| | 1953 - Florida 14, Tulsa 13 |
| | 1954 - Texas Tech 35, Auburn 13 |
| | 1955 - Auburn 33, Baylor 13 |
| | 1956 - Vanderbilt 25, Auburn 13 |
| | 1957 - Georgia Tech 21, Pittsburgh 14 |
| | 1958 - Tennessee 3, Texas A & M 0 |
| | 1959 - Mississippi 7, Florida 3 |
| | 1960 - Arkansas 14, Georgia Tech 7 |
| | 1961 - Florida 13, Baylor 12 |
| | 1962 - Penn State 30, Georgia Tech 15 |
| | 1963 - Florida 17, Penn State 7 |
| | 1964 - No. Carolina 35, Air Force 0 |
| | 1965 - Florida State 36, Oklahoma 19 |
| | 1966 - Georgia Tech 31, Texas Tech 21 |
| | 1967 - Tennessee 18, Syracuse 12 |
| | 1968 - Penn State 17, Florida State 17 (tie) |
| | 1969 - Missouri 35, Alabama 10 |
| | 1970 - Florida 14, Tennessee 13 |
| | 1971 - Auburn 35, Mississippi 28 |
| | 1972 - Georgia 7, North Carolina 3 |
| | 1973 - Auburn 24, Colorado 3 |
| | 1974 - Texas Tech 28, Tennessee 19 |
| | 1975 - Auburn 27, Texas 3 |
| | 1976 - Maryland 13, Florida 0 |
| | 1977 - Notre Dame 20, Penn State 9 |
| | 1978 - Pittsburgh 34, Clemson 3 |
| | 1979 - Clemson 17, Ohio State 15 |
| | 1980 - North Carolina 17, Michigan 15 |
| | 1981 - Pittsburgh 37, South Carolina 9 |
| | 1982 - North Carolina 31, Arkansas 27 |
| | 1983 - Florida State 31, West Virginia 12 |
| | 1984 - Florida 14, Iowa 6 |
| | 1985 - Oklahoma State 21, South Carolina 14 |
| | 1986 - Florida State 34, Oklahoma State 23 |
| | 1987 - Clemson 27, Stanford 21 |
| | 1988 - Louisiana State 30, South Carolina 13 |
| | 1989 - Georgia 34, Mich. State 27 |
| | 1990 - Clemson 27, West Virginia 7 |
| | 1991 - Michigan 35, Mississippi 3 |
| | 1992 - Oklahoma 38, Virginia 14 |
| | 1993 - Florida 27, No. Carolina St. 10 |
| | 1994 - Alabama 24, No. Carolina 10 |
| | 1995 - Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 23 |
| | 1996 - Syracuse 41, Clemson 0 |
| | 1997 - North Carolina 20, West Virginia 13 |
| | 1998 - North Carolina 42, Virginia Tech 3 |
| | 1999 - Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28 |
| | 2000 - Miami (Fla.) 28, Georgia Tech 13 |
| | 2001 - Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 20 |
| | 2002 - Florida State 30, Virginia Tech 17 |
| | 2003 - North Carolina State 28, Notre Dame 6 |
| | 2004 - Maryland 41, West Virginia 7 |
| | 2005 - Florida State 30, West Virginia 18 |
| | 2006 - Virginia Tech 35, Louisville 24 |