| Season |
Date |
Bowl Matchup |
| 2009 | 1/1/2010 | Ohio State 26-17 Oregon |
| 2008 | 1/1/2009 | Southern California 38-24 Penn State |
| 2007 | 1/1/2008 | Southern California 49-17 Illinois |
| 2006 | 1/1/2007 | Southern California 32-18 Michigan |
| 2005 | 1/4/2006 | Texas 41-38 Southern California |
| 2004 | 1/1/2005 | Texas 38-37 Michigan |
| 2003 | 1/1/2004 | Southern California 28-14 Michigan |
| 2002 | 1/1/2003 | Oklahoma 34-14 Washington State |
| 2001 | 1/3/2002 | Miami (Florida) 37-14 Nebraska |
| 2000 | 1/1/2001 | Washington 34-24 Purdue |
| 1999 | 1/1/2000 | Wisconsin 17-9 Stanford |
| 1998 | 1/1/1999 | Wisconsin 38-31 UCLA |
| 1997 | 1/1/1998 | Michigan 21-16 Washington State |
| 1996 | 1/1/1997 | Ohio State 20-17 Arizona State |
| 1995 | 1/1/1996 | Southern California 41-32 Northwestern |
| 1994 | 1/2/1995 | Penn State 38-20 Oregon |
| 1993 | 1/1/1994 | Wisconsin 21-16 UCLA |
| 1992 | 1/1/1993 | Michigan 38-31 Washington |
| 1991 | 1/1/1992 | Washington 34-14 Michigan |
| 1990 | 1/1/1991 | Washington 46-34 Iowa |
| 1989 | 1/1/1990 | Southern California 17-10 Michigan |
| 1988 | 1/2/1989 | Michigan 22-14 Southern California |
| 1987 | 1/1/1988 | Michigan State 20-17 Southern California |
| 1986 | 1/1/1987 | Arizona State 22-15 Michigan |
| 1985 | 1/1/1986 | UCLA 45-28 Iowa |
| 1984 | 1/1/1985 | Southern California 20-17 Ohio State |
| 1983 | 1/2/1984 | UCLA 45-9 Illinois |
| 1982 | 1/1/1983 | UCLA 24-14 Michigan |
| 1981 | 1/1/1982 | Washington 28-0 Iowa |
| 1980 | 1/1/1981 | Michigan 23-6 Washington |
| 1979 | 1/1/1980 | Southern California 17-16 Ohio State |
| 1978 | 1/1/1979 | Southern California 17-10 Michigan |
| 1977 | 1/2/1978 | Washington 27-20 Michigan |
| 1976 | 1/1/1977 | Southern California 14-6 Michigan |
| 1975 | 1/1/1976 | UCLA 23-10 Ohio State |
| 1974 | 1/1/1975 | Southern California 18-17 Ohio State |
| 1973 | 1/1/1974 | Ohio State 42-21 Southern California |
| 1972 | 1/1/1973 | Southern California 42-17 Ohio State |
| 1971 | 1/1/1972 | Stanford 13-12 Michigan |
| 1970 | 1/1/1971 | Stanford 27-17 Ohio State |
| 1969 | 1/1/1970 | Southern California 10-3 Michigan |
| 1968 | 1/1/1969 | Ohio State 27-16 Southern California |
| 1967 | 1/1/1968 | Southern California 14-3 Indiana |
| 1966 | 1/2/1967 | Purdue 14-13 Southern California |
| 1965 | 1/1/1966 | UCLA 14-12 Michigan State |
| 1964 | 1/1/1965 | Michigan 34-7 Oregon State |
| 1963 | 1/1/1964 | Illinois 17-7 Washington |
| 1962 | 1/1/1963 | Southern California 42-37 Wisconsin |
| 1961 | 1/1/1962 | Minnesota 21-3 UCLA |
| 1960 | 1/2/1961 | Washington 17-7 Minnesota |
| 1959 | 1/1/1960 | Washington 44-8 Wisconsin |
| 1958 | 1/1/1959 | Iowa 38-12 California |
| 1957 | 1/1/1958 | Ohio State 10-7 Oregon |
| 1956 | 1/1/1957 | Iowa 35-19 Oregon State |
| 1955 | 1/2/1956 | Michigan State 17-14 UCLA |
| 1954 | 1/1/1955 | Ohio State 20-7 Southern California |
| 1953 | 1/1/1954 | Michigan State 28-20 UCLA |
| 1952 | 1/1/1953 | Southern California 7-0 Wisconsin |
| 1951 | 1/1/1952 | Illinois 40-7 Stanford |
| 1950 | 1/1/1951 | Michigan 14-6 California |
| 1949 | 1/2/1950 | Ohio State 17-14 California |
| 1948 | 1/1/1949 | Northwestern 20-14 California |
| 1947 | 1/1/1948 | Michigan 49-0 Southern California |
| 1946 | 1/1/1947 | Illinois 45-14 UCLA |
| 1945 | 1/1/1946 | Alabama 34-14 Southern California |
| 1944 | 1/1/1945 | Southern California 25-0 Tennessee |
| 1943 | 1/1/1944 | Southern California 29-0 Washington |
| 1942 | 1/1/1943 | Georgia 9-0 UCLA |
| 1940 | 1/1/1941 | Stanford 21-13 Nebraska |
| 1939 | 1/1/1940 | Southern California 14-0 Tennessee |
| 1938 | 1/2/1939 | Southern California 7-3 Duke |
| 1937 | 1/1/1938 | California 13-0 Alabama |
| 1936 | 1/1/1937 | Pittsburgh 21-0 Washington |
| 1935 | 1/1/1936 | Stanford 7-0 Southern Methodist |
| 1934 | 1/1/1935 | Alabama 29-13 Stanford |
| 1933 | 1/1/1934 | Columbia 7-0 Stanford |
| 1932 | 1/2/1933 | Southern California 35-0 Pittsburgh |
| 1931 | 1/1/1932 | Southern California 21-12 Tulane |
| 1930 | 1/1/1931 | Alabama 24-0 Washington State |
| 1929 | 1/1/1930 | Southern California 47-14 Pittsburgh |
| 1928 | 1/1/1929 | Georgia Tech 8-7 California |
| 1927 | 1/2/1928 | Stanford 7-6 Pittsburgh |
| 1926 | 1/1/1927 | Stanford 7-7 Alabama |
| 1925 | 1/1/1926 | Alabama 20-19 Washington |
| 1924 | 1/1/1925 | Notre Dame 27-10 Stanford |
| 1923 | 1/1/1924 | Washington 14-14 Navy |
| 1922 | 1/1/1923 | Southern California 14-3 Penn State |
| 1921 | 1/2/1922 | California 0-0 Washington & Jefferson |
| 1920 | 1/1/1921 | California 28-0 Ohio State |
| 1919 | 1/1/1920 | Harvard 7-6 Oregon |
| 1918 | 1/1/1919 | Great Lakes Navy 17-0 Mare Island Marines |
| 1917 | 1/1/1918 | Mare Island Marines 19-7 Fort Lewis |
| 1916 | 1/1/1917 | Oregon 14-0 Pennsylvania |
| 1915 | 1/1/1916 | Washington State 14-0 Brown |
| 1901 | 1/1/1902 | Michigan 49-0 Stanford |
