1939–40 NCAA football bowl games

1939–40 NCAA football bowl games
Season 1939
Number of bowls 5
All-star games East–West Shrine Game
Bowl games January 1, 1940
Champions Texas A&M Aggies (AP)
USC Trojans (Dickenson)
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
SEC 3 1–2 (0.333) 3
Independents 2 0–1–1 (0.250) 3
PCC 1 1–0 (1.000) 2
Southern 1 1–0 (1.000) 2
SWC 1 1–0 (1.000) 1
Border 1 0–0–1 (0.500) 0
MVIAA 1 0–1 (0.000) 3
Big Ten 0 0–0 (–) 3

The 1939–40 NCAA football bowl games featured five games, all of which had been held the previous season. All five games were played on January 1, 1940. The national championship was split by Texas A&M and USC.

Bowl schedule

Date Game Site Teams Affiliations Results
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California		 #3 USC Trojans (7–0–2)
#2 Tennessee Volunteers (10–0)		 PCC
SEC		 USC 14
Tennessee 0
Sugar Bowl Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana		 #1 Texas A&M Aggies (10–0)
#5 Tulane Green Wave (8–0–1)		 SWC
SEC		 Texas A&M 14
Tulane 13
Orange Bowl Burdine Stadium
Miami, Florida		 #6 Missouri Tigers (8–1)
#16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7–2)		 MVIAA
SEC		 Georgia Tech 21
Missouri 7
Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas		 #12 Clemson Tigers (8–1)
#11 Boston College Eagles (9–1)		 Southern
Independent		 Clemson 6
Boston College 3
Sun Bowl Kidd Field
El Paso, Texas		 Catholic Cardinals (8–1)
Arizona State Bulldogs (8–2)		 Independent
Border		 Catholic 0
Arizona State 0

Game recaps

Rose Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 USC 0 7 0 7 14
#2 Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
2 USC Schindler 1 yard rush, Jones kick good USC 7–0
4 USC Krueger 1 yard pass from Schindler, Gaspar kick good USC 14–0
Source:[1]

Sugar Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
#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 7–0
3 TUL Kellogg 75 yard punt return, Thibaut kick good TIED 7–7
4 TUL Baker 2 yard rush, kick failed TUL 13–7
A&M Kimbrough 18 yard pass from Smith, Price kick good A&M 14–13
Source:[1]

Orange Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Missouri 7 0 0 0 7
#16 Georgia Tech 7 7 7 0 21
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
1 MO Christman 1 yard rush, Cunningham kick good MO 7–0
GT Ector 1 yard rush, Goree kick good TIED 7–7
2 GT Ison 31 yard rush, Goree kick good GT 14–7
3 GT Wheby 59 yard rush, Goree kick good GT 21–7
Source:[1]

Cotton Bowl Classic

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Clemson 0 6 0 0 6
#11 Boston College 0 3 0 0 3
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
2 BC Lukachik 36 yard FG BC 3–0
CLEM Timmons 1 yard rush, kick failed CLEM 6–3
Source:[1]

Sun Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Catholic 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona State 0 0 0 0 0
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
No scoring
Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. New York, N.Y.: ESPN Books. pp. 1442, 1454, 1466, 1478, 1490. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.
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