The College Football Game of the Year concept was developed by Daniel Moore, the 2005 Sport Artist of the Year. The winning school receives a commemorative limited edition fine art print and a $5,000 donation for its general scholarship fund for the Game of the Year Honor.
“FINISH!” is the title of Daniel Moore’s original painting commissioned by the United States Sports Academy to commemorate Alabama’s 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship and to reflect the spirit of the Academy’s College Football Game of the Year Award, which went to the Crimson Tide for its win over the undefeated and top-ranked Clemson University Tigers. The painting was recently completed and a print is now on display in the lobby of the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) at the Academy.
- 2016
- Clemson University – Clemson 35, Alabama 31
- 2015
- University of Alabama – Alabama 45, Clemson 40
- 2014
- Ohio State University – Ohio State 42, Oregon 20
- 2013
- Auburn University – Auburn 34, Alabama 28
- 2012
- Texas A&M – Texas 29, Alabama 24
- 2011
- University of Alabama – Alabama 21, LSU 0, 9 January
- 2010
- Auburn University – Auburn 22, Oregon 19, 10 January
- 2009
- University of Alabama – Alabama 32, Florida 13, 5 December
- 2008
- Texas Tech University – Texas Tech 39, Texas 33, 1 November
- 2007
- Appalachian State University – Appalachian State 34, Michigan 32, 1 September
- 2006
- Rutgers University – Rutgers 28, Louisville 25, 9 November