| 1950 - Oklahoma - Bud Wilkinson
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1982 - Penn State - Joe Paterno
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| 1951 - Tennessee - Bob Neyland |
1983 - Miami - Howard Schnellenberger
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| 1952 - Michigan State - Biggie Munn |
1984 - BYU - LaVell Edwards
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| 1953 - Maryland - Jim Tatum |
1985 - Oklahoma - Barry Switzer
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| 1954 - UCLA - Red Sanders |
1986 - Penn State - Joe Paterno
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| 1955 - Oklahoma - Bud Wilkinson |
1987 - Miami - Jimmy Johnson
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| 1956 - Oklahoma - Bud Wilkinson |
1988 - Notre Dame - Lou Holtz
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| 1957 - Ohio State - Woody Hayes |
1989 - Miami - Dennis Erickson
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| 1958 - LSU - Paul Dietzel |
1990 - Georgia Tech - Bobby Ross
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| 1959 - Syracuse - Ben Schwartzwalder
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1991 - Washington - Don James
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| 1960 - Minnesota - Murray Warmath |
1992 - Alabama - Gene Stallings
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| 1961 - Alabama - Bear Bryant |
1993 - Florida State - Bobby Bowden
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| 1962 - USC - John McKay |
1994 - Nebraska - Tom Osborne
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| 1963 - Texas - Darrell Royal |
1995 - Nebraska - Tom Osborne
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| 1964 - Alabama - Bear Bryant |
1996 - Florida - Steve Spurrier
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| 1965 - Michigan State - Duffy Daugherty |
1997 - Nebraska - Tom Osborne
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| 1966 - Notre Dame - Ara Parseghian |
1998 - Tennessee - Phillip Fulmer
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| 1967 - USC - John McKay |
1999 - Florida State - Bobby Bowden
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| 1968 - Ohio State - Woody Hayes
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2000 - Oklahoma - Bob Stoops
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| 1969 - Texas - Darrell Royal |
2001 - Miami - Larry Coker
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| 1970 - Texas - Darrell Royal |
2002 - Ohio State - Jim Tressel
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| 1971 - Nebraska - Bob Devaney |
2003 - LSU - Nick Saban
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| 1972 - USC - John McKay |
2004 - USC - Pete Carroll |
| 1973 - Alabama - Bear Bryant |
2005 - Texas - Mack Brown |
| 1974 - USC - John McKay |
2006 - Florida - Urban
Meyer |
| 1975 - Oklahoma - Barry Switzer
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2007 - LSU -
Les Miles |
| 1976 - Pittsburgh - Johnny Majors |
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| 1977 - Notre Dame - Dan Devine |
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| 1978 - USC - John Robinson |
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| 1979 - Alabama - Bear Bryant |
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| 1980 - Georgia - Vince Dooley |
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| 1981 - Clemson - Danny Ford |
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