| 2025 | SMU vs Utah |
| 2024 | Colorado 10 Illinois 9 |
| 2023 | Arizona 41 Kansas 21 |
| 2022 | UCLA 23 Notre Dame 20 |
| 2021 | UCLA 20 Penn State 17 |
| 2020 | Arizona State 38 BYU 20 |
| 2019 | Michigan 41 Southern Cal 20 |
| 2018 | Oregon 17 Fresno State 16 |
| 2017 | Michigan 23 Washington State 14 |
| 2016 | Washington State 17 Wyoming 6 |
| 2015 | Oklahoma 48 Michigan 20 |
| 2014 | UCLA 22 Oklahoma 15 |
| 2013 | Arizona State 35 Louisville 31 |
| 2012 | TCU 17 Oregon State 14 |
| 2011 | Arizona State 26 Boise State 14 |
| 2010 | Boise State 30 Missouri 27 |
| 2009 | Utah 35 Virginia Tech 29 |
| 2008 | North Carolina 13 Oregon State 9 |
| 2007 | California 24 Texas A&M 20 |
| 2006 | Boise State 30 TCU 14 |
| 2005 | TCU 13 Boston College 10 |
| 2004 | Fresno State 35 Colorado State 28 |
| 2003 | West Virginia 28 Utah 26 |
| 2002 | Air Force 27 Notre Dame 17 |
| 2001 | Fresno State 42 BYU 35 OT |
| 2000 | Colorado State 20 Ohio State 10 |
| 1999 | Maryland 34 Utah 31 |
| 1998 | New Mexico 30 Georgia 22 |
| 1997 | Colorado State 34 Syracuse 28 |
| 1996 | Notre Dame 37 BYU 17 |
| 1995 | Texas Tech 20 Colorado State 10 |
| 1994 | Ohio State 19 BYU 10 |
| 1993 | Hawaii 28 Virginia 27 |
| 1992 | San Diego State 30 Iowa 20 |
| 1991 | Penn State 50 BYU 40 |
| 1990 | Wyoming 44 Houston 41 |
| 1989 | Florida State 38 Duke 17 |
| 1988 | Northern Illinois 34 Illinois State 21 |
| 1987 | Alabama 28 Witchita State 18 |
| 1986 | Miami (Fla.) 56 Louisville 12 |
