No. 1 vs. No. 2
Updated: January 5, 2006, 2:14 AM ET
Associated Press
| Year | Winner | Loser | Bowl |
| 1-4-06 | (2) Texas 41 | (1) Southern Cal 38 | Rose |
| 1-4-05 | (1) Southern Cal 55 | (2) Oklahoma 19 | Orange |
| 1-3-03 | (2) Ohio State 31 | (1) Miami 24 (2 OT) | Fiesta |
| 1-4-00 | (1) Florida State 46 | (2) Virginia Tech 29 | Sugar |
| 1-4-99 | (1) Tennessee 23 | (2) Florida State 16 | Fiesta |
| 11-30-96 | (2) Florida State 24 | (1) Florida 21 | Season |
| 1-2-96 | (1) Nebraska 62 | (2) Florida 24 | Fiesta |
| 1-1-94 | (1) Florida State 18 | (2) Nebraska 16 | Orange |
| 11-13-93 | (2) Notre Dame 31 | (1) Florida State 24 | Season |
| 1-1-93 | (2) Alabama 34 | (1) Miami 13 | Sugar |
| 11-16-91 | (2) Miami 17 | (1) Florida State 16 | Season |
| 9-16-89 | (1) Notre Dame 24 | (2) Michigan 19 | Season |
| 11-26-88 | (1) Notre Dame 27 | (2) Southern Cal 10 | Season |
| 1-1-88 | (2) Miami 20 | (1) Oklahoma 14 | Orange |
| 11-21-87 | (2) Oklahoma 17 | (1) Nebraska 7 | Season |
| 1-2-87 | (2) Penn State 14 | (1) Miami 10 | Fiesta |
| 9-27-86 | (2) Miami 28 | (1) Oklahoma 16 | Season |
| 11-19-85 | (1) Iowa 12 | (2) Michigan 10 | Season |
| 1-1-83 | (2) Penn State 27 | (1) Georgia 23 | Sugar |
| 9-26-81 | (1) Southern Cal 28 | (2) Oklahoma 24 | Season |
| 1-1-79 | (2) Alabama 14 | (1) Penn State 7 | Sugar |
| 1-1-72 | (1) Nebraska 38 | (2) Alabama 6 | Orange |
| 11-25-71 | (1) Nebraska 35 | (2) Oklahoma 31 | Season |
| 12-6-69 | (1) Texas 15 | (2) Arkansas 14 | Season |
| 1-1-69 | (1) Ohio State 27 | (2) Southern Cal 16 | Rose |
| 9-28-68 | (1) Purdue 37 | (2) Notre Dame 22 | Season |
| 11-19-66 | (1) Notre Dame 10 | (2) Michigan State 10 (tie) | Season |
| 1-1-64 | (1) Texas 28 | (2) Navy 6 | Cotton |
| 10-12-63 | (2) Texas 28 | (1) Oklahoma 7 | Season |
| 1-1-63 | (1) Southern Cal 42 | (2) Wisconsin 37 | Rose |
| 11-9-46 | (1) Army 0 | (2) Notre Dame 0 (tie) | Season |
| 1-1-45 | (1) Army 32 | (2) Navy 13 | Season |
| 11-10-45 | (1) Army 48 | (2) Notre Dame 0 | Season |
| 12-2-44 | (1) Army 23 | (2) Navy 7 | Season |
| 11-20-43 | (1) Notre Dame 14 | (2) Iowa 13 | Season |
| 10-9-43 | (1) Notre Dame 35 | (2) Michigan 12 | Season | * (1) team is 21-13-2 overall |
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