1939β40 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of bowls | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-star games |
BlueβGray Football Classic EastβWest Shrine Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowl games | January 1, 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions |
Texas A&M Aggies (AP,
Dunkel) USC Trojans ( Dickinson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939β40 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1939 college football season and featured five bowl games, each of which had been held the previous season. All five bowls were played on January 1, 1940. The national championship, according to recognized selectors, was split by Texas A&M and USC.
The below table lists top teams (per the AP Poll taken after the completion of the regular season), their winβloss records (prior to bowl games), and the bowls they later played in. [1]
AP | Team | WβL | Conf. | Bowl |
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1 |
Texas A&M Aggies | 10β0 |
SWC | Sugar Bowl |
2 |
Tennessee Volunteers | 10β0 |
SEC | Rose Bowl |
3 |
USC Trojans | 7β0β2 |
PCC | Rose Bowl |
4 |
Cornell Big Red | 8β0 |
Ind. | β |
5 |
Tulane Green Wave | 8β0β1 |
SEC | Sugar Bowl |
6 |
Missouri Tigers | 8β1 |
Big Six | Orange Bowl |
7 |
UCLA Bruins | 6β0β4 |
PCC | β |
8 |
Duke Blue Devils | 8β1 |
Southern | β |
9 |
Iowa Hawkeyes | 6β1β1 |
Big Ten | β β |
10 |
Duquesne Dukes | 8β0β1 |
Ind. | β |
11 |
Boston College Eagles | 9β1 |
Ind. | Cotton Bowl Classic |
12 |
Clemson Tigers | 8β1 |
Southern | Cotton Bowl Classic |
13 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 7β2 |
Ind. | β |
14 |
Santa Clara Broncos | 5β1β3 |
Ind. | β |
15 |
Ohio State Buckeyes | 6β2 |
Big Ten | β β |
16 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 8β2 |
SEC | Orange Bowl |
17 |
Fordham Rams | 6β2 |
Ind. | β |
18 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7β1β1 |
Big Six | β |
19 |
Oklahoma Sooners | 6β2β1 |
Big Six | β |
20 |
Michigan Wolverines | 6β2 |
Big Ten | β β |
β The Big Ten Conference did not allow its members to participate in bowl games until the 1947 Rose Bowl.
Date | Game | Site | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl |
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California |
#3
USC Trojans (7β0β2) #2 Tennessee Volunteers (10β0) |
PCC SEC |
USC 14 Tennessee 0 |
Sugar Bowl |
Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana |
#1
Texas A&M Aggies (10β0) #5 Tulane Green Wave (8β0β1) |
SWC SEC |
Texas A&M 14 Tulane 13 | |
Orange Bowl |
Burdine Stadium Miami, Florida |
#16
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7β2) #6 Missouri Tigers (8β1) |
SEC MVIAA |
Georgia Tech 21 Missouri 7 | |
Sun Bowl |
Kidd Field El Paso, Texas |
Catholic University (8β1) Arizona State Bulldogs (8β2) |
Independent Border |
Catholic 0 Arizona State 0 | |
Cotton Bowl Classic |
Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas |
#12
Clemson Tigers (8β1) #11 Boston College Eagles (9β1) |
Southern Independent |
Clemson 6 Boston College 3 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#3 USC | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
#2 Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score |
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2 | USC | Schindler 1 yard rush, Jones kick good | USC 7β0 |
4 | USC | Krueger 1 yard pass from Schindler, Gaspar kick good | USC 14β0 |
Source: [2] |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#1 Texas A&M | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
#5 Tulane | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1 | A&M | Kimbrough 1 yard rush, Price kick good | A&M 7β0 |
3 | TUL | Kellogg 75 yard punt return, Thibaut kick good | TIED 7β7 |
4 | TUL | Baker 2 yard rush, kick failed | TUL 13β7 |
A&M | Kimbrough 18 yard pass from Smith, Price kick good | A&M 14β13 | |
Source: [2] |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#6 Missouri | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
#16 Georgia Tech | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score |
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1 | MO | Christman 1 yard rush, Cunningham kick good | MO 7β0 |
GT | Ector 1 yard rush, Goree kick good | TIED 7β7 | |
2 | GT | Ison 31 yard rush, Goree kick good | GT 14β7 |
3 | GT | Wheby 59 yard rush, Goree kick good | GT 21β7 |
Source: [2] |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#12 Clemson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
#11 Boston College | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score |
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2 | BC | Lukachik 36 yard FG | BC 3β0 |
CLEM | Timmons 1 yard rush, kick failed | CLEM 6β3 | |
Source: [2] |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Catholic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score |
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No scoring | |||
Source: [2] |