Winners / Fiesta Bowl

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Listing the National Champions by the Associated Press Poll and ESPN/USA Today coaches poll:

Fiesta Bowl

*--* YEAR AP POLL COACHES POLL 2002 Ohio State Ohio State 2001 Miami Miami 2000 Oklahoma Oklahoma 1999 Florida State Florida State 1998 Tennessee Tennessee 1997 Michigan Nebraska 1996 Florida Florida 1995 Nebraska Nebraska 1994 Nebraska Nebraska 1993 Florida State Florida State 1992 Alabama Alabama 1991 Miami Washington 1990 Colorado Georgia Tech 1989 Miami Miami 1988 Notre Dame Notre Dame 1987 Miami Miami 1986 Penn State Penn State 1985 Oklahoma Oklahoma 1984 Brigham Young Brigham Young 1983 Miami Miami 1982 Penn State Penn State 1981 Clemson Clemson 1980 Georgia Georgia 1979 Alabama Alabama 1978 Alabama USC 1977 Notre Dame Notre Dame 1976 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 1975 Oklahoma Oklahoma 1974 Oklahoma USC 1973 Notre Dame Alabama 1972 USC USC 1971 Nebraska Nebraska 1970 Nebraska Texas 1969 Texas Texas 1968 Ohio State Ohio State 1967 USC USC 1966 Notre Dame Notre Dame 1965 Alabama Michigan State 1964 Alabama Alabama 1963 Texas Texas 1962 USC USC 1961 Alabama Alabama 1960 Minnesota Minnesota 1959 Syracuse Syracuse 1958 Louisiana State Louisiana State 1957 Auburn Ohio State 1956 Oklahoma Oklahoma 1955 Oklahoma Oklahoma 1954 Ohio State UCLA 1953 Maryland Maryland 1952 Michigan State Michigan State 1951 Tennessee Tennessee 1950 Oklahoma Oklahoma 1949 Notre Dame 1948 Michigan 1947 Notre Dame 1946 Notre Dame 1945 Army 1944 Army 1943 Notre Dame 1942 Ohio State 1941 Minnesota 1940 Minnesota 1939 Texas A&M; 1938 Texas Christian 1937 Pittsburgh 1936 Minnesota

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Past winners:

*--* YEAR RESULT 2003 Ohio State 31, Miami 24 (OT) 2002 Oregon 38, Colorado 16 2001 Oregon State 41, Notre Dame 9 2000 Nebraska 31, Tennessee 21 1999 Tennessee 23, Florida State 16 1998 Kansas State 35, Syracuse 18 1997 Penn State 38, Texas 15 1996 Nebraska 62, Florida 24 1995 Colorado 41, Notre Dame 24 1994 Arizona 29, Miami 0 1993 Syracuse 26, Colorado 22 1992 Penn State 42, Tennessee 17 1991 Louisville 34, Alabama 7 1990 Florida State 41, Nebraska 17 1989 Notre Dame 34, W. Virginia 21 1988 Florida State 31, Nebraska 28 1987 Penn State 14, Miami 10 1986 Michigan 27, Nebraska 23 1985 UCLA 39, Miami 37 1984 Ohio State 28, Pittsburgh 23 1983 Arizona State 32, Oklahoma 21 1982 Penn State 26, USC 10 1980 Penn State 31, Ohio State 19 1979 Pittsburgh 16, Arizona 10 1978 Arkansas 10, UCLA 10 1977 Penn State 42, Arizona St. 30 1976 Oklahoma 41, Wyoming 7 1975 Arizona State 17, Nebraska 14 1974 Oklahoma State 16, BYU 6 1973 Arizona State 28, Pittsburgh 7 1972 Arizona State 49, Missouri 35 1971 Arizona State 45, Florida St. 38

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