1939–40 NCAA football bowl games
The 1939–40 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the 1939 college football season and featured five games, all of which had been held the previous season. All five bowls were played on January 1, 1940. The national championship was split by Texas A&M and USC.
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| Season | 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of bowls | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All-star games | East–West Shrine Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowl games | January 1, 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champions | Texas A&M Aggies (AP, Dunkel) USC Trojans (Dickinson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll rankings
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The 1939 Clemson Tigers played in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic.
The below table lists top teams (per the AP Poll taken after the completion of the regular season), their win-loss records (prior to bowl games), and the bowls they later played in.[1]
| AP | Team | W–L | Conf. | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Texas A&M Aggies | 10–0 | SWC | Sugar Bowl |
2 | Tennessee Volunteers | 10–0 | SEC | Rose Bowl |
3 | USC Trojans | 7–0–2 | PCC | Rose Bowl |
4 | Cornell Big Red | 8–0 | Ind. | — |
5 | Tulane Green Wave | 8–0–1 | SEC | Sugar Bowl |
6 | Missouri Tigers | 8–1 | Big Six | Orange Bowl |
7 | UCLA Bruins | 6–0–4 | PCC | — |
8 | Duke Blue Devils | 8–1 | Southern | — |
9 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 6–1–1 | Big Ten  | — |
10 | Duquesne Dukes | 8–0–1 | Ind. | — |
11 | Boston College Eagles | 9–1 | Ind. | Cotton Bowl Classic |
12 | Clemson Tigers | 8–1 | Southern | Cotton Bowl Classic |
13 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 7–2 | Ind. | — |
14 | Santa Clara Broncos | 5–1–3 | Ind. | — |
15 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6–2 | Big Ten | — |
16 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 8–2 | SEC | Orange Bowl |
17 | Fordham Rams | 6–2 | Ind. | — |
18 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7–1–1 | Big Six | — |
19 | Oklahoma Sooners | 6–2–1 | Big Six | — |
20 | Michigan Wolverines | 6–2 | Big Ten | — |
The Big Ten Conference did not allow its members to participate in bowl games until the 1947 Rose Bowl.
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 |
#16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7–2) #6 Missouri Tigers (8–1) |
SEC MVIAA |
Georgia Tech 21 Missouri 7 | |
| Sun Bowl | Kidd Field El Paso, Texas |
Catholic University (8–1) Arizona State Bulldogs (8–2) |
Independent Border |
Catholic 0 Arizona State 0 | |
| 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 |
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:[2] | |||
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:[2] | |||
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:[2] | |||
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:[2] | |||
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:[2] | |||
References
- "1939 Final AP Football Poll". collegepollarchive.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
- 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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