The Sports Almanac

College Football Playoff National Championship Game



MICHIGAN WOLVERINES CURRENT COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS


Michigan Wolverines


Washington Huskies
34
13

Through the 2023 Championship Game
YEAR CHAMPION LOSER SCORE
1998
Tennessee Volunteers
Florida State Seminoles
23-16
1999
Florida State Seminoles
Virginia Tech Hokies
46-29
2000
Oklahoma Sooners
Florida State Seminoles
13-2
2001
Miami Hurricanes
Nebraska Cornhuskers
37-14
2002
Ohio State Buckeyes
Miami Hurricanes
31-24
2003
LSU Tigers
Oklahoma Sooners
21-14
2004
USC Trojans
Oklahoma Sooners
55-19
2005
Texas Longhorns
USC Trojans
41-38
2006
Florida Gators
Ohio State Buckeyes
41-14
2007
LSU Tigers
Ohio State Buckeyes
38-24
2008
Florida Gators
Oklahoma Sooners
24-14
2009
Alabama Crimson Tide
Texas Longhorns
37-21
2010
Auburn Tigers
Oregon Ducks
22-19
2011
Alabama Crimson Tide
LSU Tigers
21-0
2012
Alabama Crimson Tide
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
42-14
2013
Florida State Seminoles
Auburn Tigers
34-31
2014
Ohio State Buckeys
Oregon Ducks
42-20
2015
Alabama Crimson Tide
Clemson Tigers
45-40
2016
Clemson Tigers
Alabama Crimson Tide
35-31
2017
Alabama Crimson Tide
Georgia Bulldogs
26-23 OT
2018
Clemson Tigers
Alabama Crimson Tide
44-16
2019
LSU Tigers
Clemson Tigers
42-25
2020
Alabama Crimson Tide Ohio State Buckeys 52-24
2021
Georgia Bulldogs
Alabama Crimson Tide
33-18
2022
Georgia Bulldogs TCU Horned Frogs
65-7
2023
Michigan Wolverines
Washington Huskies
34-13