
| 1954 | 1/1/1955 | Georgia Tech 14-6 Arkansas |
| 1953 | 1/1/1954 | Rice 28-6 Alabama |
| 1952 | 1/1/1953 | Texas 16-0 Tennessee |
| 1951 | 1/1/1952 | Kentucky 20-7 Texas Christian |
| 1950 | 1/1/1951 | Tennessee 20-14 Texas |
| 1949 | 1/2/1950 | Rice 27-13 North Carolina |
| 1948 | 1/1/1949 | Southern Methodist 21-13 Oregon |
| 1947 | 1/1/1948 | Southern Methodist 13-13 Penn State |
| 1946 | 1/1/1947 | Louisiana State 0-0 Arkansas |
| 1945 | 1/1/1946 | Texas 40-27 Missouri |
| 1944 | 1/1/1945 | Oklahoma State 34-0 Texas Christian |
| 1943 | 1/1/1944 | Randolph Field 7-7 Texas |
| 1942 | 1/1/1943 | Texas 14-7 Georgia Tech |
| 1941 | 1/1/1942 | Alabama 29-21 Texas A&M |
| 1940 | 1/1/1941 | Texas A&M 13-12 Fordham |
| 1939 | 1/1/1940 | Clemson 6-3 Boston College |
| 1938 | 1/2/1939 | St. Mary's 20-13 Texas Tech |
| 1937 | 1/1/1938 | Rice 28-14 Colorado |
| 1936 | 1/1/1937 | Texas Christian 16-6 Marquette |
