1940–41 NCAA football bowl games
The 1940–41 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the 1940 college football season and featured five games, all of which had been held the previous season. All five bowls were played on January 1, 1941. The national championship was split by Minnesota, Boston College, Tennessee, and Stanford.
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Season | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of bowls | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-star games | East–West Shrine Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowl games | January 1, 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champions | Minnesota Golden Gophers (AP) Boston College Eagles (Various) Tennessee Volunteers (Various) Stanford Indians (Helms, Poling System) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowl schedule
Date | Game | Site | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
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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 |
Game recaps
Rose Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#2 Stanford | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
#7 Nebraska | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score |
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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] |
Sugar Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#5 Boston College | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
#4 Tennessee | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score |
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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 |
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Orange Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#9 Mississippi State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
#13 Georgetown | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score |
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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 |
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Sun Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Western Reserve | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
Arizona State | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score |
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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 | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#6 Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
#12 Fordham | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Qtr. | Team | Scoring play | Score |
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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 |
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References
- 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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