| | 1937 - Texas Christian 16, Marquette 6 |
| | 1938 - Rice 28, Colorado 14 |
| | 1939 - St. Mary's (Calif.) 20, Texas Tech. 13 |
| | 1940 - Clemson 6, Boston College 3 |
| | 1941 - Texas A & M 13, Fordham 12 |
| | 1942 - Alabama 29, Texas A & M 21 |
| | 1943 - Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7 |
| | 1944 - Randolph Field 7, Texas 7 |
| | 1945 - Oklahoma A & M 34, Texas Christian 0 |
| | 1946 - Texas 40, Missouri 27 |
| | 1947 - Louisiana State 0, Arkansas 0 |
| | 1948 - So. Methodist 13, Penn State 13 |
| | 1949 - So. Methodist 21, Oregon 13 |
| | 1950 - Rice 27, North Carolina 13 |
| | 1951 - Tennessee 20, Texas 14 |
| | 1952 - Kentucky 20, Texas Christian 7 |
| | 1953 - Texas 16, Tennessee 0 |
| | 1954 - Rice 28, Alabama 6 |
| | 1955 - Georgia Tech 14, Arkansas 6 |
| | 1956 - Mississippi 14, Texas Christian 13 |
| | 1957 - Texas Christian 28, Syracuse 27 |
| | 1958 - Navy 20, Rice 7 |
| | 1959 - Air Force 0, Texas Christian 0 |
| | 1960 - Syracuse 23, Texas 14 |
| | 1961 - Duke 7, Arkansas 6 |
| | 1962 - Texas 12, Mississippi 7 |
| | 1963 - Louisiana State 13, Texas 0 |
| | 1964 - Texas 28, Navy 6 |
| | 1965 - Arkansas 10, Nebraska 7 |
| | 1966 - Louisiana State 14, Arkansas 7 |
| | 1967 - Georgia 24, So. Methodist 9 |
| | 1968 - Texas A & M 20, Alabama 16 |
| | 1969 - Texas 36, Tennessee 13 |
| | 1970 - Texas 21, Notre Dame 17 |
| | 1971 - Notre Dame 24, Texas 11 |
| | 1972 - Penn State 30, Texas 6 |
| | 1973 - Texas 17, Alabama 13 |
| | 1974 - Nebraska 19, Texas 3 |
| | 1975 - Penn State 41, Baylor 20 |
| | 1976 - Arkansas 31, Georgia 10 |
| | 1977 - Houston 30, Maryland 21 |
| | 1978 - Notre Dame 38, Texas 10 |
| | 1979 - Notre Dame 35, Houston 34 |
| | 1980 - Houston 17, Nebraska 14 |
| | 1981 - Alabama 30, Baylor 2 |
| | 1982 - Texas 14, Alabama 12 |
| | 1983 - So. Meth. 7, Pittsburgh 3 |
| | 1984 - Georgia 10, Texas 9 |
| | 1985 - Boston College 45, Houston 28 |
| | 1986 - Texas A & M 36, Auburn 16 |
| | 1987 - Ohio State 28, Texas A & M 12 |
| | 1988 - Texas A & M 35, Notre Dame 10 |
| | 1989 - UCLA 17, Arkansas 3 |
| | 1990 - Tennessee 31, Arkansas 27 |
| | 1991 - Miami (Fla.) 46, Texas 3 |
| | 1992 - Florida State 10, Texas A & M 2 |
| | 1993 - Notre Dame 28, Texas A & M 3 |
| | 1994 - Notre Dame 24, Texas A & M 21 |
| | 1995 - So. Calif. 55, Texas Tech 14 |
| | 1996 - Colorado 38, Oregon 6 |
| | 1997 - Brigham Young 19, Kansas State 15 |
| | 1998 - UCLA 29, Texas A & M 23 |
| | 1999 - Texas 38, Mississippi State 11 |
| | 2000 - Arkansas 27, Texas 6 |
| | 2001 - Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21 |
| | 2002 - Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3 |
| | 2003 - Texas 35, Louisiana State 20 |
| | 2004 - Mississippi 31, Oklahoma State 28 |
| | 2005 - Tennessee 38, Texas A & M 7 |
| | 2006 - Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10 |