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1940–41 NCAA football bowl games
Season 1940
Number of bowls5
All-star games Blue–Gray Football Classic
East–West Shrine Game
Bowl gamesJanuary 1, 1941
Champions Minnesota Golden Gophers (AP)
Boston College Eagles (Various)
Tennessee Volunteers (Various)
Stanford Indians ( Helms, Poling System)
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independent 3 1–2–0 (0.333) 7
SEC 2 1–1–0 (0.500) 2
Big Four 1 1–0–0 (1.000) 0
PCC 1 1–0–0 (1.000) 2
SWC 1 1–0–0 (1.000) 2
Big Six 1 0–1–0 (0.000) 1
Border 1 0–1–0 (0.000) 0
Big Ten 0 – (–) 3
Middle Three 0 – (–) 1
Southern 0 – (–) 1

The 1940–41 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1940 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, 1941. The national championship, according to recognized selectors, was split by Minnesota, Boston College, Tennessee, and Stanford.

Bowl schedule

See also: 1940 NCAA football rankings
Date Game Site Teams Affiliations Results
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California 		#2 Stanford Indians (9–0)
#7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (8–1) 		PCC
Big 6 		Stanford 21
Nebraska 13
Sugar Bowl Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana 		#5 Boston College Eagles (10–0)
#4 Tennessee Volunteers (10–0) 		Independent
SEC 		Boston College 19
Tennessee 13
Orange Bowl Burdine Stadium
Miami, Florida 		#9 Mississippi State Maroons (9–0–1)
#13 Georgetown Hoyas (8–1) 		SEC
Independent 		Mississippi State 14
Georgetown 7
Sun Bowl Kidd Field
El Paso, Texas 		Western Reserve Red Cats (7–1)
Arizona State Bulldogs (7–1–2) 		Big Four
Border 		Western Reserve 26
Arizona State 13
Cotton Bowl Classic Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas 		#6 Texas A&M Aggies (8–1)
#12 Fordham Rams (7–1) 		SWC
Independent 		Texas A&M 13
Fordham 12

Source: [1]: 1252 

Game recaps

Rose Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Stanford 7 7 7 0 21
#7 Nebraska 7 6 0 0 13
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
1 NEB Francis 2 yard rush, Francis kick good NEB 7–0
STAN Gallarneau 10 yard rush, Albert kick good TIED 7–7
2 NEB Zikmund 33 yard pass from Rohrig, kick blocked NEB 13–7
STAN Gallarneau 40 yard pass from Albert, Albert kick good STAN 14–13
3 STAN Kmetovic 40 yard punt return, Albert kick good STAN 21–13
Source: [1]: 1442 

Sugar Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Boston College 0 0 13 6 19
#4 Tennessee 7 0 6 0 13
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
1 TENN Thompson 4 yard rush, Foxx kick good TENN 7–0
3 BC Connally 13 yard rush, Maznicki kick good TIED 7–7
TENN Warren 2 yard rush, kick failed TENN 13–7
BC Holovak 1 yard rush, kick failed TIED 13–13
4 BC O'Rourke 24 yard rush, kick failed BC 19–13
Source: [1]: 1466 

Orange Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Mississippi State 7 7 0 0 14
#13 Georgetown 0 0 7 0 7
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
1 MSST Tripson blocked punt recovery, Dees kick good MSST 7–0
2 MSST Jefferson 2 yard rush, Bruce kick good MSST 14–0
3 GTWN Castiglia 2 yard rush, Lio kick good MSST 14–7
Source: [1]: 1454 

Sun Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Western Reserve 7 0 6 13 26
Arizona State 0 13 0 0 13
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
1 WR Belichick 1 yard rush, Belichick kick good WR 7–0
2 ASU Pitts 14 yard pass from Hernandez, kick failed WR 7–6
ASU Henshaw 94 yard rush, Hernandez kick good ASU 13–7
3 WR Waggle 3 yard punt block return, kick failed TIED 13–13
4 WR Ries 13 yard rush, Skoczen kick good WR 20–13
WR Ries 3 yard rush, kick failed WR 26–13
Source: [1]: 1478 

Cotton Bowl Classic

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Texas A&M 0 0 13 0 13
#12 Fordham 0 6 0 6 12
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
2 FORD Filipowicz 2 yard rush, kick blocked FORD 6–0
3 A&M Smith 62 yard pass from Pugh, kick failed TIED 6–6
A&M Kimbrough 1 yard rush, Pugh kick good A&M 13–6
4 FORD Blumenstock 15 yard rush, kick blocked A&M 13–12
Source: [1]: 1490 

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f MacCambridge, Michael, ed. (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. New York, N.Y.: ESPN Books. ISBN  1-4013-3703-1.
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