Year |
Conference Champions |
National Champions |
Heisman Trophy
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1978
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ACC: Clemson
Big 8: Nebraska and Oklahoma
Big Ten: Michigan and Michigan State
Ivy: Dartmouth
MAC: Ball State
Missouri Valley: New Mexico State
Pac-10: USC
PCAA: San Jose State and Utah State
SEC: Alabama
Southern: Tennessee-Chattanooga and Furman
Southland: Louisiana Tech
Southwest: Houston
WAC: BYU
|
AP: Alabama
Coaches: USC
|
Billy Sims (RB, Oklahoma)
|
1979
|
ACC: NC State
Big 8: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Ohio State
Ivy: Yale
MAC: Central Michigan
Missouri Valley: West Texas A&M
Pac-10: USC
PCAA: Utah State
SEC: Alabama
Southern: Tennessee-Chattanooga
Southland: McNeese State
Southwest: Houston and Arkansas
WAC: BYU
|
Alabama
|
Charles White (RB, USC)
|
1980
|
ACC: North Carolina
Big 8: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Michigan
Ivy: Yale
MAC: Central Michigan
Missouri Valley: Tulsa
Pac-10: Washington
PCAA: Long Beach State
SEC: Georgia
Southern: Furman
Southland: McNeese State
Southwest: Baylor
WAC: BYU
|
Georgia
|
George Rogers (RB, South Carolina)
|
1981
|
ACC: Clemson
Big 8: Nebraska
Big Ten: Iowa & Ohio State
Ivy: Dartmouth and Yale
MAC: Toledo
Missouri Valley: Drake and Tulsa
Pac-10: Washington
PCAA: San Jose State
SEC: Alabama & Georgia
Southern: Furman
Southland: UT Arlington
Southwest: SMU
WAC: BYU
|
Clemson
|
Marcus Allen (RB, USC)
|
1982
|
ACC: Clemson
Big 8: Nebraska
Big Ten: Michigan
MAC: Bowling Green
Missouri Valley (I-A and I-AA): Tulsa
Pac-10: UCLA
PCAA: Fresno State
SEC: Georgia
Southwest: SMU
WAC: BYU
|
Penn State
|
Herschel Walker (RB, Georgia)
|
1983
|
ACC: Maryland
Big 8: Nebraska
Big Ten: Illinois
MAC: Northern Illinois
Missouri Valley (I-A and I-AA): Tulsa
Pac-10: UCLA
PCAA: Cal State Fullerton
SEC: Auburn
Southwest: Texas
WAC: BYU
|
Miami
|
Mike Rozier (RB, Nebraska)
|
1984
|
ACC: Maryland
Big 8: Oklahoma and Nebraska
Big Ten: Ohio State
MAC: Toledo
Missouri Valley (I-A and I-AA): Tulsa
Pac-10: USC
PCAA: Cal State Fullerton
SEC: Vacated (Florida had best conference record, but was ruled ineligible for title)
Southwest: Houston and SMU
WAC: BYU
|
BYU
|
Doug Flutie (QB, Boston College)
|
1985
|
ACC: Maryland
Big 8: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Iowa
MAC: Bowling Green
Missouri Valley (I-A and I-AA): Tulsa
Pac-10: UCLA
PCAA: Fresno State
SEC: Tennessee
Southwest: Texas A&M
WAC: Air Force and BYU
|
Oklahoma
|
Bo Jackson (RB, Auburn)
|
1986
|
ACC: Clemson
Big 8: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Michigan & Ohio State
MAC: Miami
Pac-10: Arizona State
PCAA: San Jose State
SEC: LSU
Southwest: Texas A&M
WAC: San Diego State
|
Penn State
|
Vinny Testaverde (QB, Miami)
|
1987
|
ACC: Clemson
Big 8: Oklahoma
Big Ten: Michigan State
MAC: Eastern Michigan
Pac-10: USC and UCLA
PCAA: San Jose State
SEC: Auburn
Southwest: Texas A&M
WAC: Wyoming
|
Miami
|
Tim Brown (WR, Notre Dame)
|
1988
|
ACC: Clemson
Big 8: Nebraska
Big Ten: Michigan
Big West: Fresno State
MAC: Western Michigan
Pac-10: USC
SEC: Auburn and LSU
Southwest: Arkansas
WAC: Wyoming
|
Notre Dame
|
Barry Sanders (RB, Oklahoma State)
|
1989
|
ACC: Duke and Virginia
Big 8: Colorado
Big Ten: Michigan
Big West: Fresno State
MAC: Ball State
Pac-10: USC
SEC: Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee
Southwest: Arkansas
WAC: BYU
|
Miami
|
Andre Ware (QB, Houston)
|
1990
|
ACC: Georgia Tech
Big 8: Colorado
Big Ten: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Michigan State
Big West: San Jose State
MAC: Central Michigan and Toledo
Pac-10: Washington
SEC: Tennessee
Southwest: Texas
WAC: BYU
|
AP: Colorado
Coaches: Georgia Tech
|
Ty Detmer (QB, Brigham Young)
|
1991
|
ACC: Clemson
Big East: Miami(FL)
Big 8: Colorado and Nebraska
Big Ten: Michigan
Big West: Fresno State and San Jose State
MAC: Bowling Green
Pac-10: Washington
SEC: Florida
Southwest: Texas A&M
WAC: San Diego State
|
AP: Miami
Coaches: Washington
|
Desmond Howard (WR (Michigan)
|
1992
|
ACC: Florida State
Big East: Miami(FL)
Big 8: Nebraska
Big Ten: Michigan
Big West: Nevada
MAC: Bowling Green
Pac-10: Stanford and Washington
SEC: Alabama
Southwest: Texas A&M
WAC: BYU, Fresno State, and Hawaiʻi
|
Alabama
|
Gino Torretta (QB, Miami)
|
1993
|
ACC: Florida State
Big East: West Virginia
Big 8: Nebraska
Big Ten: Ohio State and Wisconsin
Big West: Southwestern Louisiana and Utah State
MAC: Ball State
Pac-10: Arizona, USC, and UCLA
SEC: Florida
Southwest: Texas A&M
WAC: BYU, Fresno State, and Wyoming
|
Florida State
|
Charlie Ward (QB, Florida State)
|
1994
|
ACC: Florida State
Big East: Miami(FL)
Big 8: Nebraska
Big Ten: Penn State
Big West: Southwestern Louisiana, Nevada, and UNLV
MAC: Central Michigan
Pac-10: Oregon
SEC: Florida
Southwest: Baylor, Rice, Texas, TCU, and Texas Tech
WAC: Colorado State
|
Nebraska
|
Rashaan Salaam (RB, Colorado)
|
1995
|
ACC: Florida State and Virginia
Big East: Miami(FL) and Virginia Tech
Big 8: Nebraska
Big Ten: Northwestern
Big West: Nevada
MAC: Toledo
Pac-10: USC and Washington
SEC: Florida
Southwest: Texas
WAC: Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, and Utah
|
Nebraska
|
Eddie George (RB, Ohio State)
|
1996
|
ACC: Florida State
Big East: Miami (FL), Syracuse, and Virginia Tech
Big Ten: Northwestern and Ohio State
Big 12: Texas
Big West: Nevada and Utah State
C-USA: Houston and Southern Miss
MAC: Ball State
Pac-10: Arizona State
SEC: Florida
WAC: BYU
|
Florida
|
Danny Wuerffel (QB, Florida)
|
1997
|
ACC: Florida State
Big East: Syracuse
Big Ten: Michigan
Big 12: Nebraska
Big West: Nevada and Utah State
C-USA: Southern Miss
MAC: Marshall
Pac-10: UCLA and Washington State
SEC: Tennessee
WAC: Colorado State
|
AP: Michigan
Coaches: Nebraska
|
Charles Woodson (CB, Michigan)
|
1998
|
ACC: Florida State and Georgia Tech
Big East: Syracuse
Big Ten: Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin
Big 12: Texas A&M
Big West: Idaho
C-USA: Tulane
MAC: Marshall
Pac-10: UCLA
SEC: Tennessee
WAC: Air Force
|
Tennessee
|
Ricky Williams (RB, Texas)
|
1999
|
ACC: Florida State
Big East: Virginia Tech
Big Ten: Wisconsin
Big 12: Nebraska
Big West: Boise State
C-USA: Southern Miss
MAC: Marshall
MWC: BYU, Colorado State, and Utah
Pac-10: Stanford
SEC: Alabama
WAC: Hawaiʻi, Fresno State, and TCU
|
Florida State
|
Ron Dayne (RB, Wisconsin)
|
2000
|
ACC: Florida State
Big East Miami (FL)
Big Ten: Michigan, Northwestern, and Purdue
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big West: Boise State
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Marshall
MWC: Colorado State
Pac-10: Oregon, Oregon State, and Washington
SEC: Florida
WAC: TCU and UTEP
|
Oklahoma
|
Chris Weinke (QB, Florida State)
|
2001
|
ACC: Maryland
Big East: Miami (FL)
Big Ten: Illinois
Big 12: Colorado
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Toledo
MWC: BYU
Pac-10: Oregon
SEC: LSU
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee and North Texas
WAC: Louisiana Tech
|
Miami
|
Eric Crouch (QB, Nebraska)
|
2002
|
ACC: Florida State
Big East: Miami(FL)
Big Ten: Iowa and Ohio State
Big 12: Oklahoma
C-USA: Cincinnati and TCU
MAC: Marshall
MWC: Colorado State
Pac-10: USC and Washington State
SEC: Georgia
Sun Belt: North Texas
WAC: Boise State
|
Ohio State
|
Carson Palmer (QB, USC)
|
2003
|
ACC: Florida State
Big East: Miami (FL) and West Virginia
Big Ten: Michigan
Big 12: Kansas State
C-USA: Southern Miss
MAC: Miami
MWC: Utah
Pac-10: USC
SEC: LSU
Sun Belt: North Texas
WAC: Boise State
|
AP: USC
Coaches: LSU
|
Jason White (QB, Oklahoma)
|
2004
|
ACC: Virginia Tech
Big East: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and West Virginia
Big Ten: Iowa and Michigan
Big 12: Oklahoma
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Toledo
MWC: Utah
Pac-10: USC
SEC: Auburn
Sun Belt: North Texas
WAC: Boise State
|
USC
|
Matt Leinart (QB, USC)
|
2005
|
ACC: Florida State
Big East: West Virginia
Big Ten: Ohio State and Penn State
Big 12: Texas
C-USA: Tulsa
MAC: Akron
MWC: TCU
Pac-10: USC
SEC: Georgia
Sun Belt: Arkansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, and Louisiana-Monroe
WAC: Boise State and Nevada
|
Texas
|
Reggie Bush (RB, USC)
|
2006
|
ACC: Wake Forest
Big East: Louisville
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: Oklahoma
C-USA: Houston
MAC: Central Michigan
MWC: BYU
Pac-10: California and USC
SEC: Florida
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee and Troy
WAC: Boise State
|
Florida
|
Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State)
|
2007
|
ACC: Virginia Tech
Big East: West Virginia and Connecticut
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: Oklahoma
C-USA: UCF
MAC: Central Michigan
MWC: BYU
Pac-10: USC and Arizona State
SEC: LSU
Sun Belt: Florida Atlantic and Troy
WAC: Hawaiʻi
|
LSU
|
Tim Tebow (QB, Florida)
|
2008
|
ACC: Virginia Tech
Big East: Cincinnati
Big Ten: Penn State and Ohio State
Big 12: Oklahoma
C-USA: East Carolina
MAC: Buffalo
MWC: Utah
Pac-10: USC
SEC: Florida
Sun Belt: Troy
WAC: Boise State
|
Florida
|
Sam Bradford (QB, Oklahoma)
|
2009
|
ACC: Georgia Tech
Big 12: Texas
Big East: Cincinnati
Big Ten: Ohio State
C-USA: East Carolina
MAC: Central Michigan
MWC: TCU
Pac-10: Oregon
SEC: Alabama
Sun Belt: Troy
WAC: Boise State
|
Alabama
|
Mark Ingram (RB, Alabama)
|
2010
|
ACC: Virginia Tech
Big 12: Oklahoma
Big East: Connecticut, Pittsburgh, West Virginia
Big Ten: Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin
C-USA: UCF
MAC: Miami (OH)
MWC: TCU
Pac-10: Oregon
SEC: Auburn
Sun Belt: FIU
WAC: Boise State, Hawaii, Nevada
|
Auburn
|
Cam Newton (QB, Auburn)
|
2011
|
ACC: Clemson
Big 12: Oklahoma State
Big East: Cincinnati, Lousiville, West Virginia
Big Ten: Wisconsin
C-USA: Southern Miss
MAC: Northern Illinois
MWC: TCU
Pac-12: Oregon
SEC: LSU
Sun Belt: Arkansas State
WAC: Louisiana Tech
|
Alabama
|
Robert Griffin III (QB, Baylor)
|
2012
|
ACC:
Big 12:
Big East:
Big Ten:
C-USA:
MAC:
MWC:
Pac-12:
SEC:
Sun Belt:
WAC:
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